The Federal Government has the responsibility of creating awareness for social protection at the three tiers of government ­federal, state and local government. Roles of Development Partners Development partners are key agencies who work in partnership with multilateral organisations to reduce poverty and vulnerability in developing countries and to tackle critical humanitarian needs and development challenges so that they can be managed with more ease. Development partners have the mandate to support and strengthen institutions involved in social protection in Nigeria. They should support institutional coordination mechanisms by facilitating inter-sectoral working group consisting, for instance, Women Affairs and Social Development, Education, Health, Agriculture and Finance Ministries. They are also involved in funding and implementing social protection activities alongside government, donors, international NGOs and civil society. They play a supportive role in enhancing capacity for effective service delivery. Development partners are important sources of funding and technical support for developing countries. Such funds supplement resources that are allocated through the national budgets. Roles and Responsibilities of Civil Society Organisations Civil society organisations play a role in advocating for funds from the national budget to be channelled towards social protection, implementing social protection programmes, monitoring 18