1 POVERTY POLICY WEEK RECAP OF DAY 2 SCALING UP BEST PRACTICES AND MAXIMIZING POTENTIAL OPPORTUNITIES FOR PRO-POOR AND INCLUSIVE GROWTH by Prof. A.V.Y. Mbelle, Facilitator Dar es Salaam, November 25-27; 2013
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POVERTY POLICY WEEK
RECAP OF DAY 2 SCALING UP BEST PRACTICES AND MAXIMIZING POTENTIAL
OPPORTUNITIES FOR PRO-POOR AND INCLUSIVE GROWTH
by Prof. A.V.Y. Mbelle, Facilitator
Dar es Salaam, November 25-27; 2013
INTRODUCTION
ORGANIZATION OF PRESENTATION
I: Background and context
II: Organization of Day 2 Activities
III: Key messages from Day 2
IV: Way forward
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I: BACKGROUND AND CONTEXT
The main context of this forum is to set the stage for review of MKUKUTA II (towards MKUKUTA III – note Second FYDP) –
Revokes debate on role of MKUKUTA (poverty reduction) vs role of FYDP (growth focus)
There are theoretical and empirical justification for their co-existence.
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Genesis: PPW work was launched in 2002 with the main objective of offering an interactive platform to stakeholders on policy issues.
It is one of the key activities of Poverty Monitoring System
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II: ORGANIZATION OF DAY 2 ACTIVITIES
Three activities marked the first day of PPW 2013
Recap of Day 1
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Presentations:
i. Pro-poor Budget Allocations and Interventions (by Commissioner for Budget, URT)
ii.Social Protection: Potential Opportunities to Accelerate Initiatives to Improve Livelihood
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Commentaries
i. Representative from DPs on both papers
ii.Representative from NSAs on both papers
Presentation by Panelists
On paper 1
i. Economic Empowerment to Reduce Poverty
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ii Financial services Experience of TIB SELF project VICOBA
iii Land and Human Settlement
iv Insurance
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On paper 2
i Social Protection for Vulnerable groups: best practices from research
ii SSRA
iii NHIF, CHF, TIKA
Plenary session/general discussions
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III KEY MESSAGES FROM DAY 1
THEME 1: PRO-POOR BUDGETIssue of definition and identification of targeting
activitiesInterventions in many sectors with elaborate funding Inclusiveness in pro-poor budgeting – Guidelines for
O&D from village levelIssue of equity;Issue of access to financial services
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Housing as pro-poor intervention e.g. creation of jobs;
Insurance for cropsExistence of finances for onward lending
to small scale farmersEmpowerment of groups (machines, cash,
etc)
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THEME II: SOCIAL PROTECTION1. Issue of definition
2. Issue of targeting
3.Many supporting Policies
4.Existence of unregistered caring centers
5. Identification of beneficiaries: through LGAs
6.Two main schemes possible for scaling up (both coordinated by Government):
a)National community-based care for Most Vulnerable Children
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b) TASAF – conditional cash transfer (grant); is mainstreamed in government plans in terms of standards and norms; involves all key Ministries/sectors; TASAF III emphasizes institutional arrangements
Other schemes/services targeting vulnerable groups:
i. The elderly and people with disabilities
ii. Vulnerable families (multiple schemes such as families with triplets….)
iii. MVC (wide typology and various forms of support e.g. education support; food;
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New NCPA: multiple partners in implementation
– household economic strengthening
Challenges: many (low budgetary allocation; social welfare work force; dependence on donors
Recommendations More and timeliness in delivery of resources (financial,
human…) Scale up to Universal pension for elderly Create separate Social welfare department in LGAs Sustainability Ownership
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Other issues raisedo Low coverage of official SP e.g. only 8% of
workforceo Existence of informal SPo Weak coordination among institutions dealing
with SP o Typology: three – Universal, contributory and
supplementaryo Six funds
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New initiatives establishment of SSA has enabled legislations; ICT use in contribution; institution of penalties for delaying benefits; covering both formal and informal sectors - inclusiveness
Challenges – inadequate benefits ; limited coverage; computation formula (differing benefits, etc)
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Intensity of interventions (multiple and duration) and exit strategy; and monitoring
Linkages among actors Information asymmetry hampering SP objectives Capacity building for the poor (credit issues, feasibility of
projects etc..) There are best practices that can be scaled up (e.g. in
health insurance fund – soft loans; coverage) Leakages Prudence needed in investing contributors’ funds
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Knowledge of implementers (on modality and use of funds; supply side – coverage and quality; curative as well as preventive; package)
Operationalization of Policy (e.g. new dimensions)
Administration of exemptionsApplication of the principle of universalitySustainability issues – higher government
investment needed; long term horizon
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Cash and non cash interventionsImportance of Communities taking a lead
role in management of funds and involvement in planning
Importance of M&EKey role of coordination of actorsCall for NSP Framework/Policy to be
passed and operationalized
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IV: WAY FORWARD
Day 2 set the stage for day 3 – emerging opportunities for poverty reduction
Two presentations:
a.Big Results Now initiative
b.The contribution of Science, Technology, Innovations and Entrepreneurship to growth and poverty reduction
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Practical demonstrations
a)SIDO
b)VETA
c)TPSFPlenary sessionsIT IS THE EXPECTATION OF THE ORGANIZERS THAT
ATTENDANCE WILL MATCH, AND PARTICIPATION WILL BE AS ACTIVE AS DURING DAY 1
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