Social Protection

Creation of jobs and decent work together with extending coverage of social protection, vocational training provision and skills development in both formal sector and informal economy are essential for inclusive growth. Here we want to raise awareness and knowledge on the important role of employment, VET and social protection as key elements in the EU's development policy.

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Defining social protection programmes - Social mitigation of HIV/AIDS - Social Protection policies - Social services aid & social transfers - Welfare services policies

Cash transfers in urban crises: do they work for women?

Sarah Cummings posted Information | 12 April 2017

Published on the IIED website on 20 March 2017, this blog presents new research which will examine whether cash transfers are helping women to participate in, and contribute to, the Kathmandu Valley's local economy, following the Nepal earthquake almost two years ago. To support earthquake victims...

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Group: Food & Nutrition Security and Sustainable Agriculture - ROSA
Reframing food security for an urbanising world

Sarah Cummings posted Information | 12 April 2017

This blog , published by IIED on 10 April 2017, reports on the discussions of a technical workshop, co-organised by IIED and IFAD in March 2017. The workshop reflected on the nature and diversity of urbanisation processes and rural-urban linkages, their impacts on food systems and what this means...

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Group: Food & Nutrition Security and Sustainable Agriculture - ROSA
Regional Workshop on Social Protection: FINAL DAYS! 2-MINUTE VIDEO

Pierre Berman updated the Information | 22 March 2017

The workshop has come to an end. In the final line, the participants had to make the final submission of their papers, then share them and agree on the conclusions of the future book. A commitment which was described as both exciting and demanding by the vast majority of the participants! This...

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Group: Informal Economy Support Facility
7. Regional Workshop on Social Protection (Kenya, 6-10 February 2017)

Pierre Berman updated the WIKI page | 20 March 2017

A five-day workshop on Social Protection from the Perspective of Informal Economy was organised by the Research, Network & Support Facility (RNSF) on 6-10 February 2017 in Naivasha, Kenya. The aim of the workshop was to answer the question: "How could we use social protection mechanisms as a...

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Group: Informal Economy Support Facility
Studies Show Benefits of Child Support Grants

Capacity4dev Team created a new Article | 17 March 2017

Randomised control trials in South Africa have repeatedly shown that in-cash social transfers made to families with young children can have significant long-term positive impacts on the lives of those children and the future economic prospects of a country. Children in households receiving payments...

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EU Risk Capital Facility - Helping SMEs Create Jobs in South Africa

Capacity4dev Team created a new Article | 17 February 2017

Joblessness is a longstanding challenge for South Africa where the unemployment rate is 26% - officially. Off the record it’s closer to 40%, according to Milly Chesire at the EU Delegation in Pretoria, and hits 70% among historically disadvantaged persons (HDPs). This group is made up of black...

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TOWARDS A TRANSNATIONAL SOCIAL SECURITY FOR MIGRANTS?

Mélanie Romat posted Information | 16 February 2017

Despite the continuous growth of migrants’ percentage all over the world, the definition of a transnational social protection system is still incipient Authors: Verónica Redrobán Herrera & Daniela Paredes Grijalva According to United Nations, there are currently 214 million of migrant people in...

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Group: Governance and Sustainability
7. Regional Workshop on Social Protection (Kenya, 6-10 February 2017)

Pierre Berman updated the WIKI page | 15 February 2017

A five-day workshop on Social Protection from the Perspective of Informal Economy was organised by the Research, Network & Support Facility (RNSF) on 6-10 February 2017 in Naivasha, Kenya. The aim of the workshop was to answer the question: "How could we use social protection mechanisms as a...

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Group: Informal Economy Support Facility
Regional Workshop on Social Protection: FINAL DAYS! 2-MINUTE VIDEO

Pierre Berman updated the Information | 15 February 2017

The workshop has come to an end. In the final line, the participants had to make the final submission of their papers, then share them and agree on the conclusions of the future book. A commitment which was described as both exciting and demanding by the vast majority of the participants! This...

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Group: Informal Economy Support Facility
Regional Workshop on Social Protection: FINAL DAYS! 2-MINUTE VIDEO

Pierre Berman posted Information | 13 February 2017

The workshop has come to an end. In the final line, the participants had to make the final submission of their papers, then share them and agree on the conclusions of the future book. A commitment which was described as both exciting and demanding by the vast majority of the participants! This...

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Group: Informal Economy Support Facility

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