Friday, July 9, 2021
The World Bank, in collaboration with the Government of Lesotho, has released a new report assessing the performance of Lesotho’s social protection policies and programmes. As the country continues to face weak economic growth and limited fiscal...
Monday, July 5, 2021
The World Bank, in collaboration with the Government of Lesotho, released a new report assessing the performance of Lesotho’s social protection policies and programs. As the country continues to face weak growth and limited fiscal resources further...
Wednesday, September 23, 2020
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have just read a paper on social protection in Africa with which I profoundly disagree. It has a good...
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Africa, Lesotho, Malawi, Eswatini
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Tuesday, May 26, 2020
Cash transfer programmes that provide a small but meaningful amount of money to poor and vulnerable households on a regular basis have become an increasingly important policy tool in many countries in the Global South. A common rationale for the...
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Global, Africa, Lesotho, Malawi
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Tuesday, February 25, 2020
By building on existing cash transfers and public works schemes, Graduation costs can be kept to a minimum while still generating sustainable impact on the extreme poor. BRAC’s Ultra-Poor Graduation Initiative (UPGI) has been providing advisory services...
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Africa, Guinea, Kenya, Lesotho, Rwanda, Asia, Pakistan, Philippines
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Tuesday, May 16, 2017
The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) welcomes a US$13.4 million contribution from the United States government to support people living with HIV, AIDS and TB in Lesotho, Malawi, Mozambique, Swaziland and Zimbabwe.
The contribution comes...
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Africa, Lesotho, Malawi, Mozambique, Eswatini, Zimbabwe
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Tuesday, December 6, 2016
WASHINGTON, December 6, 2016 – Lesotho’s drought response efforts got a boost today following the approval of $20 million in additional financing by the World Bank Group Board of Executive Directors. The added funds will help the Government of Lesotho...
Tuesday, August 4, 2015
Lesotho’s Minister of Education and Training Dr. Mahali Phamotse says the country is geared to buying agricultural produce locally produced by Basotho farmers to feed pupils under the School Feeding Scheme as an initiative to create jobs for local...