Social Protection in German Development Cooperation InterAgency Show

Social Protection in German Development Cooperation Inter-Agency Show & Tell Meeting - 12 th of May 2010 Ralf-Matthias Mohs, BMZ

BMZ Sector Policy Social Protection - guiding principles and objectives no „blue-print“ or „one-fits all“ solution n combining private and public initiative n comprehensive and inclusive social protection systems Ø formal and informal sector Ø including the poorest and most vulnerable groups n

German Development Cooperation in Social Protection – priority sectors n n n Health Sustainable Economic Development Good Governance Rural Development Education Emphasize social protection reform in countries receiving budget support

German Development Cooperation in Social Protection – priority themes and fields of action n n n Social Health Protection Basic Social Protection Microinsurance Social Policy and Systemic Consultancy on Establishment, Reform and Monitoring of Social Protection Persons with Disabilities Old-Age Protection

German Development Cooperation in Social Protection – a snapshot current total volume: 105 Mio. Euro n activities in 15 countries in Africa, Asia and Latin America n basic social protection: two big programs (financial cooperation) in Zimbabwe and El Salvador n 2009/2010 regional focus on activities in Asia n

Social Health Protection n long tradition in promoting social health protection & fair and sustainable health financing Ø national and community-based health insurance schemes, voucher systems Ø P 4 H – Providing for Health Initiative

Basic Social Protection n policy advice, capacity development, social infrastructure, social cash transfers Ø addressing most vulnerable not reached by prevention-focused systems of risk management Ø conditional cash transfers also increase health and education outcomes

Microinsurance n addressing informal sector by integrating microinsurance in coherent social protection system Ø covering various risks (e. g. health, flood) Ø PPPs with Allianz, Munich Re and local private sector Ø Leap. Frog Micorinsurance Fund

Social Policy and Systemic Consultancy on Establishment, Reform and Monitoring of Social Protection n trend towards more systemic approach Ø sustainability, universal access, covering various risks, overcoming fragmentation Ø reform and extension of existing systems of social protection (e. g. India, Indonesia, Vietnam)

Persons with Disabilities legal basis: UN-Convention on Rights of Persons with Disabilities (Germany ratified in March 2009) Ø promoting inclusive development: Ø Inclusive emergency assistance and reconstruction of Haiti Ø Round Table of state and non-state actors in “disability and development” n

Old-Age Protection n future challenge given global demographic trends Ø strategic partnership with Help. Age International in Sub-Sahara Africa

Thank you for your attention! For more information please contact Ralf-Matthias. Mohs@bmz. bund. de