Transcript INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE SOCIAL PROTECTION

INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE
SOCIAL PROTECTION: BUILDING EFFECTIVE AND
SUSTAINABLE SYSTEMS FOR EQUITABLE GROWTH
Perspectives, Policies and Best Practices
NATIONALLY-FUNDED SCALE-UP OF LESOTHO’S
SOCIAL PROTECTION PROGRAMMES AND PROCESS
OF CONSOLIDATING CASH TRANSFER PROGRAMMES
INTO A SINGLE SYSTEM
Malefetsane Masasa, Director Planning
Ministry of Social Development, Lesotho
Arusha, Tanzania
December 15 – 17, 2014
PRESENTATION OVERVIEW
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Social protection landscape in Lesotho
From project to national system
Evidence building
Moving towards an integrated system of social
protection
5. Conclusion
SOCIAL PROTECTION LANDSCAPE
PROGRAMMES IN LESOTHO
Core social Assistance Programmes:
• Old Age Pension Grant: 85,000 persons
• Public Assistance: 12,000 individuals
• Child Grants Programme: 25,600 HHS
Complementary Programmes (selected):
• School feeding (primary)
• Free primary education
• Agricultural subsidies
PROGRAMMES IN LESOTHO (CONT)
• High level of expenditure: 7% of GDP against
1-2% in most of countries in the region
• Some programmes are not clearly targeting
poverty
• Inclusion and exclusion errors
• Lack of coordination and harmonization
– Overlaps
– Gaps
FROM PROJECT TO NATIONAL SYSTEMS
GENESIS: THE CGP DESIGN
• Conceived in 2008 to specifically mitigate
impact of HIV on children
• Government entered a tripartite agreement
with EU and UNICEF
• A properly designed programme to address
above challenges
– Development of a registry (NISSA)
– Accurate targeting system to poverty and
vulnerability
– Predictable delivery mechanisms (quarter
payments, case management etc.)
GENESIS: FROM A PILOT TO NATIONALY OWN
PROGRAMME
• Donor supported project
– Launched as a pilot in April
2009 – 2011
– Expansion from 2012
• Government take-over
• 100% Benefit costs (oct
2013)
• Inclusion of CGP costs in
the MTEF (2013)
• Commitment to National
Roll-out
ROLE OF EVIDENCES
EVIDENCES FROM REVIEWS AND EVALUATION
Rapid Assessment and Targeting 2011
• Targeting leakages (inclusion errors and exclusion)
• Payments levels which needed to be improved and linked with
HH size
• Need to diversify paying agencies to reduce cost
Safety-nets review 2012-2013
• Need to increase efficiency in social assistance expenditure
(7%)
• Rationalization can increase coverage without additional
budget
• Integration CGP with other safety-nets
• Building single registry for social assistance through NISSA
EVIDENCES FROM REVIEWS AND EVALUATION
(CONT)
CGP impact evaluation and costing study: 2013
– Impact on Children:
• Access and retention to education,
• Morbidity
• Birth registration
– Food security: 60% of the grant utilized for food
– Impact on community: Increased local economic
activity by 2.23
– Nationwide expansion of CGP is affordable: It does not
affect macroeconomic stability
MOVING TOWARDS AN INTEGRATED SYSTEM
OF SOCIAL PROTECTION
THE POLICY FRAMEWORK AND VISION
• NSDP 2012 – 2017:
 Social protection has been considered as a
priority sector
• A Sector Policy framework on social
protection
 National social development policy
 National social protection strategy: Life cycle
approach: 2014- 2019
 Coordination mechanism across life cycle
INTEGRATED AND HARMONIZED SOCIAL
PROTECTION
• Integration of main safety nets programmes into one
system: Piloting integration of PA, CGP and OVC
Bursary
 Integrated management and operations
 Integrated targeting to reduce overlaps and gaps
 Common delivery mechanism: payment, case
management for economy of scales
• Integration with wider socioeconomic interventions
to promote access and utilization of of services
 One stop shop or referral: Under design and development
• Linking with livelihood initiatives
 Integrated Community development: Under development
STRENGTHENED SOCIAL PROTECTION
GOVERNANCE SYSTEM
• Development of a national registry for social
assistance (NISSA)
 Review of NISSA and targeting System completed
 New generation of Integrated MIS to manage and
coordinate NISSA and other programmes : 2015
 NISSA Roll out for national coverage: starting in 2015
• Capacity development of MOSD for coordination
 Coordination mechanism developed under the strategy
 New ministerial organizational structure
SUMMARY OF LESOGHO INTEGRATED SYSTEM
Policy framework and Vision
• Approach: Economic and social vulnerabilities; life-cycle
• Functions: protect, prevent, promote, transform
Comprehensive package of services
Social Assistance
Productive Support
Social Insurance
Social protection Governance system:
• Multidimensional vulnerabilities
• Population profile
• MIS and NISSA
CONCLUSION
• Political commitment is essential
 Leadership
 Ownership
• Needs for strong evidence and technical analysis
 M&E to inform policy decisions
• Realistic design in line with country context
 Learning from best practices and adapting to local context
• Coordination and strong institutions for
implementation
 Institutional arrangement for coordination
 MIS / Registry
THANK YOU
KEA LEBOHA
ASANTE