Child Vulnerability and Social Protection in Kenya
This report highlights evidence that targeting social protection at orphans, 7.5% of Kenya’s children, with a Cash Transfer for Orphans and Vulnerable Children inadvertently leads to the exclusion of other children who are equally or even more vulnerable. It
Five things we learnt about poverty dynamics in world’s fourth most populous country
I recently had the pleasure of working with the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) and the Indonesian Central Bureau of Statistics (BPS) on a year-long project on poverty and child well-being, writes Bjorn Gelders. It was a productive collaboration: we ran a series of technical workshops with statisticians; crunched data...
Analysis of the Situation of Women and Children in Kosovo
This report captures both the significant achievements and the enduring challenges which institutions and people face as they move towards the full and equitable realisation of the rights of all children and women in Kosovo.
DP go to Addis to provide technical assistance to the Government and UNICEF
Development Pathways’ senior associate Nicholas Freeland and our research and analysis officer, Patrick Llewellin, have been in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia recently.
Investing in the future: A universal benefit for Sri Lanka’s children
The aim of this paper is to demonstrate how a universal child benefit can help children in Sri Lanka reach their full potential.
Emergency Universal Child Benefits: Addressing the Social and Economic Consequences of the COVID-19 Crisis in South Asia
This paper, written in partnership with UNICEF’s Regional Office for South Asia, makes the case for South Asian countries to implement emergency Universal Child Benefits (UCB) during the COVID-19 crisis.
Building a National Social Protection System Fit for Uzbekistan’s Children and Youth
This paper examines the challenges faced by the population of Uzbekistan, in particular those faced by its children and young people, and aims to assess the effectiveness of the current social protection system in addressing these challenges.
Tackling the COVID-19 economic crisis in Sri Lanka: Providing universal, lifecycle social protection transfers to protect lives and bolster economic recovery
This summary paper, written in partnership with UNICEF Sri Lanka, summarises findings from a series of Policy Briefs that aim to provide evidence to support the Government of Sri Lanka in its social protection response to the economic crisis created by the COVID-19 pandemic.
Building A Better Future A child-sensitive social protection system for Uzbekistan
The proposals set out in this paper aim to re-design the national system of child benefits. If implemented, the reforms could become an important means of building a more prosperous and inclusive Uzbekistan.
Webinar announcement: Strengthening social contracts in South Asia in the aftermath of the COVID-19 crisis
On Thursday 25 June, the IPC-IG, UNICEF and Development Pathways will host what will be the 2nd webinar of the series “Social Protection in South Asia – the landscape before...