SOCIAL PROTECTION
The sector focuses on supporting individuals to
navigate vulnerability, build resilience and access opportunities.
01 OVERVIEW
About the sector
Whether the challenge is poverty, migration, nutrition or employment, effective social protection systems determine how societies support people through periods of risk and transition.
At E³, we help governments, donors and development organizations understand what works, what does not, and where support can create the greatest long-term impact.
Key Challenges:
1. Reaching the most vulnerable populations without creating exclusion errors.
2. Measuring long-term outcomes rather than short-term outputs.
3. Understanding barriers faced by women, children, youth, migrants and low-income households.
4. Coordinating fragmented services across institutions and regions.
5. Designing evidence-based policies in contexts where administrative data is limited.
6. Building social protection systems that remain effective during economic and social shocks.
02 FEATURED PROJECTS
Case Studies
Reforming Social Assistance for LowIncome Families
Comprehensive national evaluation of Kyrgyzstan’s flagship social assistance programme “Uy-Bulogo Komok”, assessing…
MARCH 14, 2024
Measuring Nutrition Outcomes Among Mothers and Children
Baseline and endline evaluation of the “Mykty Azyktanuu” programme in Batken and Jalal-Abad regions…
MARCH 14, 2024
valuating CrossBorder Protection of Migrant Workers
Multi-country monitoring and evaluation framework covering Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan, Armenia and Russia…
MARCH 14, 2024
03 KEY FIGURES
Achievements
20+
infrastructure and energy projects
All CA countries
covered within a single monitoring framework
National-level
policy designs developed
5,000+
households surveyed in social assistance and welfare studies
04 THE MODEL
Why This Sector Matters
Social protection systems influence far more than poverty statistics.
They affect educational outcomes, labour participation, migration decisions, child wellbeing, public trust and long-term economic mobility. When support reaches the right people at the right time, it creates resilience. When systems fail, vulnerability compounds across generations.
SECTOR SIGNALS
Opinion Research as Risk Management
Why public opinion analysis is becoming a strategic tool for governments and businesses operating in uncertain environments.
MARCH 14, 2024
Designing Systems, Not Projects
How institutions achieve long-term results by focusing on governance
systems rather than isolated interventions.
MARCH 14, 2024
Human Capital as a Governance Challenge
What research on women’s leadership reveals about the hidden barriers affecting institutional performance and talent retention.
MARCH 14, 2024
05 KEY OFFERINGS
Related Expertise
Household welfare studies, poverty and vulnerability assessments, migration research, education and nutrition studies, social inclusion analysis, beneficiary experience mapping and access-to-services research.
Social policy design, programme improvement, targeting mechanisms, beneficiary journey analysis, institutional assessments, service delivery optimization and evidence-based policy recommendations.
Baseline, midline and endline evaluations for social protection, education, health, migration and livelihoods programmes. Outcome measurement, behavioural change assessment, targeting analysis and learning systems.
Regional analysis of migration systems, labour mobility, social protection mechanisms, vulnerability trends, demographic shifts and inclusion policies across Central Asia and neighbouring regions.
TRUSTED BY
CARITAS
FRANCE
Let’s Start With a Question
Whether you are designing a program, evaluating results or exploring a new challenge, we’d be happy to discuss how E³ can support your work.
Please fill the form or email at info@evidence.asia