Social policy

Reports and briefs available for baseline (2017), Round 2 (2018), Round 3 (2019) and Round 4 (2021) surveys. “Ujana Salama” (‘Safe Youth’ in Swahili) is a cash plus programme targeting adolescents in households receiving cash transfers under the United Republic of Tanzania’s Productive Social Safety Net (PSSN) programme. Implemented by the…, Document cover Baseline report (April 2018), This report presents the evaluation design and baseline findings from a 24-month, mixed methods study to provide evidence on the potential for an additional plus component targeted to youth that is layered on top of the Government of Tanzania’s Productive Social Safety Net to improve future economic opportunities for youth and facilitate their…, Document cover Round 2 (Midline) report (2020), This report provides midline findings from the impact evaluation of a cash plus model targeting youth in households receiving the United Republic of Tanzania’s Productive Social Safety Net (PSSN). Implemented by the Tanzania Social Action Fund (TASAF), with technical assistance of the Tanzania Commission for AIDS (TACAIDS) and UNICEF Tanzania, the…, Document cover Round 3 report (2020), “Ujana Salama” (‘Safe Youth’ in Swahili) is a cash plus programme targeting adolescents in households receiving the United Republic of Tanzania’s Productive Social Safety Net (PSSN). Implemented by the Tanzania Social Action Fund (TASAF), with technical assistance of the Tanzania Commission for AIDS (TACAIDS) and UNICEF Tanzania, the ‘plus’…, Document cover Round 4 report (2024), This mixed-methods impact evaluation examines the impacts of “Ujana Salama” (‘Safe Youth’ in Swahili) which is a cash plus programme targeting adolescents in households receiving cash transfers under the United Republic of Tanzania’s Productive Social Safety Net (PSSN) programme. Implemented by the Tanzania Social Action Fund (TASAF), with…, A Cash Plus Model for Safe Transitions to a Healthy and Productive Adulthood:Baseline Report Tanzania Social Action Fund (TASAF) Tanzania Commission for AIDS (TACAIDS) UNICEF Tanzania UNICEF Office of Research - Innocenti Economic Development Initiatives (EDI) April 2018 The findings, interpretations and conclusions expressed in this paper are…

The Government of Angola and its Development Partners developed and implemented Apoio à Protecção Social – APROSOC (‘Strengthening and expanding social protection to the vulnerable population in Angola’) between 2014 and 2022 as a first step towards establishing a national social protection system. A key component of the programme, Valor Criança,…

In an effort to mitigate the negative socioeconomic consequences of the COVID-19 containment measures in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), UNICEF and the World Food Programme initiated a cash transfer programme in the peri-urban commune of Nsélé, near Kinshasa, the capital of DRC. The intervention reached about 23,000 households in the…

Poverty is not just about money; it is multidimensional. For children, poverty can mean not having nutritious food, a place to call home, treatment when sick or access to a quality education. The deprivations are far worse for those growing up in humanitarian emergencies. And in all this, girls are at a higher risk of poverty because of deep-…, Related reports, Related news, ideas and articles

Children, particularly those living in poverty, continue to bear the brunt of conflict and humanitarian crises across regions. Nearly 40 per cent of children in countries affected by conflict or fragility live in extreme poverty compared to just 10 per cent for children who live in non-fragile states 1 . Social services should be prepared to…, Challenges by sector, Even relatively stable low- and middle-income countries struggle to adequately fund social services. On average,  spending on health, education and social protection in low- and middle-income countries remains below the recommended minimum levels  required to meet the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). For countries facing humanitarian crises,…, Recommendations, To bridge the funding gap and adequately finance social spending in humanitarian contexts, the following four actions are recommended to address the growing need: Investing in anticipation, preparedness and resilience. Despite the recommendations of the  UN High Level Panel on Humanitarian Financing , 93 per cent of humanitarian aid continues to…

When we think about the future, we tend to think about children and youth as beneficiaries of the world we create. But this approach — regardless of good intentions — is a missed opportunity to learn from young people and co-design a future that better reflects their priorities. This youth foresight playbook aims to facilitate a more inclusive…, This project is made possible with funding and enthusiastic support from unglobalpulse.org United Nations Global Pulse and the Ministry of Foreign of Affairs, Finland. We are grateful for their continued partnership and commitment to youth participation and child rights. November 2023, Designing a Youth-centred Journey to the FutureA YOUTH FORESIGHT PLAYBOOK Designing a Youth-centred Journey to the Future: A Youth Foresight Playbook i What is a Youth Foresight Playbook? Young people have been a driving force for change throughout history. It makes sense that they should also be deeply involved in imagining the future their…

Event: Livestream 28 November 2023 11:00 - 01:00 UTC+4 Museum of the Future Sheikh Zayed Rd Trade Centre 2 Dubai, United Arab Emirates, United arab emirates Click here to tune into the livestreamed event at 11.00am (GMT+4).    The UNICEF Innocenti Youth Engagement and Strategy team, in collaboration with the  Dubai Future Forum , is excited to…

This paper outlines how climate change can create specific gendered risks based on age and stage of the life course. Critical gendered risks for women that increase their vulnerability to climate shocks include: discriminatory social and gender norms; inadequate access to and control of assets and crucial resources; concentration in low-wage…

Our Future Pledge: An agenda for futures by youth is a toolkit and global campaign created by young foresight practitioners from across the globe, in partnership with UNICEF Innocenti – Global Office of Research and Foresight. The toolkit, a comprehensive resource to build youth foresight capacity, includes: An introduction to youth foresight A…, Join the campaign Our planet is in crisis. Temperatures are rising, sea levels are increasing, and social inequalities are growing.  Young people have the power to solve these challenges and shape the world we live in. But to do this, we need to look beyond the present and imagine the possibilities of tomorrow.   #OurFuturePledge is a campaign by…, Learn more, Watch the #OurFuturePledge campaign launch webinar, Acknowledgements, This project is made possible with funding and enthusiastic support from unglobalpulse.org United Nations Global Pulse and the Ministry of Foreign of Affairs, Finland. We are grateful for their continued partnership and commitment to youth participation and child rights., Contact, For more information please contact Shai Naides, Youth Engagement Manager at UNICEF Innocenti – Global Office of Research and Foresight, using the link below. April 2023, OUR FUTURE PLEDGEAN AGENDA FOR FUTURES BY YOUTH Acknowledgements 4 Welcome 4 Why youth foresight? 4 Introducing the Youth Foresight Fellowship 5 Acknowledgements 6 Report from the future the voice of the collective 7 Dj vu 8 Cries and Crises room 10 Inclusivity and Resilience room 13 The Disruption room 16 My preferred future 18 The Data Shaping…

Social protection is a universal human right and a precondition for a world free from poverty. It is also a vital foundation to help the world’s most vulnerable children fulfil their potential and increase their access to food, nutrition, education, and healthcare.  But worldwide, 1.77 billion children aged 0–18 lack access to a child or family…

Realizing all children’s rights does not come for free. To achieve this indispensable goal, careful planning and budgeting are needed. By collaborating with key partners, UNICEF’s Public Finance for Children work seeks to enhance the transparency, quality and size of public spending on children, to ensure that even the most disadvantaged children…

I feel like a human being now and the luckiest one as well. (LEAP 1000 participant,  Barrington et al. 2021 )   The Government of Ghana launched the  LEAP 1000 pilot  – a ‘cash plus’ programme – targeted at pregnant women and those with infants living in poor households in 2015. The motivation of the pilot was to support children during the first…