Ever wondered what social protection actually means and how it works? Curious for the lowdown on the findings and recommendations of the latest European Report on Development (ERD)? Are you a little vague on what the ERD initiative is all about and what it seeks to achieve?

Then, you’ve come to the right place. A new series of fact sheets explains all the ins and outs of the ERD and related issues. The first three fact sheets cover the following questions:

• What is the ERD initiative?
• What is social protection?
• What does the second edition of the ERD recommend?

Future fact sheets will deal with a plethora of issues, including:

• Does Africa need social protection?
• Can Africa afford social protection and the importance of political will?
• The current state of play of social protection in sub-Saharan Africa
• Social protection success stories
• Opportunities for expanding and scaling up social protection in sub-Saharan Africa
• What the EU can bring to the African social protection table
• What sub-Saharan Africa can learn from the experiences of other developing countries
• The place of social protection in EU development policy

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