The Ekiti State government, New Initiative for Social Development (NISD) and other stakeholders have advocated more action and strategies towards strengthening the social protection system in the state.
This was the resolution during the State Level Dialogue on Social Protection under the project tagged: ‘ACT NAIJA’, organised by the New Initiative for Social Development (NISD) in partnership with the Ekiti State Ministry of Women Affairs and Social Development in Ado-Ekiti, the state capital.
The programme, themed ‘Strengthening Social Protection Prevention in Ekiti State’, is co-funded by the European Union and is being implemented by the consortium of three partners, New Initiative for Social Development (NISD, Africa Network for Environment and Economic Justice (ANEEJ), and Bread for the World (BfTW), Germany.
Speaking, the Program Officer of NISD, Rachael Olori, said the project was organised in Ekiti state, like other states, to bridge the gap and help citizens to access the government’s social protection programmes.
Expressing worry over the level of ignorance among the citizens of the social protection programmes, she called for a collective action to implement the social protection law and improve the standard of living of the vulnerable in the state.
He said, “Using Ekiti State as a reference, most people do not know how to access social protection. Most people are unaware of what social protection programs exist in the state for them, or how to engage with them.
“Our goal for this project is to bridge that gap to help with policy frameworks and strengthen the implementation of social protection in Ekiti State and across all other implementing states in Nigeria.
“To raise awareness, we understand that we cannot do it alone, and the government cannot do it alone either. That’s why we have stakeholders.
“Here in Ekiti State, we have chosen to work with the Ministry of Human Affairs to push forward the agenda of social protection.
“We plan to carry out multiple activities for this purpose. Going forward, we will engage more of our stakeholders present here today.”
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