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Development of a Strategic Plan for the ECASSA Institute of Social Protection (EISP)
- Start activities
- 01/09/2020
- End activities
- 31/10/2020
- Partner Institution
- East and Central Africa Social Security Association (ECASSA) Institute of Social Protection (EISP)
- Type of Assistance
- Organisational capacity building
- Code
- 2020-05
- Description
- Through the collaboration among peers and the presentation of European and international cases and good practices related to the set-up and development of an international research and training institution, experts from Italy and Slovenia developed and transferred a working methodology aimed at building a multi-year strategic plan. As a result of the action, the newborn Institute of Social Protection of the East and Central Africa Social Security Association (ECASSA), whose role is to develop knowledge and offer capacity-building opportunities for the staff of the social security organizations adhering to ECASSA, is endowed with a strategic plan based on extensive consultations and taking into account key areas of organizational development.
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Organisational capacity building on Management Information Systems
- Start activities
- 01/10/2020
- End activities
- 24/12/2020
- Partner Institution
- East and Central Africa Social Security Association (ECASSA) Institute of Social Protection (EISP)
- Type of Assistance
- Organisational capacity building
- Code
- 2020-03
- Description
- The East and Central Africa Social Security Association (ECASSA) brings together social security entities in the African subregion. The Association runs an Institute for Social Protection (EISP) to offer vocational training for professionals of the organizations in charge of social protection in ECASSA member countries. The experts from French institutions provided both academic and IT expertise to outline the main requirements and specifications for a new information management system on the Institute and developed a set of guidelines of for the implementation of IT solutions for the management of the IESP.
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Social dialogue and public-private partnerships for green jobs in the Forestry sector of Loreto
- Start activities
- End activities
- Partner Institution
- Regional Government of Loreto
- Type of Assistance
- Organisation/business strategy & planning
- Code
- 2019-38
- Description
- The Action aimed to support the regional government of Loreto to promote opportunities for decent green jobs. It focused on the potential of public-private mechanisms for the sustainable development of Loreto's forestry sector with the generation of green, formal and decent jobs for the local youth. The Regional Direction of Employment chose to join an existing Regional Forestry Roundtable. Experts from France, Germany and Spain mapped the value chains of the forestry sector, made an analysis of the needed professional skills to access quality green jobs. In that perspective, experts formulated a proposal for a pilot training programme for young people, that could act as a catalyst for creating employment opportunities in the regional forestry sector.
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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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Guidelines for tackling cases of school bullying or violence for the Procuradurías for the protection of children and adolescents
- Start activities
- 01/10/2020
- End activities
- 30/12/2020
- Partner Institution
- National System for Integral Family Development
- Type of Assistance
- Policy development
- Code
- 2019-34
- Description
- Only one activity was carried out following a request from Mexico’s National System for Integral Family Development to elaborate and transfer to case managers and prosecutors a set of guidelines for tackling bullying and violence in schools. Experts from Portugal and Spain brought examples from their own systems to the attention of partners and produced a first draft of the guidelines, according to a psycho-social approach incorporated as a basic targeted social service as part of the school system.
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Capacity building of employment advisors and job developers on soft skills
- Start activities
- 08/10/2020
- End activities
- 15/04/2022
- Partner Institution
- Natinal Employment Fund [Fond National de l'Emploi] (FNE)
- Type of Assistance
- Capacity building
- Code
- 2019-33
- Description
- This action in collaboration with the National Employment Fund of Cameroon, aimed at improving services provided to job seekers, more specifically by assessing capacities of job counsellors on the topic of soft skills. Experts from France and Belgium focused on empowering job counselors in the appropriation of techniques and key skills of job counseling, with an emphasis on young job seekers. A large number of job counselors took part in the construction of training of trainers, involving staff from Yaoundé and Douala.
