Social protection
- Mobile technology for delivering cash transfers
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While there is growing evidence of cash transfers reducing hunger and vulnerability, less is known about effective delivery mechanisms for such transfers, particularly in remote areas. The Regional Hunger and Vulnerability Programme piloted a project using cell phones to deliver cash transfers to women in Lesotho with success and lessons learnt.
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- How much universal pensions might cost in Latin America
- ( J.-J. Dethier;P. Pestieau;R. Ali / Center for Operations Research and Econometrics , 2010)
- Alleviating old age poverty requires a different approach from other age groups. This paper examines the impact on old age poverty and the fiscal cost of universal minimum old age pensions in Latin Am...
- Chinese elderly population continues to grow but the availability of family caregivers is decreasing
- ( Population Reference Bureau , 2010)
- The proportion of elderly citizens in China will continue to grow very quickly, as a combination of China’s one-child policy and low mortality takes effect, increasing the stress on an already t...
- Is there a link between pension schemes and fertility levels in Africa?
- ( G. Holmqvist / Brooks World Poverty Institute, University of Manchester , 2010)
- Whilst the impact on fertility of child-related cash transfer in developing countries is fiercely debated, the author of this paper argues that little attention is paid to the fertility impact of old-...
- Ideas for recession-proof pension systems
- ( J. Yermo;C. Severinson / Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development , 2010)
- This paper discusses the impact of the crisis on DB pension schemes and the temporary responses taken by regulators to help ease financially strained plan sponsors. It also presents suggestions to gov...
- A universal social pension in Tanzania would contribute to achieving a wide range of national development objectives
- ( HelpAge International , 2010)
- In Tanzania, poverty rates amongst households containing an older person are 22.4 per cent higher than the national poverty rate. In the past, security in old age was provided through a range of...
- Climate Change Adaptation, Disaster Risk Reduction and Social Protection
- ( M. Davies;K. Oswald;T. Mitchell / Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development , 2009)
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- Links between adaptation, disaster risk reduction & social protection
- ( A., T. Kuriakose;L. Bizikova;C., A. Bachofen / World Bank , 2009)
- This paper outlines linkages between climate change adaptation, disaster risk reduction (DRR) and social protection. It starts by giving examples of the social dimensions of climate change and argues ...
- Asserting disabled peoples’ equal right to social assistance
- ( Sightsavers International , 2010)
- Governments and development agencies increasingly recognise social protection as an important component of poverty reduction and development. Social assistance, defined as non-contributory, regular an...
- Reaching the disabled with social assistance programmes
- ( A. Marriot;K. Gooding / Sightsavers International , 2010)
- This study uses literature reviews and interviews to investigate social assistance for disabled people in developing countries. It examines attitudes towards social assistance within the disability mo...
- Disability grant in South Africa: can disability be relegated solely to a social assistance domain?
- ( C. Johannsmeier / School of Development Studies, University of Kwazulu-Natal, Durban, South Africa , 2007)
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People with disabilities (PWD) face physical and attitudinal barriers to participation in education, the labour market and development processes. In South Africa, there is a need for appropriate so...
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