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SoCIAl ProTeCTIon ProgrAMMeS
Government has
thus prioritised
social protection
interventions as part lydia nabiryo
of its response to Senior programme Officer,
Covid-19. Policy and Advocacy, ESP
programme
Some of the bee products ready for sale made by Bunyangabu Youth Bee Keepers and Processers
government prioritises social
protection interventions to
respond to covid-19
ocial protection in Uganda is defined thus, prioritised the Covid-19 pandemic and its
as public and private interventions resulting impact that has seen social protection
to address risks and vulnerabilities interventions become more relevant than ever
that expose individuals to income before. Government has thus prioritised social
Sshocks and social deprivation leading protection interventions as part of its response to
to undignified lives. One such serious risk has, Covid-19. The key interventions that have been
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