Valentina Barca is an independent consultant with a focus on how delivery systems (e.g., design and implementation aspects) can facilitate the responsiveness, inclusiveness, and effectiveness of social protection systems. She is currently team leader on the DFID/GIZ Social Protection Approaches to COVID-19 Expert (SPACE) team. Earlier, she worked on shock-responsive social protection alongside DFID/OPM, WFP, DFAT, the World Bank and TRANSFORM.