Resilience Building through Social Protection
Given the current and continuing context of COVID-19, this module introduces you to types of shocks and their impacts and provides insights on how to design and implement a social protection system responsive to such shocks. Completing this module will help you develop a more shock-resilient change programme and social protection policies and programmes in the future.
4. Shock Responsive Social Protection: Building Resilience for Vulnerable Groups
This webinar explores the impacts of COVID-19 on the poor, especially informal workers and the global governmental responses towards protecting vulnerable populations.
Webinar Speaker(s): Stephen Devereux (Development Economist), Dr Michael Samson (Course Convenor)
Webinar Video Recording (starts at 00h06m15s)
Supporting Resource 1: In this webinar titled 'Protecting the Poor from COVID-19 Shock' organised by J-Pal South Asia and the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, the speakers talk about the implementation and design features the policymakers should consider in developing their cash transfer and other social protection programs to ensure ease of access for vulnerable populations. [Click here]
Supporting resource 2: The core focus of this webinar organised by socialprotection.org is on the integration of economic inclusion interventions like BRAC’s Graduation approach into the pandemic response and how they can be best utilised with social assistance to respond to current and emerging needs brought on by the crisis. [Click here]
Webinar Presentation for Supporting Resource 2