Social Protection - Our work
The ODI Social Protection Programme aims to support the design and implementation of effective social protection policy and programming in poor countries.
Vulnerable groups, social development and social protection
Social protection can play a crucial role in supporting particular social groups, thereby reducing gender inequality and the inter-generational transmission of poverty.
Social protection and economic development
The impacts of social protection on economic growth are a deciding factor when governments are allocating resources to social protection programmes.
The politics of social protection
Resource allocation decisions for social protection are as much about power and ideology as cost and affordability.
Social protection and safety nets in risks, shocks and emergencies
Whilst chronic hunger and vulnerability suggests the need for long-term programmes, social protection also has a critical role to play in emergencies.
Implementing social protection
Through monitoring and evaluation, and understanding of social protection instruments, lessons can be learned about the most cost-efficient and effective ways to implement social protection.