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Capacity building for the empowerment of the national disability associative movement
- Start activities
- 25-04-2022
- End activities
- 31-07-2022
- Partner Institution
- National Disability Secretariat [Secretaría Nacional de Discapacidad]
- Type of Assistance
- Organisational capacity building
- Code
- 2021-22
- Description
- The Action contributed to a process of improvement of the institutional framework and enhancement of the Partner’s individual capacities to establish relationships with the external environment on matters relating to the protection and development of persons with disabilities. , both in terms of working in synergy with potential/existing partners (result 1) and increasing their outreach to the larger public (result 2). Empowerment, leadership and advocacy have been addressed as key elements for empowering the Secretaría Nacional de Discapacidad to outreach target groups, including the vast landscape of NGOs defending and promoting the rights of persons with disabilities. Peer experts from Portugal and Spain delivered a mapping of the institutional landscape, deployed training on advocacy, communication and networking, and finally drafted a roadmap aimed to strengthen institutional relationships and governance mechanisms for the disability sector.
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Characterisation of the social protection’s supply and demand of the population of informal street vendors in two pilot cities in Colombia (Barranquilla and Cali)
- Start activities
- 10/05/2021
- End activities
- 28-10-2022
- Partner Institution
- Ministry of the Interior [Ministerio del Interior]
- Type of Assistance
- Institutional capacity building
- Code
- 2021-09
- Description
- The Ministry of Interior of Colombia wished to look into the issue of informal street vendors with the support of SOCIEUX+. The Action contributed to the territorial implementation of the Public Policy for Informal Vendors in 2 pilot cities (Barranquilla & Cali). Spanish experts participated to the development of at least two major practical instruments, namely a socio-economic analysis of informal street vendors, and a toolkit apt to guide the analysis of the demand of and needs in social protection of informal street vendors, and mapped available social protection options that may be used to cover informal workers from basic risks, such as health coverage, family support, and professional sickness and accidents.
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Overall Assessment of the Disability Sector in the State of Mauritius
- Start activities
- 12/04/2021
- End activities
- 02/11/2022
- Partner Institution
- Ministry of Social Integration, Social Security and National Solidarity
- Type of Assistance
- Institutional capacity building
- Code
- 2020-37
- Description
- This action was implemented in parallel to the action 2020-35, with the Ministry of Social Integration, Social Security and National Solidarity, in view of complimenting the efforts to create the action plan for Persons living with Disabilities. Experts from Belgium, Germany, the Netherlands, Spain, France and Finland worked towards a goal of having a comprehensive picture of the current actors, governance mechanisms, services, legislation, and policies for persons with disabilities in Mauritius.
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Elaboration of an Action Plan on Disability and setting up of a Monitoring and Evaluation mechanism
- Start activities
- 06/12/2021
- End activities
- 03/04/2022
- Partner Institution
- Ministry of Social Integration, Social Security and National Solidarity
- Type of Assistance
- Institutional capacity building
- Code
- 2020-35
- Description
- The Ministry of Social Integration, Social Security and National Solidarity and its Disability Empowerment Unit requested SOCIEUX+ assistance in designing the National Action Plan 2021-2025 for Persons living with Disabilities (PwD). The peer to peer technical assistance represented by Swedish, Portuguese, Lithuanian, and French expertise allowed to develop a plan focusing on services provided to PwDs as well as governance of the disability sector. This plan aims to improve the policies concerning PwDs in the State of Mauritius, as well as the services provided to them, and creates an enabling environment for collaborative social initiatives to empower persons with disabilities.
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Technical support on rehabilitation services and capacity building
- Start activities
- 01/09/2020
- End activities
- 09/04/2021
- Partner Institution
- Workers Compensation Fund (WCF)
- Type of Assistance
- Policy development
- Code
- 2019-35
- Description
- The Workers Compensation Fund (WCF) of Tanzania asked SOCIEUX+ to help looking into its own rehabilitation strategy, in the perspective of addressing gaps and plan improvements thanks to inspirational exchanges with EU peer experts. Experts from Germany (the German Association of Accident Insurance – DGUV) and Lithuania first overviewed the existing WCF’s rehabilitation strategies, then provided technical advice for its improvement; they particularly stressed the importance to conceive rehabilitation work in relation to the three distinct dimensions physical, social, and vocational rehabilitation, all important for allowing injured works to go back to active professional life.
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Contribution to the National Social Security Policy Round Table in Kenya
- Start activities
- 24/03/2018
- End activities
- 19/03/2018
- Partner Institution
- National Social Protection Secretariat
- Type of Assistance
- National events (awareness raising)
- Code
- 2018-03
- Description
- The action aimed to contribute to policy dialogue on social security in Kenya. Participation of experts from France in a round table on employment injury insurance, maternity protection and the role of social partners and social dialogue in insurance schemes took place on demand of the National Social Protection Conference on the occasion of a national conference held in Nairobi from 20 to 23 March 2018.
