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REPUBLIC OF BOTSWANA SOCIAL POLICIES FOR THE LIFE COURSE: SOCIAL TRANSFERS

REPUBLIC OF BOTSWANA SOCIAL POLICIES FOR THE LIFE COURSE: SOCIAL TRANSFERS. BOTSWANA CASE Presented by: Papadi Evelyn Nguvauva Deputy Commissioner – Social Benefits 10 – 14 OCTOBER 2010 JOHANNESBURG SOUTH AFRICA. INTRODUCTION. Country Profile: Population – (2001): 1 680 862

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REPUBLIC OF BOTSWANA SOCIAL POLICIES FOR THE LIFE COURSE: SOCIAL TRANSFERS

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  1. REPUBLIC OF BOTSWANA SOCIAL POLICIES FOR THE LIFE COURSE: SOCIAL TRANSFERS BOTSWANA CASE Presented by: Papadi Evelyn Nguvauva Deputy Commissioner – Social Benefits 10 – 14 OCTOBER 2010 JOHANNESBURG SOUTH AFRICA

  2. INTRODUCTION Country Profile: • Population – (2001): 1 680 862 • 2010 projections: 1800 098 • Male: 885 902 • Female: 925 066 Adult Literacy Rate: 81.2% Poverty Rate: 23%

  3. Social Safety Nets Programmes implemented by Ministry of Local Government Source: DSS Monthly statistics

  4. Cash Transfer programmes

  5. Programmes Successes • School feeding programme has increased the attendance rate • Financial security for old age pensioners • Reduced stigma to OVC • Food security • Provision of shelter to the needy

  6. Challenges on the programmes • No linkages with other programmes, some benefit more than once (e.g. an orphan staying with a destitute grandparent) • There is no single register for all the claim holders of different programmes (programmes scattered in different Ministries) • Cases of abuse of the benefits are reported (especially for the OVC) by the caregivers • Separation of siblings by relatives so as to benefit from the programme • Temporary Destitute persons not willing to graduate from the programme and engage in income generating programmes • Lack of an over arching policy for all the safety net programmes

  7. Lessons Learnt • Need to move to cash transfers rather than food basket so as to give claim holders the chance to use the cash in other beneficial activities within the household • The universal coverage does not bring stigma against the beneficiaries • Need to determine the impact of these programmes at household and individual levels • Non targeting for Orphans and OAP – brings issue of sustainability • There is need for a ministry of Social Development to coordinate all the safety net programmes.

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