Actions in Social Insurance / Social Security

  • Capacity building for East and Central African social security agencies

    SOUTHERN AFRICA Tanzania, United Republic of
    Start activities
    sep-17
    End activities
    nov-17
    Partner Institution
    East and Central Africa Social Security Association
    Type of Assistance
    Training
    Code
    2017-05
    Description
    The action aimed to strengthen the capacity of the East and Central Africa Social Security Association (ECASSA) to design and conduct training in favor of its member organizations The three activities’ deliverables are similar and consist in the materials presented by SOCIEUX-mobilized experts/trainers throughout the three sessions and pertaining to social protection coverage, leadership and ethics, and occupational safety and health. The participating experts came from Germany, Italy, and the Netherlands

  • Support to the Institute of Labour Science and Social Affairs in shaping Social Protection in Vietnam

    SOUTH-EAST ASIA Vietnam, Socialist Republic of
    Start activities
    feb-17
    End activities
    feb-17
    Partner Institution
    Institute for Labour Science and Social Affairs [Viện Khoa Học Lao Động Và Xã Hội]
    Type of Assistance
    Assessment
    Code
    2016-13
    Description
    Improve social protection systems design, monitoring and evaluation, and implementation in Vietnam.

  • Social Insurance: assistance in the development of the State agents pension system

    Western Africa Gabon
    Start activities
    may-17
    End activities
    aug-17
    Partner Institution
    Pensions and Family Benefits Fund of State Agents [Caisse des Pensions et des Prestations Familiales des Agents de l'Etat]
    Type of Assistance
    Institutional Strengthening
    Code
    2016-07
    Description
    This action results from 5 distinct requests by the Caisse des Pensions et des Prestations Familiales des Agents de l'Etat (CPPF). The action's technical products - an assessment report on the organizational strategy of CPPF; recommendations on the development of social marketing and communication policy; recommendations for a revised IT architecture; a roadmap in view of the development of a new insurance branch, namely a complementary pension scheme – were all intended to contribute to the strengthening of the organizational capacities of the young CPPF. Teams of experts with different profiles and country origin (France, Morocco, the Netherlands) have exchanged with the Partner’s teams in the course of four activities.

  • Human resources development planning for the Vietnam Social Security organisation

    South-East Asia Vietnam, Socialist Republic of
    Start activities
    jun-2015
    End activities
    oct-2016
    Partner Institution
    Vietnam Social Security [Bảo hiểm xã hội Việt Nam]
    Type of Assistance
    Institutional Strengthening
    Code
    2014-15
    Description
    The action started with a situational analysis and quick assessment of the human resources development strategy and practice within the partner institution, Vietnam Social Security (VSS). Based on the findings, experts from France, Germany and the Netherlands proposed an organizational approach, based on peer groups, to change the management of VSS on matters relating with human resources and internal skills development, research, and analysis.

  • Support to extension of social protection to the informally employed, unemployed and graduates in first employment

    Southern Africa Namibia
    Start activities
    oct-2015
    End activities
    oct-2015
    Partner Institution
    Social Security Commission Development Fund
    Type of Assistance
    Regulatory & Policy
    Code
    2015-03
    Description
    The Social Security Commission Development Fund (SSC-DF) is a Government-owned institution mandated to design and operate several social insurance schemes that cater for matters such as maternity leave, occupational injuries, extended sick leave, medical cover and retirement benefits. It also has a non-contributory branch which acts as a labour market institution to promote employability and stimulate employment creation. The SSC-DF aspires at becoming the leading agency for social security and insurance in Namibia. The original objectives of the action were to support the extension of the coverage of social protection to the informal economy, and to explore the feasibility of setting up a national internship and/or apprenticeship programme, helping to bridge the transition from school to work for recent graduates. Upon an assessment mission which reviewed and provided the SSC-DF with recommendations on how to address the existing political and institutional processes associated with the extension of social protection coverage to the identified target groups. The needs however to implement these recommendations were beyond sole short-term technical assistance as what SOCIEUX could provide alone.