This group promotes the sharing of social protection approaches, knowledge, lessons learned and best practice between the EU, development partners and social protection practitioners, and those simply wanting to learn more about social protection.

EU DEAR Programme: Development Education and Awareness Raising
The European Commission's Development Education and Awareness Raising Programme, DEAR, supports projects that engage Europeans in worldwide issues of social, economic and environmental development. The DEAR Programme works with civil society organisations and local authorities to promote global justice, human rights, sustainable development and democratic participation.