Korogocho cash transfer initiative: supporting 'Transformative Social Protection' in the Kenyan urban slums

Publication language
English
Pages
4pp.
Date published
01 Apr 2011
Type
Research, reports and studies
Keywords
Cash-based transfers (CBT), Protection, human rights & security, Urban
Countries
Kenya
Organisations
Concern

 

Transformative Social Protection
The concept of Transformative Social Protection
acknowledges that vulnerability is not only related to
income, and seeks to complement cash transfers with
components addressing further vulnerabilities. A cash
transfer programme sensitive to risks and vulnerabilities
faced by low income households can move beyond a
protective function to be preventive, promotive, and
transformative (by enhancing recipients’ confidence,
self-esteem, and social relationships). These multiple
possibilities are particularly important in low-income
urban contexts, characterised by multiple vulnerabilities.