Social Protection

Building social protection floors
and comprehensive social security systems

Result achieved

A policy measure to improve the financial and administrative governance of the social protection system, making it more robust has been adopted and operationalized (Step 3)

Number of countries that have adopted or operationalized policy measures to improve the financial and administrative governance of the social protection system, making it more robust (Step 3)
30.09.2020 KEN101 Public 2020-21 | 8.2.1

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Outcome summary

A learning and development strategy for social protection and a community of practice were launched

Outcome achieved

The government adopted a learning and development strategy for social protection through launching a community of practice (COP) on social protection to enhance knowledge and information exchange by social protection practitioners in September 2020. Process involved consultation with social partners

ILO's contribution to the outcome

Through a joint initiative with UNICEF, WFP and SDG Fund, ILO was a part of the Technical Working Group on the development of the Community of Practice and provided technical inputs in the development process (2019 to 2020). The capacity of the Kenya School of Government is being enhanced to institutionalize social protection trainings utilizing the TRANSFORM methodology.

Gender equality & non-discrimination

CPO deliverables linked to P&B output 8.1 include HIV and Disability responsive social protection to enhance the inclusion of these vulnerable groups in mainstream schemes and towards supporting maternity income protection.

Partnerships

WFP, FAO, UNICEF, UNAIDS, NSSF, NHIF, Women Fighting AIDS in Kenya

SDG

SDG SDG SDG
Goals
  • End poverty in all its forms everywhere
  • Ensure healthy lives and promote well-being for all at all ages
  • Promote sustained, inclusive and sustainable economic growth, full and productive employment and decent work for all
Targets
  • 1.3 Implement nationally appropriate social protection systems and measures for all, including floors, and by 2030 achieve substantial coverage of the poor and the vulnerable
  • 3.3 By 2030, end the epidemics of AIDS, tuberculosis, malaria and neglected tropical diseases and combat hepatitis, water-borne diseases and other communicable diseases
  • 8.5 By 2030, achieve full and productive employment and decent work for all women and men, including for young people and persons with disabilities, and equal pay for work of equal value
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