Zimbabwe Urged to Rethink Social Protection Funding Amid Rising Needs

Zimbabwe needs sustainable and inclusive financing models to protect vulnerable households from poverty, unemployment and climate-related shocks, Deputy Minister of Labour and Social Welfare Advocate Mercy Dinha has said.

Speaking at the Social Protection Conference in Bulawayo, Advocate Dinha called for a shift in how the country mobilises and allocates resources for social assistance, warning that growing needs and limited public finances were putting pressure on existing support systems.

She…