Social protection is a set of policies and programmes designed to reduce and prevent poverty and vulnerability during our lives. Social protection ensures you have access to... Child and family benefits. Maternity protection. Unemployment benefits. Social protection schemes should cover disability-related extra costs and provide incentives for persons with disabilities to enter and stay in the labour market.
To add on the inclusiveness bit, it is a set of policies and programs that promote equality and are non-discriminative to any member of society.
Thank you for this.
What kind of advocating do you most generally do? #2 Do you advocate in their daily lives or do you advocate for them on a judicial level, or just whatever level they need assistance with?
Kenya has been implementing inclusive social protection policies albeit at a slow pace. For instance the Government provides some funds for the care of persons with severe disabilities. Secondly, the National Health Insurance Fund (NHIF) has been trying to put in place modalities to help persons with disabilities access therapy (eg physiotherapy for those with physical impairments) free of charge.
@Midnight1126 I know you didn’t ask me, but I’m gonna answer anyway.
I was diagnosed with Multiple Sclerosis in 2014 and started sharing my journey on social media especially Instagram.
Through time I also received the diagnosis ADHD, Autism and very recently beat breast cancer.
I’m grateful to say I was treated in Germany, my home country where most treatment was affordable.