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About Us

Platform for Social Protection Zambia is a national platform of CSOs advocating for the development and implementation of effective policies and programmes for social protection in Zambia. The overall aim of the platform is to build well-coordinated platforms for civil society organizations to engage in, promote and support social protection discourses and programs in Zambia.

 

Established in May 2009 The Platform through advocacy for effective social protection policies and programs for all in Zambia, has since inception, made tremendous progress in increasing and adding value to the participation of Civil Society in the area of Social Protection as well as in influencing Social Protection Policy processes and content. Fundamentally, PSP Zambia focuses efforts on reducing poverty for people reached by Social Protection in the country.

 

Overall Goal

Our overall goal is “to have an effective civil society voice influencing the development, delivery, monitoring and evaluation of social protection policies, legislation and programs resulting in improved livelihoods for the poor and vulnerable in Zambia.

 

PSP’s Overall Organisational Strategy is ‘evidence based advocacy to influence social protection policies and programs’. We do this through introducing innovative ways of generating evidence and documenting best practices which enable the vulnerable groups improve their livelihood.  Testing strategies which help beneficiaries on Social protection programs ultimately become independent and able to succeed on their own one of our critical activities. This is at the centre as we support government efforts through holding them accountable to deliver on the objectives of social protection and also co-ordinate across Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) to support poverty reduction efforts. The Platform also focuses on delivering fundamentally a sustained reduction in long-term welfare dependency among different vulnerable and poor groups in the country. Our recognized participation in strategic government dialogues and other multi-actor consultations balanced with our interaction with local level actors and beneficiaries is a key lever to get the improved results that stakeholders expect of us.

Our Vision & Mission

Vision

The Vision of the Platform for Social Protection is “A Zambia in Which all individuals are protected from poverty and Vulnerability”.

 

Mission

To advocate for Effective social Protection Policies and Programs for all in Zambia.

Identity & Mandate

The Platform is a national platform of civil society organizations advocating for the development and implementation of effective policies and programs for social protection in Zambia. It is a voluntary, non-partisan, non-religious, non-profit making coalition. The Platform membership is composed of community based organizations, non-governmental organizations and faith based organizations to enhance provision of social protection.

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