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Social Development

Social Development. World Bank Strategic Priorities CEN Annual Meeting Almaty, Kazakhstan May 26-28, 2004. What is Social Development?. Social Development is about progress. Just as “positive” economic growth leads to economic development, positive social change leads to social development.

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Social Development

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  1. Social Development World Bank Strategic Priorities CEN Annual Meeting Almaty, Kazakhstan May 26-28, 2004

  2. What is Social Development? • Social Development is about progress. • Just as “positive” economic growth leads to economic development, positive social change leads to social development

  3. In 2002 an illiterate woman took part in a CARE program to train communities how to monitor health services using a community score card: keeping track of drug supplies, and assessing the quality of service by staff. • She got very good at it… • How many drugs were supplied to the center? • How were given to patients? • How many were available? • How were staff treating patients? • Health staff know that they will be evaluated every six months • Ministry takes note of the evaluations • Change in performance is dramatic Drugs delivery was a huge problem throughout Malawi Complete turnaround in performance of this health center within 6 months when the score card exercise was repeated An example from Mchinji, Malawi…

  4. The CARE program was expanded throughout Malawi • When the program was being introduced to the Malawi Social Action Fund this illiterate woman was asked to present it • Clear • Articulate • Powerful An example from Mchinji, Malawi…

  5. Cohesion: Strengthening community fabric so that members can work together The village in Mchinji worked together to solve problem Accountability: Developing ways for people to exercise voice to authorities An illiterate woman gave voice to community Principles in Action… Inclusion: Putting people at center of development Involved an illiterate woman in Mchinji

  6. A village A district A national program The World? Principles in Action… • One illiterate woman

  7. How Does the World Bank Support Social Development? • Business Lines • Social analysis • Participation & Civic Engagement • Community Driven Development • Conflict Prevention & Reconstruction • Social Safeguards

  8. Social Development Works… • Review from World Bank external evaluation department shows that attention to social dimensions makes projects work better

  9. Social Development Strategy • Regional business strategies – first half 2004 • External consultations – first half 2004 • Consolidate, disseminate feedback • Finalize Bank-wide business strategy • third quarter 2004 • Dissemination after final Executive Directors’ endorsement - possibly late 2004

  10. With Your Help…. • We can do more… • We can do better… • We can accelerate our efforts… We look forward to your feedback…

  11. Resources • www.worldbank.org/socialdevelopment

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