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All resources on social protection and development including materials on inclusive development; social health protection; gender equality; digital inclusion; cash transfers; child labour; and modern slavery.
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Interventions to support victims of modern slavery
Helpdesk Report
January 23, 2018

This review found few evaluations of interventions to support victims of modern slavery, even though there is recognition of the need for support services. While there is little evidence on effectiveness of interventions, the literature highlights the importance of victim-centred, holistic (multi-disciplinary) approaches to supporting victims. There is strong consensus in the literature on the… Read more

Mental Health, Modern Slavery, Rights, Work and Labour
Social Protection
Digital inclusion – recent trends and messages
Helpdesk Report
November 23, 2017

This annotated bibliography collates extracts from recently published flagship policy reports on digital inclusion in international development, highlighting the key messages, trends and issues. The digital inclusion agenda seeks to close the gaps in access to, and adoption of, fast evolving information and communication technology (ICTs) services, particularly mobile phones and the internet. It is… Read more

Development Policy, Digital inclusion, Technology
Social Protection
Overview of child labour in the artisanal and small-scale mining sector in Asia and Africa
Helpdesk Report
November 23, 2017

This rapid review synthesises data from academic, policy, and NGO sources on child labour in the artisanal and small-scale mining (ASM) sector in Asia and Africa. ASM refers to small groups engaged in low-cost, low-tech, labour-intensive excavation and processing of minerals. Therefore, a clear distinction can be made between industrial and large-scale (usually licensed) mining… Read more

Child labour, Children and Youth, Livelihoods, Mining, Work and Labour
Social Protection
Conflict-sensitive cash transfers: social cohesion
Helpdesk Report
October 3, 2017

The literature suggests that the effects of social protection initiatives such as cash transfers and vouchers on social cohesion are positive, but there is very little empirical evidence to back this. This review found no research comparing cash transfers and vouchers from the perspective of social cohesion. However, experience of cash transfers in developing countries,… Read more

cash transfers, Conflict, Social Protection
Social Protection
Conflict-sensitive cash transfers: unintended negative consequences
Helpdesk Report
October 3, 2017

There are various risks – notably theft, diversion, corruption, security, targeting, misuse by beneficiaries, inflationary effects – associated with cash transfer programmes in fragile contexts. However, the literature indicates that – while different – these are not any greater than those associated with other forms of aid, e.g. vouchers or in-kind goods, and could even… Read more

cash transfers, Conflict, Social Protection
Social Protection
Children in care institutions
Helpdesk Report
September 15, 2017

The most common adverse effects that children who grow up in residential care experience include: developmental delays; behavioural problems; attachment disorders; lack of life skills; institutionalisation; and difficulty forming and maintaining healthy relationships. The literature is extremely clear that residential care should be a last resort for children separated from their parents, following family support,… Read more

Care institution, Children and Youth
Social Protection
Civil society organisations supporting accountability in cash transfer programmes
Helpdesk Report
September 8, 2017

This five day rapid review looks at the experiences globally of civil society organisations providing or supporting accountability mechanisms in cash transfer programmes. Bhargava and Raha’s (2015: 12) review of civil society engagement with cash transfer programme accountability found only few studies, suggesting to them that there is a significant knowledge gap. A mixture of… Read more

Accountability, cash transfers, civil society, Livelihoods, Social Protection
Health
Social Protection
Women and girls with disabilities in conflict and crises
Helpdesk Report
September 8, 2017

People with disabilities have been found to ‘form one of the most socially excluded groups in any displaced or conflict-affected community’ (Pearce et al, 2016: 119). They may have difficulty accessing humanitarian assistance programmes, due to a variety of societal, attitudinal, environmental and communication barriers, and are at greater risk of violence than their non-disabled… Read more

Gender
Social Protection
Changing gender and social norms, attitudes and behaviours
Helpdesk Report
September 8, 2017

Social norms are informal rules and shared social expectations that shape individual attitudes and behaviour (Arias, 2015; Marcus and Harper, 2015). Gender norms are social norms that relate specifically to gender differences. A common gender norm, for example, is that women and girls will and should do the majority of domestic work (Marcus and Harper,… Read more

Gender Equality, Social norms, Social Protection
Social Protection
Modern slavery in the DRC
Helpdesk Report
September 8, 2017

‘Modern slavery’ encompasses a variety of situations in which one person is forcibly controlled by one or more others for the purpose of exploitation (Cockayne, 2015). ‘Forced or compulsory labour’ is defined by the ILO Forced Labour Convention as ‘all work or service which is exacted from any person under the menace of any penalty… Read more

Livelihoods, Work and Labour
Education
Social Protection
Child Domestic Work
Helpdesk Report
September 8, 2017

The definition of Child Domestic Work (CDW) is contested. Whilst international law defines children as any person under the age of 18 years old, in some countries, the national minimum age to work can be as low as 14 years old. Furthermore, socio-cultural patterns and national level policies add an additional dimension to how CDW… Read more

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