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Developing a Holistic Social Protection Strategy

Developing a Holistic Social Protection Strategy. Integration of the Bridge Jamaica Programme in the Social Safety Net. The overall objective of PATH is to provide the poorest populations with targeted social safety net programmes to enable them to break the cycle of intergenerational poverty .

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Developing a Holistic Social Protection Strategy

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  1. Developing a Holistic Social Protection Strategy Integration of the Bridge Jamaica Programme in the Social Safety Net

  2. The overall objective of PATH is to provide the poorest populations with targeted social safety net programmes to enable them to break the cycle of intergenerational poverty PATH Objective

  3. What is PATH • PATH is a programme of assistance to the lowest quintile of poor families in Jamaica, which uses conditional payments to improve attainments in Health and Education Statistics • PATH is the replacement programme for three (3) Social Assistance Programmes. Namely: • Old Age and Incapacity Programme • Food Stamp Programme • Outdoor Poor Relief Programme • PATH is a Government of Jamaica Programme with partial financing from the World Bank and the IADB

  4. What Does PATH Do? Using a Beneficiary Identification System, identify the poorest households in the society Pool all identified poor households into a Management Information System for cross sector targeting Provides Conditional Cash Transfers and other benefits to PATH Households with conditions in Health and Education

  5. Objectives of the Bridge Jamaica Pilot • It aims to provide integral psychosocial support to 10 PATH families over a two year period through the use of state and private resources along with the capabilities of the households to facilitate a transformation from extreme poverty. • To ensure that the families live with dignity through benefits from existing social programmes and amenities being delivered under the project.

  6. Bridge Pillars • The Social Worker encourages and supports the family in strengthening the seven categories of “support pillars” of family life: • personal identification, • health, • education, • family dynamics • housing conditions • employment • income.

  7. Social Protection Network of the Bridge • The Social Protection network currently consists of a range of social services providers in Jamaica including: • Ministry of Labour and Social Security : Conditional Cash Transfers (CCT), grants, skills development • HEART/NTA – skills training, certification • Registrar’s General Department- civil registration documents, civil ceremonies • Bureau of Women’s Affairs - capacity building, counselling • Jamaica Foundation for Lifelong Learning (JFLL) – remedial education • Office of Disaster Preparedness and Emergency Management (ODPEM) – disaster management • Jamaica Business Development Corporation (JBDC) – small business management • Ministry of Health – primary health care • Victims Support Unit - counseling • Child and Adolescent Mental Health Clinic – counselling,

  8. Beneficiaries

  9. Achievement to Date • Beneficiaries – a total of 10 families (70 beneficiaries) are currently on the programme. • 100% of retention of families on the programme since inception of programme in September 2009. • 100% of families are on target to complete the programme by December 2011. • 100% of families are compliant with the terms and conditions of the government’s social safety net programme PATH.

  10. Achievement to Date Cont’d • Increased institutional collaboration to fight poverty – The Social Protection Network has been formed and now consists of over 10 social services providers. This collaboration allows for integration of the resources in an effort to improve the quality of life for the 10 families. • Collective efficacy of participants- participants have demonstrated increased efficacy to deal with the risks such as illness, accidents and unemployment. • Building social capital across families – opportunities such as workshops and field visits have supported the building of networks across families • Extension of programme to rural communities – the success of the initial 2 –year pilot has resulted in the incorporation of the programme into the Jamaica Community Investment Programme (JCIP) which is funded by the Caribbean Development Bank • Development of culturally relevant Bridge Jamaica Material and Family tools and products based on the Chile Puente Programme.

  11. Cultural Applications – Making the Programme Jamaican Examining the Pillars Examining the Minimum Standards Reshaping the SPN Making the tools culturally appropriate – Game Board Infusing best practices from the Jamaica Social Intervention Experience – Teen Clubs (behaviour modification interventions)

  12. Using the Bridge Jamaica Game Board

  13. Bridge Game Board

  14. CHALLENGES • Limited human, financial, institutional resources of partners constrains the provision of services to beneficiaries • Helping participants to develop a culture of responsibility for their own success • Values and expectations promoted by project sometimes conflict with that of participants • De-territorialisation / competition with the different social service providers • Breaking the cycle of inter-generational poverty • Building overall capacity of families for self -reliance versus dependency on government safety net provisions

  15. Lessons Learnt • Programme success depends on the institutional coordination • The Family Contracts are crucial to ensure that each families takes ownership of the project results • Psycho-social support ensures that the intervention remains relevant to the needs of each family • Information sharing across agencies is essential for comprehensive case management of beneficiaries and long term follow-up

  16. Way Forward • Financing identified through the Caribbean Development Bank for the expansion of the Pilot to rural communities based on the dynamics between rural and urban poverty. • 30 rural families were earmarked however based on the experience with the urban families this number will have to be reviewed. • Consultant hired to assess the effectiveness of the intervention on the existing urban families • Examination of the expansion of the number of pillars to 8. The 8th being Social Capital (Bonding Capital)

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