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

Webinar: Social Protection and Migration: Theory, evidence and FAO’s approach in the Near East and North Africa

SPaN Group Administrators updated the event | 29 October 2018

08 Nov

From 8 November 2018
Organised by Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations, FAO

Agriculture can represent a huge opportunity for the creation of employment and for ensuring the achievement of food security for future generations. Urban markets are growing, from rural towns to larger cities, and strengthened rural-urban linkages hold many employment prospects both in rural and...

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Group: Social protection across the humanitarian-development nexus
Do cash transfers enhance protection and wellbeing outcomes for women and children?

SPaN Group Administrators posted Information | 29 October 2018

In last week's webinar on the topic, latest results from studies conducted by The Transfer Project were presented. The accompanying powerpoint slides focus on impacts of cash transfers on Intimate Partner Violence (IPV), Social Safety Nets and Childhood Violence, and for the education of displaced...

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Group: Social protection across the humanitarian-development nexus
Jacques Charmes commented on a question | 22 October 2018

#InformalTalk: Q&A of Webinar 3, Upcoming Webinars 4 & 5!

For a start, here are my replies to some of the questions. Other questions will be addressed soon. Considering the majority of workers in the informal economy are represented by women, especially domestic workers and rural women, I think that any strategy needs to include a gender analysis of what...

Group: Informal Economy Support Facility
SPaN Podcast: How to harness social protection for forcibly displaced people? // Andrew Mitchell (UNHCR)

SPaN Group Administrators started a Debate | 15 October 2018

Managing the challenges of forced displacement requires an evidence-based understanding on how to strengthen the links between humanitarian aid and longer term development programming through the interface of social protection systems. In September last year, the International Conference on Social...

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Group: Social protection across the humanitarian-development nexus
#InformalTalk: Q&A of Webinar 3, Upcoming Webinars 4 & 5!

Pierre Berman updated the Question | 11 October 2018

Here are the questions which were asked during the third #InformalTalks Webinar on “ How to extend social protection to informal workers? ” which took place last Thursday: When you mention disability insurance and programme for disabled, are you speaking of a specific type of social protection? i.e...

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Group: Informal Economy Support Facility
Zena Mouawad commented on information | 5 October 2018

How to promote gender equality with shock-responsive social protection programmes?

I fully agree with Rebecca Holmes. It is essential to treat the gender component integrated in social protection systems not only as an add on issue. For too long the concept of gender equality has been fragmented across the silos as something to be mainstreamed not fully understanding the...

Group: Social protection across the humanitarian-development nexus
Third #InformalTalks webinar special guest: Juergen Hohmann

Pierre Berman updated the Information | 1 October 2018

As the third #InformalTalks Webinar " Informal Economy and Social Protection - How to extend social protection to informal workers?" on 4 October 2018 at 11am (CET) is approaching, the RNSF team is pleased to introduce one of its panelists, Mr. Jurgen Hohmann. Jurgen is a social protection expert...

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Group: Informal Economy Support Facility
How to promote gender equality with shock-responsive social protection programmes?

SPaN Group Administrators updated the Information | 24 September 2018

We caught up with Rebecca Holmes, Senior Research Fellow for Social Protection, Gender and Livelihoods at Overseas Development Institute (ODI), to find out more: What, in your opinion, is the biggest challenge in designing and implementing shock-responsive social protection systems to support...

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Group: Social protection across the humanitarian-development nexus
OCTOBER 4 - 11am #InformalTalks Webinar 3: How to extend social protection to informal workers?

Pierre Berman created a new learning event | 18 September 2018

04 Oct

From 4 October 2018
Organised by RNSF project

The third #InformalTalks webinar "How to extend social protection to informal workers?" will be held on October 4 at 11am (CET) . To register to the next webinar, click on the following link: RNSF #InformalTalks Webinar 3 – October 4 at 11am CET: How to extend social protection to informal workers...

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Group: Informal Economy Support Facility
Jacques Charmes commented on information | 10 September 2018

#InformalTalks: Great 2nd webinar on Informal Economy and Social protection on July 26th!

Responses to questions on skills’ enhancement An emerging generation in the informal sector in Africa is in the Information tech. What is your thought about the future in this regard? (E.M) ICTs are a powerful leverage for micro-enterprises’ growth in the informal sector, including its lower tier...

Group: Informal Economy Support Facility

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