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Symposium on social protection in Southern Africa, May 23-25 2011

 There is growing recognition globally that a basic set of social transfers is a key element to realizing human rights. UN agencies, with the International Labour Organization (ILO) in the lead, is promoting the social protection floor, which suggests that countries need to provide cash or in- kind social transfers to create minimum income security and access to essential services. At the same time, many countries in Africa have expanded social protection dramatically – whether it is social pensions in Lesotho, the child support grant in South Africa or the productive safety net programme in Ethiopia.To take stock of these recent developments and discuss ways forward, the Centre for Social Development in Africa (CSDA) hosted an International Symposium themed Social Protection in Southern Africa: New Opportunities for Social Development at the University of Johannesburg from 23-25 May 2011. The symposium brought together specialists from the ILO and other UN and donor agencies, Northern scholars and experts as well as African researchers and practitioners from countries such as South Africa, Uganda, Lesotho, Malawi, Mozambique, Ethiopia, Botswana and Zimbabwe.

Source: Symposium on social protection in Southern Africa Brief

To read the brief on the main outcomes of from the Symposium, click here and for the programme, click here.

List of powerpoint presentations

  1. Bockstal, C.  The Social Protection Floor Global Initiatives. [Powerpoint]
  2. Chikadza, K. F.  Civil society support support for government led social cash transfer schemes in Malawi [Powerpoint]  [PDF]
  3. Freeland, N.  Social protection: The way forward for development partners? [Powerpoint] [Word Document]
  4. Kruger, J and Modise, B.  Evaluation of Retirement Systems of Countries within SADC. [Powerpoint] [PDF]
  5. Kurbiel, L.  Searching for equity within the Cesta Básica: The emerging social protection debate in Mozambique [Powerpoint] [Word Document]
  6. Laryea-Adjei, G.; Devereux, S.;   Motepe M.  Impact evalation of South AFrica's Child Support Grant [Powerpoint]
  7. Lund, F.   Working poor in the informal economy. [Powerpoint]
  8. Marius, O. Social Protection in Lesotho: Innovative Developments and reform challenges. [Powerpoint]
  9. Murungi, I. Expanding social protection in Uganda, [Powerpoint] [Word Document]
  10. Mushunje.  From Welfare to transformative social protection for OVC: A livelihoods based perspective [Powerpoint]
  11. Mupedziswa, R; Ntseane D.  The role of Social Protection in promoting social development in Botswana. [Powerpoint]  [Word Document]
  12. Nyenti MAT & Mpedi LG.  Impact of SADC Social Protection Instruments on the setting up of a minimum social protection floor in Southern African Countries.  [Powerpoint]
  13. Patel, L.; Hochfeld, T. Gender, Social protection and child well being:  A Gendered Analysis of the Child Support Grant in Doornkop.  [Powerpoint]
  14. Piachaud, D.  Social protection, redistribution and economic growth.  [Powerpoint] [Word Document]
  15. Ulriksen, M. Financing soical protection in Southern Africa: Status and Implications[Powerpoint] [Word Document]
  16. Vitic, I.   Social World Regions: A comparison of EU, ASEAN and SADC.   [Powerpoint]
  17. Zibagwe, S. Poor Child Focus in Social Protection and Resultant Unsustainable Social Development in Ethiopa.   [Powerpoint] [Word Document]

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