Browsing by Author "Uganda Social Protection Platform"

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    Investing in Social Protection in Uganda: The case for the Child Support Grant
    (UNICEF, 2017) Uganda Social Protection Platform
    This Policy Brief is part of a series and is based on the Social Protection: Investment Case developed by the Government of Uganda (2016). The business case was developed over one and a half years and rests of the best available data available at the time of drafting. Recently released GDP figures may significantly reduce the projected cost of scaling up some of the interventions proposed in the Investment Case.
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    Investing in Social Protection in Uganda: The case for the Disability Grant
    (UNICEF, 2017) Uganda Social Protection Platform
    This Policy Brief is part of a series and is based on the Social Protection: Investment Case developed by the Government of Uganda (2016). The business case was developed over one and a half years and rests of the best available data available at the time of drafting. Recently released GDP figures may significantly reduce the projected cost of scaling up some of the interventions proposed in the Investment Case.
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    Investing in Social Protection in Uganda: The case for the expansion of the Senior Citizens’ Grant
    (UNICEF, 2017) Uganda Social Protection Platform
    Senior citizens represent a vulnerable group in Uganda. For one they face economic constraints: approximately 85% of active older people engage in crop farming which is insufficient to provide a regular, stable income, and have no social security1. In addition, 85% of older persons in rural areas live in chronic poverty.2 Older citizens also face challenges due to disability as 66.8% of people above 60 have at least some difficulty in functional areas such as hearing, seeing, or others.3 Furthermore, their educational attainment is relatively low, with only 15.6% having completed either primary school or higher education levels.4 The impairments of older persons can affect future generations as older persons often have the task of caring for children.
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    Investing in Social Protection in Uganda: The Case for Universal Healthcare for Pregnant and Lactating Women, and Children under Five
    (UNICEF, 2017) Uganda Social Protection Platform
    This Policy Brief is part of a series and is based on the Social Protection: Investment Case developed by the Government of Uganda (2016). The business case was developed over one and a half years and rests of the best available data available at the time of drafting. Recently released GDP figures may significantly reduce the projected cost of scaling up some of the interventions proposed in the Investment Case.