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    Social protection and ageing in Malawi

    Economic and Social Department, FAO, 2008
    In the past, the elderly in Malawi used to depend on the economic and social support of their children and the community. With increased socio-economic difficulties and changing family ties, children fail to look after their ageing parents. Similarly, communities are failing to provide for the needs of the elderly.
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    An evaluation of the poverty reduction impact of the non-contributory old age pension scheme in Lesotho: The case of Manonyane

    University of Pretoria, 2007
    In November 2004, the government of the Kingdom of Lesotho introduced a non-contributory old age pension scheme for persons 70 years of age and older. The need to reduce poverty in this particularly vulnerable group was seen as an important objective.
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    The economic and social impacts of the old age pension on the protection of the Basotho elderly and their households

    University of Pretoria, 2008
    This paper presents the preliminary findings from survey research done between 2005 and 2007 of how the availability of a universal old age pension since November 2004 has affected the economic and social well-being of its elderly recipients in Lesotho.
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    REBA case study brief

    Wahenga, Regional Hunger and Vulnerability Programme, 2008
    Cash transfers are increasingly being used to address hunger and vulnerability in Sub Saharan Africa – often as an alternative to food aid. Such interventions have been informed by different models of social protection.
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    Social issues under economic transformation and integration in Vietnam, Volume 1

    Vietnam Development Forum, 2008
    Fast growth and integration has intensified social problems in Vietnam. New problems have also arisen. Rapidly urbanising areas are experiencing issues with street children, prostitution, and HIV/AIDS epidemic transmission. Nationally there are problems in the education system and social welfare, rising inequality, and in elderly populations.
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    Pension fund performance

    Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, 2008
    This study, by the OECD in collaboration with the World Bank and some private sector institutions, aims to compare investment performance of privately managed pension funds across several OECD, Latin American and Central and Eastern European (CEE) countries.
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    Is there a rationale for conditional cash transfers for children in South Africa?

    School of Development Studies, University of Kwazulu-Natal, Durban, South Africa, 2008
    This paper assesses the rationale behind Conditional Cash Transfers (CCT) in South Africa. It looks at evidence of the reach and impact of major CCT programmes, particularly in Latin America, and the Child Support Grant (CSG) in South Africa.
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    The impact of social cash transfers on children affected by HIV and AIDS: evidence from Zambia, Malawi and South Africa

    Malawi Social Cash Transfer Pilot Scheme, 2007
    This paper analyses the degree to which social cash transfer schemes that do not explicitly target HIV and AIDS affected people reach HIV and AIDS affected households. By comparing different schemes in Zambia, Malawi and South Africa, the study identifies the main factors that determine both the share of HIV and AIDS affected households reached, and the impact achieved.
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    Regional Evidence Building Agenda (REBA) Thematic Briefs

    Wahenga, Regional Hunger and Vulnerability Programme, 2008
    This series of briefs provides a regional synthesis of findings of 12 thematic studies and 20 individual case studies of social transfer schemes undertaken by the Regional Hunger and Vulnerability Programme (RHVP) in southern Africa.
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    Social protection for low capacity households in Zambia

    Overseas Development Institute, 2008
    This paper highlights the importance of social protection as a poverty alleviation strategy for rural households in Zambia. The paper presents a framework based on– protection, preven­tion, and promotion.

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