Sao Tome and Principe
Sao Tome and Principe
Sub Region
Central Africa
Population
0.22m
GNI/capita
USD4,090.00
HDI
0.61
* The latest available data between 2010-2020
Country Report
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Social Assistance Overview
The regulatory frameworks on old age, disability and survivors, sickness and maternity as well as work injury were introduced in Sao Tome and Principe after independence in 1975. Sao Tome and Principe has a pilot social assistance programme named the Maes Carenciada (Needy Mothers’ Programme) which had 6,120 individual participants in 2014. The programme targets poor female headed households with three or more children.
| Name | Target Group | Centralisation | Executing Agency |
|---|---|---|---|
Maes Carenciadas |
Children
|
Non-profit Organisation |
Social Assistance Policies and National Legal Framework
Policies/Strategies
Social Protection policy/Strategy |
Yes
|
Year Introduced
2014 |
Social Assistance Policy/Strategy |
||
Social Assistance in Social Protection policy/strategy |
Legal framework
Constitutional provision for social protection
Yes
NOTE:
1 = Health Coverage 2 = Reasonable standard of living 3 = Food security 4 = 1&2 5 = 1&3 6 = 2&3 7 = 1,2&3 8 = other
1 = Health Coverage 2 = Reasonable standard of living 3 = Food security 4 = 1&2 5 = 1&3 6 = 2&3 7 = 1,2&3 8 = other
Ratified Regional and International Social Assistance related Instruments