Overseas workers are burdened with unique costs when migrating for work. According to international conventions, destination countries should extend social protection to migrant workers. In practice, they receive inadequate social protection, or none at...
How handy to have a crisp and elegant table that says it all… so kudos to Peterman et al for crystalizing the impacts of safety nets on gender in Africa ! Their findings, which are part of a great IFPRI volume edited by Quisumbing et al, can be...
How handy to have a crisp and elegant table that says it all… so kudos to Peterman et al for crystalizing the impacts of safety nets on gender in Africa ! Their findings, which are part of a great IFPRI volume edited by Quisumbing et al, can be...
Let’s kick off with a brilliant review on a key issue: Jayachandran summarizes recent literature on small-scale entrepreneurship (“microentrepreneurship”) in low and middle-income countries . She examines the determinants and consequences of joining the...
On March 12, the fourth part of the webinar series linking humanitarian cash and social protection programming took place under the theme of “The role of (I)NGOs in linking humanitarian cash and social protection in conflict settings” . As reflected in...
In an attempt to reduce extreme poverty, in 2003, the Zambian government enacted an unconditioned Social Cash Transfer (SCT) programme as the flagship, government-run social protection programme. This blog provides a brief overview of the programme’s...
By Annie Maurice Ekanem Ph.D. (UNICEF, Social Policy Officer – Port Harcourt), Dr. Guy Yogo (UNICEF, Chief of Field Office - Port Harcourt), and Dr. Maurice Ekwuluo (Coordinator – Rivers State Operating Coordination Unit for the Cash Transfers Program)...
Introduction: argument vs reality An increasingly common argument against increased immigration, especially regarding immigration to the EU, is that migrants and refugees pose a threat to a state’s already limited capacity to provide social protection...
The effects of cash transfers on intimate partner violence (IPV) is one of the most vibrant research themes in social protection. So what’s the latest evidence on the matter? A new review by Baranov et al finds that cash reduces IPV in several ways ,...
El seminario titulado ‘ Impactos del COVID 19 en las políticas de cuidado’ fue el número 11 del evento Serie de seminarios sobre respuestas de protección social al COVID-19 , el cual es parte de una iniciativa conjunta para sistematizar y compartir...
