Back in Livingstone, historical landmark for #socialprotection in Africa. Meet amazing women who as part of the cash transfer program have been able to secure their income, support their children and start productive investments. UNICEF Zambia UNICEF Economic & Social Policy PennyUNICEF

Starting now! 8th Community of Practice on Cash Transfers in Africa. PennyUNICEF highlighting UNICEF Africa and WorldBank support the COP since 2012. Hon. Minister sharing the commitment of Govt of Zambia to #socialprotection - By 2023 Zambia will reach over 1.3M HHs with CTs.

AfricaCoP2022 meeting on #cashtransfers officially opened by @MCDSS_HQ Minister, Hon. Doreen S. Mwamba. "Building shock responsive #socialprotection #systems is timely to respond to increasing shocks," Hon. Mwamba highlighted.

"Zambia like other countries has used and continue to use #socialprotection as an effective intervention in responding to shocks," Hon. Doreen Mwamba, Minister of @MCDSS_HQ says at AfricaCoP2022.

#Zambia proud host of the Africa Cash Transfers Community of Practice, with participants from 35 countries! Impact evaluations found a multiplier effect of 68% (every Dollar spent returned USD1.68 to the household). CTs build household resilience and develops communities!

.PennyUNICEF & Natalia Winder Rossi paid a courtesy call on his Royal Highness Chief Mukuni at his palace ahead of the #Africa Community of Practice on #CashTransfers Face to Face Meeting of the Anglophone & Lusophone country members scheduled for 6-9 December in Livingstone. #Zambia

“Community of Practice (CoP) on Cash Transfers proven to be an invaluable tool for learning and knowledge exchange,” says acting Chairperson of the CoP Steering Committee, Titus Ouma. 100 participants from more than 35 countries in Africa are participating.

Community of Practice for Cash Transfers in Africa conference an opportunity to discuss how Africa can build shock responsive social protection systems, how that can be effectively financed and how to strengthen continental coordination on social protection programmes.

Feeling inspired to be part of AfricaCoP2022 bringing together governments from over 35 counties in Africa to share lessons on cash transfers & strengthening #shockresponsivesocialprotection, supported through partnership between UNICEF and WorldBank #socialprotection

Thankful to the Government of Zambia and the community of Mwanampapa for hosting myself and Michal Rutkowski today. We met Lonely, Christabel & Agnitor: a true testament of the transformative power of cash and role of women in local growth. UNICEF Economic & Social Policy WB Social Protection AfricaCoP2022

Learning from the ground! AfricaCoP2022 meeting attendees participated in field visits to learn and exchange lessons on #cashtransfers in Livingstone, Kazungula and Zimba districts of #Zambia. #COP #africa #cashtransfers, #socialprotection

What a week! 5 rich days of learning and exchange on cash transfers in Africa. The region continues to innovate: risk financing, system building, community engagement. UNICEF Economic & Social Policy reaffirms its commitment to the COP and scale social protection for #everychild UNICEF Africa

Alongside AfricaCoP2022, Michal Rutkowski Global Director WB Social Protection WBG_Jobs and Natalia Winder Rossi Director UNICEF Economic & Social Policy agree on urgent need to build shock responsible #socialprotection programmes.   AfricaCoP2022 #cashtransfers face to face meeting attracted 100+ participants.

“Successes are many, but great work lies ahead to ensure soc. protection projects tht are seemingly different speak to each other,” Michal Rutkowski on field visit with Natalia Winder Rossi & AfricaCoP2022 The mission met with Ministry of Community Development &Social Services local officials, community structures & the people

MCDSS Permanent Secretary, Ms. Angela Chomba Kawandami with a high-level delegation from the World Bank and UNICEF during a field visit to beneficiaries of Social Cash Transfer (SCT) and other social protection programmes in Livingstone, Southern Province.