Livelihoods and social protection
Many developing countries lack social welfare systems, placing large numbers of poor people at risk from economic and natural shocks and stresses. Livelihoods thinking has been influential in the evolution of transformative social protection that seeks to provide, protect and promote livelihoods assets and strategies. More….
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- Microfinance and the broader social responsibilities
- ( Microfinance Gateway, CGAP , 2008)
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Microfinance has proven successful but if it is to continue to be viable and receive support, microfinance institutions (MFIs) must be able to demonstrate that they are fulfilling their mission as ...
- An overview of existing social protection programmes and childhood poverty in West and Central Africa
- ( R. Holmes;T. Braunholtz-Speight / Overseas Development Institute, London , 2009)
- This report seeks to provide an overview of existing social protection policy and programming initiatives in the West and Central Africa and to assess the extent to which these address the particular ...
- Building resilient communities
- ( D. Hegney;H. Ross;P. Baker;et al. / Learning for Sustainability , 2008)
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How can a sense of community contribute to the resilience of individuals and groups? This toolkit is designed to be used by programme coordinators such as community workers, health professiona...
Issues arising from interactions between agricultural and social protection policies
- ( A. Dorward;R. Wheeler;I. MacAuslan / Future Agricultures Consortium , 2006)
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Developing pro-poor policies for agricultural development is important in countries with a large rural poor. In conjunction, there is also need to focus on social protection in order to address the...
- Sustainable livelihoods, migration and development in Ecuador
- ( A. Gallina / Federico Caffe Center, Dept. of Social Sciences, Roskilde University , 2007)
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How can policy makers best support people’s livelihoods in the context of migration? What policies can enhance social protection in the context of transnational networks? How can policy maker...
