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Digitalising Social Protection: Three lessons learnt

Digitalising Social Protection: Three lessons learnt

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Editors' Spotlight

The Capacity4dev editorial team worked with INTPA.G4 and provides lessons learnt from the INTPA.D4-funded paper “Digital Social Protection: e-solutions for basic service delivery”.

Worldwide
Africa
Togo
+3
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Americas & the Caribbean
Colombia
Digitalisation
Big Data
Internet access
+3
Mobile technology
Social Protection and Inclusion
Social Protection policies
Bridging the Gap II: best practices in inclusion of persons with disabilities in development cooperation

Bridging the Gap II: best practices in inclusion of persons with disabilities in development cooperation

Article
Editors' Spotlight

The Capacity4dev editorial team worked with INTPA.E.2 and outlines best practices for the inclusion of persons with disabilities.

Africa
Americas & the Caribbean
Social Protection and Inclusion

COVID-19. How EU Delegations are responding to the pandemic: the case of Kyrgyzstan and Nigeria

Article
Voices & Views

EU Delegations' efforts to assist developing countries to fight the COVID-19 virus and its consequences have been a priority since the beginning of the pandemic in March 2020. The Heads of Cooperation in Kyrgyzstan and Nigeria are...

Africa
Nigeria
Asia
+1
Kyrgyzstan
Development Effectiveness
Fragility, Crisis Situations & Resilience
Social Protection and Inclusion

Partnership for Prospects: Helping Syrian refugees find employment in the Middle East

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Voices & Views

Germany's Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development runs a programme that attempts to deliver short-term relief and longer-term development support to Syrian refugees and host communities across the Middle East.

Africa
Asia
Migration & Forced Displacement
Refugees
Social Protection and Inclusion
+2
Social Protection policies
Social services aid & social transfers

From the ground up: The long road to social protection in Somalia

Article
Voices & Views

Most of the humanitarian response in Somalia remains focused on short-term assistance that doesn’t address the underlying causes of poverty and vulnerability among Somali communities. The growing consensus among international...

Africa
Somalia
Humanitarian Aid
Humanitarian - development transition - LRRD
Livelihoods
+5
Reconstruction relief and rehabilitation
Social Protection and Inclusion
Defining social protection programmes
Social Protection policies
Social services aid & social transfers

Views from the field: Q&A with Cécile Tassin-Pelzer, former EU Head of Cooperation in Mali

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Voices & Views

The EU Delegation has played a prominent role in Mali’s recovery as one of a group of international donors who together pledged €615 million to support the country. Cécile Tassin-Pelzer, who recently finished her posting to Mali...

Africa
Mali
Fragility, Crisis Situations & Resilience
Peace and Security Goals
Post conflict
+1
Social Protection and Inclusion

Shock protection: Linking humanitarian aid and social protection

Article
Voices & Views

After natural disasters a lot of funding goes into the humanitarian response – but it’s an inefficient way of funding what is essentially a chronic problem, according to expert Nicholas Freeland. Panelists from the European...

Africa
Ghana
Malawi
Humanitarian Aid
Protection
Social Protection and Inclusion
+1
Social Protection policies

Europe’s priceless know-how on social protection and employment

Article
Voices & Views

Most countries can finance some kind of social safety net through domestic resources, according to Belgian deputy prime minister and minister for development Alexander De Croo. But he says developing nations often lack the...

Africa
Côte d'Ivoire
Americas & the Caribbean
+3
Mexico
Asia
Azerbaijan
Capacity Development
Social Protection and Inclusion
Defining social protection programmes
+1
Social Protection policies

Studies Show Benefits of Child Support Grants

Article
Voices & Views

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...

Africa
Lesotho
South Africa
Social Protection and Inclusion
Social services aid & social transfers

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

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Voices & Views

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...

Africa
South Africa
Employment & VET
Private Sector
Social Protection and Inclusion
+1
Trade & Economic Integration