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Invitation to a webinar on Austerity, Poverty, and Inequality – Who Bears the Burden?
ASSAf invites people to attend a webinar hosted by its Standing Committee on Science for the Reduction of Poverty and Inequality (SCfRPI) as part of a series on “Social Protection and Employment Creation”, to examine the impact of austerity on the livelihoods and social welfare of vulnerable populations and to strategise around prioritising wellbeing over austerity.
Places
City of Tshwane, Gauteng
Reference
https://www.assaf.org.za/2026/01/27/invitation-to-a-webinar-on-austerity-poverty-and-inequality-who-bears-the-burden/
Invitation to a webinar on Austerity, Poverty, and Inequality – Who Bears the Burden? Governments tend to introduce austerity measures in response to economic crises. However,these measures have far-reaching effects, including economic depressions, increased inequality, strained social welfare, and potential impacts on specific marginalised demographic groups (e.g. women, the elderly and children) and those living in certain localities (e.g. the countryside). It is in this context that ASSAf, through its Standing Committee on Science for the Reduction of Poverty and Inequality (SCfRPI),
