A set of practical tools that help countries improve their social protection system by analyzing its strengths and weaknesses and offering options for further action.
ISPA tools can be applied across countries, facilitating dialogue and ensuring the development of countries’ social protection systems as well as international practices that will help countries to learn from each other.
Completed
Belize
Central African Republic
Guatemala
Iraq
Kuwait
Lebanon
Pakistan
Philippines
Saudi Arabia
The Gambia
Uzbekistan
Vietnam
Zimbabwe
In Progress or Planned
Ecuador
Nepal
Nigeria
Sudan
Libya
Completed
El Salvador
Liberia
Senegal
Tanzania
Completed
Burundi
Cape Verde
Cote d’Ivoire
Dominica
Ghana
Grenada
Indonesia
Jamaica
Lesotho
Mexico
Myanmar
Sao Tome
Tanzania
In Progress or Planned
Angola
Bolivia
Ecuador
Malawi
St Vincent and Grenadines
Zambia
Completed
Botswana*
Cote d’Ivoire*
Guinea*
Kenya*
Liberia*
Morocco
Namibia*
Nigeria*
Peru
Sao Tome*
Sierra Leone*
Zambia*
*Implementation in this country was carried out by the World Bank Group’s Identification for Development (ID4D) initiative.
In Progress
Angola
Chad
Ghana
Togo*
Vietnam*
Completed
Togo
In Progress
Senegal
Completed
Cambodia
Palestine
Paraguay
*Implementation in this country was carried out by the World Bank Group’s Identification for Development (ID4D) initiative.
Around the world, Governments are recognizing the importance of social protection systems in fighting poverty, securing the well-being of the population and in fostering economic and social development. Yet, many countries are only starting to build coherent social protection systems and significant coverage gaps exist: it is estimated that three out of four people around the world do not have access to sufficient social protection.
Countries wanting to strengthen their social protection systems often seek technical advice on how to design and implement social protection policies. However, advice on social protection is often fragmented and contradictory across the international community. In 2012, the Social Protection Cooperation Board (SPIAC-B) was created and embarked in the development of ISPA tools in response to the need for more harmonized, coherent and coordinated approaches both at international and national levels. The tools aim to assess and improve social protection systems, programmes and delivery mechanisms.
ISPA tools
ISPA tools have been developed by the world’s leading social protection specialists from more than 20 international organizations and development partners, with strong partnership from Governments. Each tool has gone through a rigorous development and approval process for this purpose.
ISPA tools are applied in countries around the world, facilitating dialogue and enablingsd countries to learn from each other. All the ISPA tools that are free and publicly available and can be downloaded on this site.
Secure the well-being
Foster economic &