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Inter-American Cooperation Network for Social Protection Transfer of Chile’s Puente Program to the Caribbean Francisco Pilotti, Director Department of Social Development and Employment Reñaca, July 9-10, 2008 Mandates • Millennium Development Goal No. 1: – Eradicate Extreme Poverty and Hunger • 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 • Redistributive Impact – Progressiveness • Consolidated programs Conditional Cash Transfers • They meet the established criteria • They attack the reproduction of intergenerational poverty • The family as a unit of intervention: delivery of integrated services • Participation of local governments • Empowerment of citizens • User satisfaction The Puente Program • Established in 2002, the Program focuses on the family as the unit of intervention. During 24 months, Puente seeks to empower the family in order to improve its quality of life in seven dimensions: – Health – Education – Civil Registry (Identification) – Housing – Employment – Family Dynamics – Income Generation Achievements of the Chile Puente Program • Five years of implementation • Coverage:270,000 families • High impact on poverty reduction during 20032006 according to World Bank • Positive evaluation by ECLAC • International interest in general and by the Caribbean in particular Source: CASEN Strategic Alliance • FOSIS - MIDEPLAN • Ministry of Social Development, Trinidad & Tobago • Ministry of Social Transformation and the Poverty Reduction Fund of St. Lucia • Ministry of Labor and Social Security and the Jamaica Social Investment Fund • University of the West Indies • CIDA – Canada • Government of Chile The Puente Methodology Psychosocial Support and Subsidies Families in extreme poverty 24 months Toolkit: how can it be shared? Follow-Up Autonomous families with access to protection networks DSDE Strategy for Institutional Strengthening • Main components of the Horizontal Cooperation – Critical transfer of knowledge, skills, and lessons learned • Seeks relevance • Discards the simple replica of a model • Facilitates the comparative approach • Ensures mutual learning – Combines educational, traditional, and virtual approaches – Permanent connectivity – Network management – Academic support Building a Bridge for the Puente – – – – – – Legal Administrative Cultural/Linguistic Family Dynamics Service Delivery Other Variables • Migration • HIV/AIDS Bridging Puente • Critical Transfer must take into account differences such as: Main Activities • 2007 – Formation of task force – Launching workshop, Kingston – Website – Internship, Chile – National work plans • 2008 – Monitoring by FOSIS tutors in the Caribbean – Evaluation of achievements, Trinidad y Tobago, September – Results presented at Conference for CARICOM countries, September – Incorporation of 3 new countries into the Program Achievements of the Program • Increased institutional coordination through the establishment of Social Networks in the countries • 3 local programs that have incorporated the principles of the Puente Program, adapting them to their local reality • Political support at the highest level • Consolidation of a network between the participating countries to exchange their own experiences and lessons • Increased demand for this program in other countries and regions Lessons for the Inter-American Cooperation • Relevance and pertinence: We must consider and value the realities of the countries involved when designing the programs so that they are relevant and pertinent • Short-term value - Solutions to contingent problems • Long-term value - Formation and systematization of a knowledge base • An effective communication and participation strategy is important for ensuring the support of local partners • Political will is essential for the success of programs of this nature