INTERNATIONAL SYMPOSIUM 23-25 May 2011 Social Protection in Southern Africa New Opportunities for Social Development

CENTRE FOR SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT IN AFRICA Department of Social Work, Faculty of Humanities University of Johannesburg Phone: (011) 559-1904 Fax: (011) 559-1575 Director: Prof Leila Patel www.uj.ac.za/csda csdainfo@uj.ac.za INTERNATIONAL SYMPOSIUM 23-25 May 2011 Social Protection in Southern Africa: New Opportunities for Social Development PROGRAM (Please note: a detailed list of presenters at the end of this document) MONDAY 23 MAY 17.30 – 19.30 Registration and evening cocktail Venue: Council Lounge area, Madibeng Building, University of Johannesburg, Kingsway Campus Welcome & registration for symposium (hosted by Prof Adam Habib, Deputy Vice Chancellor, UJ) 18.30-19.00 Screening of movie A transfer out of poverty; film about social cash transfers in southern Africa, produced by Regional Hunger and Vulnerability Programme (RHVP) TUESDAY 24 MAY Venue: The School of Tourism and Hospitality, Kerzner Building, Bunting Road Campus 8.30 – 10.00 Session 1: Introduction This session gives a general overview of social protection and social development – conceptually, historically, globally, and specifically in an African context; Chair: Leila Patel James Midgley Social Development and Social Protection: New Opportunities and Challenges Stephen Devereux Social protection in an African context – current status, issues and challenges 10.00 – 10.30 TEA 10.30 – 12.30 Session 2: Regional policy environment: opportunities and gaps The presentations in session investigate social protection in a regional context – both as regards policy frameworks promoted by SADC as well as social protection in more informal work settings; Chair: Marius Olivier Francie Lund Social protection for women in informal employment: the missing link between poverty, economic growth and care work? Mathias Nyenti & George Mpedi The impact of the Southern African Development Community social protection floor instruments on the setting up of a minimum floor of social protection in member countries Ines Vitic Brief on: Social world regions 12.30 – 13.30 LUNCH 13.30 – 15.00 Session 3: Social protection strategies: public, private and informal provision The first presentation looks at mechanisms for retirement provisions in the SADC region, whereas the other centers on various social protection schemes in Lesotho However, both focus on different systems of social protection – public, contributory-based, private, voluntary and/or informal – and discuss different threats and challenges for reform; Chair: Jean Triegaardt John Kruger & Boipuso Modise A review and brief assessment of provision of income for the elderly in the 15 SADC countries Marius Olivier Social protection in Lesotho: Innovative developments and reform challenges 15.00 – 15.30 TEA 15.30 – 17.30 Session 4: Social protection for children The papers focus specifically on social protection and children in different countries – how various types of grants ensure social development for children and/or affect the households of children; Chair: Rodreck Mupedziswa Kondwani Chikadza (w Joshua Ainabyona & Doortje ‘t Hart) Civil society support for Government-led Social Cash Transfer Scheme in Malawi Mildred Mushunje From welfare to transformative social protection for OVC: a livelihoods perspective Scelo Zibagwe (w Themba Nduna & Gift Dafuleya) Poor child focus in social protection and resultant unsustainable social development in Ethiopia 18.00-20.00 Dinner for delegates hosted by Prof Rory Ryan, Dean: Faculty of Humanities Venue: Executive Dining Room, Council Chambers, Madibeng Building, Kingsway Campus WEDNESDAY 25 MAY Venue: The School of Tourism and Hospitality, Kerzner Building, Bunting Road Campus 8.30 – 10.30 Session 5: Social protection for children (Continued) Continuation of session 4; focus on South Africa; Chair: Stephen Devereux Katharine Hall (w Paula Proudlock) Orphaning and the FCG: a return to the “care or cash” debate Leila Patel & Tessa Hochfeld Gender dynamics of the Child Support Grant: a case study of Doornkop, Soweto, South Africa Short film on the Child Support Grant in Doornkop, Soweto -George Laryea-Adjei, Stephen Devereux & Maureen Motepe A Qualitative Evaluation of South Africa's Child Support Grant 10.30 – 11.00 TEA 11.00 – 12.45 Session 6: Poverty & vulnerability: old & new programs – drawing out lessons This session presents case studies of social protection programs in different countries and how these may be related to poverty and vulnerability Some social protection schemes are new, whereas others are more established The session will offer an opportunity to share experiences and draw lessons from both old and new programs; Chair: Marianne S Ulriksen Lisa Kurbiel Searching for equity within the new Urban Poverty Strategy in Mozambique Murungi Irene Social protection in Uganda Rodreck Mupedziswa (w Dolly Ntseane) Role of social protection in promoting social development: the case of Botswana 12.45 – 13.45 LUNCH 13.45 – 15.00 Session 7: Social protection financing, redistribution and economic growth The presentations link the expenditure and financing sides of social protection to discuss the longterm development of social protection schemes, the redistributional effects of different schemes as well as the long-term effects of social protection on economic growth; Chair: John Kruger Marianne S Ulriksen Financing social protection in Southern Africa: Status and implications David Piachaud Social protection, redistribution and economic growth 15.00 – 15.30 TEA 15.30 – 17.00 Session 8: Way forward, summary and conclusion Three short presentations will precede the actual summary and conclusion session: The first will discuss status of social protection in Africa and the ways forward The second is a presentation of a new research project And the third will discuss global initiatives on the social protection floor Thereafter, there will be an opportunity to discuss main outcomes of the symposium, the way forward as regards future cooperation and publication; Chair: James Midgley Nicolas Freeland Social protection in Africa: where next and the way forward Lutz Leisering & Katrin Weible Social cash transfer: The global construction and diffusion of the right to a monetary minimum Christine Bockstal National social protection floor: Global initiatives James Midgley Summary and closing -List of presenters Bockstal, Christine; Specialist for the Extension of Social Protection, Social Security Department, International Labor Organization (ILO) Chikadza, Kondwani; Acting Executive Director, Institute for Policy Research & Social Empowerment (IPRSE), Malawi Devereux, Stephen, Dr; Institute of Development Studies, University of Sussex Freeland, Nicolas; Programme Director, RHVP (Regional Hunger & Vulnerability Programme), WAHENGA, Johannesburg Hall, Katharine; Senior Researcher, leads the Child Poverty Programme at the Children’s Institute, University of Cape Town Hochfeld, Tessa; Researcher, Centre for Social Development in Africa, University of Johannesburg Kruger, John; Senior Consultant, Oxford Policy Management, South Africa Kurbiel, Lisa; Senior Social Policy Specialist, UNICEF Mozambique Laryea-Adjei, George, Dr; Chief of Social Policy, UNICEF South Africa Leisering, Lutz, Professor; Department of Sociology, University of Bielefeld, Germany Lund, Francie, Director; WIEGO and Senior Research Associate, School of Development Studies, University of KwaZulu-Natal Midgley, James; Harry and Riva Specht Professor of Public Social Services and Dean Emeritus at the University of California, Berkley; Honorary Professor of the Social Development at CSDA Modise, Boipuso; Consultant, Oxford Policy Management, South Africa Motepe, Maureen, Dr; Director, Family and Children’s Benefits, National Department of Social Development, South Africa Mpedi, George, Professor; Co-Director: Centre for International and Comparative Labour and Social Security Law (CICLASS), Faculty of Law, University of Johannesburg Mupedziswa, Rodreck, Professor; Head of Department, Department of Social Work, University of Botswana Murungi, Irene; Programme Officer, NAWOU (National Association of Women Organisations in Uganda), Uganda Mushunje, Mildred; HIV/Livelihoods Officer, FAO Zimbabwe Nyenti, Mathias; Research Coordinator: Centre for International and Comparative Labour and Social Security Law (CICLASS), Faculty of Law, University of Johannesburg Olivier, Marius, Professor; Director: International Institute for Social Law and Policy (IISLP) and Chair of SADC Core Group of Social Security Specialists Patel, Leila, Professor; Director of the Centre for Social Development in Africa, University of Johannesburg Piachaud, David; Professor, Dep of Social Policy, London School of Economics Ulriksen, Marianne S., Dr; Post-Doctoral Fellow, Centre for Social Development in Africa, University of Johannesburg Vitic, Ines; Lecturer, Dep of Sociology, University of Bielefeld, Germany Weible, Katrin; Researcher with the FLOOR project, Institute for World Society Studies, University of Bielefeld, Germany Zibagwe, Scelo; Lecturer/Researcher in social development and research methods at the Ethiopian Civil Service College Other participants Arnold, Catherine; Social Development Adviser, DFID, South Africa Frota, Luis; Specialist in Social Security, International Labour Organization, Pretoria Kaseke, Edwin, Professor; Head of Department, Department of Social Work, Wits University Malan, Naudé, Dr; Senior Lecturer, Development Studies, University of Johannesburg Mavungu, Eddy; Post-Doctoral Fellow, CSDA, University of Johannesburg Molapo, Diego; Department of Social Development, Branch: Social security Plagerson, Sophie, Dr; Post-Doctoral Fellow, CSDA, UJ Richter, Linda, Professor; Distinguished Research Fellow, Human Sciences Research Council, Durban / Senior Specialist (Vulnerable Children), Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria, Geneva Ross, Eleanor, Dr; Research Fellow, Centre for Social Development in Africa, University of Johannesburg Sithole, Thomson; Department of Social Development, Branch: Social security Triegaardt, Jean, Professor; Department of Social Work, University of Johannesburg Chowa, Gina A N., Dr; Assistant Professor, Center for Social Development, Washington University in St.Louis Hudgins, Dan; Chapel Hill School of Social Work, University of North Carolina Thomas, Sharon; Chapel Hill School of Social Work, University of North Carolina Butcher, Kay Cee, Student at Chapel Hill School of Social Work, University of North Carolina Caccamo, Elizabeth, Student at Chapel Hill School of Social Work, University of North Carolina Foster, Jillian, Student at Chapel Hill School of Social Work, University of North Carolina Green, Adrian, Student at Chapel Hill School of Social Work, University of North Carolina Johnson, Imani, Student at Chapel Hill School of Social Work, University of North Carolina Lonon, Monica, Student at Chapel Hill School of Social Work, University of North Carolina Martinez, Ivan, Student at Chapel Hill School of Social Work, University of North Carolina Mayton, Caitlin, Student at Chapel Hill School of Social Work, University of North Carolina Newsome, Kibbee, Student at Chapel Hill School of Social Work, University of North Carolina Smith, Kristy, Student at Chapel Hill School of Social Work, University of North Carolina Washington, Tiffany, Student at Chapel Hill School of Social Work, University of North Carolina Wiley, Patricia, Student at Chapel Hill School of Social Work, University of North Carolina ... 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