Social Protection for the Poorest in Africa - Learning from Experience
8th - 10th September, 2008
Kampala, Uganda
Development Research & Training (Uganda)
Brooks World Poverty Institute
Description
This international conference will bring together practitioners, researchers and policy-makers involved in the development, design and implementation of social protection programmes, especially those which aim to address extreme and chronic poverty, with the aim of learning from existing programmes and informing the extension of social protection in Africa.
The conference concept note is available to download here
Speakers and schedule
Key speakers and participants include:
- Dr. Sonya M Sultan, DFID, Ghana
- Tamar T Schrofer, UNICEF, Ghana
- Charles Lwanga-Ntale, Conference organiser
- Hon. Suleiman Madada, Minister of State for Disability
- Hon. Prof. Ssemakula Kiwanuka, Minister of State for Planning
- Hon. Mwesigwa Rukutana, Minister of State for Labour
- His Lordship Hon. Justice James Ogoola, The Principal Judge
Event website
Visit the conference website for details on how to register, the programme and additional information and resources
Meeting reports
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Papers
- Compendium of papers presented at the conference
- Social Protection for the Poorest
- Perspective for Social Protection in West and Central Africa
Resources and links