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MINISTRY OF SOCIAL CARE,
CONSTITUENCY EMPOWERMENT
AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT
BARBADOS
I.S.E. E. Bridge Pilot
Project Launch
July 29, 2011
The Puente (Bridge) Model
The Puente Programme is seen as a best practice
developed in Chile and used by many countries.
It was used by the OAS in a Horizontal Technical
Cooperation Programme for the Caribbean , with a
useful framework and point of reference for the
adaptation of concept and materials to the Caribbean
reality.
Participating Countries
Phase I (2007-2009)
 Jamaica
 Trinidad and Tobago
 St. Lucia
Phase II(2009 to present)
 Barbados
 St. Kitts and Nevis
 Suriname
 St. Vincent and the Grenadines
What is the I.S.E.E. Bridge
Programme
• An initiative within the Ministry of Social Care’s Poverty
Alleviation and Reduction Programme, overseen by the Inter
Ministry Task Force to Monitor and Strengthen the Social
Safety Net and involving several Ministries/agencies
• A household intervention programme with a goal
transform the lives of poor and vulnerable household
members.
•The first phase of the programme will be a two
year pilot project commencing in October , 2011.
Why the I.S.E.E. Bridge
Programme?
 Poor and vulnerable are not well targetted in current Social
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Protection Network System
System is generally reactive.
Evidence of a cycle of inter-generational poverty and pockets of
poverty
Existence of a dependency syndrome, influenced by a learned
helplessness, among users of the social services.
Clients not totally engaged and are showing little autonomy.
Existing lack of co-ordination among social service providers, and
weak reporting monitoring and evaluation systems.
Significance of I.S.E.E. Bridge
Programme
 I.S.E.E. is a strategy developed in Barbados since 2008 that
will encourage the movement of persons from a state of
dependency to empowerment, in four areas (I.S.E.E.) of
critical intervention.
i. Identification/Assessment
ii. Stabilization
iii. Enablement
iv. Empowerment
SYMBOLISM OF THE BRIDGE
 A gateway to social inclusion and integration
 A conduit for connection to opportunities that are
being offered in the wider society.
 Improvement and enhancement of delivery of services
to the poor and vulnerable
 Improved coordination among State institutions.
SYMBOLISM OF THE BRIDGE
cont’d
 Connects individuals within households to the centre
of the programme by:
Building a
Road for
Individual
Development: towards the
Goal of
Empowerment
Main Adjustments and the Context of Changes
MODIFIED WORK PLAN
Oversight
Committee
SSN Expanded
Committee
Need for greater
transparency
Encouragement of
Civil Society to use
this new ISEE
approach in their
programmes
Wider stakeholder
participation
Wider coverage of poor and
vulnerable households
Key role of Household Facilitator
To fully “Barbadianise” the
initiative while embracing
the Chilean Model as a best
practice.
Selection of local
30 households Trainers.
MSCD-Management
Discussions to secure
buy-in
Emphasis on client
capacity building
INITIAL WORK
INITIAL
PLAN WORK
PLAN
Country Team input
10 households
-Social Policy
Cabinet
-S.S.N Reps
-Frontline
Workers
-C.S.O reps
What is the I.S.E.E. Bridge Pilot
Project?
 The Pilot project will target thirty (30) households.
 A holistic approach to the development of the household
members will be utilized.
 Interventions will seek to reduce the risks to households
in the areas of Vital Statistics, Education and Human
Resource Development, Health Promotion , Family
Dynamics, Housing Conditions, Employment, and
Income (7 Pillars).
 Personal Development, Work Experience/Skills
Enhancement, Life Skills and Micro Enterprise
Development will be facilitated.
What is the I.S.E.E. Bridge Pilot
Project cont’d?
 The project will rely mainly on existing social safety
nets in most instances, through collaboration with
and referrals to State agencies and civil society.
 A database of Social Safety Net Services prepared
by the Bureau of Social Policy Research and
Planning will be a key referral tool
 A Priority Attention System will be carefully designed
to facilitate timely access to State services.
The Goal of the I.S.E.E. Bridge
Pilot Project
To break the cycle of intergenerational
poverty and transform the lives of
members of the thirty poor and
vulnerable households
Definition of Intergenerational
Poverty
The major criterion which will qualify a household to
enter the Programme is intergenerational poverty. For
the purpose of the Programme, we will define
intergenerational poverty as –
 a phenomenon in which there is deprivation of a
social, economic, cultural, emotional nature, and
 where two generations or more are faced with
major challenges mainly due to their parents’
background, and where the socio-economic
conditions have not changed over two generations
Definition Cont’d
This cycle traps families/households, and deprives
them of resources, thus tackling poverty will involve
the provision of support and opportunities aimed at
sustaining and empowering members of a household.
Usually manifesting weaknesses in health care,
education , relationships,skills, life skills, job
preparedness and living in very poor housing
conditions
Pilot Project Target Group
 Thirty (30) poor and vulnerable households
 One household will be selected from each of the thirty
constituencies , mainly from existing databases.
Methodology
• Participatory interventions with the household
members, with psycho social support.
• A Manual for 22 working sessions with the
households over a 24 month period
• Training of Household Facilitators , Supervisors, and
other personnel by a cadre of Barbadian and
Caribbean professionals ,with the help of the OAS
Eligibility Criteria
1.
Households exhibiting signs of intergenerational
poverty. In these cases records e.g. referral forms
multiple agencies, will provide the evidence of the
level of impoverishment.
2. Households with vulnerable members such as small
children, the disabled, the elderly and members who
have physical or mental challenges.
3. Households in which an extended family, or multiple
households reside.
Eligibility Criteria Cont’d
4. Households where there is risk of incestuous
relationships, physical or emotional abuse, and
attendant problems.
5. Female * or male headed households in which there
are several youth who are at risk to drugs – including
alcohol; domestic or gender based violence;
transactional sex; gambling or bullying.
6. Households in which the head is single or
unemployed or underemployed.
* Trends to be reflected in the distribution of cases
Materials: Manuals, Game
Board and Thematic Board
 As in the Puente model, central to the I.S.E.E Model is
the use of a Manual which provides guidance to the
Household Facilitator for every session with the
household /family, and general directions to encourage
the growth of the household / family towards
empowerment. Supporting questions , materials, and
exercises , provide for an interactive approach.
 In addition a Game Board is to be used which depicts
the general life goals and the role of the Pillars in life ,
with separate Thematic Game Boards for each of the
Pillars.
Manuals
 A translation of the Chilean Manual for Household
Sessions was provided to participating countries by the
IASPN
Caribbean Manual
A Caribbean manual was subsequently developed by the OAS
based on the experience of the first three countries in Phase I and
made culturally relevant to the Caribbean
Barbadian Manual
Barbados is now finalising its own Manual and Handbook for
Trainers with the assistance of a Consultant. The final draft is
expected by the middle of August. It will be reviewed by the
Expanded Committee of the Social Safety Net Task Force.
The operating framework for the ISEE Bridge Programme and Pilot
Project
MSCD and Inter Ministry Task Force to Monitor and Strengthen the Social Safety Net
•Poverty (Coordinator)
•Oversight Committee
•Social Safety Net-Expanded Committee
Household Intervention
Strategy (H.I.S.)
•Trainers
•Supervisors
•Household Facilitators
Welfare
Department
I.S.E.E Bridge
Unit
Representation of Families’
Response to H.I.S
Governmental
and Nongovernmental
services and
programmes
Families/
Households
Desired Outcomes
 An integrated social policy framework for the delivery
of social services.
 A targeted, sustainable and holistic approach to the
provision of social services.
 Client engagement in problem solving accompanied
by committed Government assistance.
 Co-responsibility and autonomy capacities that allow
clients to be active change agents in their own lives
and not passive recipients
Desired Outcomes cont’d
 The acquisition of skills pertinent to the manpower
needs of the country as well as coping skills
 An inspired, innovative approach to client selfdevelopment
 More direct psycho-social support to the most
vulnerable.
 Inclusion of the poor and vulnerable in the
mainstream of Barbadian society.
THANK YOU!
Prepared by
Ministry of Social Care, Constituency Empowerment
and Community Development
BARBADOS
In collaboration with the Bureau of Social Policy,
Research and Planning