In most developing countries, state-led social protection systems struggle to satisfy the need of social assistance, insurance and social services for the rural poor. Memberbased rural organizations, intended as formal and informal groups of rural producers and laborers, are already engaged in the provision of these services to their members and poor rural communities. Thanks to their broad social coverage, particularly in hard-to-reach informal economies, rural organizations can act as useful partners of national governments in the implementation of social protection policies and programs.