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Puente in Jamaica

Puente in Jamaica. Progress Report. Introduction & Background. Jamaica is active member of REDLAC Honourary Member of Coordinating Committee since 2005 Fifth Annual Conference hosted in 1998 Regional workshop hosted in 2003 Formal introduction to Chile’s Puente Programme.

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Puente in Jamaica

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  1. Puente in Jamaica Progress Report

  2. Introduction & Background • Jamaica is active member of REDLAC • Honourary Member of Coordinating Committee since 2005 • Fifth Annual Conference hosted in 1998 • Regional workshop hosted in 2003 • Formal introduction to Chile’s Puente Programme

  3. Introduction & Background • OAS informed in 2007 that Jamaica was one of 3 English-speaking Caribbean countries to pilot the transfer of Puente methodologies • Jamaica Regional launch and workshop in June 2007 • Jamaica participated in 2-week internship in Chile in November 2007

  4. Introduction & Background • OAS invaluable partner to REDLAC • Funding secured from CIDA to facilitate transfer of social protection mechanism • Jamaica fully committed to the programme and grateful for its inclusion

  5. Status of Puente in Jamaica • Renamed Bridge Jamaica Programme, in keeping with cultural context • Potential for inter institutional cooperation

  6. Objectives of Bridge Jamaica • To provide integral psychosocial support to 96 families • To ensure that families live in dignity

  7. Programme Design • Sub component of Inner City Basic Services Project public safety component • US$29.3 intervention to improve lives of inner city dwellers • World Bank funded • Improvements to physical infrastructure, public safety complemented by social interventions

  8. Programme Design • Two phases: 50 then 46 households • Ratio: 1 family support counsellor to 32 households • 24 months for implementation

  9. Collaboration JSIF and the State • Ministry of Labour & Social Security responsiblities: • Supplying contact information for beneficiaries • Assessing potential beneficiaries for enrolment • Supervising social workers • Providing administrative support to social workers • Monthly reporting

  10. Collaboration JSIF and the State • JSIF responsible for: • Signing family contracts • Identifying prospective beneficiary households • Establish and maintain link with government and non government agencies • Coordinate and conduct training for beneficiaries • Contract social workers

  11. Collaboration JSIF and the State • Both JSIF and the MLSS responsible for: • Delineating the pillars of the bridge as outlined project documents • Integrating resources • Develop operations manual • Develop materials and products • Coordination of requirements of both programmes • Monitoring and evaluation of outputs

  12. Social Protection Network • Access the most vulnerable • Lessen effects of targeting errors • Reduce cost of implementation • More integrated approach to social programming • Wider social support and impact

  13. Role of PIOJ • Planning Institute of Jamaica will supervise implementation of the project

  14. Staff Assignment & Training • May 2008 technical visit and supervision: • 20 persons trained in the specifics of the programme • 6 prospective family support counsellors trained

  15. Project Materials & Tools • Operations Manual drafted • Family Workbooks drafted • Family Support Counsellor Workbook drafted • Family contracts translated • Monitoring and evaluation framework drafted

  16. Challenges • Major challenge is to avoid duplication with other similar programmes

  17. Next Steps • Staff assignment • Contract family counsellors • Identify project coordinator • Follow up training for staff • Communication/Visibility campaign • Formalize agreement for social protection network • Finalize project material • Interview and registration of families • Official launch • Contract social anthropologist

  18. Technical Visit, May 2008

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