Transfer of Chile’s Puente Program

to the Caribbean: Background and Methodology

Francisco Pilotti, DirectorDepartment of Social Development and Employment

Castries, May 27 – 29, 2009

Puente in the Caribbean:Overview

• Background

• Content

• Training Methodology

• The way forward

BACKGROUNDBACKGROUND

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.

• I Meeting of Ministers and High-Level Authorities of Social Development– Foster the establishment of an Inter-American Social

Protection Network• V Summit of the Americas

– Create an Inter-American Social Protection Network

Program Selection Criteria

• Effective reduction of extreme poverty

• Effective reduction of inequality

• Effective targeting aimed at the poorest

• 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

Strategic Alliance

• OAS• 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• World Bank

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 9 - 10– Results presented at Conference for CARICOM

countries, September 11 - 12– Incorporation of 3 new countries into the Program

Outcomes

• Trinidad and Tobago: STEP - UP

• Jamaica: BRIDGE

• St. Lucia: KOUDEMAIN

CONTENTCONTENT

The Puente Approach

Psychosocial Support and Subsidies

Families in extremepoverty

Autonomous families with access to protection networks

Follow-Up

24 months

Toolkit: what’s inside? Can the contents be shared?

Unpacking the Contents of the Toolkit

• Targeting Techniques

• Family Intervention Techniques

• Institutional Framework

• Political and Policy Dimensions

Government

PoliticalSystem

Economy

LegalSystem

SchoolSchool

NeighborhoodNeighborhood

WorkWork

Health CareHealth Care

ChurchChurch

HousingHousing

Puente’s Holistic Approach

The FamilyThe Family

SystemSystem

CHILDCHILD

MotherMother FatherFather

SiblingsSiblingsOtherOtherFamilyFamily

Theoretical Underpinnings

• Social Protection and Social Risk Management

• Human Capital and Social Capital

• Ecological Approach to Child and Family Welfare

• Rights Based Approach to Social Policy

TRAININGTRAININGMETHODOLOGYMETHODOLOGY

Capacity Building

• CAPACITY: The emerging combination of individual competencies, collective capabilities, assets and relationships that enables a system to create value

Capacity Building and Institutional Strengthening

Input:Training

Process

Impact:Enhanced

Institutional Capacity

Outcome:WorkplaceBehavior Change

Output:Learning

Community of Practice

• A group of persons that share a set of issues and problems, and who deepen their knowledge and expertise in this area by interacting on an ongoing basis.

• Interaction allows: joint learning, social relations, sense of belonging and collective commitment

• Communities create value for their members

Community of Practice: Components

• Domain

• Community

• Set of practices

• Social development and poverty reduction

• Network of program managers

• Program design, implementation and evaluation

Connecting the Community

• Face – to – Face Meetings– Workshops– Field Visits– Technical Assistance

• Virtual Follow – Up– Video Conferencing– Elluminate– Sharepoint

THE WAY FORWARDTHE WAY FORWARD

2009: Next Steps

• Country Work Plans

• Virtual Follow – Up

• Field Visit to Chile