Foundations of Social Protection for Targeted and Effective Poverty Reduction (FOSTER)
Zimbabwe’s social protection system is characterised by low coverage, poor targeting, weak coordination and high fragmentation, making it inadequate to assist the growing number of poor and vulnerable people. These contributions to the World Bank and UNICEF, two expert organisations on social protection, aim to strengthen the foundational architecture to improve, expand and manage access to social assistance, livelihood support, and resilience services for vulnerable groups.
| Pays/région | Thème | Période | Budget |
|---|---|---|---|
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Zimbabwe |
Développement économique inclusif Gouvernance Prévention des catastrophes
Protection sociale
Politique du secteur publique |
01.12.2024
- 30.11.2028 |
CHF 7’300’000
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- An estimated 2-7 million vulnerable individuals that are seasonally food insecure and could be better targeted with shockresponsive social protection
- An estimated 95’000 households under the government-run Harmonized Social Cash Transfer (HSCT), that would benefit from better targeting and grievance and redress mechanisms
- Government officers, policymakers and implementing authorities
- Development partners currently operating with non-harmonised beneficiary lists and targeting approaches
- Improved targeting and coordination of social protection programmes through an established Social Registry
- Conducive social protection policy environment, budget allocations, and improved stakeholder coordination
- More shock-responsive and accountable national social assistance programmes
- Stronger Civil registry system, feeding into the Social Registry
- Social registry populated with 20% of the population, based on a harmonised data collection questionnaire
- Updated National Social Protection Policy Framework; Strategy and Action Plan developed
- Social Protection Act enunciated
- Updated Proxy Means Test (PMT) formula for urban and rural areas
- Grievance and Redress Mechanism for government-operated social protection programmes
- Manual on shock-responsive social protection documented
- Interoperability of health system and civil registry ensured
- Digitized civil registry sub-offices in remote areas and capacitated traditional leaders to notify births and deaths
- 2016 Social Protection Policy Framework
- Advanced work on a Integrated Social Protection Management Information System (ISPMIS) to serve as a basis for a social registry
- Establishment of National Social Protection Steering Committee
- Operational Harmonised Social Cash Transfer (HSCT) programme currently covering 90’000 households
- Manual handling of grievance and redress cases
- Sectreur privé étranger Sud/Est
- Fonds des Nations Unies pour l’enfance
- Banque mondiale - L'Association internationale de développement IDA
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Secteur selon catégorisation du Comité d'aide au développement de l'OCDE INFRASTRUCTURE ET SERVICES SOCIAUX DIVERS
GOUVERNEMENT ET SOCIETE CIVILE
PREVÉNTION CATASTROPHES / PRÉPARATION À LEUR SURVENUE
Sous-Secteur selon catégorisation du Comité d'aide au développement de l'OCDE Services sociaux
Politiques publiques et gestion administrative
Prévention des catastrophes et préparation à leur survenue
Type d'aide Mandat sans gestion de fonds
Contribution à des projets ou programmes
Numéro de projet 7F10715
| Contexte | Zimbabwe faces severe socio-economic challenges, with extreme poverty affecting over 50% of the rural population and approximately 15% of urban dwellers. In the past two decades, the country has endured repeated economic downturns, climate-related shocks and health crises, leading to an increase of the extreme poverty rate from 23% in 2011 to 43% in 2021, and significant multidimensional poverty including deprivations related to health, education and access to basic social services. In this context, effective and shock-responsive social protection is essential for poverty alleviation, and enhancing the resilience and access to services of vulnerable households. Despite a broad consensus on its importance, Zimbabwe’s social protection system remains inadequate, characterised by weak sector coordination, fragmentation, and limited coverage. Establishing a well-functioning social registry, a supportive policy framework, and links to other support systems are critical opportunities to address these challenges and support efficient programme delivery across sectors. |
| Objectifs | Provide enhanced access to quality shockresponsive social protection services for poor and vulnerable households. This will ultimately contribute to poverty reduction, climate resilience, and inclusion. |
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| Résultats |
Principaux résultats attendus: Principaux résultats antérieurs: |
| Direction/office fédéral responsable |
DDC |
| Partenaire de projet |
Partenaire contractuel Institution financière internationale (IFI) Secteur privé Organisme des Nations Unies (ONU) |
| Coordination avec d'autres projets et acteurs | Strengthening Social Protection in Zambia (2022-2026); African Risk Capacity ARC (2021-2026); future emergency response projects such as the 2024 drought response |
| Budget | Phase en cours Budget de la Suisse CHF 7’300’000 Budget suisse déjà attribué CHF 1’502’000 Budget y compris partenaires de projet CHF 14’200’000 Projet total depuis la première phase Budget de la Suisse CHF 0 Budget y compris partenaires de projet CHF 7’300’000 |
| Phases du projet | Phase 1 01.12.2024 - 30.11.2028 (Phase en cours) |
