Social Protection Civil Society Network (SPCSN) is a dynamic and influential coalition established in Nepal in 2012. Comprising 19 non-governmental organizations (NGOs) and 2 international NGOs, SPCSN is dedicated to advocating for the rights of the most vulnerable groups in Nepalese society, including children (child grants, child rights), the elderly, people with disabilities, trafficking survivors, those with HIV/AIDS, single women, Dalit and the landless. Our mission is to promote access to sustainable and targeted social security, ensuring affordable, transparent, and accountable programs for universally accepted benefit. SPCSN operates on a foundation of values such as networking, transparency, and mutual respect, and our activities are grounded in a real bottom-up process led by marginalized groups and women's organizations. SPCSN highly promote shock responsive social protection and formulate policies for the same with Nepal government for its proper implementation. SPCSN has been working and advocating for the rights of vulnerable groups including women, children,elderly people and people with disabilities by providing emergency assistance during shock as well as building shock responsive systems, plans in advance of a shock to better prepare for emergency response.
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SPCSN organized a policy dialogue in collaboration with Save the Children, UNICEF (EWPN Program) and We Social Movement on ‘the importance of the Social Protection Program and the need to scale up Child Nutrition Grant in Nepal’. A total of 81 participants attended the event, including 21 Member of Parliament from House of Representative and National Assembly, member of National Planning Commission, representatives from government officials, Development Partner and CSOs.
A Policy Dialogue on the role of stakeholders in contributory social protection was successfully organized in Kathmandu focusing on challenges faced by informal workers in accessing the Social Security Fund (SSF).
The Provincial Level Dialogue on Child Grant Plus Parenting Education was successfully held in Karnali Province, marking a significant step towards strengthening child development through integrated social protection measures.
A Provincial Dialogue on Child Grants Plus Parenting Education was successfully conducted in Madhesh Province, bringing together over 60 stakeholders to deliberate on strengthening child nutrition through effective social protection measures.
SPCSN successfully hosted its flagship event, the Master
Training of Trainers (M-ToT) on Shock Responsive Social Protection (SRSP), aimed to strengthen the skills of trainers from SPCSN’s 19 member organizations, equipping them to integrate SRSP concepts within the organizations and local municipalities.
Coordinated and Facilitated Social Protection Workshop in WSF 2024 with collaboration with more than 15 development agencies.
Organized National Dialogue on Social Protection with the engagement of more than 100 participants
90% suggestions incorporated On-going discussion among stakeholders
2,750 copied published and submitted to 17 members
Endorsed working guidelines of SPCSN Chair and Joint chair elected; Advocacy document prepared
Incorporated many suggestions
SPCSN formed comprising 14 organizations: Collective Campaign for Peace (COCAP) – Coordinator (providing Secretariat also) Save the children – Member Secretary
The consultation workshop realized a civil societies’ forum on social protection to raise of voice of right holders
संस्थागत पदः कोषाध्यक्ष
सम्पर्क नं.: ९८४१७०४१२५
ईमेलः kunda@whr.org.np
संस्थागत पदः सदस्य
सम्पर्क नं.: ९८५११०२३४४
ईमेलः gyanendra.tuki@gmail.com
सचिवालय कर्मचारी
सम्पर्क नं.: ९८५१२३६२२३
ईमेलः pc.spcsnnepal@gmail.com
सम्पर्क नं.: ९८४१३५४७२३
ईमेल: gopal.thapa59@gmail.com
