This document summarizes the promotion of social protection in Uganda over three phases from 2002 to the present. In Phase I from 2002-2005, donors tried to integrate social protection into poverty reduction policies but faced challenges engaging key players. Phase II from 2006-2010 saw clearer strategies including cash transfer pilots and lobbying, which gained political approval. Phase III from 2011 onward achieved further rollout supported by presidential backing and increasing political demand from constituencies. However, social protection remains constrained by clientelist politics and competing priorities, raising questions about its long term prospects for an evidence-based, pro-poor social contract.
Tribal sub plan and Special Component PlanApurv Vivek
The Sub-Plan as presented in the summary is unique in many respects. It is mentioned in the preface that 'through the planning process was initiated about 25 years ago in the country, the rate of economic development of all the weaker sections of the community including the Adivasis has been extremely low in spite of special programmes for them'. The Sub-Plan proposed an allocation of Rs 130 crores for tribal areas in different districts.
Nick Pearce: Growth regimes, statecraft and incremental change. Presentation at seminar Reforming social security – What can we learn from basic income experiments? 17.12.2021.
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Minna Ylikännö: Ubi and ongoing social security reform. Presentation at seminar Reforming social security – What can we learn from basic income experiments? 17.12.2021.
Tribal sub plan and Special Component PlanApurv Vivek
The Sub-Plan as presented in the summary is unique in many respects. It is mentioned in the preface that 'through the planning process was initiated about 25 years ago in the country, the rate of economic development of all the weaker sections of the community including the Adivasis has been extremely low in spite of special programmes for them'. The Sub-Plan proposed an allocation of Rs 130 crores for tribal areas in different districts.
Nick Pearce: Growth regimes, statecraft and incremental change. Presentation at seminar Reforming social security – What can we learn from basic income experiments? 17.12.2021.
Jerome de Henau: Costing a Feminist Plan for a Caring EconomyAnna Elomäki
Jerome de Henaun esitelmä Tasa-arvovajeen ja VATT:n seminaarissa Plan F - Parempaa talouspolitiikkaa 30.11.2016
Jerome de Henau's presentation in the seminar "Plan F - Better Economic Policy by Tasa-arvovaje and VATT
Joe Chrisp: Policy, mirror, or metaphor? The political economy of ubi. Presentation at seminar Reforming social security – What can we learn from basic income experiments? 17.12.2021.
Minna Ylikännö: Ubi and ongoing social security reform. Presentation at seminar Reforming social security – What can we learn from basic income experiments? 17.12.2021.
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Women's participation in the labour market is dependent on a number of factors. The policies and the budget has to be gender sensitive to create an enabling environment for the women workers. We need to shift from the gender neutral approach to the gender sensitive approach.by asking the right questions during budget preparation.
Presentation by Prof. Hugh Frazer, Expert, National University of Ireland on the occasion of the EESC hearing on European minimum income and poverty indicators (Brussels, 28 May 2013)
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Long‐term unemployment has reached historic highs in the United States in recent years. Currently, nearly 40 percent of unemployed workers have been out of work for six months or longer, compared to a high of 25 percent in the 1980s recession. Lengthy periods of joblessness profoundly affect the economic and social resilience of workers and their families. Long‐term unemployment erodes assets, diminishes reemployment possibilities and significantly reduces lifetime wages. Additionally, the longterm unemployed face higher rates of family instability, mental and physical health problems.
Women's participation in the labour market is dependent on a number of factors. The policies and the budget has to be gender sensitive to create an enabling environment for the women workers. We need to shift from the gender neutral approach to the gender sensitive approach.by asking the right questions during budget preparation.
Presentation by Prof. Hugh Frazer, Expert, National University of Ireland on the occasion of the EESC hearing on European minimum income and poverty indicators (Brussels, 28 May 2013)
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In many countries inequality is growing as the benefits of economic growth go to the richest members of society. Inclusive Growth is all about changing the rules so that more people can contribute to and benefit from economic growth. For more information see www.oecd.org/gov/inclusive-growth-and-public-governance.htm
Presentation by Isabelle Engsted-Maquet (Policy officer, European Commission, DG EMPL A.2) on the occasion of the EESC hearing on European minimum income and poverty indicators (Brussels, 28 May 2013)
Digitalisation of finance activities: Challenges and opportunities - Thomas ...OECD Governance
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RPD Bites is a monthly scan covering issues and trends surfaced in various local mainstream media sources that would be of relevance to the Malay/Muslim community.
It is compiled by the Research and Planning Department (RPD) of Yayasan MENDAKI.
The key highlights for this month are:
1. Singapore remains extremely concerned over the economic and employment outlook in September.
2. The Government loosened more Safe Reopening measures to allow more sectors to resume operations in light of the improving COVID-19 situation.
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Senegal is a developing country which faces significant challenges to mobilize resources to finance its development and reduce poverty. At the same time, financial flows from migrant remittances continue to grow and have been above USD 1 billion a year for the last 8 years. Unfortunately, the government has not developed innovative strategies to tap into this significant source of finances. The main purpose of this project is to explore and propose an innovative mechanism to access and use remittances for financing development in a public private partnership (government and migrants) model.
Kenya Mobilizing financial resources needed for health in the SDG eraDeepak Mattur
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- ODA in Kenya: In 2013, ODA for Health reached its highest level at US$ 934 million. However, the outlook of future aid to Kenya remains flat.
- The share of government expenditure on health in Kenya has not shown a commensurate increase with its increase in GDP. The share has actually declined from 46% of the Total Health Expenditure in 2000 to 46% in 2000. Government needs to increase its share of health expenditure to meet the rising healthcare demands.
- At current level of health expenditure at US$ 1.9 BN, there exists an annual funding gap of US$ 1.4 BN to meet the needs of Healthcare services.
- Kenya needs to consider several instruments of innovative financing in order to achieve its financing needs for Health. Some of the potential options presented in this digital artefact are raising additional taxes, Debt-swaps and social bonds.
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Presented by Andrew O'Brien, Head of Policy at Charity Finance Group (CFG) and Dr Alexandra Kelso Associate Professor of Politics at Southampton University.
A look at the implications of the 2015 election, and the new policy landscape for voluntary organisations.
https://www.ncvo.org.uk/training-and-events/evolve-conference
As part of UNICEF Innocenti's workshop on social protection in humanitarian settings, Giuseppe Zampaglione of The World Bank presented his views on "Evidence of Social Protection in contexts of Fragility and Forced Displacement".
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Jennifer Schaus and Associates hosts a complimentary webinar series on The FAR in 2024. Join the webinars on Wednesdays and Fridays at noon, eastern.
Recordings are on YouTube and the company website.
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This session provides a comprehensive overview of the latest updates to the Uniform Administrative Requirements, Cost Principles, and Audit Requirements for Federal Awards (commonly known as the Uniform Guidance) outlined in the 2 CFR 200.
With a focus on the 2024 revisions issued by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB), participants will gain insight into the key changes affecting federal grant recipients. The session will delve into critical regulatory updates, providing attendees with the knowledge and tools necessary to navigate and comply with the evolving landscape of federal grant management.
Learning Objectives:
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- Identify the key changes and revisions introduced by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) in the 2024 edition of 2 CFR 200.
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Recordings are on YouTube and the company website.
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Highlights
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Citizenship numbers remain stable.
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Promoting Social Protection in Uganda: The Pros and Cons of 'Going with the Grain'
1. Promoting social protection in Uganda:
the pros and cons of ‘going with the grain’
Sam Hickey (ESID & GDI, UoM) and
Badru Bukenya (ESID & Makerere University)
DSA Conference, Bath
7-8 September 2015
2. Current status of social protection in Uganda
• Policy and legislative arrangements are largely in place
– e.g. 1995 Constitutional Commitments
• Multiple (uncoordinated) programmes
• Overall coverage of the sector is very low
– Low levels of spending in the sector – less than 1% of GDP (ILO 2014 says 1.16%)
– Financing for non-contributory social security only US$ 80 million in 2013 (0.33% GDP).
• 2013: towards higher levels of political commitment?
– President extends cash transfer pilot to a 15th District; plans for a national roll-out
– National Social Protection Policy Framework
3. The politics of development in Uganda
• The shifting political settlement in Uganda
– From a ‘dominant/developmental’ coalition (1990s) to ‘weak
dominant’ (since 2000)
– Pressures from excluded elites & rural base increase under multi-
partyism
• Ideas
– From poverty reduction (back) to structural transformation/economic
nationalism
• New (global) political economy (since mid-2000s)
– Declining reliance on ‘traditional’ donors, oil, China, Russia…
4. Promoting SP in Uganda
• A donor driven project
– WB and DFID
• Began around 2002
– ‘SP’ literally a foreign concept before this point
• Three phases
– 2002-6: Getting SP onto the policy agenda
– 2007-10: Establishing a pilot & national policy framework
– 2011-date: Roll-out
5. Phase I (2002-5)
• Donor-led efforts to integrate a focus on SP into the PEAP
– Raise awareness: studies, seminars, brown-bags
– Capacity-building: training for civil servants, wider support for key ministry
• Failed to engage key players (Ministry of Finance)
• Over-reliant on the (weak) Ministry of Gender
• Ideas: linked to poverty discourse
• Limited progress: strategy poorly aligned with dominant
incentives, ideas and actors…but SP now on the policy (if not
political) agenda
6. Phase II (2006-10)
Clearer strategy:cash transfers and national SP strategy.
Smarter tactics: (informed by PEA)
• Study Tours: key ministers sent to South Africa, Lesotho etc.
• Informal lobbying: e.g. breakfast meetings with Ministers
• Media: promote idea of SP and impacts of the pilot project
• Donors: co-ordination increases (e.g. UNICEF, DFID & IrishAid)
Also luck:
• New Minister of Finance is the ex-Minister of Gender
7. Progress…
• 2006: Memorandum of Understanding between DFID and
GoU to design and pilot a cash transfer programme signed.
• 2009: Cabinet approval for roll-out of the pilot cash transfer
programme (Social Assistance Grants for Empowerment)
• April 2010: SP is included in the National Development Plan
(2010-15), but with limited budgetary allocations.
• June 2010: Cabinet approves the establishment of the
Expanding Social Protection (ESP) programme within MGLSD
8. The importance of ideas
• “…back in 2008 when the Ministry of Gender first requested permission
from cabinet to implement the program. They were rejected. The feeling
in cabinet was that SP would lead to dependence, and was not
sustainable, it was seen as welfare hand-outs and government didn’t want
to give such…”
• “So what we did was that we redefined the program around vulnerability
of certain groups of people, old people, orphans and disabled whom
everyone would be comfortable giving money to basing on their
vulnerability rather than their income poverty…so when we re-articulated
the programme that way, cabinet approved it (in 2009). So I think that is
the first political lesson we learnt”.
– ESP source (Interview, March 2014)
9. My Government aims to
restore the dignity of our
senior citizens…through in
particular the provision of
Senior Citizens Grants…
Launching these grants in
Nebbi today, represents a
clear delivery on our
Manifesto promises.
President M7, Nebbi, International
Women’s Day 2012/Launch of SAGE
10. Phase III: 2011-
• National Social Protection Framework drafted and promoted
• 2013: formal Presidential support for the Senior Citizens Grant
– The 15th district (Yumbe, in W Nile) and national roll-out requested
• Ministry of Finance: now partially split
– Budgetary support for first time in 2014-5: 2bn UgSch, 7bn in 2015-16
– Senior bureaucrats and (ex)Minister opposed: cost/sustainability, other
priorities, sovereignty
• Political society now offering stronger support
• Political feedback from grassroots
– Cash transfers are now a political fact on the ground
– Understood within the rubric of patron-client relations
12. Concluding thoughts
• SP: a donor-driven agenda, only gains political support when
it reveals potential to support strategy for regime survival in
line with political settlement dynamics
• Increasingly competitive pressures, extend constituency in the North
• But other forms of clientelism preferred (including within MGLSD)
• ‘Going with the grain’ (e.g. ideas, political approach) has costs
– SCTs now on the ground but…
– Evidence-based advocacy?
– How pro-poor? Size of the transfer maintains the social ordering of poverty
• Social contract or mired in the politics of patronage?
Editor's Notes
1995 Constitution
promises social and economic rights of vulnerable groups like women;
reasonable provision for the aged
protection of children from social or economic exploitation; special protection for orphans and other disadvantaged children; support to PWD
