It also assesses the feasibility of Ethiopia becoming self-reliant in social protection spending by 2025/26. Furthermore, it serves as an example for other countries that currently rely on donor support for social protection as they look to transition away from donor financing and serves as a case study for the nexus between humanitarian relief and developmental programmes. It was written under the supervision of Alexandre Kolev, head of the Social Cohesion Unit of the OECD Development Centre, with the guidance of Mario Pezzini, Director of the OECD Development Centre and Special Advisor to the OECD Secretary-General on Development.