1. Transfer of Chile’s Puente Program to the Caribbean: Background and Methodology Francisco Pilotti, Director Department of Social Development and Employment Castries, May 27 – 29, 2009

2. Puente in the Caribbean: Overview Background Content Training Methodology The way forward

3. BACKGROUND

4. 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

5. Program Selection Criteria Effective reduction of extreme poverty Effective reduction of inequality Effective targeting aimed at the poorest Consolidated programs

6. 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

7. 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

8. 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

9. 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

10. Outcomes Trinidad and Tobago: STEP - UP Jamaica: BRIDGE St. Lucia: KOUDEMAIN

11. CONTENT

12. The Puente Approach Psychosocial Support and Subsidies Families in extreme poverty Autonomous families with access to protection networks Follow-Up 24 months Toolkit: what’s inside? Can the contents be shared?

13. Unpacking the Contents of the Toolkit Targeting Techniques Family Intervention Techniques Institutional Framework Political and Policy Dimensions

14. Government Political System Economy Legal System Puente’s Holistic Approach The Family System CHILD MotherFather Siblings OtherFamily

15. 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

16. TRAINING METHODOLOGY

17. Capacity Building CAPACITY: The emerging combination of individual competencies, collective capabilities, assets and relationships that enables a system to create value

18. Capacity Building and Institutional Strengthening Input: Training Process Impact: Enhanced Institutional Capacity Outcome: Workplace Behavior Change Output: Learning

19. 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

20. Community of Practice: Components Domain Community Set of practices Social development and poverty reduction Network of program managers Program design, implementation and evaluation

21. Connecting the Community Face – to – Face Meetings –Workshops –Field Visits –Technical Assistance Virtual Follow – Up –Video Conferencing –Elluminate –Sharepoint

22. THE WAY FORWARD

23. 2009: Next Steps Country Work Plans Virtual Follow – Up Field Visit to Chile