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NUTRITION IMPROVEMENTS THROUGH CASH AND HEALTH EDUCATION (NICHE)- KILIFI, KITUI, MARSABIT, TURKANA AND WEST POKOT COUNTIES)

The Nutritional Improvements through Cash and Health Education (NICHE) Program was initially set up as a United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF)-led initiative funded under European Union (EU) Supporting Horn of Africa Resilience (SHARE),

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#SocialPolicy Reflections: What Should an Ideal Shock Responsive Social Protection System look like?

The concept and practice of Social Protection as a tool and instrument for poverty reduction, economic growth, and the humanitarian response have rapidly gained global popularity within the last decade with many developing countries slowly embracing social assistance as a strategy for reducing vulnerability among their populations. Conceivably, there has been a significant increase in governments spending and investment in social protection programs which in turn has led to notable positive effects in socio-economic development and livelihood improvement for select beneficiary communities. 

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