While statutory intervention should guarantee the widest coverage, difficulties in reaching rural populations or oversight of particular groups may mean that effective delivery of certain forms of social protection to the most vulnerable can only be assured by local communities. This session identified the community support institutions and mechanisms that deliver social protection for children most effectively, in addition to the challenges posed by the impact of HIV/AIDS, the potential reinforcement of gender inequalities and the potential for community exclusion to hinder the delivery of social protection to those in greatest need will be explored. Rather than just being seen as beneficiaries, how can children and young people effectively participate in community-delivered social protection?

Nikhil Roy, Anti-Slavery International
Roger Hart, Children's Environment Research Group
Chikonde Chiweze, Malawi
Gordon Oyoo, Kenya.
Chair:

Marie Staunton, Plan International