Technical Papers

This research is driven by a desire to better understand social policy formulation and execution in three East African countries: Ethiopia, Sudan, and Djibouti. This case study examines gender equitable and transformational social policy in Ethiopia, as well as the implications for post-COVID-19 policy responses. The case focuses on four aspects of Ethiopian social policy: […]

O presente artigo analisa as trajectórias históricas da política social em Angola, com e nfoque específico na igualdade de género e na medida em que as políticas sociais têm contribuído para resultados equitativos e transformadores em termos de género, particularmente no contexto da pandemia da COVID-19. Ancorado no quadro analítico GETSPA, o estudo examina quatro […]

O principal objectivo deste relatório é analisar a eficácia das políticas sociais enquanto instrumentos de transformação, a partir de uma perspectiva histórica, com enfoque em Cabo Verde, desde o período colonial até à actualidade, incluindo o período posterior à pandemia da COVID-19. O relatório procura responder à seguinte questão central: De que forma as políticas […]

Mauritius is a small island developing state (SIDS) in the Indian Ocean off the East coast of Africa. It has a plural society entirely composed of the descendants of migrants from France, India, Africa, Madagascar and China. The island gained independence from Britain on 12 March 1968 and became a republic on 12 March 1992. […]

While the disproportionate impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on South African women has been highlighted, it is the depth and breadth of social policies that existed prior to the pandemic and the extent to which they addressed gender that aggravated or ameliorated the plight of women along racial, ethnic and geographical contours. In order to […]

The research was undertaken to establish the trajectories of social policies in the education; health; work and employment; and water, sanitation and hygiene in Uganda. This is because there is a dearth of empirical evidence on these policy domains since colonial time, yet these are the sectors which have significant effects on social development. Unfortunately, […]

This study discusses social policy dynamics in Zambia in the colonial and post-colonial periods and how to rethink social policy to attain gender equitable and transformative social and economic development. The report focuses on five social policy instruments: education, work and employment, health care, social assistance and agrarian reform. During Zambia’s colonial period, functional social […]

Depuis l’indépendance, la politique sociale a été mise en avant en Tunisie dans le but de lutter contre la pauvreté, de réduire les inégalités entre les classes et entre les genres. Les transferts sociaux ont porté dans un premier temps sur l’éducation, l’assistance sociale et l’assurance sociale, les subventions à la consommation et la santé […]

Les politiques sociales sur l’emploi/ le travail, l’éducation, la santé et l’habitat ont toujours été au coeur des politiques publiques au Sénégal. De l’ère coloniale à la crise sanitaire de la COVID-19, les autorités ont développé des programmes et créé des structures spécifiques pour apporter des améliorations aux situations socioéconomiques des acteurs desdits secteurs. Avant […]

This report presents a comparative examination of the evolution of social policies in Angola, Cabo Verde, Guinea-Bissau and Mozambique. The study aimed to analyse how social policies have been conceptualised and framed from colonial times to the present and how these policies have influenced the pursuit of gender equality, particularly during the COVID-19 pandemic. The […]

This is part of the research output of the GETSPA project to examine the trajectories, processes and outcomes of education, health, employment and water, sanitation and hygiene social policies in Uganda, Kenya, Tanzania and Rwanda. The goal of this research was to recommend post-COVID-19 gender equitable and transformative social policy in the said sectors. Methodologically, […]

Le présent rapport analyse les trajectoires historiques de la politique sociale sectorielle dans quatre secteurs au Bénin, au Burkina Faso et en Côte d’Ivoire. Il s’agit des secteurs de l’éducation, de l’emploi, de la santé et du logement. Le rapport procède à une analyse rétrospective et une exploration critique de ces politiques sociales dans ces […]

The outbreak of the coronavirus disease in 2019 (COVID-19) compelled governments to implement strict measures to curb the rapid transmission of the deadly virus. These preliminary epidemiological measures were composed mainly of non-pharmaceutical interventions (NPIs) such as stringent national lockdowns; the closure of workplaces, schools and all public places; a ban on local, regional and […]

Les premières politiques sociales institutionnalisées au Mali, en Mauritanie et au Sénégal ont été le fait des gouvernements coloniaux sous la responsabilité de la France, puissance colonisatrice de l’Afrique-Occidentale Française (AOF) entre 1895 et 1958. Durant cette période, les politiques sociales relatives à l’éducation et à l’emploi se sont révélées embryonnaires, instrumentales et exclusives. Celles […]

Ce rapport vise à établir le profil des politiques sociales dans trois pays d’Afrique Centrale notamment le Cameroun, la République Démocratique du Congo (RDC) et le Gabon, à partir de la fin de l’ère coloniale jusqu’à l’avènement de la crise sanitaire liée à la pandémie de COVID-19. À travers une analyse de quatre secteurs clés, […]