Social protection provides a safety net for the vulnerable through policies and programs that offer financial assistance, healthcare coverage and social insurance. “It helps prevent social exclusion and promotes social inclusion,” said Mahamane Cisse-Gouro, Director of the Human Rights Council and Treaty Mechanisms Division of human rights office OHCHR. Long-term gender gap The long-term gender gap has…

Solomon Kollie[1], 28, is a member of the Seen-Wen Accountability Forum, located in Gbarzon District, Grand Gedeh County, Liberia. Already a farmer when the ActionAid Building Better Futures project began, Solomon was chosen to be a participant as he and his family depend on farming for their livelihood. Solomon is married in the traditional way…

Thirteen million people in 24 countries have benefited from increased access to improved social protection systems through an innovative program on sustainable financing. Sustainably financing social protection systems covers the way that governments mobilize, allocate and manage public resources to ensure they are viable in the long run. The program, on improving synergies between social protection…

Payment of unconditional cash to rural poor in Maryland County, Liberia. The SCT program is financed by the World Bank

A dwelling place in Logan Town Monrovia