DFAT-ILO-UNICEF: Leaving no one behind: Establishing the basis for social protection floors in Lao PDR
Project properties
LAO/20/01/CEF Asia and the Pacific Lao PDR UNICEF Australia Completed This project is part of the Global Flagship Programme on Building Social Protection Floors for All
Description
This project is designed to fit within the 2-year timeframe for the Australian Development Accelerator (ADA) support. Two co-dependent components will provide the foundations for the adoption of the the Mother and Early Childhood Grant (MECG), which will be initially funded through donor assistance. The proposed design – which will be completed during the inception phase of the programme – builds on lessons from past experiences in both Lao PDR and peer countries in South-East Asia. The action emphasises a holistic approach to promoting the adoption of scaled-up social transfers to tackle child poverty and malnutrition in Lao PDR. While the MECG pilot exercise is central to this action, experience shows that unless accompanied by parallel actions to establish the legislative, policy and fiscal environments, isolated pilot initiatives rarely succeed. Therefore, the resulting joint UN programme combines the development of a sustainable social protection system with the implementation of the Government’s flagship social welfare intervention to be supported by this action.SDG
Goals
- End poverty in all its forms everywhere
Time
01.07.2020 - 30.06.2022
Budget
133,880 / 134,200
Development Cooperation