Abstract/Summary

This qualitative research study aims to create a better understanding of the linkages between social protection and decent rural employment (DRE) by considering whether social protection can play a role in improving the quality of employment engaged in by poor people. To do so, the research investigates the impact of Malawi’s Social Cash Transfer Programme (SCTP) on DRE. The study is part of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations’ (FAO) research on the impact of social protection (SP) programmes on DRE and is led by the ‘From Protection to Production’ project (PtoP) within FAO.