In Kaduna State, social protection isn’t one programme, one ministry, or one tidy list of activities. It stretches across 14 sectors, from health and education to agriculture and beyond. Every day, Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs) roll out interventions, ranging from school feeding for children, fertiliser support for vulnerable farmers, subsidies for health services, clean transport for citizens, often without realising they are delivering social protection. Others act with little coordination, each working in silos. The result? Duplication, wasted resources, and citizens left without the full benefit of the Kaduna State Government’s (KDSG) effort.
That is what the PACE-supported Social Protection Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E) Framework seeks to change. The Programme is working with the Office of the Special Advisor to the Governor on Social Investment, Civil Society, the Kaduna Social Protection Agency and relevant MDAs to co-create a structured system that brings every programme under one roof. So, instead of scattered efforts, the M&E framework will harmonise interventions, track progress systematically, assess outcomes, and strengthen accountability. More importantly, it will help the State answer a fundamental question: are these investments truly reaching the people who need them most?
By creating a shared lens for all MDAs, the framework is not just a technical tool, it is the Kaduna State Government’s commitment to efficiency, learning, and accountability. Once completed and deployed, it will contribute to transforming social protection from a patchwork of goodwill into a coordinated system that saves resources, maximises impact, and delivers better results for Kaduna’s most vulnerable citizens.