Social protection is currently receiving a great deal of academic and policy attention throughout Africa, but not all policy decisions taken are based on solid evidence. Social protection can be understood as interventions that reduce social vulnerability, economic risk and extreme poverty....

Social protection for Africa's children / Stephen Devereux, Douglas Webb, and Sudhanshu Handa -- The case for social protection for children / Lorraine Blank, Stephen Devereux, and Sudhanshu Handa -- Reaching orphans and vulnerable children through cash transfers in sub-Saharan Africa :...