THE REPUBLIC OF THE GAMBIA’S COMBINED REPORT ON THE AFRICAN CHARTER ON HUMAN & PEOPLES’ RIGHTS & INITIAL REPORT ON THE PROTOCOL TO THE AFRICAN CHARTER ON THE RIGHTS OF WOMEN IN AFRICA School Feeding Program (2015) 11,000,000 1605 Community Development Services 14,843,000 22213 Employment Promotion 500,000 2703 Skills Centres 1,466,000 2143 Directorate of Social Welfare 4,738,000 Total 229,724,000 Program Beneficiaries of the Social Protection The following table identifies groups of society who benefit from the current social sector programs. Category Standard Health Care Additional Health Care Maternity Leave Paid Sick Leave Schooling Educational Assistance Injury At Work Employed Persons Informal Sector Yes Some Yes Yes Yes Many Yes Yes No No No Yes Many No Unemployed Yes No No No Yes Many No Disabled Yes No No No Yes Perhaps No Those impacted by HIV/AIDS Extremely poor individuals and households Vulnerable children Elderly Yes Some No No Yes Perhaps No Yes No No No Yes Perhaps No Yes No No No Yes Perhaps No Yes No No No Yes N/a No Chronically ill Yes Some No No Yes Unlikely No 104