social protection

Public Services At A Crossroads: Why 2025 Must Be The Turning Point

As the world prepares for a packed calendar of global negotiations, from the World Social Summit on Social Development in Qatar, to COP30 in Brazil, the UN tax negotiations in Kenya, and the G20 Summit in South Africa, one message is rising across civil society networks: our future must be public.

Public services are far more than line items in national budgets. They are the backbone of dignity, equality, and human development. When people can access quality education, healthcare, water, sanitation, energy, social protection, and care, societies flourish. Inequality narrows. Economies grow more resilient. Women's unpaid care burden reduces. Communities build trust in their governments.

Yet today, that foundation is under threat.

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Universal Declaration of Human Rights | Dignity, Freedom and Justice for All

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Universal Declaration of Human Rights | Dignity, Freedom and Justice for All

Whereas recognition of the inherent dignity and the equal and inalienable rights of all members of the human family is the foundation of freedom, justice, and peace in the world, Whereas disregard and contempt for human rights have resulted in barbarous acts which have outraged the conscience of mankind, and the advent of a world in which human beings shall enjoy freedom of speech and belief and freedom from fear and want has been proclaimed as the highest aspiration of the common people.

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The Youth Café Discussions With The Chief Justice On Social Transformation Through Access To Justice.

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The Youth Café Discussions With The Chief Justice On Social Transformation Through Access To Justice.

In commemoration of the International Day of Democracy, a section of the Civil Societies Organizations, The International Commission of Jurists, International Justice Mission Kenya, Kenya Human Rights Commission, Amnesty International Kenya, Centre of Rights Education and Awareness, Transparency International- Kenya, and The Youth Café held a virtual meeting with the Chief Justice, the president of the Supreme Court, honorable Lady Justice Martha Koome, On September 17, 2021, to deliberate on collaborations and contributions towards the implementation of the Chief Justice’s vision of social transformation through access to justice.

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Migration Amid COVID-19: Young Africans Weigh Their Options

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Migration Amid COVID-19: Young Africans Weigh Their Options

While the African migration narrative may be dominated by desperate youth involved in irregular migration, the near-term impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on them has also increased the migration of certain groups, especially those with skills useful in the health sector of destination countries. Increasingly, migration for work or education has become a common phenomenon in Africa. Data from the International Migrant Stock 2019 report, prepared by the UN Department of Economic and Social Affairs (DESA), shows that international migrants in 2019 numbered an estimated 272 million, an increase of 51 million since 2010.

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Education Funding, Philanthropy And COVID-19: What Next?

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Education Funding, Philanthropy And COVID-19: What Next?

The COVID-19 pandemic has profoundly challenged education systems around the world and is fast-tracking the exploration of new approaches in education delivery. But this drive for change and systems adaptation is conditioned by human and financial resources. In this context, the responses of private philanthropy and official development assistance (ODA) donors have stirred up considerable interest.