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• Targeting strategies must be based on a sound poverty analysis andclearly matched to the purpose of social protection – meaning that ifthe purpose of social protection is to increase food security, then itwill be appropriate to target the most food insecure households,whereas if the objective is to enable future generations to break freefrom poverty, then social assistance such as child benefits will bemost appropriate.• Institutional capacity, across the range of ministries that have a rolein the design and implementation of social protection programs, iscritical to success. Also important are clearly defined ministerialresponsibilities, inter-ministerial coordination, and an implementationmechanism that allows for delivery by the „lowest possibleadministrative levels‟. 41• The issue of fiscal sustainability must be analysed at the outsetwhen determining the scale and scope of social protection programs.Experience shows that sustainable financing will likely be a long termprocess requiring reallocation of domestic resources, domesticrevenue generation and well-coordinated international aid. 42It is important to note that even the best designed social protectionprograms do not replace the need for pro-poor social and economicpolicies, nor for appropriate investment in the social sectors. Nor dothey replace the need for specific interventions promoting the rights ofvulnerable groups; nor for livelihoods promotion programs. Experienceshows that without complementary livelihoods activities, socialassistance is unlikely to lift people out of poverty; 43 and withoutinterventions aimed at the promotion of rights, can inadvertentlyexacerbate stigmatization. 44Recommendations• Support the GoSS to develop and introduce appropriate socialprotection policies and strengthen traditional mechanisms wherethey exist. Consideration should be given to a range of instrumentsincluding child and disability benefits, and cash transfers targetingthose most vulnerable to food insecurity. Policies must be informedby a sound poverty analysis, an understanding of the purpose ofsocial protection in South Sudan, and lessons learned from socialprotection programming elsewhere. Funding must be long-term,predictable and aligned with national policies, and particular attentionmust be paid to ensuring domestic fiscal sustainability.• Ensure that support for social protection is accompanied byappropriate capacity building for key ministries (MoFEP, Health,Education, and Gender, Child and Social Welfare) in the design anddelivery of social protection programs; and support the GoSS toclearly define ministerial responsibilities and to establish adecentralised delivery mechanism.18
• Advocate with the GoSS to increase its budget allocation to thesocial sectors (the current allocation is well below regional norms 45 ),and ensure that donor support for social protection does not result ina corresponding reduction of support for essential services.• Provide more substantial financial and technical support to programstargeting vulnerable groups, including separated andunaccompanied children, the disabled and the elderly, single-headedhouseholds, widows and survivors of gender-based violence –noting that such programs are often most successful when designedand implemented in partnership with government ministries andwhen they provide an integrated package of services (such aslivelihoods support, shelter and education). 4619
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