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Social Protection in Southern Africa: Scoping Study Key Findings

Dr Samantha Yates RIATT Partnership Meeting 29 April 2010. Social Protection in Southern Africa: Scoping Study Key Findings. Size and position for cover image. Overview . Objectives and approach Context: why now? Current situation in Southern Africa Opportunities and Challenges

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Social Protection in Southern Africa: Scoping Study Key Findings

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  1. Dr Samantha Yates RIATT Partnership Meeting 29 April 2010 Social Protection in Southern Africa:Scoping Study Key Findings Size and position for cover image

  2. Overview • Objectives and approach • Context: why now? • Current situation in Southern Africa • Opportunities and Challenges • A Forward Agenda

  3. 1. Objectives and Approach • To identify and assess entry points for support to accelerate action on social protection in Southern Africa through regional programming • In depth semi-structured interviews with 22 key informants • 11 citizens of the region, 17 based in the region • Interviews October 2009 • Report represents a synthesis of views

  4. 2. Context: Why Now? • Trickle down not working in the region – growth with continuing exclusion and marginalisation • Regional processes underway – policy and programming • Discussions on regional approaches to development • Continental commitment – the AU Social Policy Framework • Global policy commitments

  5. 3. Current Situation in Southern Africa 3.1 Policy • SADC “one of the most pioneering sub regions within Africa in relation to social security” (Noble and Wright, forthcoming) • 2003 Charter of Fundamental Social Rights in SADC Member states shall create an enabling environment so that every worker in the Region shall have a right to adequate social protection and shall, regardless of status and the type of employment, enjoy adequate social security benefits. Persons who have been unable to either enter or re-enter the labour market and have no means of subsistence shall be entitled to receive sufficient resources and social assistance. • 2006 Towards an African Regional Social Policy • 2007 Code on Social Security in the SADC

  6. 3.2 Programming • Transition from food based emergency and safety nets based approaches to social protection • Diffusion effect resulting in domestic SP intiatives: social pensions in Lesotho, Botswana and Swaziland; child support grants in Namibia and South Africa; universal grant pilot in Namibia; inputs subsidies in Malawi • Internationally led and financed pilots supporting vulnerable groups

  7. 3.3 Assessment – temporary islands of access? • Current social protection provision in the region remains highly inadequate and inequitable; fragmented and piecemeal; low levels of coverage; inequitable access • Social protection in an impasse? • Lack of development of strategies at national level • Limited national ownership Why? • Donor support projectised • Limited support to policy champions and influencing national resource allocations • Promotion of favoured instruments

  8. 4. Opportunities and Challenges • Favourable policy environment • CAADP – stretch safety nets to social policy • Mainstream social protection in donor and government growth agendas • Move from regional statements of strategic intent to programming • Promote realisation of regional, including SADC, and national policy commitments

  9. 5. A Forward Agenda for Regional Interventions • Promote a shift in the discourse amongst donors and governments • Support SADC • Coordinate regional material provision and capacity building • Coordinate donor policy to improve aid effectiveness • Revision of donor financing modalities

  10. Questions • Opportunity or Impasse? • What does this analysis mean for RIATT members? • How to accelerate action on social protection in Southern Africa? Thank you!

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