somalia

Somalia: President Unveils Social Safety Net Program to Reduce Poverty and Improve Human Capital

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molgov.so (19.04.2020) The Baxnano programe is intended to provide cash transfers to targeted poor and vulnerable households and establish the key building blocks of a national shock-responsive safety net system. The aim is to target 200,000 poor and vulnerable households (approximately 1.3 million individuals) across the Federal Member States of Somalia and provide them with nutrition-linked cash transfer. The families will be able to use the money for their immediate needs, such as food and basic services.

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somalia
Global challenges
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Social assistance
Cash transfers
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In Somalia, resilience can be strengthened through social protection

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blogs.worldbank.org (23.08.2017) There is no denying that the country has suffered major losses due to climatic shocks as well as the civil war that had a huge impact on its social, economic and financial well-being.

Regions / Country
somalia
Topics
Inequalities
Shocks & extreme events

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