The 3rd Social Protection Conference 2023 is taking place from April 3rd to 6th at Kenya School of Government, Nairobi-Kenya #SPCKe2023
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Key moments captured as the Kenya Social Protection Conference 2023 comes to a close.
Key recommendations and call to actions have been presented by social protection stakeholders and partners.
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@UNICEF Representative and Co-Chair @ShaheenSnilofer presented the recommendations made on social protection from the conference to national and county governments.
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"There is need to push for joint shock responsive social protection" - @LaurenLandis1, Country Director @WFP_Kenya.
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The Cash Plus programmes provide linkages between social protection and other services, and the sector has solid shock-responsive components. #SPCKe2023 @UNICEFKenya
In #Kenya, 53% of children are multi-dimensionally poor & lack access in more than one area, including education, housing, nutrition, water, & sanitation according to @UNICEFKenya.
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"Existing plans designed to provide old age income security are struggling with low take-up, high administrative costs & high rates of withdrawals." - Yulia Smolyar, Senior Social Protection specialist, @WorldBank.
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Prevention, mitigation, preparedness, response, & recovery can be met through shock responsive social protection & there are many intersections & parallels between the five focal points of DRM & shock responsive social protection. - Peter Murgor,
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@FAOKenya in collaboration with other partners are implementing an Economic Inclusion Program to enhance disability inclusive social protection in Turkana.
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National Drought Emergency Fund (NDEF) is operational & includes resources ring-fenced for Hunger Safety Net Program cash transfer scale up (25% of the drought response component of the Fund).
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Kenya has a National Disaster Risk Financing Strategy, which includes the various instruments and mechanisms related to Hunger Safety Net Program scalability.
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Integrating climate adaptation into social protection programmes, including cash transfers and public works programmes, would increase resilience to climate change (high confidence).
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Climate change risks are higher where social protection gaps are bigger, indicating an objective convergence between the extension of social protection and climate change policies. - Gala Dahlet, Social Protection Officer @FAO @FAOAfrica @FAOKenya
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Today we are talking about Towards Shock Responsive Protection in Emergencies, Financing Social Protection, Cash-plus Interventions and Economic Inclusion Program in Kenya. We have great speakers and panelists lined up for this.
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Day 3: Insightful topics at the Kenya Social Protection Conference include: Towards Shock Responsive Protection in Emergencies, Financing Social Protection, Cash-plus Interventions and Economic Inclusion Program in Kenya. These and many more taking place at KSG. #spconference
We have enjoyed the Kenya Social Protection 2023 journey so fay and Day 3 of the conference still has great speakers and panelists lined up.
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President @WilliamsRuto while opening the Kenya Social Protection Conference 2023 highlighted key issues in the social protection sector among them cash transfers, universal health coverage, social security fund and school feeding programs.
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"To address child malnutrition and combat exclusion, the Universal Child Benefit Programme is undergoing a trial phase in Kajiado, Embu, and Kisumu counties, with the aim of promoting the economic advancement of children." -President @WilliamsRuto
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"We are in discussions with stakeholders in the social insurance sector so that beginning later this year, it will be possible to pay kshs300 and still keep the @nhifkenya cover." - President @WilliamsRuto
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"If we dont look after our vulnerable we will be a society that will be judged very harshly." - President @WilliamsRuto
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"From June 1st, the Social Protection cash transfer funds will be disbursed before salaries of public servants are disbursed." - President @WilliamsRuto
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"The standard of social protection is a good measure of sustainability and the promise of shared prosperity." - President @WilliamsRuto
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