Wednesday, December 8, 2021
he Asian Development Bank (ADB) has approved a $603 million results-based lending program to strengthen and expand social protection programs in Pakistan. Using conditional cash transfers, the program will support the implementation of Ehsaas,...
Tuesday, November 23, 2021
In the busy streets of Male, the capital of Maldives, Aminath Waheed picks up passengers, blazing a trail as the city’s only female taxi driver. In the hills of Nepal, 30-year-old Madhukala Adhikari works as a mobile mason, helping families rebuild...
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Asia, Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan, Sri Lanka
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Sunday, November 14, 2021
The Prime Minister recently announced a 120-billion-rupee subsidy programme to mitigate the hardships of the inflation-hit public. He also lauded the government’s flagship social protection programme, the Ehsaas Programme (EP), for collecting data on the...
Saturday, July 24, 2021
Cash transfers to poor households have become a cornerstone of social protection policy in developing countries. While they clearly benefit recipients, a main concern among governments and other policymakers is whether cash transfers will negatively...
Thursday, July 15, 2021
ISLAMABAD: The government is working on a grand and comprehensive social protection programme under which as many as 288 welfare initiatives will be launched to eradicate poverty, uplift the lot of marginalised people and support vulnerable households...
Friday, June 25, 2021
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Conditional cash transfer programs, in coordination with strategic policies, can improve the educational...
Thursday, June 24, 2021
The proliferation of cash transfer programmes in developing countries has raised concern regarding a crowding-out effect on citizens' demands for investment in universal public services. Based on a household survey in rural Pakistan, this article shows...
Tuesday, June 22, 2021
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Young children and their families have been particularly vulnerable during the COVID-19 crisis. A survey of...
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Africa, Kenya, America, Mexico, Asia, Pakistan
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Monday, May 17, 2021
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The Covid-19 pandemic and its economic ramifications are posing an unprecedented challenge to countries’...
Monday, April 26, 2021
Dr. Sania Nishtar, the prime minister’s special assistant on poverty alleviation and social protection, led an emergency effort to make relief payments available to millions of vulnerable households.