In this episode, our guests focus on the role of active labour market policies (ALMPs) in guaranteeing, supporting or even creating income-generation activities. Among other topics, we discuss the possible role of ALMPs in reducing informality in developing countries, and how well-integrated they are with other social protection mechanisms such as social insurance and social security.
Guests for this episode include:
In the “Quick Wins” segment, Jean Claude Muhire, Rwanda Programme Director for the Ultra-Poor Graduation Initiative, BRAC, explains how ‘Graduation’ approaches, famous for being implemented in Bangladesh and Southeast Asia, are now being implemented in different contexts such as in Rwanda.
Quick Wins links:
Article: https://oecd-development-matters.org/2022/06/27/how-graduation-can-complement-social-protection-for-women-in-extreme-poverty/
https://www.worldbank.org/en/results/2023/01/04/strengthening-social-protection-systems-in-rwanda-to-increase-resilience-and-build-human-capital#:~:text=Rwanda%20struggled%2C%20however%2C%20to%20translate,percent%20of%20the%20total%20population
Emerging Trends in the Indo-Pacific Series Ep. 02 | Social Protection for Gig Workers in Southeast Asia
Ep. 37 | The Evolution of Social Protection in the Pacific
Ep. 36 | Gender-Transformative Social Protection
Ep. 35 | Exploring COP28: Supporting Just Transition through Social Protection
Ep. 34 | Looking Back on Social Protection in 2023
Shaping the G20 Agenda: Social Protection, Development and Global Priorities
Children on the Move
Accountability in Social Protection and Humanitarian Contexts
Impacts of Social Protection
Home-Grown School Feeding Programmes
Care Economy: Reducing Unpaid Work and Inequality
Resilience building through Adaptive Social Protection
GBV Series Ep. 3 | Addressing and Supporting Survivors of Violence through Social Protection
GBV Series Ep. 2 | Designing Social Protection to Safeguard and Mitigate against Gender-Based Violence
GBV Series Ep. 1| How Can Social Protection Impact Gender-Based Violence?
Ep. 22 | Digital Financial Inclusion
Ep. 21 | Looking Back at Social Protection in 2022
Ep.20 | Addressing Climate Risks through Social Protection
Ep. 19 | Mind the Nutrition Gap
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