| Indicator |
Definition |
Source |
| Social Protection |
Consists of policies and programs designed to reduce poverty and vulnerability by promoting efficient labor markets, diminishing people's exposure to risks, and enhancing their capacity to protect themselves against hazards and interruption/loss of income. |
http://www.adb.org/SocialProtection/default.asp |
| Social Assistance |
Refers to non-contributory assistance that provides protection to society's most vulnerable groups, i.e., those with no other means of support such as single parent households, victims of natural disasters or civil conflict, handicapped people, or the destitute poor. It also refers to cash/in-kind transfers and temporary subsidies for utilities and staple foods. |
http://www.adb.org/SocialProtection/default.asp |
| Disaster Relief and Assistance |
Social assistance that Includes temporary emergency programs designed to reduce the effect of sudden and severe shocks often caused by natural disasters such as earthquakes, cyclones, floods, etc, which can be from private (international organization and civic/private society) or from public (government or local agencies) institutions. |
Social Protection in Asia and the Pacific, 2001 Asian Development Bank-Chapter7-Social Assistance: Theoretical Background (F.Howell) p.277 |
| Educational Assistance for Children |
Social assistance for children that includes school-feeding, scholarships, fee waivers, and other educational programs, which can be from private (international organization and civic/private society) or from public (government or local agencies) institutions. |
Social Protection Index for Committed Poverty Reduction (Final Report-Volume2. The SPI Handbook), 2005 Asian Development Bank-Chapter2-The Definition of Social Protection p.9 |
| Health Assistance for the Elderly |
Refers to health assistance for the elderly or senior citizen, which can be from private (international organization and civic/private society) or from public (government or local agencies) institutions. |
http://www.adb.org/SocialProtection/default.asp |
| Health Assistance for the Disabled Person |
Refers to health assistance for disabled people, which can be from private (international organization and civic/private society) or from public (government or local agencies) institutions. |
http://www.adb.org/SocialProtection/default.asp |
| Health Assistance for Children |
Refers to social assistance for children that include health cost reduced fees and subsidized medicines, which can be from private (international organization and civic/private society) or from public (government or local agencies) institutions. |
Social Protection Index for Committed Poverty Reduction (Final Report- Volume2. The SPI Handbook), 2005 Asian Development Bank - Chapter 2 -The Definition of Social Protection p.15 |
| Other Child Protection Programs |
Refers to social assistance that include initiatives for street children/child worker/orphan, advocacy programs against child abuse, and family allowances, which can be from private (international organization and civic/private society) or from public (government or local agencies) institutions. |
Social Protection Index for Committed Poverty Reduction (Final Report - Volume 2. The SPI Handbook), 2005 Asian Development Bank - Chapter 2 -The Definition of Social Protection p.15 |
| Other Programs for the Elderly |
Refers to social assistance programs for the elderly including livelihood aid, unemployment aid, homes for those with low incomes, nursing homes, home helpers, short stays in institutions, welfare centers, and rest homes, which can be from private (international organization and civic/private society) or from public (government or local agencies) institutions. |
Social Protection in Asia and the Pacific, 2001 Asian Development Bank-Chapter7 - Social Assistance: Theoretical Background (F.Howell) p.259 |
| Other Programs for Disabled Person |
Refers to other social assistance programs for the disabled person including effects of conflicts, urbanization, ageing, rehabilitation, employment, education, and death, which can be from private (international organization and civic/private society) or from public (government or local agencies) institutions. |
Social Protection in Asia and the Pacific, 2001 Asian Development Bank-Chapter7 - Social Assistance: Theoretical Background (F.Howell) pp.269-270 |
| Other Health Assistance |
Refers to other health assistance that includes provision of medical allowances, treatment facilities and the like, which can be from private (international organization and civic/private society) or from public (government or local agencies )institutions. |
http://www.adb.org/SocialProtection/default.asp |
| Other Social Assistance |
Refers to other social assistance which includes food stamps, health cost exemptions, and temporary subsidies for utilities, housing, etc, which can be from private (international organization and civic/private society) or from public (government or local agencies) institutions. |
Social Protection Index for Committed Poverty Reduction (Final Report-Volume 2. The SPI Handbook), 2005 Asian Development Bank - Chapter2 - The Definition of Social Protection p.14 |
| Social Insurance |
Social insurance are contributory programs which mitigate the risks by providing income support in the event of illness, disability, work injury, maternity, unemployment, old age, and death. |
http://www.adb.org/SocialProtection/default.asp |
| Disability Insurance |
Refers to social insurance that mitigate risks by providing income support in the event of invalidity (full or partial disability), which can be from private (international organization and civic/private society) or from public (government or local agencies) institutions. |
http://www.adb.org/SocialProtection/default.asp |
| Health Insurance |
Refers to social insurance that mitigate risks by providing income support to workers in the event of sickness or diseases, which can be from private (international organization and civic/private society) or from public (government or local agencies) institutions. |
http://www.adb.org/SocialProtection/default.asp |
| Maternity Insurance |
Refers to social insurance that mitigate risks by providing income support in the event of maternity and by providing benefits to mothers during pregnancy and post delivery, which can be from private (international organization and civic/private society) or from public (government or local agencies) institutions. |
http://www.adb.org/SocialProtection/default.asp |
| Pension |
Refers to the total employees' pension for ages 60 and over that mitigate risks by providing income support after retirement and by ensuring that dependents are compensated for the loss of the breadwinner/head of the family, which can be from private (international organization and civic/private society) or from public (government or local agencies) institutions. |
http://www.adb.org/SocialProtection/default.asp |
| Unemployment Insurance |
Refers to social insurance that mitigate risks by providing income support in the event of frictional or structural unemployment in the formal sector, which can be from private (international organization and civic/private society) or from public (government or local agencies) institutions. |
http://www.adb.org/SocialProtection/default.asp |
| Work Injury Insurance |
Refers to social insurance that compensate workers for work-related injuries or diseases, which can be from private (international organization and civic/private society) or from public (government or local agencies) institutions. |
http://www.adb.org/SocialProtection/default.asp |
| Provident Funds |
Refers to the total employees' compulsary savings that could provide means of livelihood or retirement income,which can be from private(international organization and civic/private society) or from public(government or local agencies) institutions. |
http://www.adb.org/SocialProtection/insur.asp |
| Other Social Insurance |
Refers to other social insurance such as microinsurance, agricultural insurance, as well as pensions for persons below 60 years, etc, which can be from private (international organization and civic/private society) or from public (government or local agencies) institutions. |
Social Protection Index for Committed Poverty Reduction (Final Report-Volume 2. The SPI Handbook), 2005 Asian Development Bank - Chapter 2 - The Definition of Social Protection p.9 |
| Labor Market Program |
Labor market programs refers to active interventions that provide protection for poor people who are able to work. The active programs include training and skills development; and employment counselling. |
Source: ADB's Social Protection: Our Framework - Policies and Strategies |
| Employment Generation |
Employment Generation refers to the total direct employment generation that promote small and medium enterprises and public works, which can be from private (international organization and civic/private society) or from public (government or local agencies) institutions. |
http://www.adb.org/SocialProtection/default.asp |
| Employment Services |
Refers to labor market programs that aim at facilitating labor market functioning by reducing mismatching and labor market rigidities, and by increasing information and placements, which can be from private (international organization and civic/private society) or from public (government or local agencies) institutions. |
http://www.adb.org/SocialProtection/default.asp |
| Skills Development Programs |
Refers to skills development programs that provide training and retraining of labor through innovative means as well as apprenticeships and employment training, which can be from private (international organization and civic/private society) or from public (government or local agencies) institutions. |
http://www.adb.org/SocialProtection/default.asp |
