Globally, social protection programmes are gaining traction as instruments to achieve sustainable development and reduce vulnerabilities faced by households in the context of a complex system of cascading and interacting epidemiological, economic, social and political shocks. Strengthening responsive social protection systems offers the potential to mitigate short- and long-term impacts while contributing to building the resilience of people to future threats and crises.

The Economic Policy Research Institute (EPRI) is offering a five-day immersive course that will help you strengthen your knowledge and skills on social protection and explore new ways to design and implement adaptive and shock-responsive social protection systems.

Course Components

• Panel discussions on key and relevant social protection concepts
• Engage with global social protection experts
• Resources and case studies
• Peer learning and networking opportunities
• Field trip
• Mentorship opportunities

Why should you join the course?

• Do you work with governments, development partners and NGOs and are looking to build internal capacity on social protection concepts, social protection financing and M&E?
• Are you looking for ways to apply your expertise to better understand challenges in designing and implementing adaptive social protection systems in the face of cascading and interacting crises?
• Do you want to better understand social protection practices in your country through the lens of international case studies?
• Do you want to engage in an international dialogue on social protection mechanisms, build your network and share experiences from various countries?

Course modules:

• Shock-responsive and adaptive social protection
• Climate change adaptation and mitigation
• Evidence building for social protection
• Financing social protection
• Promotive social protection