Social Protection for the Vulnerable Population in Northeastern Thailand

Social protection can be an important approach to ensure basic quality of life of the poor and vulnerable population and improve equity in society. College of Local Administration of Khon Kaen University will organise a focus group discussion to share information that had been gathered from the previous projects with village volunteers, who served as crucial links between government programmes and the vulnerable people in need of government assistance and services. The exchange of perspectives during the discussion will add a valuable insight to an understanding of social protection of the vulnerable people in the Northeast of Thailand. As well, the information and opinions from the three key stakeholders in the social protection arena: the vulnerable people (service receivers), government officials (service providers), and village volunteers (links), will offer potential areas of policy improvement and new interventions for social protection and also collaboration for inclusive growth.