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Vietnam : Strengthening the Social Safety Net to Address New Poverty and Vulnerability ChallengesAs it transitions to Middle-Income Country (MIC) status, Vietnam is considering whether its social protection system is adequate to meet rapidly changing needs associated with strong economic growth, integration of its economy in regional and global markets, industrialization, urbanization and other economic and societal shifts. Vietnam's social safety net - programs with the following objectives: 1) alleviation of chronic poverty; 2) help to the poor in coping with the worst forms of shocks and transient poverty; and 3) promotion of human development for long-term poverty alleviation. This note aims to assess the system of social safety net programs currently in place in Vietnam and to gauge how well it covers the poor and vulnerable populations. This note highlights two messages: first, it identifies gaps in the current poverty reduction and social protection system - programs that help address urban vulnerability and poverty and that help the poor and vulnerable manage shocks - which could be closed through strengthened and more effective household-targeted social safety net programs. Second, in examining the existing core social safety net programs the note finds that, while targeting is respectable, their primary weakness lies in limited coverage. Based on these findings, this note strengthens household-targeted social safety net interventions in Vietnam as a complement to geographically-targeted poverty reduction programs and social insurance.
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Pakistan - Towards an Integrated National Safety Net System : Assisting Poor and Vulnerable Households, An Analysis of Pakistan's Main Cash Transfer ProgramThe vision of Pakistan's social
 protection strategy to reach the poor and vulnerable (2007)
 is 'to develop an integrated and comprehensive social
 protection system, covering all the population, but
 especially the poorest and the most vulnerable'.
 Consistent with this vision, the goals of the strategy are
 identified as: 1) to support chronically poor households and
 protect them against destitution, food insecurity,
 exploitation and social exclusion; 2) to protect poor and
 vulnerable households from the impacts of adverse shocks to
 their consumption and well-being that, if not mitigated,
 would push non poor households into poverty, and poor
 households into deeper poverty; and 3) to promote investment
 in human and physical assets, including health, nutrition,
 and education, by poor households capable of ensuring their
 resilience in the medium run and of interrupting the
 intergenerational cycle of poverty. This vision is fully
 consistent with the World Bank's social protection and
 labor strategy for 2012-2022, which recognizes that
 effective social protection and labor policies and programs
 help create the resilience, equity and access to jobs and
 opportunities essential to save lives, reduce poverty and
 promote sustainable growth. The focus of this report is
 Pakistan's main safety net program: the Benazir Income
 Support Program (BISP), which is only one part of the
 broader poverty reduction and social protection
 interventions. In particular, social protection includes
 labor policy, contributory social insurance, and social care
 services as well as safety nets. Pakistan's social
 protection system comprises safety nets, social security and
 employment promotion and protection.
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Republic of Senegal : Safety Net AssessmentIn 2010, the World Bank initiated a technical assistance program in social protection with the Government of Senegal, with a focus on safety nets. The World Bank and the government identified a number of technical notes and training sessions tailored to the immediate needs of the government. This Senegal safety net assessment integrates and summarizes the content of these technical notes. Poverty is a serious concern in the country, with the economy displaying significant vulnerabilities. While the government has been quick to respond to past crises, some of the measures taken by the government have had certain drawbacks. Also, factors such as poorly targeted support and rising prices have detracted from the efforts taken by the government. A well designed and implemented national safety net system is thus of utmost importance. This document examines the various factors involved in the creation and implementation of a well-designed safety net system for Senegal.