REPUBLIC OF ZAMBIA MINISTRY OF COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT, MOTHER AND CHILD HEALTH NATIONAL SOCIAL PROTECTION POLICY “Reducing poverty, inequality and vulnerability.” JUNE, 2014 Table of Contents FOREWORD............................................................................................................................................................... iii ACKNOWLEDGEMENT ...........................................................................................................................................iv WORKING DEFINITIONS .........................................................................................................................................v LIST OF ACRONYMS.............................................................................................................................................. viii 1.0 Introduction............................................................................................................................................................1 2.0 Situation Analysis...................................................................................................................................................2 2.1 Global Context...................................................................................................................................................2 2.2 Domestic Context ..............................................................................................................................................3 2.2.1 Poverty and Vulnerability in Zambia......................................................................................................3 2.2.2 Social Protection and National Development.........................................................................................4 2.2.3 Policy Context for Social Protection Programming ...............................................................................4 2.2.4 Social Protection in the National Budget ................................................................................................4 2.2.5 The Legislative Framework for Social Protection..................................................................................5 2.3 Social Protection programming in Zambia.....................................................................................................5 2.3.1 Social Assistance.......................................................................................................................................5 2.3.2 Social Security ..........................................................................................................................................6 2.3.3 Livelihood and Empowerment................................................................................................................6 2.3.4 Protection..................................................................................................................................................7 2.3.5 Cross-cutting challenges to Social Protection Programmes in Zambia.................................................7 3.0 Vision.......................................................................................................................................................................9 4.0 Rationale ................................................................................................................................................................9 5.0 Guiding Principles..................................................................................................................................................9 5.1 Partnership .......................................................................................................................................................9 5.2 Co-ordination ...................................................................................................................................................9 5.3 Participation ...................................................................................................................................................10 5.4 Good Governance : Accountability and Transparency ................................................................................10 5.5 Human dignity, security and freedom from exploitation .............................................................................10 5.6 Equity ..............................................................................................................................................................10 5.7 Decentralization .............................................................................................................................................10 5.8 Tradition .........................................................................................................................................................10 5.9 Family and community care...........................................................................................................................10 5.10 Availability and Accessibility to Social Protection.........................................................................................10 5.11 Universality......................................................................................................................................................11 6.0 Overall Objective .................................................................................................................................................11 7.0 Policy Objectives and Measures...........................................................................................................................11 7.1 Social Assistance..............................................................................................................................................11 7.1.1 Specific Objectives: ................................................................................................................................11 7.1.2 Measures:................................................................................................................................................11 7.2 Social Security and Social Health Insurance .................................................................................................11 7.2.1 Objectives: ..............................................................................................................................................11 7.2.2 Measures:................................................................................................................................................11 7.3 Livelihood and Empowerment.......................................................................................................................12 7.3.1 Objectives: ..............................................................................................................................................12 7.3.2 Measures:................................................................................................................................................12 7.4 Protection.........................................................................................................................................................12 7.4.1 Objective:...............................................................................................................................................12 7.4.2 Measures:................................................................................................................................................12 7.5 Disability .........................................................................................................................................................13 7.5.1 Objective:...............................................................................................................................................13 7.5.2 Measures:...............................................................................................................................................13 i 8.0 Implementation Framework .............................................................................................................................13 8.1 Institutional Arrangements ..........................................................................................................................13 8.2 National Coordination Unit.........................................................................................................................13 8.3 Ministry of Community Development, Mother and Child Health............................................................14 8.4 Ministry of Justice.........................................................................................................................................14 8.5 The Judiciary.................................................................................................................................................15 8.6 Ministry of Home Affairs .............................................................................................................................15 8.7 Ministry of Education, Science, Vocational Training and Early Education.............................................15 8.8 Ministry of Youth and Sport ........................................................................................................................15 8.9 Ministry of Labour and Social Security .....................................................................................................15