• Developing of a policy for occupational health and safety in the public administration

    WESTERN AFRICA Cabo Verde
    Start activities
    05/03/2018
    End activities
    16/03/2018
    Partner Institution
    National Directorate of Public Administration - Ministry of Finances [Direcção Nacional da Administração Pública - Ministério das Finanças]
    Type of Assistance
    Institutional Strengthening
    Code
    2017-22
    Description
    On the demand of the National Directorate of Public Administration of the Ministry of Finance of Cabo Verde, the main objective of this action was to assess the health and safety situation in the workplace in the public administration. During a single exploratory activity, information on partnerships, internal functioning, delegation system, procedural organization of services, hazard management, system of governance and management teams, was compiled and shared with relevant stakeholders by a Portuguese expert. That information was intended to feed a systemic diagnosis of the organization and services and to formulate a way forward to their improvement.
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  • Labour & Employment Policies

    Strengthening of entrepreneurial capacities

    SOUTH AMERICA COLOMBIA
    Start activities
    13-08-2018
    End activities
    22-08-2019
    Partner Institution
    Public Employment Services [Unidad del Servicio Público de Empleo]
    Type of Assistance
    Institutional Strengthening
    Code
    2017-25
    Description
    The action was articulated in three activities to support to the Colombian Public Employment Service (UAESPE) to provide quality support and services to the employers and entrepreneurs in order to better match labour market demand and labour supply. The mobilized experts came from France and Spain. The first activity resulted in a detailed diagnosis of service delivery and organization. Secondly, a training session for UAESPE’s business managers led to a better understanding of the minimum standards of intermediation services, with particular attention to challenges deriving from the diversity of the profiles of jobseekers. Finally, UAESPE had to establish a communication plan; experts provided guidance on how to create a brand image and how to formulate strong messages for key audiences. Additionally, indicators to measure the impact of media campaigns and other communication initiatives were developed.
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  • Social Health Protection Reform and Policy

    WESTERN AFRICA Zimbabwe
    Start activities
    Jan-18
    End activities
    09/11/2018
    Partner Institution
    Ministry of Health and Child Care
    Type of Assistance
    Institutional (Regulatory & Policy)
    Code
    2017-27
    Description
    The Ministry of Health and Childcare of Zimbabwe was committed, through this action, to engage the Cabinet of the President in the process of creating an inter-ministerial committee for national health insurance in collaboration with the other main institutional stakeholders. Experts from France, Germany, and Italy developed together with the partners a roadmap consisting of 9 different steps, including institutional tasks (set-up of an inter-ministerial steering committee, establishment of a statutory body in charge of pooling funds and enrolment of population), and technical ones (costing estimates, enrolment and contribution procedures, legal framework for the implementation of NHI).
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  • Derechos

    Enhance effectiveness and coordination of social protection

    WESTERN AFRICA GHANA
    Start activities
    feb-15
    End activities
    feb-15
    Partner Institution
    Ministry of Gender, Children and Social Protection
    Type of Assistance
    Institutional (Regulatory & Policy)
    Code
    2014-12
    Description
    The Ministry of Gender, Children and Social Protection (MGCSP), has a core mandate and leading role in the planning, implementation and coordination of social protection policies in Ghana. In particular, the Ministry’s Directorate for Policy, Planning and Monitoring and Evaluation is responsible for assessing the progress in implementation of the National Social Protection Strategy (NSPS). An updated 2012 NSPS aimed at bringing the multitude of social protection programmes under a common umbrella. However, the NSPS 2012 had not been approved as from June 2014 when the MGCSP approached SOCIEUX. Mobilised experts addressed key issues for the approval of the updated NSPS including coordination local stakeholders. The reviewed with their peers functions of the social security agencies and provided recommendations on organisational issues, more specifically on coordination and decentralisation of social protection service provision. They facilitated a workshop for high-ranking civil servants and representatives of NGOs. Finally, they contributed to the reflections of a high-level working group by sharing social protection policy development in the EU.
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  • Labour & Employment Policies

    Strategic goals according to the Multidimensional Poverty Index in Panama

    CENTRAL AMERICA PANAMA
    Start activities
    Feb-18
    End activities
    31/05/2019
    Partner Institution
    Ministry of Social Development [Ministerio de Desarrollo Social]
    Type of Assistance
    Institutional (Regulatory & Policy)
    Code
    2017-32
    Description
    The action has supported the Ministry of Social Development of Panama to define the goals of poverty-reduction strategies in connection with the Multidimensional Poverty Index. Together with expert teams from France, Italy, Portugal, and Colombia, the Partner increase its staff’s understanding of multidimensional measurements and their relationship with the design of public policies. Furthermore, the methodology of microsimulation of multidimensional poverty goals was presented and the steps for its implementation in the STATA software were identified. Finally, a systematic review of the existing policy instruments for reducing poverty has been conducted, which helped to determine how they might be adapted in view to tackle multi-dimensional poverty. Particular attention was dedicated to the “Plan Cero Pobreza” and the development of multidimensional poverty-related indicators.
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