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  Social protection of the elderly in Swaziland

  Southern African Regional Poverty Network, 2005

  This study investigates the vulnerability of the elderly in Swaziland and highlights the extent to which selected programmes respond to the needs of the elderly.The findings of the research reveal that:in the absence of adequate pension, most of the elderly rely on farming and in times of drought, they become vulnerable to hunger.
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  Reducing social exclusion through the mechanism of social assistance

  Center for Economic Research and Graduate Education and the Economics Institute, Prague, 2003

  Could social stability be assured in Albania after the successful structural reforms and the resulting macroeconomic stabilisation achieved recently in the country? Will the continuing increase in the gap between rich and poor come to a stop? How does the currently operating social protection system contribute to restriction of the dramatically high rates of poverty observed in Albania?
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  Ending child poverty and securing child rights: the role of social protection

  Plan, 2005

  This paper examines social protection interventions and how these relate to child rights. It specifically looks at social protection and child rights in relation to cash transfers, in-kind transfers, and microfinance.The author argues that social protection instruments, and in particular, cash transfers, have enormous potential to reduce child poverty.
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  Making cash count: lessons from cash transfer schemes in east and southern Africa for supporting the most vulnerable children and households

  Institute of Development Studies UK, 2005

  This study reviews unconditional cash transfers in 15 countries of east and southern Africa. It examines four programmes in more depth, in Ethiopia, Lesotho, Mozambique and Zambia, with an emphasis on design issues such as cost-effectiveness, accuracy of targeting, delivery modalities, institutionalisation and potential for scaling up.
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  At all costs?: applying the means test for the Child Support Grant

  Children's Institute, University of Cape Town, 2005

  This paper estimates the cost of the means test for the Child Support Grant (CSG) in South Africa to Government and to applicants.The main findings include: the mean cost to the government (DSD and SAPS) of applying the means test is estimated at R165 020 million under the current regulationsthe average cost to CSG applicants, in complying with the requirements of the means test, is
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  Social transfers and chronic poverty: emerging evidence and the challenge ahead

  Department for International Development, UK, 2005

  Social transfers may offer an important option to tackle inequality and ensure that the benefits of growth reach those living in chronic poverty.
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  Household's vulnerability to shocks in Zambia

  PovertyNet, World Bank, 2005

  Zambia is a country characterized by a high incidence of poverty and exposure to several types of shocks like HIV/AIDS, macroeconomic instability and periodic droughts.
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  Informal sector versus informal contracts in Nairobi, Kenya

  Développement, Institutions & Analyses de Long terme, 2005

  From official records, it would appear that the labour market significantly shifted from the formal to the informal sector in Kenya.
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  Three models of social protection

  International Policy Centre for Inclusive Growth, 2005

  This one-pager outlines three examples of social protecion programmes in India, South Africa, Colombia and Brazil.
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  Evaluation of NPA's support to Mutuelle, a voluntary health insurance scheme in Rwanda

  Chr. Michelsen Institute, Norway, 2005

  Following the withdrawl of donor support for health services after the emergency period, the government of Rwanda introduced user fees. This led to a decrease in the demand for health services, and it is from this background that Mutuelle emerged. Introduced in 1999, Mutuelle is a community based health insurance scheme.

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