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Transfer of Chile’s Puente Program
to the Caribbean: Background and Methodology
Francisco Pilotti, DirectorDepartment of Social Development and Employment
Castries, May 27 – 29, 2009
Puente in the Caribbean:Overview
• Background
• Content
• Training Methodology
• The way forward
BACKGROUNDBACKGROUND
Mandates
• Millennium Development Goal No. 1:– Eradicate Extreme Poverty and Hunger
• IV Summit of the Americas:– Identify and exchange, within the framework of the
OAS, practices in the region regarding policies and programs to confront poverty.
• I Meeting of Ministers and High-Level Authorities of Social Development– Foster the establishment of an Inter-American Social
Protection Network• V Summit of the Americas
– Create an Inter-American Social Protection Network
Program Selection Criteria
• Effective reduction of extreme poverty
• Effective reduction of inequality
• Effective targeting aimed at the poorest
• Consolidated programs
Conditional Cash Transfers
• They meet the established criteria• They attack the reproduction of
intergenerational poverty • The family as a unit of intervention: delivery
of integrated services• Participation of local governments• Empowerment of citizens• User satisfaction
The Puente Program
• Established in 2002, the Program focuses on the family as the unit of intervention. During 24 months, Puente seeks to empower the family in order to improve its quality of life in seven dimensions:– Health– Education – Civil Registry (Identification)– Housing– Employment– Family Dynamics– Income Generation
Strategic Alliance
• OAS• FOSIS - MIDEPLAN• Ministry of Social Development, Trinidad &
Tobago• Ministry of Social Transformation and the Poverty
Reduction Fund of St. Lucia• Ministry of Labor and Social Security and the
Jamaica Social Investment Fund
• University of the West Indies• CIDA – Canada• Government of Chile• World Bank
Main Activities• 2007
– Formation of task force– Launching workshop, Kingston– Website– Internship, Chile– National work plans
• 2008– Monitoring by FOSIS tutors in the Caribbean – Evaluation of achievements, Trinidad y Tobago,
September 9 - 10– Results presented at Conference for CARICOM
countries, September 11 - 12– Incorporation of 3 new countries into the Program
Outcomes
• Trinidad and Tobago: STEP - UP
• Jamaica: BRIDGE
• St. Lucia: KOUDEMAIN
CONTENTCONTENT
The Puente Approach
Psychosocial Support and Subsidies
Families in extremepoverty
Autonomous families with access to protection networks
Follow-Up
24 months
Toolkit: what’s inside? Can the contents be shared?
Unpacking the Contents of the Toolkit
• Targeting Techniques
• Family Intervention Techniques
• Institutional Framework
• Political and Policy Dimensions
Government
PoliticalSystem
Economy
LegalSystem
SchoolSchool
NeighborhoodNeighborhood
WorkWork
Health CareHealth Care
ChurchChurch
HousingHousing
Puente’s Holistic Approach
The FamilyThe Family
SystemSystem
CHILDCHILD
MotherMother FatherFather
SiblingsSiblingsOtherOtherFamilyFamily
Theoretical Underpinnings
• Social Protection and Social Risk Management
• Human Capital and Social Capital
• Ecological Approach to Child and Family Welfare
• Rights Based Approach to Social Policy
TRAININGTRAININGMETHODOLOGYMETHODOLOGY
Capacity Building
• CAPACITY: The emerging combination of individual competencies, collective capabilities, assets and relationships that enables a system to create value
Capacity Building and Institutional Strengthening
Input:Training
Process
Impact:Enhanced
Institutional Capacity
Outcome:WorkplaceBehavior Change
Output:Learning
Community of Practice
• A group of persons that share a set of issues and problems, and who deepen their knowledge and expertise in this area by interacting on an ongoing basis.
• Interaction allows: joint learning, social relations, sense of belonging and collective commitment
• Communities create value for their members
Community of Practice: Components
• Domain
• Community
• Set of practices
• Social development and poverty reduction
• Network of program managers
• Program design, implementation and evaluation
Connecting the Community
• Face – to – Face Meetings– Workshops– Field Visits– Technical Assistance
• Virtual Follow – Up– Video Conferencing– Elluminate– Sharepoint
THE WAY FORWARDTHE WAY FORWARD
2009: Next Steps
• Country Work Plans
• Virtual Follow – Up
• Field Visit to Chile