Today, EPRI specialises in providing social protection research, capacity building courses and policy advisory services to government and civil society. To achieve these goals, EPRI:
Works closely with development partners and multilateral organisations on social protection policy research, particularly with research and policy-oriented institutions in Africa. Has worked with governments on socia
l protection projects in over a dozen developing countries, including South Africa, Lesotho, Mozambique, Uganda, Kenya, Bangladesh, Nepal and Pakistan. Organises and hosts study tours for policymakers and other government officials, and has recently led visits to South Africa for delegations from Iraq, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ethiopia and Mozambique. Offers social protection capacity building courses, including a two-week course on cash transfers that has drawn over 450 participants to date from governments, donor organisations and civil society. Presents regularly at international, regional and national conferences on social protection, including events organised by the UK’s Department for International Development (DFID), UNICEF, the World Bank and the Ford Foundation. Published the policy guide Designing and Implementing Social Transfers, which has been distributed to over 3,500 social protection practitioners around the world. EPRI is a non-governmental organisation (NGO) registered under Section 21 of the Companies Act.