2nd National dialogue on social protection, policy options and scenarios, June 18-20 2014
A second national dialogue workshop on social protection took place on June 18-20th in Nay Pyi Taw. During this workshop the recommendations from the first national dialogue workshop held March 24-26th, were converted into policy options and concrete scenarios. The last half day was dedicated to the presentation and discussion of the identified scenarios.
This workshop is part of a social protection Assessment-Based National Dialogue (ABND) exercise aiming at provide technical inputs, which arose from wide consultations, for the extension of social protection and the progressive implementation of a national social protection floor. This will support the formulation of Myanmar’s national social protection strategy by the national technical working group on social protection chaired by the Ministry of Social Welfare and UNICEF.
A third national dialogue will take place in September, 2014.
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A useful resource package has been created for conducting ABND exerices. This includes presentations, exercises, dialogues, modules, tutorials, etc.based on real country cases.
Session 1: Introduction
Presentation (English)
Session 2: From recommendations to scenarios
Presentation (English)
Group Exercise - Classification of the different types of the recommendations
Exercise Sheet - Classifying recommendations (English)
Exercise Sheet - Classifying recommendations (Myanmar)
Session 3: Existing schemes in Myanmar - chosen design options
Presentation Ministry of Education - School Grants Programme (Myanmar)
Presentation Ministry of Education - School Stipend Programme (Myanmar)
Presentation Department of Rural Development - Strategic Framework (English)
Presentation Ministry of Health - Ministry's Vision for Universal Health Coverage (English)
Session 4: Designing policy options: what are they and what are the key design elements?
Presentation (English)
Exercise Sheet - Key constraints and potential solutions to determine benefit levels (English)
Exercise Sheet - Key constraints and potential solutions to determine benefit levels (Myanmar)
Session 5: Design option in Myanmar - first results of the World Bank Social Protection Assessment
Presentation - Social Protection Assessment: Preliminary Findings on Public Works Programs and Cash Transfers in Myanmar (English)
Session 6: Formulation of scenarios in groups
Presentation (English)
Session 7: Plenary presentation of the scenaios and discussion
Presentation for Health
Presentation for Active Age
Presentation for Old Age
Presentation for Children
Session 8: Panel discussion on the recommendations
Photos of the workshop
The ABND in Myanmar receives the support of all participating agencies as well as the ILO-Japan Social Safety Net Fund and the Friedrich Ebert Stiftung in Myanmar.