Toward gender equality: A critical assessment of evidence on social safety nets in Africa
Over the last decade, social safety nets (SSNs) have rapidly expanded on the African continent, becoming a core strategy for addressing poverty and vulnerability, responding to shocks, increasing productivity, and investing in human capital. SSNs’ popularity among governments and other stakeholders...
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| author | Peterman, Amber Kumar, Neha Pereira, Audrey Gilligan, Daniel O. |
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| description | Over the last decade, social safety nets (SSNs) have rapidly expanded on the African continent, becoming a core strategy for addressing poverty and vulnerability, responding to shocks, increasing productivity, and investing in human capital. SSNs’ popularity among governments and other stakeholders has been bolstered by regional evidence showing that they are effective at combating poverty and food insecurity, increasing resilience and agricultural productivity, and improving the education and well-being of future generations (Bastagli et al. 2016; Garcia and Moore 2012; Handa et al. 2018; Hidrobo et al. 2018). By 2017, every country on the continent had at least 1 SSN, with the number ranging from 2 (Republic of the Congo and Gabon) to 56 (Burkina Faso), and the average country having 15 (Beegle, Coudouel, and Monsalve 2018). |
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| spelling | CGSpace1459892025-11-06T03:57:55Z Toward gender equality: A critical assessment of evidence on social safety nets in Africa Peterman, Amber Kumar, Neha Pereira, Audrey Gilligan, Daniel O. gender gender equality agricultural policies poverty social safety nets rural areas women Over the last decade, social safety nets (SSNs) have rapidly expanded on the African continent, becoming a core strategy for addressing poverty and vulnerability, responding to shocks, increasing productivity, and investing in human capital. SSNs’ popularity among governments and other stakeholders has been bolstered by regional evidence showing that they are effective at combating poverty and food insecurity, increasing resilience and agricultural productivity, and improving the education and well-being of future generations (Bastagli et al. 2016; Garcia and Moore 2012; Handa et al. 2018; Hidrobo et al. 2018). By 2017, every country on the continent had at least 1 SSN, with the number ranging from 2 (Republic of the Congo and Gabon) to 56 (Burkina Faso), and the average country having 15 (Beegle, Coudouel, and Monsalve 2018). 2019-10-31 2024-06-21T09:05:30Z 2024-06-21T09:05:30Z Book Chapter https://hdl.handle.net/10568/145989 en https://doi.org/10.2499/9780896293649 https://doi.org/10.2499/p15738coll2.133551 https://www.unicef.org/innocenti/stories/towards-gender-equality-social-protection https://doi.org/10.2499/9780896293793 Open Access application/pdf International Food Policy Research Institute Peterman, Amber; Kumar, Neha; Pereira, Audrey; and Gilligan, Daniel O. 2019. Toward gender equality: A critical assessment of evidence on social safety nets in Africa. In 2019 Annual trends and outlook report: Gender equality in rural Africa: From commitments to outcomes, eds. Quisumbing, Agnes R.; Meinzen-Dick, Ruth Suseela; and Njuki, Jemimah. Chapter 10, Pp. 140-148. Washington, DC: International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI). https://hdl.handle.net/10568/145989 |
| spellingShingle | gender gender equality agricultural policies poverty social safety nets rural areas women Peterman, Amber Kumar, Neha Pereira, Audrey Gilligan, Daniel O. Toward gender equality: A critical assessment of evidence on social safety nets in Africa |
| title | Toward gender equality: A critical assessment of evidence on social safety nets in Africa |
| title_full | Toward gender equality: A critical assessment of evidence on social safety nets in Africa |
| title_fullStr | Toward gender equality: A critical assessment of evidence on social safety nets in Africa |
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| title_short | Toward gender equality: A critical assessment of evidence on social safety nets in Africa |
| title_sort | toward gender equality a critical assessment of evidence on social safety nets in africa |
| topic | gender gender equality agricultural policies poverty social safety nets rural areas women |
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