
Challenges in measuring individual poverty among older people using household surveys
This paper — jointly published by HelpAge International and Development Pathways — discusses key challenges in measuring levels of poverty among older people, at the individual level, based on survey data that are collected on households as collective units.
Universal Pensions in Tanzania: Lessons Learned from a Pilot Programme in Muleba District
This paper presents lessons learned from the implementation and delivery of the pilot programme, as well as key lessons learned on the impact of pensions on livelihoods and the community. Moreover, it provides evidence in support of a universal approach to pensions.
Social Protection and Disability in Zambia
The report presents findings from a short study in Zambia to examine its social protection system and programmes and identifies the challenges faced by persons with disabilities in accessing them.
The effectiveness of the graduation approach: what does the evidence tell us?
Stephen Kidd and Diloá Athias critically assess what the evidence tells us about the effectiveness of the Graduation approach.
How to Finance Inclusive Social Protection
A guide to financing social protection developed by UNESCAP to support policymakers and practitioners in Asia and the Pacific in their efforts to strengthen social protection. Development Pathways contributed to...
Kenya Social Protection Sector Review 2017: Summary Report
The Kenya Social Protection Sector Review Summary Report, released by the Ministry of Labour and Social Protection, offers a strategic review of the evolution of Kenya’s social protection sector between 2011 and 2017 and includes many lessons for other countries as they seek to expand their social protection systems.
Social Protection and Disability in Rwanda
This working paper is part of a series of publications that identify good practice in enabling the inclusion of persons with disabilities in social protection systems and programmes. It finds...
Kenya Social Protection Sector Review 2017: Main Report
The Kenya Social Protection Sector Review Report, released by the Ministry of Labour and Social Protection, offers a strategic review of the evolution of Kenya’s social protection sector between 2011 and 2017 and includes many lessons for other countries as they seek to expand their social protection systems.
‘I feel more loved’: Autonomy, self-worth and Kenya’s universal pension
This paper presents the findings of a qualitative research study conducted in order to observe the impacts of Kenya’s social pension on one rural community. This unique research required the...