SPRI stands for research, research-based advisory- and capacity building- services.The core areas in SPRI’s global research agenda encompass: poverty analyses with an emphasis on multidimensional non-monetary poverty, SDG monitoring, social protection-...
COVID-19 has caused new global changes affecting people’s lives everywhere. These effects are especially felt by persons with disabilities as one of the most vulnerable groups impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic. Various social and environmental barriers,...
Organiser: United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia, ESCWA
The prepared proposal will be for a rigorous impact evaluation of any one of the four social protection programmes identified by the National Social Protection Agency (NSPA), the Maldives. The impact evaluation funded under this call is being...
Organiser: International Initiative for Impact Evaluation, 3ie
Persons with disabilities in the Arab region, as elsewhere in the world, are one of the most marginalized and excluded population groups. They are often not visible in public life, as the social and physical environments remain inaccessible, and they are...
Institutions and agencies involved: United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia, ESCWA
Income from the safety net programs directly kept 44.9 million people out of poverty in 2017. That’s 200,000 more people compared to 2016. Of all the social safety net programs, Social Security had the biggest impact last year, keeping 27 million people...
Food cards, disability grants and pensions are set to be increased on the first day of the new year. During the presentation of the 2018-2019 budget, Finance Minister Colm Imbert said food cards will increase by $100. Households with one to three people...
The Voice of Children’s study has been organised within the Feasibility Study for a Child Guarantee in the form of focus groups with 35 European children, aged between 9 and 17, in four countries: Belgium for children with disabilities; Italy for...
Institutions and agencies involved: European Commission
Equal participation of man and woman in all aspects of life including employment, education and health is one of the important pre-condition of maximizing social welfare. In the globalized era, it is necessary to involve women into the mainstreaming...
Institutions and agencies involved: Bangladesh - Government Profile
The US Census Bureau dropped its annual load of statistics on American poverty and income, and the data shows the massive economic impact that federal “entitlement” programs, such as food stamps and housing subsidies, have on low-wage workers. Of all...
Algeria is located in North Africa, on the Mediterranean coast. In 2016, around 33 per cent of the country’s 40.6 million inhabitants were younger than 18 years, and 11.6 per cent were younger than 5. With a Human Development Index of 0.745, Algeria...
Institutions and agencies involved: International Policy Centre for Inclusive Growth, IPC-IG