Reflection: Throughout your life / lifecycles, how have you benefitted from a social protection system or programme? by UNSSC Knowledge Centre for Sustainable Development https://padlet.com/sustainable_development/2n1uja0stqomp4jr Note: this reflection is optional. Please keep your response to 1-2 paragraphs. en-us 2022-03-03 15:56:35 UTC 2022-04-16 21:40:22 UTC hello@padlet.com Anmol Narain, India https://padlet.com/sustainable_development/2n1uja0stqomp4jr/wish/2103557843 Yes, India offers non-contributory access to social protection for children in the form of free quality education. As a woman of working age, I have accessed contributory social insurance in the form of health insurance, and in contributing to a national pension scheme which will mature once I am sixty years of age. ]]> 2022-03-20 09:56:28 UTC https://padlet.com/sustainable_development/2n1uja0stqomp4jr/wish/2103557843 Abubakar Said, Nigeria https://padlet.com/sustainable_development/2n1uja0stqomp4jr/wish/2103811889 I have benefited from immunization services, free primary education, education scholarships for undergraduate education. I am also enrolled in to formal sector health insurance to take care of my basic health needs without financial hardships. Moreover, as a civil servant, I am as well registered in a contributory pension scheme which I am expected to benefit after retirement. I am 49 years of age. I have 11 years to retire when reaching 60 years of age as stipulated by the civil service law in Nigeria.]]> 2022-03-20 15:49:22 UTC https://padlet.com/sustainable_development/2n1uja0stqomp4jr/wish/2103811889 Jackline Omondi, CIHEB-KENYA.I have had the previledge to access basic free primary education,enjoyed subsidized tuition fees in highschool,and as a formally employed person I make contributory payments to a health insurance scheme that fully covers me and my family https://padlet.com/sustainable_development/2n1uja0stqomp4jr/wish/2103828398 2022-03-20 16:08:12 UTC https://padlet.com/sustainable_development/2n1uja0stqomp4jr/wish/2103828398 Elizabeth S - Canada https://padlet.com/sustainable_development/2n1uja0stqomp4jr/wish/2104066291 In Canada, I am very privileged with access to social protection programming: free public primary and secondary education, tax payer funded health care insurance and services (and coverage even if unemployed), public subsidies to tertiary education system (which serve to reduce the student fee levels) and employment insurance - though only in the circumstances one has worked enough qualifying hours in required time period, and have contributed to government pension plan. More broadly, I live in a municipality that funds free library services and recreation services, infrastructure and green space. ]]> 2022-03-20 21:19:03 UTC https://padlet.com/sustainable_development/2n1uja0stqomp4jr/wish/2104066291 Derek Makokha, WHH https://padlet.com/sustainable_development/2n1uja0stqomp4jr/wish/2104885160 Growing up in Kenya, I had free school feeding programme in the form of milk for pupils; and it boosted nutrition and morale for attending school; I also benefit from contributory National Hospital Insurance Fund for me, my family and aging parents. The Government also funded my undergraduate degree through fees subsidies and provision for Higher Education Loans.]]> 2022-03-21 09:09:02 UTC https://padlet.com/sustainable_development/2n1uja0stqomp4jr/wish/2104885160 Prachi Jain, India https://padlet.com/sustainable_development/2n1uja0stqomp4jr/wish/2105344404 Providing education to the poor is amongst the best practices in India and is helpful for a major part of rural india]]> 2022-03-21 13:44:05 UTC https://padlet.com/sustainable_development/2n1uja0stqomp4jr/wish/2105344404 Mariano Brener https://padlet.com/sustainable_development/2n1uja0stqomp4jr/wish/2105437379 In the past I have benefited from work injury protection, as I once had an accident when I was on my way to work. ]]> 2022-03-21 14:23:16 UTC https://padlet.com/sustainable_development/2n1uja0stqomp4jr/wish/2105437379 Adriana Silva, Maternity insurance allowed me to stay home with my baby during four months. In my country ( Brazil) It's a project to extend this time from four to six months. https://padlet.com/sustainable_development/2n1uja0stqomp4jr/wish/2106267260 2022-03-21 22:51:50 UTC https://padlet.com/sustainable_development/2n1uja0stqomp4jr/wish/2106267260 Xingyi Zhou - UNESCWA https://padlet.com/sustainable_development/2n1uja0stqomp4jr/wish/2107644256 I benefit from subsidised child care and employment benefit such as pension schemes and health care.]]> 2022-03-22 14:23:56 UTC https://padlet.com/sustainable_development/2n1uja0stqomp4jr/wish/2107644256 Lavinia Pilosu, Italy https://padlet.com/sustainable_development/2n1uja0stqomp4jr/wish/2108082966 One social protection system I benefitted from in Italy is free primary and secondary education and governmental scholarship during undergraduate studies conditional to passing annual exams successfully. This allowed me to focus on my studies without the need of finding a job to help my parents. ]]> 2022-03-22 17:42:48 UTC https://padlet.com/sustainable_development/2n1uja0stqomp4jr/wish/2108082966 Aya Meksassi / Lebanon https://padlet.com/sustainable_development/2n1uja0stqomp4jr/wish/2108374026 In Lebanon, I can only think of free (some) vaccinations I got when I was a child, we have nothing else. Education even in public schools is not totally covered, health services are expensive, none of the medicines is free..... We only have the UN and NGOs that are supporting the communities (which is not sustainable).]]> 2022-03-22 20:49:11 UTC https://padlet.com/sustainable_development/2n1uja0stqomp4jr/wish/2108374026 Cynthia Bawah, GIZ https://padlet.com/sustainable_development/2n1uja0stqomp4jr/wish/2109139582 In Ghana I benefitted from child health care and education through free vaccinations and free compulsory basic education as a child. As an adult, I benefitted from maternity coverage through free healthcare (National Health Insurance Scheme) for pregnant women right from pregnancy to delivery. I have also benefitted from  maternity leave that allowed me to stay home for three months and job flexibility till the child was six months. ]]> 2022-03-23 07:09:31 UTC https://padlet.com/sustainable_development/2n1uja0stqomp4jr/wish/2109139582 Teddy Asril - Indonesia https://padlet.com/sustainable_development/2n1uja0stqomp4jr/wish/2111602701 The benefit is taken from Social Health Insurance that provided by Indonesia Health Social Security Agency, is a social security agency of Indonesia aimed at providing universal health care to its citizens. Social Health Insurance is one of two social security agencies in the country alongside Social Security Insurance. ]]> 2022-03-24 10:57:11 UTC https://padlet.com/sustainable_development/2n1uja0stqomp4jr/wish/2111602701 Flavia Namagembe - Uganda https://padlet.com/sustainable_development/2n1uja0stqomp4jr/wish/2112547306 I have benefited from the government of Uganda's full scholarship program for University students. I doubt that I would have gotten an undergraduate degree if it was not for the scholarship. The education provided me with the knowledge and skills that enabled me find formal employment after my studies. I am now more self-reliant because I get an income, and I have also been able to make personal investments in assets. ]]> 2022-03-24 19:38:41 UTC https://padlet.com/sustainable_development/2n1uja0stqomp4jr/wish/2112547306 Luiz Fernando Lira Bacelar (ABC) https://padlet.com/sustainable_development/2n1uja0stqomp4jr/wish/2112655981 Social protection programmes really contributed to reduce the idiosyncratic risks in my childhood and youth life cycles. They were all important, but the most remarkable social programme I recall is PROUNI, the scholarship for poor people to have access to higher education. The Programme was created in 2004 due to the fact that only 1% of the population in Brazil had higher education. That number was even smaller when it comes to afrodescendants and poor people. Therefore, it aims to provide more opportunities for poor people coming from public schools through a national examination. That programme was essential for me to get to where I am today.]]> 2022-03-24 21:15:23 UTC https://padlet.com/sustainable_development/2n1uja0stqomp4jr/wish/2112655981 I recall my experience with receiving unemployment benefits in the U.S. https://padlet.com/sustainable_development/2n1uja0stqomp4jr/wish/2113379393 Early in my career, my work contract had expired, and I wasn't able to land another job right away. I was, however, eligible to claim unemployment benefits from the state government while I was on the job hunt. This support was calculated based on my previous job's income and was available for only a set number of weeks/half the year--the duration of which prompts you to keep going with the job search. The weekly payments are supposed to help alleviate the burden of rent and other bills plus cover costs of necessities like food and transportation. I also remember being offered career counseling/job hunt aides. It wasn't targeted to my field, but rather focused on getting you some form of income to match your basic set of skills and interests. Luckily, I was able to stay the course with my career goals and eventually found a new job a month and a half later.  ]]> 2022-03-25 08:00:18 UTC https://padlet.com/sustainable_development/2n1uja0stqomp4jr/wish/2113379393 Abosede (Yomi) Ogedegbe - USA https://padlet.com/sustainable_development/2n1uja0stqomp4jr/wish/2114202114 Growing up in Nigeria, I had access to free immunizations at a young age, and also went to a government high/secondary school which was heavily subsidized. While working in Nigeria as an international contract staff for a multinational company, I had access to non-contributory social insurance through which I had access to maternity benefits including maternity leave and health insurance which paid for my child birth and associated costs. Now that I am back in the US, I have access to some social protection benefits - my family benefited from the temporary cash payments at the height of the pandemic. My family also has contributory health insurance through the government insurance scheme. ]]> 2022-03-25 17:22:17 UTC https://padlet.com/sustainable_development/2n1uja0stqomp4jr/wish/2114202114 Osamah Al-Mekhlafi https://padlet.com/sustainable_development/2n1uja0stqomp4jr/wish/2115104591 I have benefited from the free basic services like health care and education. I am also benefiting from the social insurance program.]]> 2022-03-26 21:08:21 UTC https://padlet.com/sustainable_development/2n1uja0stqomp4jr/wish/2115104591 Bekederemo Angela, KARIS; Lagos, Nigeria. https://padlet.com/sustainable_development/2n1uja0stqomp4jr/wish/2115512028 Being born and bred in Nigeria, I have benefited from a few social protection programmes. Such as free and subsidized healthcare services and free and subsidized education in my early years, aside these I can't recall any other; since Nigeria was seized by the Military Government for over 30 years. ]]> 2022-03-27 12:22:25 UTC https://padlet.com/sustainable_development/2n1uja0stqomp4jr/wish/2115512028 Giovanna, Italy https://padlet.com/sustainable_development/2n1uja0stqomp4jr/wish/2115734219 Throughout my life I have benefitted from free health care and primary education, as well as paid-sick leave and health coverage. ]]> 2022-03-27 17:05:00 UTC https://padlet.com/sustainable_development/2n1uja0stqomp4jr/wish/2115734219 Benefits from social protection system in Mexico - Alejandro Contreras Cerdán https://padlet.com/sustainable_development/2n1uja0stqomp4jr/wish/2116230919 I had the benefits of social protection system in Mexico for free access to healthcare, from basic preventive services to major medical services (surgery), as well to free Access to education , from basic to upper secondary education. And for university, affordable tuition costs, almost symbolic, but with the requirement of a higher minimum grade point average.]]> 2022-03-28 02:42:29 UTC https://padlet.com/sustainable_development/2n1uja0stqomp4jr/wish/2116230919 Amala Vincent-Unigwe (Nigeria) https://padlet.com/sustainable_development/2n1uja0stqomp4jr/wish/2119104397 Childhood LC: Education benefits comprising of elementary and part secondary school education subsidies, a subject-related and performance-based bursary as a Federal Government College student. Idiosyncratic risks in childhood and early youth were ameliorated as family benefitted from utilities/fuel subsidies. I also had healthcare benefit through the compulsory childhood immunisations.

Working Age LC: I benefitted from the part employer-employee contributory pension (the 7.5% : 7.5% employer:employee and the 10% : 8% employer:employee) and now the opportunity from the labour market policy with the expansion of the pension scheme to include demographic voluntary contributions.
]]> 2022-03-29 11:01:04 UTC https://padlet.com/sustainable_development/2n1uja0stqomp4jr/wish/2119104397 AMANYA JERRY- UGANDA. https://padlet.com/sustainable_development/2n1uja0stqomp4jr/wish/2119212994 One social protection that i have benefited from, is that under health coverage.
When i was young, my government in Uganda, had and still has in place a program to immunize toddlers and new born, against the 6 killer diseases in the country. I was able to benefit from this program and now live a healthy and productive life as well in my adult life.]]> 2022-03-29 12:21:00 UTC https://padlet.com/sustainable_development/2n1uja0stqomp4jr/wish/2119212994 Karine Farinha - Brazil https://padlet.com/sustainable_development/2n1uja0stqomp4jr/wish/2120435170 For a long time, my family and I benefitted from Brazil's universal health care system (SUS). I recall us receiving medicines and getting medical assistance for free, at locations quite near our home. This made all the difference for my family during a time we could not afford private health insurance of any kind. ]]> 2022-03-30 00:56:56 UTC https://padlet.com/sustainable_development/2n1uja0stqomp4jr/wish/2120435170 Dhurata Vrenozi-Albania https://padlet.com/sustainable_development/2n1uja0stqomp4jr/wish/2120599837 I have benefitted from health coverage]]> 2022-03-30 02:45:06 UTC https://padlet.com/sustainable_development/2n1uja0stqomp4jr/wish/2120599837 Irini Katseni-Greece (ICRC) https://padlet.com/sustainable_development/2n1uja0stqomp4jr/wish/2120759064 In my younger age, when I had difficulties to finance a part of my studies of higher education because of lack of revenues from my parents'side, I could benefit of a social program of funding of part of my needs through the government which indeed helped me to continue. Without that, I would have stopped everything at that time. Later, when being in the working life, I could benefit from the coverage of the pregnancy complications and receive a modest income from social insurance to cover my long absence from my work.]]> 2022-03-30 04:52:42 UTC https://padlet.com/sustainable_development/2n1uja0stqomp4jr/wish/2120759064 AMPhalashol: Free education for primary and secondary - although at my time, only the primary but in public school is free. https://padlet.com/sustainable_development/2n1uja0stqomp4jr/wish/2121259210 2022-03-30 11:14:21 UTC https://padlet.com/sustainable_development/2n1uja0stqomp4jr/wish/2121259210 AKONKWA NADEGE, D.R.CONGO, https://padlet.com/sustainable_development/2n1uja0stqomp4jr/wish/2121348568 My family and I have benefit from health care coverage, this is because my dad use to work for a government institution .]]> 2022-03-30 12:20:42 UTC https://padlet.com/sustainable_development/2n1uja0stqomp4jr/wish/2121348568 Valeria Argentina https://padlet.com/sustainable_development/2n1uja0stqomp4jr/wish/2122489195 In my country exists different lines of social protection, specially for poor people.
for example, the "APH"  is similar to "bolsa familia" in Brazil and consist in a cash transference to the pregnant persons and after that.
On the other hand, Argentina give to older people pensions for retirement for women to 60 years old and 65 for men.
Another important social protection is the free, mandatory and universal education during three years old to the universitarian age, I mean, Argentina have free education for everybody.]]> 2022-03-31 00:28:09 UTC https://padlet.com/sustainable_development/2n1uja0stqomp4jr/wish/2122489195 Edwin Nyamanya Kenya https://padlet.com/sustainable_development/2n1uja0stqomp4jr/wish/2123786307 Yes I have. During university, I received a student loan. 

When sick we always get contributions done by the National Hospital Insurance fund, which is contributory in nature and covers all in formal and informal and self employed.]]> 2022-03-31 15:02:05 UTC https://padlet.com/sustainable_development/2n1uja0stqomp4jr/wish/2123786307 Nejla Tugcem Sahin-Bayik, Turkey https://padlet.com/sustainable_development/2n1uja0stqomp4jr/wish/2125151653 I benefitted from free education (primary, secondary and higher education). Also, when I was at primary school, there was a free milk programme. We used to receive a carton of milk three days a week. This was a widespread programme that covered all primary students in Turkey at the time. I am not sure whether it is still in place. ]]> 2022-04-01 09:34:22 UTC https://padlet.com/sustainable_development/2n1uja0stqomp4jr/wish/2125151653 Fatima Abdulsalam Abdallah https://padlet.com/sustainable_development/2n1uja0stqomp4jr/wish/2125254142 My Family and I benefited from health insurance as both my parents are working in government. ]]> 2022-04-01 11:17:38 UTC https://padlet.com/sustainable_development/2n1uja0stqomp4jr/wish/2125254142 https://padlet.com/sustainable_development/2n1uja0stqomp4jr/wish/2126566431 Gosego Ivy Mmeanyana
Botswana has a comprehensive under 5 child Welfare programme which is delivered through the health posts: I have benefited from this social protection programme which ensures care from birth. This care included; monthly health checks to ensure children are thriving (weight, height and growth milestones); vaccinations and nutrients supplementation campaigns; feeding programme for all children under 5 as well as health education to parents and caregivers.]]> 2022-04-02 15:29:30 UTC https://padlet.com/sustainable_development/2n1uja0stqomp4jr/wish/2126566431 Lama Al Taweel - Syria https://padlet.com/sustainable_development/2n1uja0stqomp4jr/wish/2126960316 In my country, government employees are provided with extra financial support per each child paid together with salaries, however, the amount is very law. Additional subsides for essential items (food and fuel) were provided too. Yet, education and health care were provided almost free. In addition, when I grow up, and worked, the government forced the private sector (including humanitarian organizations) to have a pension system in place though it is covered by the organizations and not by the authorities. ]]> 2022-04-03 07:09:37 UTC https://padlet.com/sustainable_development/2n1uja0stqomp4jr/wish/2126960316 Social Protection in Life https://padlet.com/sustainable_development/2n1uja0stqomp4jr/wish/2127058694 Bangladesh government has taken initiatives to provide medical, education facilities for the children of its emplyee. Moreover, government ensures free education for girls upto grade VIII.]]> 2022-04-03 10:16:09 UTC https://padlet.com/sustainable_development/2n1uja0stqomp4jr/wish/2127058694 Safia - Iraq https://padlet.com/sustainable_development/2n1uja0stqomp4jr/wish/2127189360  In Iraq, the government's employees are provided with extra financial support per each child paid together with salaries, however, the amount is very law. The education and health care are provided almost for free. ]]> 2022-04-03 13:47:00 UTC https://padlet.com/sustainable_development/2n1uja0stqomp4jr/wish/2127189360 Sekabojja Daniel -Uganda. https://padlet.com/sustainable_development/2n1uja0stqomp4jr/wish/2127511571 From my childhood at the time of the launch of the Mellenium development Goals, the Government of Uganda had made access to free health care service therefore when I suffered an ailment and admitted at the hospital, I received free care, second was the universal  primary education of 1993, of which I accessed up to my secondary level. Free vaccination would be my last but not least SP program of benefit.]]> 2022-04-03 21:00:12 UTC https://padlet.com/sustainable_development/2n1uja0stqomp4jr/wish/2127511571 Dibya Singh, India https://padlet.com/sustainable_development/2n1uja0stqomp4jr/wish/2128383775 While working as a government employee, I have benefitted from Employees Provident Fund, which is of contributory nature and is a pension scheme made available only after retirement but a part of it can be taken out in case of some emergency.]]> 2022-04-04 10:41:17 UTC https://padlet.com/sustainable_development/2n1uja0stqomp4jr/wish/2128383775 Personal Social protection experience https://padlet.com/sustainable_development/2n1uja0stqomp4jr/wish/2129486068 I started experiencing social protection in 2012, where I was registered by my employee under the labor law that obliges organizations to register its workers with the National Social Insurance Fund (NSIF). Although, it stopped just in the same year for non contributory scheme. I was again registered by the African Initiatives for Relief and Development (AIRD) under the UN-WFP TPM for general food distribution and Nutrition activities in the conflict affected English speaking parts of Cameroon. My NSIF registration was again activated in 2018 and the contributions are not consistent given that we are employed with short term contracts and every time the contracts expire, the contributions stops. 
It is important to note that the scheme permits for us to also be registered with insurance for health, child and risks coverage. The scheme is to cover my entire family for any risk associated with my absence from home while working.
ETALI Genesis Akwaji, SUSTAIN Cameroon]]> 2022-04-04 21:15:30 UTC https://padlet.com/sustainable_development/2n1uja0stqomp4jr/wish/2129486068 James Jumba - Kenya https://padlet.com/sustainable_development/2n1uja0stqomp4jr/wish/2130714216 I have been a beneficiary of a social health protection scheme from the National Social Insurance Fund (NHIF) in Kenya. This is a public health insurance scheme that is open to formal, informal workers and retirees. 

It covers members and their dependants, and is open to older persons who cannot be insured under private health schemes. It is contributory in nature, having different tiers and benefits depending on the type of membership.

Coverage is throughout the lifecycle of the members and their dependants (children to older persons including maternity care) conditional to payment of prescribed premiums. It covers members for consultation, medication and medical procedures (mostly in public hospitals) irrespective of pre-existing conditions such as HIV/AIDS, Cancer and Diabetes. 

There are however concerns over issues of adequacy of benefits depending on the types of membership with members from the informal sector advocating for better benefits from the scheme. There is also the issue of complicated pre-approval of specialist consultation and medical procedures during the course of treatment.]]> 2022-04-05 13:54:23 UTC https://padlet.com/sustainable_development/2n1uja0stqomp4jr/wish/2130714216 AMANYA JERRY- Uganda https://padlet.com/sustainable_development/2n1uja0stqomp4jr/wish/2133457964 I have been priveleged to benefit from the contributory scheme of social security, under the National Social Security Fund which will act as my pension fund when time for retirement reaches.]]> 2022-04-06 21:41:50 UTC https://padlet.com/sustainable_development/2n1uja0stqomp4jr/wish/2133457964 Eucharia, Nigeria. https://padlet.com/sustainable_development/2n1uja0stqomp4jr/wish/2134783168 I have benefited as a child through routine immunization programs and as a teenager through free secondary education. ]]> 2022-04-07 15:07:20 UTC https://padlet.com/sustainable_development/2n1uja0stqomp4jr/wish/2134783168 Wilson Otuna-Ugand https://padlet.com/sustainable_development/2n1uja0stqomp4jr/wish/2137252788 On personal level I have been able to get enrolled on contributory social protection (NSSF) by virtue that am working with formal sector. However, this has been a compulsory deduction contributed by employee and employer. But so far, i have not yet benefited through mid term access. Probably when I make 45 years, I should be able to access by benefits and when i hit a ceiling of 55 years to reap from the social protection benefits.]]> 2022-04-09 09:01:51 UTC https://padlet.com/sustainable_development/2n1uja0stqomp4jr/wish/2137252788 I haven't benefitted from any social protection program. As a youth of working age who is currently unemployed I should be getting some assistance from the government but it doesn't happen in my country. And it doesn't look like it will ever happen. https://padlet.com/sustainable_development/2n1uja0stqomp4jr/wish/2137442556 2022-04-09 15:25:58 UTC https://padlet.com/sustainable_development/2n1uja0stqomp4jr/wish/2137442556 Public Distribution System https://padlet.com/sustainable_development/2n1uja0stqomp4jr/wish/2137915012 PDS used to benefit our family through which fuel and sugar were provided. Education was free and we get contributory assistance in accident and insurance etc.]]> 2022-04-10 10:37:17 UTC https://padlet.com/sustainable_development/2n1uja0stqomp4jr/wish/2137915012 Akonwi Bikuh - Cameroon https://padlet.com/sustainable_development/2n1uja0stqomp4jr/wish/2142786107 I have benefited as a child through free immunisation]]> 2022-04-13 17:54:31 UTC https://padlet.com/sustainable_development/2n1uja0stqomp4jr/wish/2142786107 Asma - Somalia https://padlet.com/sustainable_development/2n1uja0stqomp4jr/wish/2144749408 I did not benefit from a social protection system or programme but I get to know people who did. For example, a man was registered in a program where he had to work in feeder road rehabilitation-only 3 days a week for a 3 month, and his four children school fee was to be paid.

]]> 2022-04-15 07:51:20 UTC https://padlet.com/sustainable_development/2n1uja0stqomp4jr/wish/2144749408 Indeed. Food assistance, vaccines, school lunch programs https://padlet.com/sustainable_development/2n1uja0stqomp4jr/wish/2145685001 2022-04-16 21:40:22 UTC https://padlet.com/sustainable_development/2n1uja0stqomp4jr/wish/2145685001