By State House Communications Unit
Addressing the meeting, the Chief of
Staff said that such forum was a way of closely looking and bringing all social
protection issues under one roof and move ahead, particularly looking at a
common registry, whilst identifying the needs of the most vulnerable across the
country. Mr. Sesay also stated that the National Social Protection Policy which
is yet to be launched is a process and systems identification tool, and that it
would not be viable to launch the strategy because of the Ebola outbreak. He
emphasized that because of the importance of the project, there is every need
to make it a flagship project.
He also stated that the strategy would
look at Ebola survivors and the vulnerable and further support households that
have been affected by the outbreak. He advised that both the policy and the
strategy must be in sync to enhance the needed synergy.
During a power point presentation of
the National Strategy for Social Protection, the Director of Social Protection
at the National Commission for Social Action (NACSA) Dr. Abu Kargbo pointed out
that the strategy was about ensuring inclusive growth by enhancing the
potential of the most vulnerable people and build an integrated social
protection system to strengthen policy formulation and increase capacity for
social protection across governance. He added that it would also strengthen the
social protection delivery system and provide equal access and opportunity to
all, whilst stating that the project will target 13,000 extremely poor
households. “They would be able to send their children to school and provide
better living conditions,” he said.
The Minister of Social Welfare, Gender
and Children’s Affairs Alhaji Moijueh Kaikai encouraged all to come together to
effectively coordinate and implement the strategy.
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