Kenya National Social Protection Policy 2011 Country/Territory Kenya Document type Date 2011 Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Agricultural & rural development, Food & nutrition Keyword Social protection Capacity building Institution Research Public health Human rights Governance Poverty Community management Gender Food security Geographical area Africa, AFRICA FAO, Eastern Africa Abstract Poverty and vulnerability remain major challenges, with almost one in every two Kenyans trapped in a long-term, chronic and intergenerational cycle of poverty, to address these challenges the government has elaborated a national social protection policy in 2011. Based on a participatory and consultative approach, the policy aims to to ensure that all Kenyans live in dignity and exploit their human capabilities for their own social and economic development. Full text English