Tuesday, August 6, 2024
Cash transfer programs have significantly reduced poverty over the years. The World Bank's Social Protection and Jobs (SPJ) Unit, in collaboration with ideas42 and the government of Ghana has enhanced these programs with cost-effective...
Sunday, June 30, 2024
Cash Plus is a cash transfer modality that pairs unconditional cash transfers with productive inputs, assets and or technical training, aimed at supporting beneficiaries to address immediate needs while engaging in productive activities (FAO, 2023)....
Wednesday, June 19, 2024
Tjingababili Primary School in Matabeleland South’s Mangwe District has become a magnet for children from outside its catchment area after introducing a feeding scheme to alleviate the devastating impact of the El Nino-induced drought. The school’s...
Friday, June 14, 2024
Governments across the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) should work to develop, expand and fund universal social protection systems that guarantee the right to social security for all, Amnesty International said today, announcing it has signed the...
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Africa, Egypt, Asia, Lebanon
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Friday, June 14, 2024
Through its Integrated Early Childhood Development (IECD) Program, supported by the World Bank under the Social Protection Transformation Project, Rwanda is successfully providing high-quality care and early stimulation for children, helping parents...
Wednesday, June 12, 2024
On June 12 the world will come together to mark the World Day Against Child Labour, casting a much-needed spotlight on a critical challenge that continues to affect millions of children worldwide. Child labour is work that is inappropriate for a...
Thursday, June 6, 2024
GirlsEmpoweringGirls is the first urban social protection programme in Uganda that seeks to ensure that in- and out-of-school adolescent girls living in Kampala transition safely into adulthood, and are empowered to achieve their goals, while...
Tuesday, May 28, 2024
The Takaful and Karama (Solidarity and Dignity) Program (TKP) is the largest cash transfer operation in MENA it reached 4.67 million vulnerable households (roughly 17 million individuals) with cash transfers by December 2023, including...
Monday, May 27, 2024
Migration in the East and Horn of Africa (EHoA) is characterised as mixed migration. The region is a source, transit, and destination for various migratory flows, with forced migration and labour migration continuing to drive the main movement trends...
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Africa, Burundi, Comoros, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Djibouti, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kenya, Madagascar, Malawi, Rwanda, Somalia, South Sudan, Tanzania
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Monday, May 20, 2024
Mpofu’s household is among the 2 427 that are beneficiaries of the cash transfer programme in the district being implemented by Ministry of Public Service, Labour and Social Welfare, UNICEF and partners with financial support from the Government of...
