Social protection in pastoral areas - HPG Commissioned Reports
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In the Horn and East Africa, social protection providers fall into two main categories: informal and formal. Informal providers are communities and external social networks such as family members, relatives and other social structures outside pastoral systems. Strong informal social protection networks based on religious, clan or family affiliations have always played a vital role in pastoral communities, and protect livelihoods against the chronic shocks inherent in the drylands. However, these informal support networks are under increasing pressure. Formal providers of social protection are governments, the private sector, humanitarian organisations and local and international donors. This group of actors primarily concentrates on providing assistance and services originally designed for sedentary populations, with little consideration for the specific needs and vulnerabilities of pastoralists. Social insurance and equity are practically non-existent.
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