Technical support on social protecion in Niger

This projects aims at supporting the establishment of a national social protection floor that includes the informal economy. Particular emphasis will be placed on extending basic security for women and victims of slave labour and forced labour. The project will support national coordination mechanisms through tripartite dialogue, promote a coherent and coordinated strategy for the establishment of national social protection floor guarantees, examine the budgetary implications of social protection guarantees, and contribute to the better protection for victims of forced labour. Interventions will address three complementary dimensions: the preparation and adoption of a national strategy for a social protection floor; the translation of the strategy into coordinated programmes implemented by the government; and support to resource mobilization so that social security measures can be put in place. Work under this project will contribute to the achievement of the SDG targets 1.3, 10.2 and 5.a. and will be undertaken in partnership with UNICEF and the World Food Programme.

Project symbol

NER/16/01/RBS

Admin unit

CO-Abidjan

Start date

01/01/2016

End date

31/03/2018

Total allocation

219930

Total expenditure

Status

Closed

219930

Development Partners

Core voluntary funds (RBSA)

Country/Countries

Niger

Outcomes

Creating and extending social protection floors