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ENHANCEMENT OF SOCIAL PROTECTION

MGLSD Initiates Social Protection

Capacity Development Strategy for

Local Governments

Stakeholders and ince 2019, the Government provision of a child cash transfer targeting
Isingiro District of Uganda, through the children of 0-2years and breastfeeding
Social Protection
Coordination Ministry of Gender, Labour mothers; strengthening of social protection
Committee after and Social Development, in systems; among others, with an eye on the
orientation in S collaboration with the World overall outcome of better-integrated, more
Isingiro
Food Programme (WFP) and the United efficient, transparent and nutrition-sensitive
Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has social protection systems and programmes
been implementing the Sida-funded and improved community and household
Child-Sensitive Social Protection (CSSP) resilience among refugees and host
Programme in the Refugee Hosting populations. A number of work-streams
Districts (RHDs) of West Nile. The districts have been implemented and the following
are; Adjumani, Arua, Madi-Okollo, Maracha, is a highlight of some of them;
Nebbi, Obongi, Koboko, Moyo, Pakwach, The Internal Capacity Development
Terego, Yumbe and Zombo. The joint Strategy
Programme aims to improve community In recent years, Uganda has made
and household resilience among refugees significant strides in expanding her social
and host populations through three protection sub-sector, aimed at fostering
specific objectives; i) improved economic human capital development and paving
inclusion of households; ii) improved child way for a more inclusive society. As part
and maternal nutrition; and iii) improved of this journey, Government, through the
maternal, neonatal and child health. Ministry of Gender, Labour and Social
The Programme is structured around Development developed the National
a number of components including; Social Protection Policy, 2015. The Policy,

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