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About ISPA

ISPA TOOLS ARE

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.

The ISPA Governance Structure Consists of:

  • An Executive Group (EG), established with a representation of specialized agencies in the field of social protection to make strategic decisions on all aspects of the ISPA initiative, based on the proposals of the ISPA working groups facilitated by the Coordination Team
  • A co-located, lean Coordination Team (CT) with a focus on facilitation and support for development of the ISPA tools and standardization across tools. It reports to the Executive Group
  • Working Groups (WG’s) composed of participating agencies to develop and guide the development of each tool

ISPA Tools Are Flexible And Can Be Applied In Any Context

  • CODI
  • Pubic Works
  • Payments
  • ID
  • SPPOT
  • Food Security

CODI

CODI Tool map

Completed

Belize
Central African Republic
Guatemala
Iraq
Kurdistan, Iraq
Kuwait
Lebanon
Myanmar
Oman
Pakistan
Philippines
Saudi Arabia
Sudan
The Gambia
Vietnam
Zimbabwe

In Progress

Armenia
Chad
Ecuador
Nepal
Nigeria
Uzbekistan

Pubic Works

Public Works Tool map

Completed
El Salvador
Liberia
Senegal
Tanzania

Payments

Payments Tool map

Completed
Burundi
Cape Verde
Cote d’Ivoire
Dominica
Ghana
Granada
Indonesia
Jamaica
Lesotho
Mexico
Myanmar
Sao Tome
Tanzania

In Progress
Ecuador
Malawi
Sudan
Togo
Zambia

ID

Payments Tool map

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

SPPOT

SPPOT

Completed
Togo

In Progress
Senegal

Food Security

Food security

Completed
Cambodia
Palestine
Paraguay

*Implementation in this country was carried out by the World Bank Group’s Identification for Development (ID4D) initiative.

The Story of ISPA

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

  • support countries in building coherent social protection systems and delivery structures that respond to the needs of the population,
  • ensure complementarity between SP interventions and coordination across sectors,
  • provide a platform for collaboration across agencies
  • help craft a common vision for SP systems

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.

SOCIAL PROTECTION SYSTEMS ARE ESSENTIAL TO:

ispa-population-iconSecure the well-being
of the population
Foster economic &
social development
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Countries looking to improve and develop their social protection systems should approach the relevant in-country development partners and request support to complete an ISPA assessment.
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Webinars
  • Webinar: Assessing the Performance of Social Protection Systems: Experiences Using the Core Diagnostic Instrument (CODI) in Lebanon and Philippines
    June 6, 2019
  • Regional Face to Face Training Event in Yogyakarta, Indonesia
    February 28, 2018
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