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10th -11th June, 2015SADC REGION POVERTY OBSERVATORY

(RPO)

Presented by Lewis Mwape

Executive Director- ZAMBIA COUNCIL FOR SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT (ZCSD)

& PRESIDENT -SADC COUNCIL FOR NON-

GOVERNMENTAL ORGANISATIONS (SADCCNGO)

OBJECTIVES OF RPO1) Evaluating the effectiveness of individual and common

strategies, policies and programmes on poverty reduction;

2) Creating a database for assessing member states’ poverty profiles; and

3) Developing mechanisms for effective monitoring of living conditions and poverty at country level within the context of poverty reduction strategies and national development plans

Pillar D: Special programmes of regional dimension

Education

Health

Food Security

StatisticsGender Equality

Private SectorLabour

Natural Resources/ environment

Technology / R & D.

Priority Intervention Areas

Cross-cutting Issues(1) Poverty Reduction

Strategic objective: Ultimate objective of poverty eradication. Thus it is addressed in all areas of regional integration & cooperation.

Poverty Specific Focus:

Regional PovertyReduction Framework

Cross Border Traders Smallholder Farmers

Social Protection Financial Inclusion

Inclusive Business

Analysis of development trends &their impact on poverty

Implementation of mandate of Regional Poverty Observatory

Implementation of SADC Regional Poverty Reduction Framework

Specific Areas of Focus

Assessing the impact of agreed policies,programmes & strategies

Development of statistical databases atnational & regional levels

Strategies

OperationalizingSADC Regional Poverty Reduction Framework

Harmonisation of poverty indicators

Networking & information dissemination on poverty trends

Development of the poverty profiles and poverty maps for SADC Member States Capacity development for

SADC Secretariat, Member States andother stakeholders

Strengthening partnerships and collaboration with stakeholders

Selected Targeted Outputs for Poverty Reduction

2016

1. by 2016

SADC Common Poverty Matrix adopted

SADC Poverty Status Report developed

Baseline databases created

2017Mechanism for engagement of stakeholders developed

SADC Poverty Matrix Indicators-POOR MACRO-ECONOMIC FRAMEWORK

Annual GDP (current US$ billions) GDP growth rate (percentage)GDP, PPP (current international $ billions)GDP per capita (US$) GDP per capita, PPP (2005 international $)Annual growth rate of GDP per capita (%)Harmonised Consumer Price Index (HCPI) in percentage

Debt service ratio

Domestic Investment, US$ million.

Foreign Direct Investment (FDI), net inflows (BoP current, US million).

Income EqualityGini Coefficient

Human Poverty index

Multi-dimensional Poverty Index (MPI).

Share of income or consumption, poorest quintile (percentage)

Percentage of population below the poverty line (US$ 1.25)

Percentage of population above the poverty line (US$ 1.25)

Poverty gap (rural/ urban), percentage.

Average income tax rate.

Trade liberalizationImports of goods and services (% of GDP)

Exports of goods and services (% of GDP)

Primary exports (% of merchandise exports)

Manufactured exports (% of merchandise exports)

High-technology exports (% of manufactured exports)

Terms of trade (2000=100)

Employment creationUnemployment rate Total (% of labour force) Structural unemployment rate Unemployment rate, average annual (% of labour force) Unemployment rate Female (% of male rate)Youth unemployment rate, total (% of labour force aged 15-24)Youth unemployment rate (female rate as % of male rate)Long-term unemployment, women (% of total unemployment)Long-term unemployment, men (% of total unemployment) % of skilled personnel employedEmployment to population ratioAnnual job creationPeople employed in the SME sector as percentage of total employed persons Workforce/labour participation rate Employment rate of people with disabilitiesRigidity of employment index (1-100)

Commitment to health: resources, access and servicesPublic health expenditure per capita (PPP US$)

Percentage of population accessing public health services

Proportion of national health budget to national budget between primary, secondary and tertiary health care Percentage of population accessing essential drugs

Public procurement of essential drugs (percentage)

Physicians (per 100,000 people)

Commitment to health: resources, access and services

Commitment to health: resources, access and services

Household expenditure on healthMaternal mortality ratio, reported (per 100,000 live births)Maternal mortality ratio, adjusted (per 100,000 live births)Births attended by skilled health personnel, poorest 20% (%)Births attended by skilled health personnel (%)

Contraceptive prevalence rate (% of women aged 15-49)

Children underweight for age, poorest 20% (% children under age 5) Male / femaleLife expectancy at birth, estimates (years)Infant mortality rate (per 1,000 live births)Under-five mortality rate (per 1,000 live births)Probability at birth of surviving to age 65, female (% of cohort)

Commitment to health: resources, access and servicesCoverage of ART services, gender, age.

HIV positive women attending ANC receiving a complete course of ARV prophylaxis to reduce the risk of MTCT.

Children under age 5 with fever treated with ant malarial drugs (%)

Tuberculosis cases, prevalence (per 100,000 people)

Tuberculosis cases detected under DOTS (%)Tuberculosis cases cured under DOTS (%)

Commitment to education: public spending and accessClassroom to pupil ratio

Net enrolment ratio in primary

Net enrolment ratio in secondary education

Net enrolment ratio in tertiary education

Dropout rates in primary levels.

Dropout rates in secondary levels.

Dropout rates in tertiary levels.

Commitment to education: public spending and accessCurrent public expenditure on secondary education (% of all levels)

Current public expenditure on tertiary education (% of all levels)

Enrolment in vocational education

Pupil book ratio in primary, education,

Youth literacy rate (% aged 15-24)

Children reaching grade 5 (% of grade 1 students)

Tertiary students in science and engineering, (% of tertiary students)

Transition rate from primary to secondary education

Commitment to education: public spending and accessPublic education expenditure per capita, (PPP US$) Public expenditure on education (% of total government expenditure)

Current public expenditure on education, pre-primary and primary (as % of all levels)

Adult literacy rate (15 years and older) percentage disaggregated by gender.

Number of trained and qualified teachers Number of trained and qualified teachers in special needs education

Teacher to pupil ratio

Social protectionTotal annual public funds allocated on social security/ protection/ welfare (US$) as a percentage of national budget.

Total annual public funds spent on social security/ protection/ welfare (US$) as a percentage of national budget.

Value of public social protection package per person per day as percentage of US$ 1.25 per dayValue of public social protection package per person per day as percentage of US$ 2.0 per dayNational poverty datum line

Percentage of poor people receiving social benefits of the total population living below US$1.25 a day.

Social protectionPercentage of poor people receiving social benefits of the total population living below US$2.0 a day.

Proportion of unemployed receiving benefits out of the total unemployed persons.

Percentage of the employed and economically active population aged 15-60 to the total labour force contributing to a pension scheme.Percentage of people living with disabilities receiving disability grants as percentage of total number of people with disabilities