Cash-plus social protection strengthening adolescent & youth development, opportunities, empowerment

Cash transfer programmes, the first wave of social protection policies and programmes that have influenced governments across the Global South, have become vital tools for strengthening a broad range of developmental objectives. Despite the manifold benefits that cash transfers generate, they are often insufficient on their own in addressing the multi-dimensional and intersecting vulnerabilities individuals face throughout the lifecycle. To strengthen the effectiveness of cash transfers, governments and development partners have shown a growing interest in designing and implementing cash-plus programmes that offer complementary services or inputs that reinforce the developmental impact of the cash benefits. These integrated social protection initiatives represent a second wave of social protection policies and programmes that reinvigorate government commitments to inclusive social development and equitable economic growth across the Global South. Evidence has highlighted that cash-plus programmes can deliver social protection rights, empower people and better enable them to participate fully in the social and economic lives of their families, communities and nations. 

Please find below the recording and presentation of this webinar held last 3 November 2023 on "Cash-plus social protection strengthening adolescent and youth development, opportunities and empowerment". 
 
This webinar presented the good practices of two government-run programmes supported by UNICEF in the area of cash plus social protection programming, which were identified as part of a UNICEF Evaluation Office evaluation. Watch the recording to help you understand how these programmes expanded core child benefit programmes inter-sectorally to harness the potential of their nation's demographic dividends while delivering rights for children.