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Networking as an Institutional Strengthening Tool Francisco Pilotti, Director Department of Social Development and Employment Organization of American States Mandate • IV Summit of the Americas: – Identify and exchange, within the framework of the OAS, practices in the region regarding policies and programs to confront poverty. Selection Criteria • Effective reduction of extreme poverty • Effective reduction of inequality • Effective targeting aimed at the poorest • Consolidated programs Institutional Strengthening Knowledge – Learning - Application Input: Training Output: Learning Outcome: Workplace Change Impact: Enhanced Institutional Capacity Contents • Political and Policy Dimensions • Institutional Framework •Targeting Techniques • Family Intervention Techniques Critical Transfer • Critical Transfer of knowledge, skills and best practices: – Pertinence – Discards simple replication of a model – Facilitates comparative approach – Stimulates a mutual learning process Critical Transfer Between the Caribbean and Chile • Some Critical Differences: – Legal – Administrative – Cultural/Language – Family Dynamics – Service Delivery – Other Variables • Migration • HIV/AIDS Results CT Chile / Caribe • Trinidad and Tobago : Step / Up • Jamaica: Bridge • St. Lucia: Koudemain Network: Structure and Composition Int. Organiz Private Sector Other Ministries Ministries Social Development NGO Donors Academic Sector Thank you