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.
| Paese/Regione | Tema | Periodo | Budget |
|---|---|---|---|
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Zimbabwe |
Inclusive economic Development Governance Prevenzione delle catastrofi
Protezione sociale
Politica del settore pubblico |
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
- Settore privato straniero Sud/Est
- Fondo delle Nazioni Unite per l’infanzia
- Banca Mondiale - IDA
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Settore in base alle categorie del Comitato di Aiuto allo sviluppo (DAC) dell'OCSE OTHER SOCIAL INFRASTRUCTURE AND SERVICES
GOVERNO E SOCIETÀ CIVILE
DISASTER PREVENTION AND PREPAREDNESS
Sotto-Settore in base alle categorie del Comitato di Aiuto allo sviluppo (DAC) dell'OCSE Social and welfare services
Politica del settore pubblico e gestione amministrativa
Prevenzione delle catastrofi e preparazione all'emergenza
Tipo di aiuto Mandato senza fondo fiduciario
Contributo al progetto e al programma
Numero del progetto 7F10715
| Contesto | 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. |
| Obiettivi | 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. |
| Gruppi target |
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| Effetti a medio termine |
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| Risultati |
Risultati principali attesi: Risultati fasi precedenti: |
| Direzione/Ufficio responsabile |
DSC |
| Partner del progetto |
Partner contrattuale Istituzione finanziaria internazionale Economia privata Organizzazione delle Nazioni Unite (ONU) |
| Coordinamento con altri progetti e attori | Strengthening Social Protection in Zambia (2022-2026); African Risk Capacity ARC (2021-2026); future emergency response projects such as the 2024 drought response |
| Budget | Fase in corso Budget Svizzera CHF 7’300’000 Budget svizzero attualmente già speso CHF 1’502’000 Budget inclusi partner del progetto CHF 14’200’000 Progetto totale dalla prima fase Budget Svizzera CHF 0 Budget inclusi partner del progetto CHF 7’300’000 |
| Fasi del progetto | Fase 1 01.12.2024 - 30.11.2028 (Fase in corso) |
