It suggests the improvement of the efficiency in tax collection which is. This policy introduces a shift from the social welfare approach of the developmental social welfare policy to a complete framework leading to coordinated actions. Social protection system the policy sets out the following key social protection objectives. The regulations governing public and privatesector pensions are identical, but private. Social protection, household size, and its determinants. Public disclosure authorized social protection and pension.
This policy guide explains how to design inclusive and. The psnp is a largescale governmentimplemented social transfer, or social protection, programme in ethiopia. Ethiopia would not be achieved through a collection of ad hoc and targeted programs of the safety net variety. Microsoft word final version of the policy document march 21 2012. Toolkit ii about the project the shockresponsive social protection systems study is a research programme 2015 to 2018 led by oxford policy management opm, in consortium with the overseas development institute odi, the cash learning partnership calp and inasp. A focus on child protection within social protection systems. Policy coherence and social protection in ethiopia mdpi. Safety nets and social protection social protection has recently become central in the development agenda, because poor people in african countries are becoming more and more exposed to risks, owing to the aids crisis, changes in international markets, and endemic natural. Unicefs social protection programme collaborates with the government of ethiopia to establish an integrated social protection system that benefits all ethiopians, particularly the most vulnerable children and their families. Ethiopia, social protection, nonstate actors, policy relevance. National social protection policy of ethiopia global. Social security is a human right as it is stated in the declaration of human rights from 1949. Ethiopias major vehicle for social protection is the productive safety net program psnp, which has provided transfers to poor and food insecure rural households since 2005.
It provides the framework for the coordination and provision of social protection services in ethiopia defining the roles and responsibilities of the government of ethiopia, at federal, regional and local level to manage a social protection system to fulfil the constitutional rights of citizens. Background activated in 2008, the unhcrled ethiopia protection cluster focuses on the rights and needs of specific vulnerable groups, including women, children, persons with disabilities, elderly and internally displaced persons idps, and is led by unhr. Using theory and experimentation to understand how to help combat poverty rema hanna harvard university dean karlan yale university march 2016 abstract antipoverty programs come in many varieties, ranging from multifaceted, complex programs to more simple cash transfers. Social protection should be part of the short and longterm response to the health, food security and socio economic consequences of the pandemic. Implementation challenges of the social protection system in ethiopia. How to design inclusive social protection systems this is the second in a series of four policy guides developed to support policymakers and practitioners in asia and the pacific in their efforts to strengthen social protection. Particularly concerning is that while rural poverty declined from 199596 to 200405, it does not. Impacts of social protection programmes in ethiopia on. Eplaua environmental protection, land administration and use authority esia environmental and social impact assessment esmp environmental and social management plan fdre federal democratic republic of ethiopia fepa federal environmental protection authority. Federal democratic republic of ethiopia environmental and. In africa and elsewhere, social protection measures have been shown to be greatly beneficial for children. At the turn of the millennium, social protection became a new priority for both states of the global south and international development policy more generally.
Social protection encompasses three broad sets of public action. Some forms of social protection such as public works and cash transfers can create community assets, stimulate local markets and generate. Social protection, safety nets and graduation models. Longterm goals include improving opportunities for inclusive growth, human capital development, equity and social stability. Other forms of social protection aim at longerterm development and enabling people to move permanently out of poverty babajanian et al. Teka and bisrat weldesilassie creative commons license. In ethiopia, social protection has always been intertwined with agriculture and rural development devereux and guenthe 2009, and over the years, this interlinkage has become progressively stronger. Social protection refers to a set of policies to help women, men and children reach or maintain an adequate standard of living and good health throughout their lives. This is a pdf file of an unedited manuscript that has been accepted for publication. Social protection can play a transformative role in the lives and livelihoods of poor people. Social protection in ethiopia as part of the braced knowledge manager, this briefing summarises evidence from kenya on how largescale national social protection programmes contribute to resilience. Implementation challenges of the social protection system. Impacts of social protection programmes in ethiopia on child work and education 2 the policy context addressing chronic poverty in ethiopia is a serious challenge. Effective social protection contributes to social cohesion resulting in accelerated achievement of socio.
Citeseerx document details isaac councill, lee giles, pradeep teregowda. It is considered by some writers as the largest social protection programme in africa. In recent years, crop insurance has also been started in rural ethiopia to assist smallholder farmers fend off against drought. Care ethiopias commitment to the organizations global evidence system entails integrating and reporting annually on a common. The importance of social protection is increasingly being recognised worldwide, especially with the food price and global economic. The government of the federal democratic republic of ethiopia has been developing and implementing policies and strategies to alleviate the economic and. Practices, problems and prospects of pension plans in ethiopia.
Social protection or social security is, therefore, a human right as well as an economic and social necessity. Using theory and experimentation to understand how to help combat poverty rema hanna harvard university dean karlan yale university march 2016 abstract antipoverty programs come in many varieties, ranging from multifaceted, complex programs to. The potential for nutrition sensitive social protection comes in part from its scale. Countryspecific background on social protection 22 kenya 22 uganda 24 ethiopia 26 2. Establishing ethiopias social protection framework is part and parcel of an integrated approach to the progressive. At some point, it had reached over seven million chronically food insecure people. This is a reprint of the social protection strategy sps of the asian development bank, approved in september 2001. Implementation challenges of the social protection system in. The already implemented national social protection strategy nsps in ghana contains. In addition, safety nets are generally well targeted to the poor and. The social welfare development policy has set the following priority directions regarding older. Social protection interventions assist individuals, households, and communities to better manage the income risks that leave people vulnerable.
Participatory rural appraisal report, spida working paper series adupenhadpuucl spidawps1022017, september, 2017. In particular, the conceptual framework adopted here suggests evaluating resiliencebuilding efforts on the basis of three outcomes. National social protection policy of ethiopia cmp cowash. World bank social protection is the provision of benefits to households and individuals through public or collective arrangements to protect against low or declining living standards. We provide new evidence on the impact of social protection interventions on household size and the factors that cause the household size to change. Social protection is conceived in several ways and generally interchangeably used with social security, social safety net, social insurance, social transfers, to save lives and livelihoods. Eligibility for social protection, whether in the form of a safety net i. Ideally, graduation as a social assistance approach takes place in conjunction with other social assistance programs, and complementary to an overall national social protection agenda that 1 addresses the protection of those ineligible for graduation programs, and 2 promotes sound macroeconomic and labor policies that benefit the poor. Author, retrieved from curateden334431468257671686 pdf 486330pad0corr1orrigendum0together1. Ethiopia, social protection, financing, fiscal space, official.
Abstract evaluating the real impact of social protection instruments on social welfare is an important concern for governments, policymakers, and donors. Zeremariam fre, gabriel temesgen, zaid negash, selamawit t. The first sub national protection cluster in gambella. However, there is still much space for improvements in existing social security schemes, especially in africa. Proclamation 9162008, definition of powers and duties of the executive organs of the fdre. Social protection is a response to vulnerabilities that people face. Social protection and growth objectives these reforms are intended to enhance main objectives of social protection policy of ethiopia.
Potential beneficiaries should be considered extremely poor households suffering extreme levels of deprivation as measured by hunger, that have no assets and means of supporting themselves and receive no regular assistance from relatives and labourconstrained households with no ablebodied members aged 1960 who can undertake work. Protect poor and vulnerable individuals, households, and communities from the adverse effects of shocks and destitution increase the scope of social insurance increase access to equitable and quality health, education and social. Contents executive summary 4 introduction 6 our approach and methodology 9 1. Establishing ethiopias social protection framework is part and parcel of an integrated. Ids working paper 232 transformative social protection. Federal democratic republic of ethiopia country environmental. A social protection framework and strate gy for unicef ii list of abbreviations aids acquired immune deficiency syndrome almp active labour market program crc convention on the rights of the child eccd early childhood care and development esa eastern and southern africa esaro eastern and southern africa regional office of unicef dfid department for international development uk. Social protection is a human right, grounded in the right to social security,2 and enshrined in the universal declaration of human rights 1948. Before 2005, the country had an ad hoc social protection policy of. This minimalist approach to social protection is consistent with the 1996 developmental social. Establishing ethiopias social protection framework is part and parcel of an integrated approach to the progressive realization of social and economic rights noted in the constitution. Long considered a privilege of developed countries, social protection is now recognized for the role it can play in addressing poverty and vulnerability in developing countries. The premise of the paper is that social protection for the poorest is both a human right, enshrined in international covenants such as the universal declaration and the crc, as well as an important instrument for achieving broad based growth. Pdf on jan 1, 2009, stephen devereux and others published agriculture.
Energy resource mix in ethiopia current status and future direction 17. Enhancing social protection for hiv prevention, treatment. Social protection in ghana friedrich ebert foundation. Gabriella olofsson, alfhild petren, bill bell, eva nordfjell, nicola. Agriculture and social protection in ethiopia are inextricably interconnected. Productive safety net programme psnp social protection. National social protection policy of ethiopia global social. Safety nets and social protection social protection has recently become central in the development agenda, because poor people in african countries are becoming more and more exposed to risks, owing to the aids crisis, changes in international markets, and.
Unicefs social protection programme is providing the required support to make the social protection system a reality. If you reside in ethiopia and have questions regarding services provided by the social security administration ssa, you must contact the ssa federal benefits unit fbu located in rome, italy. Impacts of social protection programmes in ethiopia on child. Social protection policy overarching objective create an enabling environment in which ethiopian citizens have equitable access to all social protection services that will enhance their growth and development. It can enable poor people to participate in and benefit from economic activities. According to official documents, the headcount index in. Social protection is a key step in adbs battle to have asia and the pacific region free of poverty. How is social protection building resilience in ethiopia. Smallholder farming is the dominant livelihood activity for the majority of ethiopians, but it is also the. A focus on child protection within social protection systems transforming childrens lives 7 acknowledgements the author would like to thank the following for their help and support in writing this report. Safety net program psnpthe secondlargest social protection program in africa.
Author, retrieved from pdf486330pad0corr1orrigendum0together1. The csc has proved to be an important platform for amplifying womens voice in particular. Social protection, household size and its determinants. Social protection in ethiopia is primarily allocated through communitybased targeting. Under the umbrella of the psnp, using the psnp beneficiary lists and the same benefit level, the government of ethiopia with the support of unicef, is piloting the integrated nutrition and social cash transfer programme insct in the southern nations, nationalities and peoples region snnpr shashego and halaba woredas and oromya. Why we need social protection this is the first in a series of four policy guides developed to support policymakers and practitioners in asia and the pacific in their efforts to strengthen social protection. Productive safety net the flagship and largest social protection program. Impacts of social protection programmes in ethiopia. Childsensitive social protection is inherently a rightsbased notion that places an obligation on governments to take the necessary policy, institutional and budget ary measures to provide adequate social protection to in this case children as. Why nutrition sensitive social protection can be important for reducing undernutrition.
Pdf agriculture and social protection in ethiopia researchgate. As, in the past, social protection policies were considered unsuitable for development countries, the elevation of social protection to the level of a preferred instrument of development marks a fundamental paradigm shift. The sps spells out the scope of social protection and commitment of the. Social protection for inclusive development in afar region of ethiopia. This first guide explains the basic principles of why social protection is needed. The africa union social policy framework for africa 2009 says the purpose of. Scope and priorities of the national social protection policy.
A propoor outcome results from a propoor strategy mofed 2002. Ethiopia human rights report 28 june18 laramie, wyoming. Social protection for inclusive development in afar region. Citeseerx agriculture and social protection in ethiopia. Abstracts this thesis is an attempt to examine the development of social security, in particular, the practices, problems and prospects of pension plan in ethiopia. Protect poor and vulnerable individuals, households, and communities from the adverse effects of shocks and destitution. Exploring the implications of formal and informal social.