Public works programmes (PWPs) are widely used social protection instruments in low- and middle-income countries … community participation in the programme cycle. • Digitalisation of PWPs (and social protection ingeneral) should be promoted as …

Joint programming, also referred to as convergence, in social protection and economic inclusion interventions has … enhancing joint programming efforts. The findings are expected to contribute to the refinement of social protection and economic … to reduce poverty from 18.1% in 2021 to 9% by 2028, significant challenges remain in coordinating and integrating social …

This working paper examines Tanzania's social protection system amidst growing humanitarian crises driven by climate … change, health epidemics, and regional conflicts. It explores the social protection needs experienced in humanitarian … settings, the challenges in implementation and expansion of social protection schemes, and the opportunities for future policy …

This paper examines the role of social protection in mitigating the adverse effects of conflict on household welfare … surveys conducted before and after the conflict, we evaluate the effectiveness of social protection in conflict settings. Our … conflict significantly reduces food expenditures, but social protection mitigates this effect, leading to improved food …

Large and persistent gaps in social protection coverage, comprehensiveness and adequacy are linked to many barriers …, including high levels of informality, institutional fragmentation of the social protection system and significant financing gaps … for social protection in a context of limited fiscal space. The latter have been further exacerbated by the impact of the …