Why Social Protection programmes have attracted domestic political support in Uganda: Evidence from Social Assistance Grant for Empowerment (SAGE) Pilot programme

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2014
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This paper examines why Social Protection interventions such as the current Social Assistance Grant for Empowerment (SAGE) pilot programme in 14 districts of Uganda has attracted more domestic political support in the recent years than before 2006. The paper further highlights the political factors that were previously an obstacle to the implementation of social protection programmes including the predominant political (and socio-economic) paradigm factors, negative elite attitudes, politics within institutions and lack of genuine knowledge among stakeholders about social protection. The paper also examines factors that have contributed to the increased domestic political support for the SAGE pilot programme in Uganda. The factors discussed include Civil Society pressure, donor support and policy influence, the current political environment and institutional capacity building through trainings as well as study trips. The paper demonstrates that over the past few years, there has been an effort to increase knowledge and discussions on the need for social protection and its affordability in Uganda which has attracted the attention of politicians. The paper indicates that “political buy-in” is necessary to ensure that social protection is given a high priority and is sustained. The paper concludes by arguing that politics in Uganda remains a central aspect in social protection advocacy in Uganda. As such, it is vital that domestic political support is won if social protection interventions such as SAGE are to be recognized as a priority policy and budget issue for Uganda.
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Mubiru, J. B. (2014). Why Social Protection Programmes Have Attracted Domestic Political Support in Uganda: Evidence From Social Assistance Grant for Empowerment (SAGE) Pilot Programme. In Conference Paper May.
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https://www.researchgate.net/profile/John-Bosco-Mubiru/publication/280306886_Why_Social_Protection_programmes_have_attracted_domestic_political_support_in_Uganda_Evidence_from_Social_Assistance_Grant_for_Empowerment_SAGE_Pilot_programme/links/55b0e95508aed621ddfd224a/Why-Social-Protection-programmes-have-attracted-domestic-political-support-in-Uganda-Evidence-from-Social-Assistance-Grant-for-Empowerment-SAGE-Pilot-programme.pdf
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