Expanding Social Protection Programme (ESP)
Dec 05, 2016
The Ministry of Gender, Labour & Social Development, with support from the UK’s Department for International Development (DFID/UKAID) and Irish Aid, is rolling out the second phase of the Expanding Social Protection Programme (ESPII). This phase follows on the success of the first phase of the Programme (ESPI) under which the Ministry piloted the Senior Citizens Grant in 15 districts.
Key among the successes of the ESP I was development of capacity of the Government of Uganda and systems for implementation of social protection programmes in the country, and formulation, approval and launch of the National Social Protection Policy