November 2009Design: MIS Division Social Protection in Africa: Trends and Developments Dr Johan Strijdom, AU Commission 1 st Namibia Social Protection.

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November 2009Design: MIS Division Social Protection in Africa: Trends and Developments Dr Johan Strijdom, AU Commission 1 st Namibia Social Protection Conference – July 2015, Windhoek, Namibia

Some outcomes of what AU is doing in SP… recent major breakthroughs at policy level … THIS 1 ST NAMIBIA SP CONFERENCE! 30 June 2015 Statement: Launch of World Bank Group and ILO Universal Social Protection Initiative June 2015 Executive Council Decision on the outputs of the 1 st Meeting of the AU Specialized Technical Committee (STC) (of Ministers) on Social Development, Labour and Employment – endorsed the rights based approach to SP and SS for all citizens; an additional protocol to the African Charter on Human and People’s Rights on the Rights of Citizens to Social Protection and Social Security; elaboration of a Social Agenda for the AU Agenda 2063; and the 1 st Five Year Plan for Implementation of the AU Decl & PoA on Employment, Poverty Eradication & Inclusive Development

Some outcomes of what AU is doing in SP… recent major breakthroughs at policy level … April 2015: STC-SDLE-1: Decision of Ministers under the headings: Conceptual, political and economic aspects of SP; Financing of SP; Management and Governance of SWP May 2014: 4 th Session AU Ministers of Social Development: Children and Social Protection Systems: Building the African Agenda: + Minimum SP Package for All April 2014: Special Session of the AU Labour and Social Affairs Commission in preparation for the Ouagadougou +10 Extraordinary Summit on Employment, Poverty Eradication and Incl. Dvpmt

What are Member States doing by directly and with assistance of an assortment of partners; In 39 Member States audited, SP schemes include: Cash transfer programmes (Cond. + Non-cond) Food transfer programmes Old Age, War Veterans and Disability Support Programmes Food for Education Schemes/ School Feeding Programmes Child Support – OVC and Destitute Children Programmes Medical Support for Pregnant Women and Nursing Mothers aimed at Reducing Infant and Maternal Mortality Programmes Community-based Food and Nutritional Security Programmes Skills Training and Micro-credit Schemes targeted at unemployed Youth Community Care and Care Workers Support Programmes Foster Care Schemes Public Welfare Assistance Schemes Voucher Schemes for Farmers and Poor Agricultural Communities

The SOCIAL POLICY FRAMEWORK FOR AFRICA (SPF) was adopted by the AU Executive Council in January 2009 and it aims to provide an overarching policy structure to assist African Union Member States to strengthen and facilitate increasing priority to their national social policies. The promotion of Social Protection programmes in Member States was 3 rd Challenge of 18 key identified.

The way forward to facilitate expansion of SP measures – towards universal coverage in MS November 2009Design: MIS Division

The way forward to facilitate expansion of SP measures – towards universal coverage in MS November 2009Design: MIS Division

Thank you for your patience and attention! November 2009Design: MIS Division