What makes our course unique?
Development Pathways is committed to designing evidence-based and context-specific solutions to social and economic policy challenges facing low- and middle-income countries. Our training course is focused on solutions to inclusive social protection and is based on our vast research and hands-on country experience. We gather global experts in the field to provide in-depth and interactive discussions on inclusive social protection.
Inclusive approach
We know from our research and experience that if social protection is to be effective, it must be inclusive and implemented as a right of all citizens. Social security is a human right, not charity. At the core of this is the inherent dignity of every person.
Evidence-informed
We have built a wealth of experience in engaging with policymakers so that they commit to investing in inclusive, lifecycle social protection schemes. Underpinning our policy advice is a strong commitment to following the evidence on what is effective. We will bring this experience to the course, which will build on successful courses that we have delivered in recent years.
Interactive
Development Pathways takes an interactive, empowering approach to learning in the training that we deliver. Plenary sessions and films on key topics will be accompanied by group work, exercises and games in which participants arrive at answers themselves. This provides an opportunity to build networks and access the insights of other attendees.
Course Structure: 2021 Sessions
All with gender cross cutting inputs.
Rationale for Social Protection: reconceptualising poverty, vulnerability and inequality
Understanding social protection: definitions, approaches and underpinning ideologies
A lifecycle social protection system: characteristics of core schemes
Evidence on the impacts of social protection, including on economic growth
A human rights approach to social protection and gender equity
The political economy of social protection
Reconceptualising targeting and the evidence on what works and what does not
Shock-responsive Social Protection
Financing social protection: costs, affordability and sources of funding
Bringing it all together: How to design inclusive and effective social protection national system
Each week, participants will gain access to:
E-coaching sessions where the trainer will be available for participants to ask questions or discuss the topic more in-depth
Background reading materials and other extra resources
A prompted discussion forum to encourage interaction between participants
Sneak Peek into the 2022 Core Sessions
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