social protection

It's a long weekend in South Africa, and the annual Cape Town book fair is on again. I attended two very interesting sessions, one on Saturday and one today (Monday). Today's session was a full day, looking at information for social change, and the possibilities and constraints of new technology. I'll write more about that in a couple of days. What I want to write about now is Saturday's session -- a panel discussion on social grants, and whether they are causing dependency.

You may not have noticed, as it has not been high on the media radar, but there's an important process underway across the continent, that has huge potential to reduce poverty and transform the lives of millions of Africans. The first step in this process took place in Kampala this week.