A comprehensive, well-resourced and inclusive social safety net protects against a wide range of risks faced by those living below the poverty line and those hovering close to it, particularly women and youth. A social safety net also allows greater economic mobility so that all Myanmar's people may be supported in realising their full potential as citizens and human beings. With few social safety net and protection services in place today, expanding and deepening these programmes throughout the individual's life-cycle will ensure that a package of standard protections is accessible to all citizens. With a priority focus on children and youth, pregnant women, workers and the elderly, these services will promote a holistic, transformative approach, enabling our people to pursue full, happy and productive lives, and allowing our elders to retire with dignity and in safety. The following Action Plans have been identified to achieve this strategy. Strategy 4.4: Increase secure access to food that is safe and well- balanced