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Social Protection Podcast is brought to you by socialprotection.org. We’re a knowledge sharing and capacity building platform, open to social protection practitioners, policy-makers, and experts, as well as academics and students. Social protection is a large and growing field, that has also achieved increased profile and salience since 2020 due to COVID-19. From building delivery systems and protecting People with Disabilities, to social protection financing and school feeding – there is no shortage of topics for Social Protection Podcast to tackle. Each month we will aim to bring you rich, interesting and different content. Through interviews, discussions and debates with experts and practitioners, Social Protection Podcast will illuminate new research and bring a range of perspectives to debates and controversies as well as areas of growing consensus.
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Tuesday Jan 20, 2026
Tuesday Jan 20, 2026
In this episode, we explore how TRANSFORM is being institutionalised as a core approach to continuous capacity building for social protection practitioners and leaders across Africa. The conversations focus on how the initiative has supported the development of rights-based, inclusive social protection systems and how its content and methodology are being embedded within training programmes to strengthen leadership and skills at national and decentralised levels. This episode also reflects on the future of TRANSFORM in the context of shifting global dynamics, including changes in the official development assistance landscape.
The episode concludes the three-part TRANSFORM Podcast Series, which presents the initiative's achievements 10 years since its inception through conversations with guests from the continent. In case you missed the prior episodes of the series, you can access them here:
- Ep. 1 | Social Protection Capacity Building in Africa: 10 Years of TRANSFORM
- Ep. 2 | Promoting a Culture of Social Protection in Africa
Hosted by Abidemi Coker, a passionate TRANSFORM Master Trainer.
Meet our guests for episode 3:
- Patience Matandiko, Technical Officer - Social Protection, ILO Malawi
- Emmanuel Danjuma, National Programme Coordinator - Social Protection, ILO Nigeria
- Thokozani Mtapaonga, Principal, Magomero Community Development College, & Deputy Director in the Ministry of Gender, Community Development and Social Welfare, Malawi
For our testimonial segment, we welcome Samuel Kapingidza, Social Protection Specialist at the UNDP Regional Service Centre for Africa, and the TRANSFORM Advisory Group chairperson.
To learn more and explore how TRANSFORM can be tailored for your context and how you can get involved with the initiative, go to https://transformsp.org and contact transform_socialprotection@ilo.org.
2 months ago
I am inspired by the Malawi approach of Institutionalization, and I believe as Ugandans we have a lot to learn from them. I am happy to be among the few members who are interested in Institutionalization of social protection in Uganda. I am glad to make a contribution to this cause.