You do not qualify!: Experiences of older persons’ access to social protection in Uganda
The Initiative for Social and Economic Rights (ISER) and Research & Action for Income Security (RAISE) are implementing a project to create awareness among the general public, civil society, government and other stakeholders on the recently adopted African Charter ‘Protocol on the Rights of Citizens to Social Protection and Social Security’ and how this Protocol can be used to advocate for improved access to social protection in Uganda.
Through this photo essay, we have profiled older persons from selected districts in Uganda that have been negatively impacted by lack of access to social protection, as a result of limited coverage of the current senior citizens grant.