The social protection strategy is built on four pillars of social security, social care services, short term social assistance and livelihood and employment support. These four pillars are grounded in the 4 guiding principles of Protection, Promotion, Prevention and Transformation.

Rwanda Social Protection is a core component of Rwanda’s development agenda and it aims to protect those in poverty by providing support for an adequate lifestyle, promote sustainable graduation by enabling income opportunities, and prevent individuals and households from falling into poverty through income security, shock response and insurance mechanisms.

MINALOC has the overall policy lead of social protection and heads the Social Protection Sector Working Group (SPSWG) which co-ordinate social protection actors and to oversee policy and strategy development and implementation. MINALOC also has oversight of a number of semi-autonomous agencies that are directly responsible for delivering social protection programmes. They include LODA, NCPD, RDRC, NRS.

Social protection interventions are provided by different stakeholders including Government Ministries and Agencies, Faith Based organizations, National and International Civil Society Organizations, Development Partners as well as the Community.

Key programmes of social protection include:

Shelter
Girinka
Direct support
Asset transfers
Financial services
Classic Public Works
Expanded public works
Provision of small livestock
Responses to Shocks and Crisis
Income Generating Activities (IGA)
Nutrition sensitive direct support
Skills trainings and apprenticeships
Community Based Health Insurance (Mituweli)
Rehabilitation services to street children and youth
Provision of support to needy persons with disabilities

KEY DOCUMENTS:

Social_Protection_Policy

GiraWigire, National_Strategy_for_Sustainable_Graduation out of Poverty