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The ODI Social Protection Programme aims to support the design and implementation of effective social protection policy and programming in poor countries.
Social protection – which encompasses the range of publicly mandated actions that seek to address risk and vulnerability among poor and near-poor households – is an important mechanism to reduce poverty among the poorest, particularly those excluded from the benefits of mainstream growth. Even if the Millennium Development Goals are met, more than one billion people will still live in poverty. Inequitable global growth means many are excluded from its benefits, yet social protection is not a priority in many poor countries.
We therefore work in partnership with stakeholders that play a role in shaping and funding social protection in these countries to better enable the development of effective social protection policy and programming.
The ODI website has two main sections on social protection: this section displays the full body of our work and information about our team, while the Social Protection theme page highlights key issues and flagship outputs.
Our interdisciplinary team works with development partners in effective social protection policy formulation and programming. Find out about team members and partners in ODI here.
The ODI Social Protection Programme aims to support the design and implementation of effective social protection policy and programming in poor countries. 
