Accelerating the Achievement of Universal Social Protection to Leave No One Behind
Outcome 1: Social protection coverage in Malawi is extended and enhanced with the aim to increase inclusiveness, adequacy of benefits and fiscal space.
Outputs contributing to the outcome
- Output 1.1 – a comprehensive plan for the roll out of the national social protection policy is developed and implemented.
- Output 1.2 - studies identifying the needs, gaps, and opportunities to enhance the capacity of workers and enterprises in the informal economy, with a focus on gender and disability are conducted and shared.
- Output 1.3 - The campaign for ratification of Convention No. 102 is implemented, which will include comparative assessments between national legislation and practice and ILO social security standards at the request of tripartite stakeholders, and tripartite workshops to validate the conclusions and plan ahead.
- Output 1.4 – Consultations and constructive dialogue between constituents are conducted for policy reform of existing national social assistance programmes to better address the needs of older people (women and men), children and people with disabilities.
- Output.1.5 – a costing and fiscal space analysis for nationally defined social protection floors, to be discussed in national tripartite social dialogue process is conducted and published.
- Output 1.6 – An implementation plan for extending social protection coverage is designed and discussed in national tripartite social dialogue including an investment plan consolidating contributions from national government (relevant ministries and public institutions), funding partners (UN agencies, IFIs), and the private sector.