Overall Progress
37%
Priority Areas
14
Across 4 strategic pillars
Partner States
8
EAC Member Countries
Strategies
29
Implementation strategies
Pillar 1: Governance & Systems
Foundational pillars for social protection coordination, harmonization, data systems, and sustainable financing
Enhancing legal and effective coverage, improving access for all eligible populations, and promoting synergy among social protection providers.
Standardizing and coordinating national social protection policies and legislations across the EAC.
Enhancing data availability and supporting development of integrated social protection management information systems.
Establishing and strengthening sustainable financing mechanisms for social protection.
Pillar 2: Social Security Coordination
Coordination and portability of social security rights and benefits across Partner States
Facilitating coordination and maintenance of acquired social security rights across Partner States.
Ensuring the transferability of social security benefits across Partner States.
Methods for determining accrued benefits and aggregating contribution periods across Partner States.
Pillar 3: Life-Cycle Protection
Social protection measures tailored to specific life stages from childhood to old age
Social benefits for children including access to education and family support programs.
Specific social protection measures for adolescents and youth including employment support.
Social benefits related to maternity, paternity, and access to healthcare.
Social protection and benefits tailored for older persons including pensions.
Ensuring social benefits and support for persons with disabilities.
Pillar 4: Vulnerable Groups
Targeted social protection for migrants, refugees, informal sector workers, and rural communities
Tailored social protection for mobile and displaced populations.
Designing comprehensive policies to extend social protection to informal economy workers and rural areas.