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Economic Justice & Social Protection

About the program

This program focuses on the areas of financing for public services, tax justice and progressive taxation; corporate taxation, sovereign debt and accountability for International Financial Institutions (IFFs). Other areas of focus are: Special Drawing Rights (SDRs), budget advocacy at district level, inclusive economic development and social assistance programs that support the most vulnerable. A sound social protection system is also considered to be critical to economic inclusion and promoting human dignity.

Recent updates

Recent publications

A People’s Pension: A Manifesto on Social Protection for Older Persons

Developed by the CSO Working Group on Social Protection for Older Persons and coordinated by ISER, this manifesto underscores the urgent need...

Seizing the opportunity to improve the national digital ID system for Uganda

Together with Health Equity and Policy Initiative (HEAPI) and the Center for Human Rights & Global Justice – NYU, we...

Unpacking Uganda’s 2024–25 Budget: ISER’s Insights on Public Services Funding

This report presents our analysis of Uganda’s latest UShs 72 trillion national budget. We explore a central question: Does the...