• Capacity building for the improvement of the Brazilian second pillar pension governance and supervision of the legal and regulatory framework

    South America Brazil
    Start activities
    21-02-2022
    End activities
    21-10-2022
    Partner Institution
    Cearense Association of Economists Pensioners and Retirees (ACEA)
    Type of Assistance
    Individual capacity building (human resources development)
    Code
    2021-23
    Description
    The Associação Cearense dos Economiários Aposentados e Pensionistas (ACEA) reached out to SOCIEUX+ in order to provide capacity building, in the form of e-learning courses, to members of Brazilian organizations defending the rights of pensioners. ACEA noticed a clear need for members of such organizations to gain more extensive knowledge on governance, management, and supervision of occupational pension funds, in order to detect shortfalls in the system, apply due diligence, and prevent mismanagement and fraudulent behaviors. The e-learnings, crafted by Portuguese, Spanish, German, and French expertise covered topics such as basic knowledge of the functioning of second pillar pension funds, best practices for regulation and supervision of funds, legal and regulatory frameworks governing second pillar pension funds. This successful e-learnings were followed by hundreds of participants from various parts of Brazil.
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  • Capacity building for the empowerment of the national disability associative movement

    Central America Panama
    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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