TRAINING WORKSHOP ON SOCIAL PROTECTION
Date: Tuesday, 21st Wednesday 22nd February, 2012
Venue: Alisa Hotel, North Ridge
Time: 8:00 am-5:00 pm each day.
The Ministry of Employment and Social Welfare in collaboration with key stakeholders has developed and been implementing the National Social Protection Strategy (NSPS) since 2008, with the Livelihood Empowerment Against Poverty (LEAP) as the flagship programme. Other Social Protection programmes that emanated from the NSPS are being implemented by other MDAs. In addition, the Ministry and its partners have developed the Common Targeting Mechanism (CTM) to enhance effective targeting for Social Protection Interventions in Ghana.
In order to ensure that all partners have adequate capacity to facilitate the implementation of the various components, the World Bank and the Department for International Development (DFID) are supporting the Ministry to organize a 4-day Non-Residential Training Workshop on Social Safety Net interventions for key partners. Safety net programmes are generally designed to provide the poor and vulnerable with the means to sustain a minimum livelihood and to boost human capital through better access to other social services. Examples of safety net interventions include cash or in-kind transfer programmes, public works programmes, and social insurance programmes. The training is aimed at equipping and enhancing the skills of participants in the effective and efficient implementation and management of Social Safety-Net progammes in Ghana.
The first two days of the programme would involve presentations to policy makers on the global agenda of social safety nets. This training seeks to build the capacity of social policy makers to design and implement a comprehensive set of interventions that address the specific needs of the poorest and most vulnerable in Ghana. The last two days of the training would involve 100 district staff, who would be given an overview of safety nets, as well as more indepth training on the processes for the Common Targeting Mechanism.
The schedule for the event is as attached.
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Day 1 Feb. 21 National Staff |
9:00 – 9:15 |
Welcome and Introduction Honorable E.T. Mensah Minister for Employment & Social Welfare |
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9:15 – 10:15 |
Session 1 The Role of Safety Nets in Development Kalanidhi Subbarao |
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10:15 – 10:40 |
Coffee Break |
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10:40 – 12:00 |
Session 2 Weaving the Social Safety Net Azedine Ouerghi |
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12:00 13:15 |
Lunch Break |
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13:15 13:45 |
Session 3 Review of Social Safety Net Interventions Azedine Ouerghi |
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13:45 – 14:45 |
Session 4 Safety Net Interventions Cash Transfers Brenda Laryea-Adjapawn |
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14:45 -15:05 |
Coffee Break |
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15:05 -16:05 |
Session 5 Safety Net Interventions Public Works Kalanidhi Subbarao |
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16:05-17:05 |
Session 6 Safety Net Interventions Food-based Programs and School Feeding Christabel Kwabi |
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Day 2 Feb. 22 National Staff |
9:00-10:00 |
Session 7 Operational Issues in Implementing Safety Net Interventions Qaiser Khan |
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10:00-10:20 |
Coffee Break |
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10:20-11:20 |
Session 8 Targeting Mawutor Ablo |
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11:20-12:20 |
Session 9 Payment Systems Carlos Alviar |
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12:20-13:30 |
Lunch Break |
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13:30 14:30 |
Session 10 Monitoring & Evaluation William Niyuni |
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14:30-15:30 |
Session 11 MIS Lawrence Ofori-Addo |
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15:30-15:50 |
Coffee Break |
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15:50-16:30 |
Closing Session: Mr. Sylvester Mensah, Chief Executive Officer, NHIA |
