Sentences with phrase «government social programme»

They all argued that it would be wrong to divert BBC income to fund a government social programme.

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Supporting women affected by violence The Austrian Federal Government committed to addressing complex social policy issues in their 2013 - 18 work programmes.

The Philippine organizers of the Global March mention following: widespread poverty and social inequality resulting in the erosion of the family's capacity to nurture and protect children, the rise of informal economy requiring simple skills and technologies, globalization of capitalism where underdeveloped nations provide the rich with cheap labor, disrupted family patterns due to migration, AIDS, etc. and inadequate basic services from government, including education, due to cut of the state budget of non-profit sectors to follow structural adjustment programme dictated by the IMF and the World Bank.

Renmin Vizconde, Advocacy Officer of the Philippine Network for Food Security Programmes added that «malnutrition and its resultant blindness exist because the basic rights of the farmers and people to land, livelihood are disrupted, due to government neglect and absence of social services, and not because the rice variety they consume does not have Vitamin A. Golden Rice is baseless, unscientific and nothing but a sensationalized product of giant agro-chem corporations to lure super-profits.»

Creating father - inclusive health and social services: one - day course The government's Healthy Child programme says: «The contribution that fathers make to their children's development, health and wellbeing is important, but services do not do enough to recognise or support them.

There has been a rapid expansion of group based parent - training programmes over the past 10 years [10] and the provision of parenting programmes is central to the UK governments» social inclusion agenda.

It also requires them not to «attempt or support the functions, programmes and activities of political, social, ethic or gender interest group in a private capacity and name or in circumstances unrelated to the discharge of the project and tasks of the Civil and Local Government Services».

Saying his government brought the National Social Investment Programmes targeting millions of Nigerians living from hand to mouth, Buhari added that his launch into agricultural programmes focusing on import substitution, job creation and rural development have caused socio - economic transProgrammes targeting millions of Nigerians living from hand to mouth, Buhari added that his launch into agricultural programmes focusing on import substitution, job creation and rural development have caused socio - economic transprogrammes focusing on import substitution, job creation and rural development have caused socio - economic transformation.

It was not political victory but total war that first installed social democracy in government with an effective economic programme of counter-cyclical demand management and welfare state expenditure.

In Chile, the US helped overthrow the democratically - elected social democrat government of Salvador Allende and replaced him with Augusto Pinochet, the murderous puppet tyrant who killed thousands and implemented a brutal free - market programme, ruining the Chilean economy and driving a relatively wealthy country into poverty.

«There is, however, evidence that the Coalition Government's free schools programme could lead to social segregation which will be to the detriment of BME children and young people.

The government is hurtling towards the EU's emergency exit with no credible plan for the future of British trade and European cooperation, all the while ignoring — beyond soundbites and inadequate programmes — the crises of housing, education, the NHS and social and regional inequality which are undermining the fabric of our nation and feeding a populist surge.

Governor of Osun state, Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola has on Tuesday praised the Federal Government of Nigeria for the success of two major socially impactful welfare programmes which it said would go down to ease social tension and motivate the poor.

«With the impact of two programmes of the Rauf Aregbesola administration in the state of Osun in our six years of, the Osun Youths Empowermemt Scheme (OYES), and the social protection programme for the elderly (Agba Osun), there is no doubt that the Federal Government has found solutions to many of the factors at the heart of Nigeria's socio - economic complications; attenuating poverty,» Okanlawon reiterated.

«Corruption freezes development, thereby undermining the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals,» he said, citing his own Government's efforts to combat the scourge, including the significant recovery of stolen assets which are then channelled towards the development of critical infrastructure and the implementation of social inclusion programmes.

Subject to the provisions of this article, a political party is free to participate in shaping the political will of the people, to disseminate information on political ideas, social and economic programmes of a national character, and sponsor candidates for elections to any public office other than to District Assemblies or lower local government units.

The Minister of Gender, Children and Social Protection, Otiko Afisah Djaba, has disclosed that, government has allocated GHc114 million to offset all arrears owed caterers under the school feeding programme.

Melaye said, «Also, N500bn was earmarked for the social investment programme of the Federal Government, but we have not seen any impact.»

The Upper East Region will soon have a register of all vulnerable groups and households to guide the execution of government social intervention programmes.

With half of those in rent arrears reporting that they went into debt after claiming Universal Credit, it's clear the government's flagship social security programme is failing.

Earlier, the Commissioner for Women Affairs and Social Development, Dr (Mrs) Ayinke Saka, disclosed that the state government under the first phase of the programme empowered 350 women across the 16 LGAs.

The Nation Builders Corps (NABCO) programme is a government initiative to address graduate unemployment to solve social problems.

The government is being asked to provide # 10 million to back a programme which would ensure young children are given the «social and emotional bedrock» needed to become healthy adults.

«Aregbesola's government has performed excellently in terms of provision of physical infrastructures and social amenities and the social protection programmes of our government were adjudged best by reputable international organizations.

He said the scheme was designed having realised the poor state of living of more than average of Nigerian, saying «it is unfortunate that in last few decades Nigeria's economy began to decline due to lack of government sensitivity to social protection programmes of the people.

«As such, it is imperative to commend the state government of Osun for being focused and committed to the welfare of the people of the state through his prompt provision of social protection programmes.

Up to 100,000 households could be lifted out of fuel poverty after the government persuaded the UK's six largest energy suppliers to increase the amount they spend on social programmes.

Araoye, who said over 2,500 elders had benefited from the programme across the six local governments in the senatorial district, described the policy as a re-enactment of Fayemi's Social Security Scheme, where 25,000 people above 65 were paid N5, 000 per month.

The state Commissioner for Women Affairs and Social Development, Amina Gwar, said the school feeding programme would create about 10,000 jobs and that about 5,000 would be cooks already engaged from the 274 wards across the 25 local government areas of the state.

The President also revealed that government has also captured the SDGs in its coordinated programme for economic and social development policies, which, in accordance with the dictates of Article 36 (5) of the Constitution of the Republic, will be presented to Parliament in October.

Symington, who paid a courtesy visit to the Governor's office in Osogbo described the social protection programmes of Osun Government as dividend of democracy and good governance.

«So, as our government is keen on the need to eradicate unemployment from the system, we are assuring that the current administration would not relent to ensure that every Nigerian is empowered to feed his or her self through our numerous social intervention programmes.

The Bureau said apart from the huge investments in security, the government of Aregbesola had prevented crime through its numerous programmes such as youths employments, infrastructure, social welfare schemes and others.

The Regional Minister, Salifu Saeed, thanked the US government for alleviating the plight of the rural poor through its social intervention programmes under the auspices of the USAID and its allies.

The Deputy Minister for Communications, Vincent Odotei Sowah, has assured that government is working tirelessly to ensure the successful implementation of the Free Senior High School programme, which is the biggest social intervention in many years.

Rev. Father Campbell also lauded government on the implementation of some social intervention programmes such as Planting for Food and Jobs, and the 1 - District -1-Factory initiative, adding that «we are very interested in these programmes because of their employment generation potential, especially for our youth».

The Minister of Gender, Children and Social Protection, Otiko Afisah Djaba earlier said government had allocated GHc114 million to offset all arrears owed caterers under the school feeding programme.

The 2017 Budget estimates retains the allocation of N500 billion to the Special Intervention programme consisting of the Home - grown School Feeding Programme, Government Economic Empowerment programme, N - Power Job Creation Programme to provide loans for traders and artisans, Conditional Cash Transfers to the poorest families and the new Family Homes Fund (social housing scheme).

Nigerian Senate yesterday declared that the N - Power and other National Social Investment Programmes under the Buhari government were not being felt by the people.

Dr. Bawumia said the NDC government in spite of the high borrowing and discovery of oil, can not sustain the social intervention programmes the NPP initiated under the erstwhile President John Kufour.

«We have 1,569 cooks in total; for micro-credit loans under our GEEP scheme, we have given loans to 7,585 small businesses,» he said adding that the government had so far invested about N2.4 billion of the social investment programmes» funds in Abia state.

But in response to these challenges, the Minister of Gender, Women and Social Protection, Nana Oye Lithur told Citi News government has made new commitments to the programme.

He insists an ambitious programme of reform can win over ordinary voters, saying: «The real middle Britain — of insecure self - employment, rip - off private pensions, unaffordable housing, mounting tuition fee debt and crisis - ridden social care — is crying out for a Labour government committed to fundamental reform.»

This is a Federal Government of Nigeria programme under the social investment programme for job creation and empowerment initiatives.

Minors get access to many social programmes and as such they can be costly to governments, so officials want to be confident on the age issue.

The new government established a number of popular reforms and social programmes, including the National Literacy Crusade (the Cruzada Nacional de Alfabetizacion).

The Global Food Security - Food System Resilience programme is funded with contributions from the Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC), Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC), Natural Environment Research Council (NERC), and the Scottish Government.

The programme, backed in the first year by # 200,000 in government funding, and delivered by the social enterprise Mental Health First Aid, will start with 1,000 staff and extend in years 2 and 3 to cover every secondary school in England.

It will highlight how increased collaboration between Government, private and social investors can help to meet domestic and regional education goals, and facilitate the creation of new programmes that will improve educational attainment across East Africa.»

Most of social transformation programmes do not consider the plight of refugees and asylum - seekers and the government of South Africa do not sensitize refugees» plight among private and public service providers.