Extending Social Protection For All

Social protection is all about protecting the poor and vulnerable population of the country and sharing prosperity. It supports the economy and people’s livelihoods in the time of financial hardships and shocks. These shocks tend to produce and reproduce poverty and backwardness. Nepal has a long history of social protection although initial social protection was largely charity-based. As a matter of rich eastern cultural heritage, rich people and their households always donated cash or kind to the poor and unfortunate ones in Nepal. Our scriptures have urged to earn merit and goodness through charitable undertakings. This still motivates people to donate to the less fortunate. This works as a relief for coming out of various livelihood risks and vulnerabilities.