Transcript NETWORK-BASED CAPACITY BUILDING ON SOCIAL …

The Government of the Republic of Trinidad and
Tobago has embarked on an unprecedented
development agenda to transform the country into
a developed nation by 2020.
The driving force behind Vision 2020 has always
been and will remain the Government’s enduring
passion and desire to bring prosperity and a higher
quality of life to every individual, family and
community across the country.
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Innovative
People
Competitive
Business
Effective
Infrastructure
&
Government
Environment
Nurturing
A Caring
Society
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Trinidad and Tobago is a committed member of the Social
Network of Latin America and the Caribbean.
Over the years the country has recognised the invaluable
contribution of the Network in assisting member countries
in capacity building to respond to the needs of our more
vulnerable population.
The Network has created opportunities for building
awareness and dialogue in support of major social
development issues relevant to member states.
Exposure of
poverty alleviation practitioners to best
practices and new ideas has promoted participatory learning
among member states, specifically, Caribbean nations
It has allowed Caribbean nations to recognize that
notwithstanding our sovereign differences, our experiences share
significant similarities and there is much to learn from each other.
This can facilitate speedier programme and policy development
and avoidance of negative implications
The Network through its Secretariat, the Organization of
American States (OAS), has bridged the language divide as it
promotes the social development of the region.
The effort of the Network, through its various training initiatives
in the area of social development and poverty alleviation, has
helped to strengthen human resource capacity in the formulation
and implementation of poverty reduction initiatives.
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Network-based Capacity Building on Social
Protection Strategies was a keynote event which
facilitated the South/South collaboration and transfer of
the Puente Programme, an innovative approach at
poverty reduction.
Trinidad and Tobago embraced the opportunity to learn
and build capacity in the adaptation and implementation
of a model based on the Puente Programme
This resulted in the exchange of experience that helped
us avoid the many challenges/pitfalls experienced by
our regional counterparts. It also helped us to build
social capital in our programme
The capacity building - study visits, internships,
workshops, seminars and the virtual platform was
valuable in the transfer of social technology
 In the transference process included -:
Communication in terms of Language barriers
 At the organizational level included -:
Turnover of Staff
Competing responsibilities
SOCIAL TRANSFORMATION AND
EMPOWERMENT PROGRAMME-UPLIFTING
PEOPLE (STEP UP)
More than Just a Card
Programme Logic
Exposure of family
members to Skills
Training in areas
required by the market
Participation
of families
living in
Poverty in the
TCCT
Programme
Exposure of the family
members to Life Skills
Development Sessions
Direct Psycho-social
support based on
Family Casework
Short term cash
transfer/access to
other grants
Overall
Goal
Increased
Income earning
capacity of the
family
Reduction in
psychosocial
barriers to
development of
family members
Transformation
of families
living in
Poverty into
self-sustaining
entities with
improved
quality of life
for all
members-strong
families
Eradicate
indigence by
2010.
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Reduce poverty
by 5% by 2010
and then by 2%
annually.
What were the needs
A new targeting model
A
co-responsibility
framework with the
beneficiaries to achieve
their commitment during
the process
What STEP UP Offers
A more pro-active approach to
targeting the vulnerable by
meeting them at their door, in
their community or wherever
they may be.
Implementation of a system that
allows the clients to become
agents of their own change
instead of assuming the role of
passive recipients.
What were the needs
Comprehensive approach to
poverty reduction
Basic support which enables
beneficiaries to function within
the system.
What TCCTP offers
Minimum conditions for quality of life in
eight
dimensions:
identification,
education, health, housing, employment,
family dynamics, safety and security and
income, which represent the real existing
demand. The coverage of these demand
is assumed as the basic threshold of
Social Protection.
Integration of the various offerings into
a coordinated and coherent system.
This will allow the TCCTP to address
the diverse expressions of poverty
while at the same time make a
comprehensive offering to beneficiaries
to promote sustainable poverty
reduction.
What were the needs
What TCCTP Offers
Reorganization of the
existing resources with a
focus on the vulnerable.
Preferential access to vulnerable
families to a suite of social
services
Refocused approach to
treating social issues for
greater impact
Greater focus on the family unit,
seeing the individual’s problems
in the context of the specific
situation of the family
Agent of change who commits
to the families during the
process and links them to the
networks.
Psychosocial support through the
provision of a social worker who
works directly with the families:
the Family Worker
Social
Protection
Programmes
Developmental
Programmes
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Life Skills
Employment
Opportunities
Entrance
to TCCTP
30 Months
Exit from
TCCTP
How do we get there?
Eligibility
Determination
Phase
Up to 2 months
INCLUSION
Discovery
Phase
3-8 months
DIAGNOSTIC
Work Phase
9-24 months
TREATMENT
After Care
Phase
6 months
AUTONOMY
Client Assessment
(Eligibility)
Programme Offer
Family Worker
and client will
begin to examine
the key areas
of family life and
construct the
STEPS to a higher
standard of living.
Minimum
conditions
established.
Social
Protection
Programmes
Developmental
Programmes
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Life Skills
Employment
Opportunities
Minimum
Conditions
Achieved
Graduation
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Thank You