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The role of social security institutions in extending coverage to vulnerable groups in Africa

This presentation attempts to give examples of innovations in African countries in the extension of social security in African countries. It tries to show that impressive efforts have been put into the adaptation of European approaches to social security and the formulation of new modalities more suited to the African situation, characterized by the preponderance of the informal sector, a more pervasive poverty, and the paucity of formal employment arrangements.

It is evident that a commendable measure of success has been achieved in this endeavor. What is also clear however is that the incidence of inadequacy of coverage remains herculean and we really are at the commencement stage of a long journey. Major issues have to be addressed to anchor the social protection agenda more firmly in the African setting, and these relate to the localization of social protection in African policy and practice. As in many areas of development policy and practice, the indigenization issue remains strong.

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Author: Nathaniel S.B. Wellington (Senior Teaching Fellow, Department of Economics and Commerce, Fourah Bay College, University of Sierra Leone)
ISSA, 2011
Topics: Extending coverage
Events: Regional Social Security Forum for Africa 2011
Regions: Africa
Language: English

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