Social Protection System, Lao PDR

Social Protection Seminar Bangkok June 12-15, 2012

EU involves in social protection projects

Budget support operation Universal Health coverage Free MCH School Block Grants (Capitation Grants)

Community Nutrition Project (Trust Fund/AA with WB)

Conditional Cash Transfer pilot programme

Global Partnership for Education (GPE) School Block Grants and Community Grants School Meals programme

School Block Grants

Goal: To help facilitate equitable access to basic education

Objectives To provide administrative funding to schools to finance

their operating costs To facilitate the school administration, learning and

teaching activities by ensuring that teachers and students have adequate and sufficient instructional material

To increase enrollment by reducing education costs for parent with a focus on gradually eradicating school fees (registration and instruction fee) for basic and post basic education in the future

To increase the completion rate by improving school conditions, learning and social/community participation

Status

Current FY2011/2012, the Government allocated LAK 16 billion (appx. USD2 million) or LAK 20,000/student/year

Challenges Limited local capacity Uncertainty of the budgetary allocation The block grant methodology implemented by MoES has induced

a lot of perverse incentives or coping mechanisms Risks associated with Block grants distribution to schools

Way forwards Mobilize TA and capacity development support to the MoES and

MoF, to assist in the delivery of SBGs to primary schools. SBGs School development plans Quality Standards

Thank you