About Us

We are the leading consultancy in designing and developing social protection systems – one fundamental way that governments can guard people from poverty and vulnerability.

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Our story

A British-Kenyan company, we’ve advised on and delivered inclusive programming for governments and multilaterals globally since 2010.

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Software development

Our developers code custom-built management information systems for social protection registries.

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Working with governments

We aid governments in enhancing their social protection systems by developing policies and strengthening pre-existing systems.

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Our findings and perspectives

Creative thinking grounded in evidence and rooted in countries' realities.

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BLOGS

25/02/2025

From Jharkhand’s “Semi-UBI” to Universal Child Benefits: why it’s time for India to think bigger and better

By Dhanisha Raj Remember my last post on Jharkhand’s bold move to introduce a “Semi-UBI”?...

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11/02/2025

Digitalisation in Social Protection: Lessons from Azerbaijan

Richard Chirchir, Principal Digital Technology Specialist at Development Pathways, breaks down the technical components of...

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27/01/2025

How Jharkhand is setting a precedent for universal social security in India: where there’s a will…

By Dhanisha Raj Who would’ve guessed that one of the boldest moves in designing social...

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Latest Publications

Integrated Socio-Economic Registration System For Indonesia

The COVID-19 pandemic highlighted the critical importance of well-functioning socio-economic registration systems in delivering social...

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Social Protection Fiscal Space and Funding Gap Analysis in Botswana

In 2023, Development Pathways supported UNICEF and the government of Botswana in conducting a fiscal...

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Evidence Review: Social protection in the Pacific and Timor-Leste

This review provides an overview of the available evidence on social protection in the Pacific...

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OUR WORK SNAPSHOTS

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Pacific Islands

Partnerships for Social Protection

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Malawi

Developing a Nutrition-Sensitive Social Protection Operational Framework (NSSP-OF) for the Government of Malawi

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Asia-Pacific

Social Protection Advice, Research, and Capability Building (SPARC)

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POLICY ADVICE

We provide evidence-based policy and strategic advice on social and economic challenges to Governments, international organisations, and other development partners. We support social development and work on ageing, child rights, gender, disability and in humanitarian contexts.

SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT

We develop custom-built management information systems for social protection schemes. Our team understands the code as well as the context, so that we can take our clients through the whole journey – from design, all the way to user training and support.

DATA & RESEARCH

We develop evidence on poverty, vulnerability and on humanitarian issues, and solutions to address them. Our analyses are always grounded in data and innovative methodologies. They inform policy dialogue and help shape social and economic programmes.

PROGRAMME DESIGN

In designing cash transfer programmes, we generate practical and feasible solutions and take a rights-based approach. We have global experience in the technical and operational design of cash transfers, building blocks towards inclusive life-cycle social protection.

INCLUSIVE SOCIAL PROTECTION TRAINING

Convincing policymakers and development partners to invest in inclusive, lifecycle social protection can be challenging.

EVALUATION

We support governments and their development partners to monitor and evaluate their policies in order to accurately measure impacts and accountably track progress towards national and global goals.