June 2019 – July 2019 (finished)
The Government of Mozambique has requested STAAR’s support in strengthening the shock-responsive nature of its social protection programmes.
The assignment assessed the national social protection system to identify opportunities and operational gaps, which will enable Mozambique’s Ministry for Gender, Children and Social Action (MGCAS) to respond more effectively to shocks, including climate-related ones such as droughts and floods.
This assessment was used to inform recommendations for effectively embedding the Adaptive Social Protection Working Group’s shock-responsive workplan into the existing national system, including a detailed pathway to address these gaps with further technical support. “