Author’s name | November 17, 2008 HelpAge International’s social protection activities Inter-agency Show and Tell meeting 2011, German Federal ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development, Bonn

2 | HelpAge International | Presentation title | Author’s name | November 17, 2008 Content Recent Progress: BMZ-funded project: Social Protection for older people in sub-Saharan Africa Latin America Asia Caucasus Caribbean Influencing & sharing learning internationally

3 | HelpAge International | Presentation title | Author’s name | November 17, 2008 HelpAge’s Approach to Social Protection Social protection is about protecting people from the vulnerabilities they face throughout their lives: during childhood, old age or in the event of disability and unemployment. What is our overall goal? Our goal is for all older people in developing countries to have a secure income. How does this fit in social protection agenda? Social pensions are part of a broad social protection agenda, which recognises that the best way to tackle chronic poverty and break the transmission of poverty from one generation to the next is to provide a minimum “floor” of social protection. Social protection should be delivered by governments, as part of long term national systems (not safety nets), embedded legal entitlements and funded through national resources.

4 | HelpAge International | Presentation title | Author’s name | November 17, 2008 BMZ-funded project: sub- Saharan Africa Objective: improved policy making on social transfer and social pensions in Africa How? Evidence & best practice on design, impact, affordability Policy options & technical advice to governments Dissemination to key audiences

5 | HelpAge International | Presentation title | Author’s name | November 17, 2008 BMZ-funded project: sub- Saharan Africa Examples of activities: MOUs with 4 govs & feasibility studies on social pensions in Tanzania, Kenya, Sierra Leone. Large scale evaluations: Swazi social pension & community model in Mozambique PSA Fragile States Research project Parliamentary training course on social pensions South South Learning event – officials from 6 African & 4 Latin American governments

6 | HelpAge International | Presentation title | Author’s name | November 17, 2008 BMZ-funded project: sub- Saharan Africa Highlights include: Kenya Older Peoples Cash Transfer likely to expand on the basis of work provided under this project Zambia: HAI-MLSS strategy influencing scale up of Katete pilot. HAI & MLSS delivering cross-governmental communications strategy aligned to scale up of Universal Pension Pilot. Tanzania: feasibility study underpins national debates on a universal pension. Gained support of DFID for long term social protection system development in Tanzania. Sudan: research on fragile states generated plans for DfiD funded cash transfer in North and South Sudan

7 | HelpAge International | Presentation title | Author’s name | November 17, 2008 … a Knowledge Centre of social pension resources … country fact sheets on demographics and social pensions … a database of 86 social pensions around the globe … an interactive map of national pension schemes

8 | HelpAge International | Presentation title | Author’s name | November 17, 2008 Latin America Peru Older people’s associations delivered series of public consultations which gave publicity and political recognition to a new law proposing a social pension. By July 28 the president announced a pension for those over 75 living in extreme poverty, which is currently being debated in Congress. Paraguay the President has signed a law for a social pension for older people, commencing in October 2010, aimed to reach 20,000 people. HelpAge is supporting work with older people’s associations and local governments in 7 cities to monitor progress in implementation

9 | HelpAge International | Presentation title | Author’s name | November 17, 2008 Asia Philippines, 2009 Private members bill on social pension by a coalition of civil society and older people’s organisations President signs into law a new social pension Feb 2010 HelpAge + partners continuing pressure to implement the bill and monitor its implementation  HelpAge’ partner COSE is supporting government committee drafting guidelines Thailand Existing social pension expanded as response to financial crisis HelpAge and partners campaigning to improve legal basis and benefit amount of the social pension. Nepal Impact survey of existing social pension on 400 households HelpAge and partners continued engagement with government and donors to reduce age of eligibility

10 | HelpAge International | Presentation title | Author’s name | November 17, 2008 Caucasus, Caribbean Tajikistan, Moldova and Kyrgyzstan : survey of informal labour market + close work with government  small increase in basic pension benefit St Vincent and the Grenadines: Ongoing consultations government on universal social pension Government increase in social protection budget in Jan 2011, with a 25% increase in public assistance (social pension) payments to older persons Belize: feasibility study and national consultation on social pension, well received by government, launch in June

11 | HelpAge International | Presentation title | Author’s name | November 17, 2008 Regional engagement Working with African Union on Social Policy Framework. Association of South East Asian Nations: to include social pensions as part of ASEAN’s social welfare and development strategy Ongoing work with UNASUR after South South learning event in 2010 Influencing & sharing learning internationally (1)

12 | HelpAge International | Presentation title | Author’s name | November 17, 2008 International engagement World Bank consultation on social protection – as HAI and through GUFP Coalition Ongoing EU engagement (ERD, Green Paper, communique) Continued engagement with UN – Social Protection Floor Initiative Influencing & sharing learning internationally (2)

13 | HelpAge International | Presentation title | Author’s name | November 17, 2008 Thank you