The United Nations International Labour Organization (ILO) and Outreach Scout Foundation (OSF) have joined forces to push the Malawi Government to increase budgetary allocations to social protection programmes. Kaluluma (back to camera) making a presentation before journalists in Lilongwe on Thursday–Photo by Watipaso Mzungu, Nyasa Times Kaluluma–There is no country that does not have social protection programmes–Photo by Watipaso Mzungu, Nyasa Times ILO national project coordinator, Reagan Kaluluma, argued on Thursday that contrary to other people’s assertions that such programmes could promote laziness and dependency among beneficiaries, the initiatives have proven the most effective tools for reducing poverty and inequality in a country.