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This program involves research and
institutional strengthening in order to create
a research and policy network on Social Protection
in the Asia region.
The main purpose of this grant is to fund a set of activities
that will:
Support action and policy oriented research
on Social Protection ideas, experiences and practices
in the Asia region.
Support networking activities among Asian institutions working on
Social Protection.... |
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Activities:
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| Identification of a focused set
of issues around which comparative or collaborative
research can take place. |
| Submission and selection
of proposals for research and .... |
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SPA News |
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The first thematic workshop on ‘Housing Security and Social Protection (A sub-theme on migrants and housing security)’ is being organized by CEPT University, scheduled to be held in February 2009. The focus will be on Housing Security and Social Protection, and would have special sessions on addressing the question of Shelter Security of the low income migrants.
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Other News |
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Developing a Social Protection Index for Asia
The Asian Development Bank led a project attempting to quantify social protection activities throughout Asia by creating a social protection index (SPI) using four summary indicators – social protection expenditure, extent of social protection coverage, the distributive effect of social protection and the impact on household incomes by social protection programmes. The initial focus was on six countries (Bangladesh, Indonesia, Mongolia, Nepal, Pakistan and Vietnam), with the SPI now being 'rolled' out to 23 more countries in Asia and the Pacific. The index provides the basis for rigorous diagnostic evaluations of a country's social protection provision as well as enables international comparison and monitoring by individual countries over time. http://www.adb.org/media/Articles/2008/12486-asian-social-protections/
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Asia-Pacific Regional High-Level Meeting on Socially-Inclusive Strategies to Extend Social Security Coverage
A meeting was organized by the International Labour Organisation (ILO) in New Delhi on 19-20 May 2008 to identify policy approaches that countries can use to extend the social security coverage of their workforce to make it more effective, with a particular focus on workers in the informal economy and unorganized sectors. This included considering initiatives from both formal, national institutions and those from the NGO/grassroots sector. http://www.ilo.org/public/english/region/asro/bangkok/events/sis/index.htm
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A workshop on “Managing Vulnerability in East Asia and the Pacific” was conducted in Bangkok, from June 25-26, 2008, organized by the World Bank, which brought together policy makers, researchers, and staff from a number of regional and international organizations working on issues related to poverty and vulnerability. The objective of the workshop was to assess the key shocks experienced by countries in the region, their impacts on well-being, and to discuss existing and future policies to mitigate these impacts.
http://web.worldbank.org/WBSITE/EXTERNAL/COUNTRIES/EASTASIAPACIFICEXT/0,contentMDK:21777255 |
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Social protection training programme for UNICEF
The Centre for Social protection ran a two-week training programme, at IDS in the UK, from 16 to 27 July 2007. Although this course was designed exclusively for UNICEF staff, the Centre is planning to run further training courses on social protection in future. The course reading list and copies of the powerpoint presentations will shortly be available to download online.
http://www.ids.ac.uk/index.cfm?objectId=15B223CD-BB2B-1DBF-3102A259852C8AC9 |
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Forthcoming Events |
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Designing and Implementing Social Transfer Programmes
26 October – 8 November 2008
Chiang Mai, Thailand
Spaces are filling up for the social transfers course in Chiang Mai with participants expected from Bangladesh, China, Myanmar and Sri Lanka, as well as countries across Africa and Latin America. If you are still intending to participate in the course but have not registered, please do so at www.epri.org.za or contact Charles Knox at asiacourse@helpageasia.org as soon as possible. |
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Migration and Social Protection: Exploring Issues of Portability and Access
5 – 6 November 2008
Bramber House, University of Sussex
The Development Research Centre on Migration, Globalisation and Poverty (Migration DRC) at the Sussex Centre for Migration Research is convening a 1-2 day conference on Migration and Social Protection: Exploring Issues of Portability and Access to be held on Wednesday 5th and Thursday 6th November 2008 at the University of Sussex. Funded by the UK Department for International Development (DfID), the Migration DRC operates as an international partnership of research institutions working together to ‘promote a programme of research, training and capacity building which seeks to maximise the benefits of migration to poor people, whilst minimising its risks and cost’.The conference will bring together 30-40 international participants, to include academics and practitioners, as well as policymakers from both governmental and international bodies. The event aims to profile Migration DRC research on the topic, examine current complementary research, review good practice and consider policy options. Enquiries should be addressed to Romy Danflous: r.g.danflous@sussex.ac.uk + 44(0)1273 877584.
More information regarding the organizers is available on the websites: Migration DRC: www.migrationdrc.org
SCMR: www.sussex.ac.uk/migration IDS: www.ids.ac.uk |
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Seminar on Population Floating and Urban Life Adaptation
12 – 13 December, 2008
East China Normal University，Shanghai
Papers are invited for this seminar being organized by the Center for Modern Chinese City Studies, ECNU, in Shanghai in December, 2008, in cooperation with related academic institutes. The seminar aims to serve as a platform for the latest research achievements in this field, and to explore the interactive relation between the floating population and cites.
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Asian Social Protection in Comparative Perspective
7 - 9 January, 2009
Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy, Singapore
The Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy (LKYSPP) and the University of Maryland School of Public Policy in association with the Association for Public Policy Analysis and Management (APPAM) will hold a conference in Singapore from January 7-9, 2008 to explore social protection and social welfare programmes in Asia. Discussions will encompass how different countries deal with issues of aging, disability, drug and alcohol abuse, housing, income supports and welfare, health care coverage, old-age pensions, social services, unemployment, and the working poor. The conference will enable sharing of country experiences across the world, and also cross-national exchanges among researchers, academics, practitioners, and government officials.
http://www.spp.nus.edu.sg/ASPICP_Conference_Jan2009.aspx |
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 Research methodology workshop at BRAC in Dhaka:
29 April to 1 May 2008
IDS Sussex and BRAC, Bangladesh are jointly organizing a workshop from 29 April to 1 May 2008, to finalize the methodology and establish common methods for carrying out the research for all the research projects being conducted by the SPA research partners. Colleagues from Laos and Cambodia will also be participating in the workshop.
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