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Social Protection in the context of HIV-AIDS: An effort for Child Rights Realization

Social Protection in the context of HIV-AIDS: An effort for Child Rights Realization A presentation by Naqib Safi, UNICEF Lesotho Socio-Economic Policies for Child Rights with Equity, 16-20 July, Bangkok. Presentation outline. The context of Lesotho Children’s vulnerabilities Response

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Social Protection in the context of HIV-AIDS: An effort for Child Rights Realization

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  1. Social Protection in the context of HIV-AIDS: An effort for Child Rights Realization A presentation by Naqib Safi, UNICEF Lesotho Socio-Economic Policies for Child Rights with Equity, 16-20 July, Bangkok

  2. Presentation outline • The context of Lesotho • Children’s vulnerabilities • Response • Results • Challenges • Way forward

  3. The Kingdom of Lesotho

  4. The context of Lesotho • A small mountainous Kingdom surrounded by South Africa. Total population of 1.87 million, 34% of the population is children aged 0-15 and young people aged 10-24 constitute 35% of the population; Census 2006 and SOWC 2011 • Total HIV prevalence is 23% , among young women 20-24 is 24.1%, and young men 20-24 is 9.1%; ; LDHS, 2009 • Approximately 210,000 orphans (est.2010) = 12% of total population • 2010/11 GoL budget = USD 1.4 b • Health = 11.5% • Social protection = Approximately 5% (inclusive of all interventions)

  5. Real GDP growth: Lesotho

  6. HIV Prevalence estimates, 1990-2015

  7. HIV Prevalence by wealth and sex

  8. Primary school attendance by sex and wealth

  9. Infant and under 5 mortality trend

  10. Infant and under 5 mortality by sex

  11. Children’s vulnerabilities • Violence, abuse and exploitation, including sexual violence/rape; • Deprivation of access to basic services (education, health, protection); • Economic vulnerabilities; • Property grabbing of orphans; • Adolescent boys/girls headed households.

  12. Response • Legal framework: • Enactment of Anti-Trafficking in Persons Act 2011; • Enactment of Children’s Protection and Welfare Act, 2011 (CPWA); • Education Act 2010 (free and compulsory primary education and banning of corporal punishment). • Support to the most vulnerable: • Non-conditional cash transfer: Child Grants Programme (CGP); • Public assistance; • Old age pension; • School feeding programme and school bursary. • Establishment of Child Help Line (since 2008):

  13. Response 2: details on CGP • CGP approximately Euro 22 million 2008-2014, technical assistance from UNICEF, implementation by DSW supported by CSOs; • Governance structure: Village Assistance Committees; • Case Management System (Appeal and Grievance Redressal mechanism) at Community Council level; • District Child Protection Teams; • Selection: PMT and community verification; • National Information System for Social Assistance (NISSA).

  14. Results

  15. Challenges • Inclusive Social Protection as a new concept in Lesotho context; • Limited Institutional Capacity; • Lack of policies and procedures; • Inadequate number of staff with key qualifications and skills (especially at district and local levels) responsible for CGP; • In the face of reduced GoL revenue, taking over of the CGP.

  16. Way forward • Completion of the ongoing CGP Impact Evaluation (including its multiplier effect on the local economy, access to basic services etc) • Policy decision on targeting and the size of the target population • Scale-up of the NISSA registration, national coverage • Decision on the integration of social assistance programmes (CGP, Public Assistance, Old Age Pension, school feeding and school bursary): single targeting, integrated M&E and case management • Finalization of the most appropriate assistance delivery mechanisms (bank, security firm, mobile phone etc) • Model community pilot and use of its finding for scaling up

  17. Images of SP Program's beneficiaries

  18. Thank you

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