🎥 Exciting news! Our video showcasing the launch of the Shamil project is now live! Join us as we embark on a journey towards comprehensive social protection in Jordan. youtu.be/QXnq7_BfXtw UK in Jordan 🇬🇧🇯🇴 ARDD - (منظمة النهضة العربية (أرض Stephen Kidd #Jordan #SocialProtection

3/3 Read our policy brief for more: developmentpathways.co.uk/publications/s… UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency UN Human Rights Human Rights Watch Stephen Kidd knoxvydmanov.bsky.social @ESouvairan Samia Qumri Dr Sandra Buchanan Rasmus Schjødt

Are you a Kenyan with a disability wanting to pursue a Master’s degree in Public Health, Anthropology, Economics, Sociology or Social Statistics? You could secure a full #scholarship to study at the University of Nairobi Read more: developmentpathways.co.uk/news/krystle-k… Africademics After School Africa.com

While The Economist has published an important article on the importance of tackling undernutrition, it fails to mention the importance of building a universal, lifecycle social security system in all countries as a critical measure to tackle the problem. economist.com/briefing/2024/…

Great to see how Mauritius has extended its universal child benefit (for 0-3s) for another year and increased its value by 25%. Another win for universality! mra.mu/index.php/eser…. Scott Santens Lena Simet Gunnel Axelsson Nycander UNICEF Social Policy socialprotection.org Development Pathways SGul

Do you have 5+ years experience in project management? Apply 👇🏾👇🏾 ARDD - (منظمة النهضة العربية (أرض Arab Reform Initiative / مبادرة الإصلاح العربي Arab NGO Network for Development

Have a look at my new blog in which I confess my past as a true believer in poverty targeting and how I underwent a paradigm shift in my thinking. developmentpathways.co.uk/blog/confessio… Scott Santens Ugo Gentilini SGul WB Social Protection socialprotection.org ILOSocialProtection knoxvydmanov.bsky.social UNICEF Social Policy

Here's a great opportunity to work for Development Pathways as a Project Manager on the UK FCDO's groundbreaking Shamil social protection project: developmentpathways.co.uk/current-opport… socialprotection.org

Here's a fantastic new blog by Nick Freeland on the perils of poverty targeting, conditionalities and public works - the World Bank normal prescription - and a plea for universality: developmentpathways.co.uk/blog/come-on-a… Scott Santens Ugo Gentilini socialprotection.org @IsabelGSJ ILOSocialProtection

📢 Join us Nov 7th as Development Pathways' Stephen Kidd Kidd joins Arab Reform Initiative / مبادرة الإصلاح العربي's Regional Policy Forum to explore how universal social protection is financially feasible in Arab states! 🕑 8:45-10 AM GMT Register: us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regist… #SocialProtection #MENA

Great to be part of a lively discussion on the downsides of poverty-targeted social safety nets for Arab Reform Initiative / مبادرة الإصلاح العربي's Second Annual Policy Forum, with presentations from Kristine Beckerle (Amnesty International), Luca Pellerano (International Labour Organization) and Raja Kattan (WB). ✨🗣️(1/3)

Arab Reform Initiative / مبادرة الإصلاح العربي Kristine Beckerle Amnesty International Luca Pellerano International Labour Organization Key takeaways from our discussion are 🚫Poverty targeting is limited and has high exclusion errors, particularly in complex contexts where poverty rates are rapidly expanding and deepening. For example, in 🇵🇸 Palestine 58% of the poorest are left out of poor relief programs (2/3)

Guyana has just introduced a one-off UBI to share the proceeds of its oil wealth, even with non-residents. Key question is whether this will become an annual event. theguardian.com/world/2024/nov… Scott Santens Sharing UBI updates Basic Income r/BasicIncome Ugo Gentilini Basic Income Earth

“Every person with a disability should be able to access social security as a basic human right” 👏🏼 - Stephen Kidd at the Multi-regional Global Disability Pre-Summit 2024 in #Jordan #DisabilityRights #InclusionMatters #SocialProtection

Stephen Kidd also shares the benefits of universal pensions through experiences from other countries, not only raising standards of living for older persons but also for their families, especially young children. #SocialProtection #OldAgePensions

Please see this opportunity to work with Development Pathways as Head of Business Development. This is a key position on the senior leadership team and will play a critical role in driving forward our growth. It's only for ambitious people! developmentpathways.co.uk/current-opport…

Please see a recent article I wrote for the DailyFT highlighting the importance of building a universal social security system as a means of building trust in the new government. ft.lk/opinion/Buildi… Scott Santens UNICEF Sri Lanka Sri Lanka Tweet 🇱🇰 Institute of Political Economy MFA SriLanka 🇱🇰

We will be in Canberra for the 2024 Australasian Aid Conference next week! If you're there, come find our booth or join us for a panel discussion on the intersections of climate change and social protection systems, with Stephen Kidd presenting. @WeAreDTGlobal Oxford Policy Management

Have a look at this call for PNG to follow Fiji's example and introduce tax-financed social security schemes, in particular old age and disability benefits. devpolicy.org/two-ideas-from… devpolicy.org

Please see our new paper which shows that the ILO's claim that it will cost 19.8% of the combined GDP of low-income countries to introduce universal social security is completely wrong. It's way cheaper! developmentpathways.co.uk/publications/u… socialprotection.org Scott Santens ILOSocialProtection SGul