anna williams, ag. deputy director, human services department diana pook, civic education...
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PROGRAMA REGIONAL DE COOPERACIÓN CON MESOAMÉRICA
“Internship in Best Practices and Lessons Learned in Interagency Coordination
Strategies for Overcoming Extreme Poverty"
ANNA WILLIAMS, AG. DEPUTY DIRECTOR, HUMAN SERVICES DEPARTMENT
DIANA POOK, CIVIC EDUCATION COORDINATOR, HUMAN SERVICES DEPARTMENT
Ministry of Human Development, Social Transformation and Poverty Alleviation -
BELIZE
National Poverty Elimination Strategy Ministry of Human Development
◦ Pro-poor programmes Public Assistance CCT: BOOST
Action and Results Strengths and Weaknesses Challenges Expectations
Overview
Population Size: 0.3 Million 80,000 HH
◦ 31% Poor [2009, CPA] HH which cannot meet basic food and non-food
needs; poverty line: US$ 1,715.00 p.a.◦ 10% Extreme Poor [2009 CPA]
HH cannot meet basic food needs[cost of national food basket; indigent line: US$ 1,003.00 p.a
Context I: Belize
ContextII : HH Poverty
1995 2002 20090
5
10
15
20
25
30
35
25.324.5
31
9.67.5
10.4
Source: Living Standards and Measurement Surveys, Statistical Institute of Belize
Poor HH Indigent HH
% o
f H
H
National Poverty
Elimination Strategy
1. Economic Policies for
Enabled Growth
2. Transparency and
Accountability for Good
Governance
3. Investment for Human
Capital Development
4. Infrastructure for Growth and Sustainability
5. Strategic Support for
Equity and Social Development
Framework
NHDAC
MHDSTPA
Pro-poor Programmes
MOE MOH … …
MFED
Institutional Arrangements
Inter-Ministerial Social Sector
Caucus[Social Cabinet]
VISIONMHDSTPA is the lead entity of the Government of
Belize in the development of people, enabling them to realize their full potential and play a meaningful role
in their communities
MISSIONIn collaboration with all relevant partners, to facilitate policy
development and to implement programmes that promote social justice and equity, enabling people to be self-sufficient,
responsible and productive citizens
Portfolio ResponsibilitiesChildren and Families
Child Protection
Juvenile Justice
Gender Affairs
Aging/Care of the Elderly
Portfolio ResponsibilitiesHomeless
Disabilities
Poverty Alleviation
Community Development
Anti - Trafficking in Person
Basic Social Services: Child Protection; Gender-base Violence
Public Assistance◦ Food◦ Rent◦ Medical◦ Education◦ Fire◦ Burial
Parenting and Early Childhood Stimulation Subsidized Food Programme: Pantry CCT Programme: BOOST
MHDSTPA: Pro-Poor Programmes
Pre-2010:◦ Only able to quantify levels of poverty; ◦ Rising and deepening levels of poverty◦ Counting the poor for > 3 decades◦ Interventions targeted at the district level
Post 2010:◦ BOOST Programme introduced
PMT endorsed by Cabinet Identify and target poor and indigent HH Shift from “counting the poor” to “making the poor
count”
Context: “From Counting the Poor” to “Making the Poor Count”
CCT Scheme: differentiated benefit payment scheme
◦ Education: 85% attendance◦ Health:
complete course of immunization Early ante-natal visits [first 12 weeks] Annual health checks for the elderly [60+]
Coverage:◦ 8300 beneficiaries in 3200 HH
12.5% of poor HH; 6.1% of the poor 17% of extremely poor HH [indigent]
81% ‘bankarization’ rate
Building Opportunities for Our Social Transformation
BOOST
Benefit Payment Elderly/persons with Disabilities:
BZ$44.00/month Children Age 0 – Std II: BZ$44.00/month Std III – Form 4: Based on table below
Case Management:◦ Families at risk of dropping out of the scheme◦ OVC [HIV and AIDS]◦ Support services:
birth registration Social security cards
Case Management
Programme is manage cross-unit◦ FSS: Programme Management◦ COMPAR: Compliance Monitoring◦ PPU: Targeting, MIS/M&E Support◦ Finance: Benefit payments/reconciliation
Intra-Ministerial Coordination
Ministry of Education◦ MOU◦ Compliance Monitoring: School Attendance
286 Schools◦ Case Management Support
Beneficiaries dropped-out/at-risk of dropping out of school
◦ Access to System Tools and use Common Protocols BOWA; BOOST Handbooks
Inter-Ministerial Coordination
Ministry of Health◦ MOU: OVC Component of CCT Scheme◦ Access to system tools and complete HH intakes◦ HH Status Verification: affected/infected
Data exchange protocol Basic excel password protected file
◦ Compliance Verification: Immunization; early ante-natal care and health checks Via BHIS [under development]
Inter-Ministerial Coordination
Strengths National PRS exists and coordination entity identified Achieved considerable gains in programme coverage
and quality in short course BOOST as a wider system leverage[reform]:
◦ intra- ministerial: cross units and departments◦ inter-ministerial: MOH; MOE; MEDF
Fostering wider collaboration across SP agencies; early indications of convergence towards formalized social sector+ ministerial caucus[social cabinet]
Forging stronger programme linkages by design; integrated SSN with early discussions on “promotion” strategies
Contributing to a culture of M&E and evidence base practice
High degree of ‘goodwill’ among actors
NHDAC collapses under its own volume and weight
Inadequately resourced mechanisms◦ Lack of focus and follow-up
Communication Issues: inter-ministerial Early days…left to be seen
Weaknesses
Territorialism Coordination in principle, progress is slow in practice Paradigm shift: from counting the poor to making the
poor count; counter-culture Traditionally, low administrative capacity in social
service agencies now required to manage complex programmes [CCT]
Shift from the silo approach to an effective SSN requiring integrated family services and intensive case management
Weak data systems and protocols for data sharing ICT applications in SP: ground breaking, limited
capacities/experience
Challenges
Explore opportunities for policy learning and transfer based on the experiences of countries with advance/mature social services networks:
EXPECTATIVAS FRENTE AL TALLER