Africa Platform for Social Protection

The Africa Platform for Social Protection (APSP) is a pan African network of organizations operating at grassroots, national and regional levels, with a commitment to promoting and strengthening the social contract between states and citizens. To achieve this, the APSP promotes active engagement of National Platforms in the shaping of Social Protection policies, programmes and practices in Africa. APSP was established in 2008, and registered in Kenya in 2010. The mission is to create partnerships with Civil Society and other organizations to engage with the Governments and International Development Agencies (IDAs) to develop and implement innovative Social Protection strategies and pro¬grammes that make a difference in people’s lives in Africa. APSP has established 27 platforms to engage at national level