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Publication explores the impacts of Malawi's national unconditional cash transfer program targeting ultra-poor households on youth mental health. Experimental findings show that the program significantly improved mental health outcomes. Among girls in particular, the program reduces indications of depression by about 15 percentage points.

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Is Nigeria's social protection on the cusp of transformation?

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Submitted by Gbenga Shadare
on Wed, 13/03/2019 - 00:00
In the course of the last presidential campaign in Nigeria, which saw the People’s Democratic Party overthrown for the first time since the return to democracy in 1999, the candidate for the All Progressive Congress promised a direct cash transfer to the poorest citizens. While pundits and critics generally viewed it as an unrealisable promise designed to win votes, it seems that, following Buhari’s election, Nigeria could be on the cusp of a social protection transformation. The National Social Safety Net Coordination Office (NASSCO) A few months into office, the new administration created the National Social Safety Net Coordination Office (NASSCO), placed under the department of the Vice President. NASSCO has the responsibility of coordinating all social assistance...Read more

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Building on government systems for shock preparedness and response: The role of social assistance data and information systems

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Submitted by Valentina Barca
on Tue, 12/03/2019 - 17:02
The ‘Building on government systems for shock preparedness and response: the role of social assistance data and information systems’ webinar took place on 7 February 2019. It coincided with the launch of a publication and accompanying infographic on this topic (see full page here ). The webinar was led by the Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT) , in coordination with the World Food Programme (WFP) , and the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH on behalf of the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ) . The event was moderated by Clare O’Brien (Senior Consultant, WFP), who was joined by speakers Valentina Barca (Senior Consultant, OPM), Rodolfo Beazley (Senior Consultant, OPM),...Read more

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Drawing on the background paper on interlinkages between social protection, services and infrastructure (Chopra 2018), this paper provides insights into the interlinkages that might be found, or sought, in contexts that are in the midst of or recovering from violent conflict or that have fragile governance systems that undermine capacity to deliver social protection, services and infrastructure effectively, particularly in support of gender equality, equity and empowerment.

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The Government of Cabo Verde and the World Health Organization Regional Office for Africa will jointly host The Second WHO Africa Health Forum on the theme : Achieving Universal Health Coverage and Health Security in Africa: The Africa we want to see. 

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The role of Zakat in the provision of social protection

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Submitted by Charlotte Bilo
on Fri, 25/01/2019 - 18:53
‘The role of Zakat in the provision of social protection’ webinar took place on 15 January 2019. It aimed to contribute to the debate on state-provided social protection systems based on Zakat, one of the five pillars of Islam. Zakat is considered a religious duty for all Muslims above a minimum wealth threshold to help those in need through financial or in-kind contributions. The event is part of a series featuring experts on social protection in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region, organised by the International Policy Centre for Inclusive Growth (IPC-IG) and the UNICEF MENA Regional Office. The event was moderated by Buthaina Al-Iryani (UNICEF MENA Regional Office) and included the following panelists: Mr. Elamin Ali...Read more

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