This blog provides a ‘behind the scenes’ look at the various donor funding approaches to Malawi’s Social Cash Transfer Programme (SCTP). There are four donors that directly fund the transfers and each has an established history with Malawi’s institutions...
A great OCED report by Endale et al provides a clear overview of social protection expenditures in Ethiopia. Spending in social assistance has increased over the past 5 years, but humanitarian assistance (equivalent to 1.4% of GDP) still dwarfs both the...
Are cash transfers a productive investment? Daidone et have a great AJAE article summarizing and explaining the economic effects of cash transfers in 7 African countries . Among the findings, one of the take-aways is the need to look across indicators...
How much time does it take to scale-up social protection in crises? About 3.5 months on average according to a new AusAid paper by Barca and Beazley. Examining the performance of 9 countries affected by natural disasters, the analysis shows that response...
The webinar Non-contributory Social Protection in South Asia: An overview from a child, equity and gender perspective took place on May 28, 2020 and was organised by International Policy Centre for Inclusive Growth (IPC-IG) and The United Nations...
The 2nd webinar in the “ The State of Social Assistance in Africa” webinar series , " Legal Frameworks on Social Assistance in African Countries ”, took place on June 4, 2020. The webinar was organized by UNDP’s Regional Service Centre for Africa and the...
People who live in poverty have reduced access to health care. In Ghana, communities who live in poverty often experience child under-5 mortality, child over-5 mortality, stunting, no vaccinations, and do not have access to modern medicines and health...
This blog was originally published by Development Pathways and written by David Hillson. The webinar “ Why are human rights considerations fundamental to social protection responses to COVID-19? ” took place on July 14, 2020, and was organised by...
Este blog fue publicado originalmente por Development Pathways y redactado por David Hillson. El webinario « ¿Por qué son fundamentales las consideraciones de los derechos humanos para las respuestas de protección social a la COVID-19? » tuvo lugar el 14...
Ecrit par David Hillson. Le webinaire Pourquoi adopter une approche basée sur les droits humains dans les solutions de protection sociale face à la COVID-19 ? a eu lieu le 14 juillet 2020. Il a été organisé par Development Pathways, en coopération avec...
