Resources on social protection
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Educated Empowered Inspired - Transforming lives through the response to HIV and AIDS in East and Southern Africa
16 March 2016
Poverty, gender inequality and social exclusion continue to pose major challenges to HIV prevention efforts. Between 2011 and 2016, the ILO, in partnership with Sida, implemented an innovative economic empowerment programme amongst hard-to -reach populations in transport corridors and vulnerable communities in Southern and East Africa, with the aim of reducing their vulnerability to the HIV epidemic. This publication presents the outcomes of this innovative approach and the effects it had on its beneficiaries.
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Social Protection in Malawi: Assessment Based National Dialogue Brief
07 March 2016
This brief is an 8 pager summary on the Assessment Based National Dialogue that captures the comprehensive Social Protection assessment conducted in Malawi between 2014 and 2014, as part of an Assessment Based National Dialogue. It looks at the efficiency and effectiveness of Social Protection programmes currently implemented in Malawi, analysing how far they provide adequate protection to vulnerable populations. The assessment also proposes ways to rationalize social protection spending by moving expenditures from less efficient programs into programs with higher potential impact.
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Social Protection in Malawi: Summary of the Assessment Based National Dialogue Report
07 March 2016
This Report captures the comprehensive Social Protection assessment conducted in Malawi between 2014 and 2014, as part of an Assessment Based National Dialogue. It looks at the efficiency and effectiveness of Social Protection programmes currently implemented in Malawi, analysing how far they provide adequate protection to vulnerable populations. The assessment also proposes ways to rationalize social protection spending by moving expenditures from less efficient programs into programs with higher potential impact.
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Assessment of Malawi’s Proposed Unified Beneficiary Registry and Information Management Systems for Social Protection in Malawi
07 March 2016
This report discusses the type, strengths, and weaknesses of Malawi’s Social Protection information management systems and provides recommendations on how to improve them. In addition, the report presents international evidence on various modes of data integration and discusses challenges and opportunities with respect to Malawi’s proposed Unified Beneficiary Registry for Social Protection programmes.