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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
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