Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs Government of the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia Country Resources Development and Poverty Strategies Ethiopia 26 March 2012 Policy document

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The main objectives of Social Protection Policy of Ethiopia are the following:

(i) Protect poor and vulnerable individuals, households, and communities from the adverse effects of shocks and destitution;
(ii) Increase the scope of social insurance;
(iii) Increase access to equitable and quality health, education and social welfare services to build human capital thus breaking the intergenerational transmission of poverty;
(iv) Guarantee a minimum level of employment for the long term unemployed and under‐employed;
(v) Enhance the social status and progressively realize the social and economic rights of the excluded and marginalized;
(vi) Ensure the different levels of society are taking appropriate responsibility for the implementation of social protection policy.

This policy has four areas of focus:

1. Social safety net (especially children, elderly and people with disabilities)
2. Livelihood and employment schemes
3. Social insurance
4. Addressing inequalities of access to basic services

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