{"id":667392,"date":"2019-07-29T20:49:58","date_gmt":"2019-07-29T20:49:58","guid":{"rendered":"<br><div>\n\t\t\n<p><strong> Dignitaries at the event<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>UNICEF\nGhana has engaged stakeholders on the need to see social protection as an\ninherent entitlement or right, rather than as charity for programme beneficiaries.\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The\nmeeting"},"modified":"2019-07-29T20:49:58","modified_gmt":"2019-07-29T20:49:58","slug":"unicef-stakeholders-discuss-rights-based-social-protection","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2019\/07\/29\/unicef-stakeholders-discuss-rights-based-social-protection\/","title":{"rendered":"UNICEF, Stakeholders Discuss Rights Based Social Protection"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p><strong> Dignitaries at the event<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>UNICEF<br \/>\nGhana has engaged stakeholders on the need to see social protection as an<br \/>\ninherent entitlement or right, rather than as charity for programme beneficiaries.\n<\/p>\n<p>The<br \/>\nmeeting brought together key players from the Ministry of Gender, Children and<br \/>\nSocial Protection, researchers, NGOs, CSOs and the media to discuss the extent<br \/>\nto which rights-principles have been integrated into routine social protection<br \/>\nprogrammes.<\/p>\n<p>It<br \/>\nwas also to enable participants reflect on how rights-principles have been<br \/>\nbuilt in social protection efforts as a nation while identifying some<br \/>\npossibilities for its sustainability.<\/p>\n<p>The<br \/>\nmaiden meeting held in Accra was themed, \u201cAre Ghanaians receiving the social<br \/>\nprotection they deserve?\u201d <\/p>\n<p>Deputy<br \/>\nCountry Director for UNICEF, Aarti Saihjee, in her address commended the<br \/>\ncountry for the various social protection programmes being rolled-out.<\/p>\n<p>She<br \/>\nindicated that it was important to reflect on how rights-principles are built<br \/>\ninto the country\u2019s social protection efforts because embedding rights-principles<br \/>\nin social protection affects how programmes are designed, implemented and the<br \/>\noutcomes expected in reducing poverty and vulnerability.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cEmbedding<br \/>\nrights-principles in social protection is crucial in ensuring that citizens<br \/>\nreceive the kind of social protection they need throughout their lifecycle and<br \/>\nare empowered to ask questions when faced with delivery gaps. <\/p>\n<p>This<br \/>\nputs a responsibility on the state and service providers to create the<br \/>\nnecessary enabling environment for effective and efficient programme delivery,\u201d<br \/>\nshe said. <\/p>\n<p>This<br \/>\nshe said will ensure for example consistency in the flow of funds<br \/>\nto social protection programmes and for the progressive implementation of a<br \/>\nnational social protection floor to ensure all Ghanaians have access to social<br \/>\nprotection when they need it. <\/p>\n<p>She said UNICEF is committed to<br \/>\nworking with its partners to promote the application of rights-principles in<br \/>\nsocial protection delivery and called on stakeholders to embrace the new<br \/>\ndirection that social protection has taken in developing countries.<\/p>\n<p>General<br \/>\nManager of Agricultural Workers Union, Mr. Kinsley Ofei Nkansah in his address<br \/>\nsaid in spite of the progress made by the country in the introduction of the Livelihood<br \/>\nEmpowerment Against Poverty (LEAP), some people still live in poverty. <\/p>\n<p>He thus emphasized the need for a holistic social protection scheme approach which he believes will improve the lives of the about three million Ghanaians living in poverty.\u00a0 <\/p>\n<p><strong>By Jamila Akweley Okertchiri &amp; Nadia Nimako<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Dignitaries at the event UNICEF Ghana has engaged stakeholders on the need to see social protection as an inherent entitlement or right, rather than as charity for programme beneficiaries. 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