Fiji Social Protection COVID-19 Response and System Development Project

The development objective of Social Protection COVID-19 Response and System Development Project for Fiji is to mitigate the impact of the Coronavirus (COVID-19) crisis on the income of the unemployed and underemployed, and to increase efficiency and adaptability of the social protection system. This project has two components. 1) The first component, Cash transfers to the unemployed and underemployed affected by Coronavirus (COVID-19), aims to support cash payments to the FNPF beneficiaries who have lost their jobs or face reduced hours or reduced wages in the formal sector because of the Coronavirus (COVID-19) crisis. 2) The second component, Institutional strengthening, has the following three sub-components: (i) Developing an Adaptive Social Protection Strategy for Fiji; (ii) Strengthening Social Protection Delivery Systems; and (iii) Monitoring and Evaluation and Project Management.