• Social Protection

      Financial and policy advice on the establishment of the Unemployment Fund

      Southern Africa Namibia
      Start activities
      27-03-2023
      End activities
      13-08-2023
      Partner Institution
      Social Security Commission (SSC)
      Type of Assistance
      Legislative & regulatory framework development, Sectoral planning & budgeting, Financial management (incl. budgeting)
      Code
      2022-36
      Description
      The Social Security Commission of Namibia aims to enlarge its offer of social security schemes to encompass unemployment benefits. The contribution requested to SOCIEUX+ was mainly on exploring policy and organizational possibilities according to the context; to this purpose, SOCIEUX+ mobilized experts from France, Lithuania, Romania, and Spain. They have first been looking into the recent COVID-related stimulus package to protect laid-off workers and explore possibilities to integrate those measures into a structural instrument. Experts then looked at options for financing such a scheme, and how it would be governed and administered by the Social Security Commission. Such technical background will prove useful in the event Namibia will decide to move forward with the introduction of unemployed benefits.
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    • Social Protection

        Technical and institutional appraisal for the establishment of a unified registry for social protection in Lebanon

        Middle East and Gulf Countries Lebanon
        Start activities
        06-03-2023
        End activities
        15-10-2023
        Partner Institution
        Ministry of Social Affairs
        Type of Assistance
        Information management systems
        Code
        2023-02
        Description
        The Ministry of Social Affairs of Lebanon asked SOCIEUX+ support in the establishment of a unified registry for social protection (USRP), according to the National Social Protection Strategy. The goal is to have available a comprehensive data platform of beneficiary households of the existing social assistance benefits and schemes. In fact, today Lebanon’s economic crisis translates into persisting hardship for the poorest and impoverishment of the medium class; in such a situation, social transfers and basic services are key to secure essential livelihood and ultimately social stability. As those are massively funded by international donors, a national URSP would allow the Lebanese Government to steer social assistance delivery based on comprehensive data and IMS infrastructure. In this context, the planned EU support will be key to provide the necessary technical expertise to set up a functional and technological solution for setting up the URSP. The present Action – and the mobilized Spanish and French expertise - helped to prepare the terms of reference for the selection of the consultancy that will be in charge of ERSP’s development. The consultancy was actually selected, and the project started beginning 2024.
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      • Social Protection

        Development of a target operating model for NHIMA

        Southern Africa Zambia
        Start activities
        22-05-2023
        End activities
        13-10-2023
        Partner Institution
        National Health Insurance Management Authority
        Type of Assistance
        Organisational management (structures & functions)
        Code
        2023-05
        Description
        In 2022, NHIMA collaborated with SOCIEUX+ to evaluate its scheme implementation, leading to a review of its Strategic Plan and a transition to the Ministry of Health. Now, NHIMA seeks to develop an independent operating model for HR and scheme implementation, reducing reliance on third-party administrators. This action led by German, Estonian, Belgian, and Polish expertise, resulted in a proposal for a new operating and organizational model and a study visit to the Polish National Health Fund for insights on IT and organizational capacities.
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      • Social Protection

        Capacity building for the SSR on governance on administrative operations

        South-East Asia Cambodia
        Start activities
        24-07-2023
        End activities
        27-10-2023
        Partner Institution
        Ministry of Economy and Finances
        Type of Assistance
        Institutional capacity building
        Code
        2023-12
        Description
        Previous partner of SOCIEUX+, the Social Security Regulator (SSR) of Cambodia identified the technical knowledge, guidelines and expertise necessary to effectively fulfill its supervisory role of the National Social Security Fund. SOCIEUX+ stepped in to provide support by enhancing the operational and administrative capacities of the SSR staff. Romanian, Finnish, and Slovakian expertise worked with the SSR on establishing principles and modalities for effective supervision of administrative operations within the social security scheme’s management.
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        Social Protection

        Developing specialized and urgent foster care measures

        WESTERN BALKANS Montenegro
        Start activities
        15-05-2023
        End activities
        03-12-2023
        Partner Institution
        Institute for Social and Child Welfare [Zavod za socijalnu i dječju zaštitu]
        Type of Assistance
        Policy development
        Code
        2023-03
        Description
        The social and child welfare and protection system implemented by the Ministry of Labour and Social Welfare of Montenegro is oriented towards the development of social and child protection services to prevent the separation of children from their biological families, guarantee alternative forms of care and achieve reintegration, wherever possible by its international commitments. Ending institutionalisation has been a priority for Europe and is also one of the conditions for accession to the European Union. Experts from Hungary, Croatia, Sweden, the Czech Republic and the Netherlands mobilised by SOCIEUX+ supported the Institute for Child and Social Welfare in the development of a Foster Care Action Plan and the design of a curriculum for the Institute's social workers on foster care competencies.
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      • Social Protection

        Strengthening the capacity of social workers to create and apply protocols for dealing with dysfunctional families

        WESTERN BALKANS Montenegro
        Start activities
        07-08-2023
        End activities
        Ongoing
        Partner Institution
        PI Center for social work
        Type of Assistance
        Individual capacity building (human resources development) Capacity building Institutional capacity building
        Code
        2023-07
        Description
        The goal of this Action requested by Montenegro’s Center for Social Work was to contribute to the improvement of childcare services in Montenegro. The role of the social worker is to support the welfare of the child, but before interacting directly with the child, the social worker has to manage the relationship with the parents or the relationship between the parents. Activity 1 proposed a Protocol for social workers to develop their capacity to work with dysfunctional families: guidelines for monitoring supervised visits, preparing reports for the courts and making decisions in the best interests of the child. The second activity allowed experts to showcase a compendium of good practices, mainly based on the experiences of Austria and Romania. Finally, a critical review of the training practices applied by the Centers for Social Work, and recommendations for their improvement, were formulated.
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