Social Accountability in the Delivery of Social Protection Ethiopia Case Study
Social accountability initiatives in two local areas in Ethiopia contributed to improvements in the service delivery of a social protection programme and state-society relations. But the social accountability mechanisms benefited the most marginalised citizens less.
Social Accountability in the Delivery of Social Protection Final Report
The final report of a research project for DFID that aimed to better understand the effect of social accountability mechanisms on the delivery of social protection programmes and systems, and on precipitating state-society relational change. The report pulls together a review of the global literature with findings from four country case studies to assess the effects of social accountability mechanisms.
Social Accountability in the Delivery of Social Protection – Technical Guidance Note
This note offers guidance to social protection practitioners on how to strengthen social accountability in the delivery of social protection.
Social Accountability in the Delivery of Social Protection South Africa Case Study
Social accountability initiatives that aim to engage citizens over South African social security entitlements have not strengthened the state-society relationship. It is also “difficult to attribute action to remove gaps in service delivery”...
Social Accountability in the Delivery of Social Protection India Case Study
In their scope, and by the fact that they are legally required, the social audits in India’s Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme are an unparalleled collective social accountability...
How to support citizens with raising grievances and claiming entitlements
How can social protection practitioners become better at enabling citizens to raise grievances and hold government officials to account? Development Pathways, DFID, Age International and HelpAge International last week brought together a group of experts to discuss recent research by Development Pathways on social accountability initiatives in social protection, writes Rasmus...
How can the first Global Disability Summit be a catalyst for change?
On 24th of July 2018, the UK government will co-host the first ever Global Disability Summit (GDS18) with the International Disability Alliance and the Government of Kenya. The Summit and preceding Civil Society Forum will form a major gathering of 700 activists, governments and companies from across the world. Delegates...
Digital social protection paper to be discussed in webinar
Developing digital infrastructure is a crucial step in building a national social protection system. It enables the flow and management of information within the social protection sector and other areas such as education, health, agriculture, humanitarian and disaster risk management.
Recommending social accountability improvements for social protection programmes
How can citizens better hold social protection officials to account and understand their entitlements? We carried out research to fill the knowledge gaps.
Building Inclusive Social Protection Systems for Persons with Disabilities
The UK Government asked us to undertake research which seeks to examine how social protection systems and schemes can be made more inclusive of persons with disabilities.