Result achieved
Outcome summary
The first Social Protection Week in Malawi was organised
Outcome achieved
The Malawi Government through Ministry of Finance, Economic Planning and Development organized the first ever Social Protection week in June 2018 aimed at creating awareness on social protection. The social protection week was attended by 216 participants among them government officials, social partners, development partners, civil society, media and students. The social protection week increased knowledge and understanding of social protection among key stakeholders. The second social protection week to be held in October 2019 is aimed at improving coordination and financing of social protection programmes in the country.
ILO's contribution to the outcome
With support from the project financed by the Government of Ireland, the ILO increased constituents’ knowledge and understanding of social protection concepts through a series of activities held during the Social Protection Week (June, 2018) including; orientation of key stakeholders through trainings and workshops targeted at Government and social partners and covered 30 representatives from civil society Organization, 16 media houses. In addition, ILO facilitated the discussion of four research papers with attendance of 30 people.
Gender equality & non-discrimination
The ILO is actively promoting gender equality in its training activities, by advocating for equitable participation of women in trainings and by mainstreaming gender issues and non-discrimination in its contents. TRANSFORM sensitization meetings advocate for the participation of women in trainings and the inclusion of partners at district level engaged directly with inclusion initiatives.