Investing in Social Protection on December 31, 2024In the midst of the escalating debt crises across the Asia-Pacific, Pakistan stands out as a sobering example of how unsustainable debt burdens threaten the very foundations of social stability and development. As of 2024, Pakistan’s external debt has swelled to staggering levels, contributing to the region’s projected total of 21.1 trillion USD in commercial, […]
Home-based workers and social protection on October 19, 2017Given its multi-dimensional context, women’s empowerment within the South Asia context is perhaps best defined thus: the power to effect socio-economic change provided that structures dictating social, political and economic decision-making are transformed. Because economic empowerment is intertwined with gender equality and equity, changes in policy and social structures — such as mainstreaming women agendas, […]