Brief on: Social Inclusion: International Experience & the

Brief on:

Social Inclusion: International Experience & the Egyptian

For Egyptian Parliament Members

From 9 to 12 September 2019

Contractual Scientific Activities Unit

Institute of National Planning

Briefs on: Decentralization and Social Inclusion Training Workshops 2

Social Inclusion: International Experience & the Egyptien Prof. Dr. Ahmed A. El-Bakly

Professor Dr. of Population and Labor Force Planning

Director of Regional Development Center

Development planning expert, UNFPA

I. Introduction

The main objective of the social inclusion and decentralization training workshops was to

provide the Parliamentary Committee members and Staffers with requisite awareness,

knowledge and best practices on these various concepts together with toolkits developed to

use these concepts in a practical manner. The social inclusion and decentralization training

was offered to a set of about than 225 pre-identified participants, consisting of (104) MPs

and (121) Parliament staffers, who are members of the selected Committees. The training

has focused on the global concepts, a compendium of best practices from other countries,

toolkits and checklists to use as references, etc. Through this training workshops the MPs

and Staffers were introduced to public financial management and the social audit

framework and toolkit. Base on the above, the Social Inclusion: International Experience &

the Egyptian workshop was delivered as follows.

II. Workshop Period and Target Groups

Period: 4 Days

Target Group/s:

o (2) days for Parliament Members their no. was (24)

o (2) days for Parliament Staffers their no. was (19)


III. Workshop Objectives

Understanding the dynamics of Social Inclusion through international experiences of

selected countries.

Uncover challenges facing the implementation of social inclusion policies in the

international experiences.

Identify methods of overcoming the challenges that faced SI policy in the international

experiences.

To be acquainted by the Egyptian experience of social inclusion policies and programs.

Determine learned lessons from international experiences applicable to the Egyptian

situation.

To reach a consensus on the policies and programs to enhance the social inclusion

experiment in Egypt.

IV. Workshop Outline

Recognizing different international experiences of social inclusion.

Extraction of the challenges facing social inclusion and how to tackle them.

Policies and programs of social inclusion in Egypt.

Implementation challenges in the Egyptian experiences.

Building consensus on how to enhance the Egyptian experiences through lesson

learned from the international experiences.


Day 1 Session 1: Social Inclusion: International Experiences

Period: 3 hours

Objectives

Understanding the dynamics of Social Inclusion through international experiences of

selected countries.



Identify methods of overcoming the challenges that faced SI policy in the international

experiences.

I. Outlines

NO Topics Training Methods

1. Recognizing different international experiences of social

inclusion.

- Lecture

- Discussion

- Brain Storming

- Workshops

2. Asian Experiences.

3. African Experiences

Day 1 Session 2: Social Inclusion: International Experiences - Lessons Learned

Period: 3 hours


I. Objectives

Understanding the dynamics of Social Inclusion through international experiences

of selected countries.



Identify methods of overcoming the challenges that faced SI policy in the


II Outlines


1. Recognizing different European experiences of social

inclusion.

- Lecture

- Discussion

- Brain Storming

- Workshops 2.

Extraction of the challenges facing social inclusion

and how to tackle them.

Day 2 Session 1: Social Inclusion: Case of Egypt

Period: 3 hours

I. Objectives

To be acquainted by the Egyptian experience of social inclusion policies and programs.

Determine learned lessons from international experiences applicable to the Egyptian

situation.


II. Outlines


1. Policies and programs of social inclusion in Egypt. - Lecture

- Discussion

- Brain Storming

- Workshops

2.

Implementation challenges in the Egyptian experiences.

Day 2 Session 2: Social Inclusion: Lessons Learned from International

Experiences and its implementation in Egypt

Period: 3 hours

I. Objectives

To reach a consensus on the policies and programs to enhance the social inclusion

experiment in Egypt. .

II. Outlines


1.

Discussion on how to enhance the Egyptian

experiences through lesson learned from the


Lecture

Discussion

Brain Storming

Workshops


Workshop Outcomes

The delivered workshops have achieved the following intended learning outcomes (ILOs) for

both parliament staffers and members with an overall percentage around 92%.

By the end of the workshop each participant was able to:

Know the objectives of the implementation of social inclusion policies in Egypt.

Understand the opportunities and challenges of implementing social containment

policies in international and national experiences.

Apply the best approaches/s to maximize national opportunities and overcome

challenges by taking advantage of international experiences.

Workshop Final Evaluation

Participation in workshops and learning outcomes were the basis for evaluation of progress.

At the end of each workshop, the training provider has conducted an evaluation of the

participation and achievement. The trainees were also be given the opportunity to evaluate the

program and provide feedback on topics content and delivery effectiveness. The INP has

handed the progress and evaluation reports to the Bank and to the Parliament project

coordination unit. A final completion report was submitted at the end of the assignment.

Based on the above, figures (1) and (2) shows the summary of the workshop final evaluation

shown from parliament Staffers and MPs.


Figure (1): Final Evaluation for Egypt’s Parliament Staffers

Figure (2): Final Evaluation for Egypt’s Parliament Members

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Achieving the

Program

Objectives

مدي تحقيق أ هداف

ورشة العمل

Quality of

Training

Program

Content

جودة المحتوى التدريبي

لورشة العمل

Quality of

Training

Methods Applied

جودة ال ساليب

التدريبية المس تخدمة

Relevance of the

Program

Training Topics

درجة ملائمة

الموضوعات التدريبية


Level of Trainers

Performance

مس توي فاعلية وأ داء

المدربين

Level of

Involvement and

Participation

مس توي المشاركة

والتفاعل بورشة العمل

Quality of

Administrative

and Logistic

Arrangements

جودة النواحي التنظيمية

والإدارية بورشة العمل

Overall Level

of Satisfaction

with the

Training

Program

درجة الرضا العام عن

ورشة العمل

68 73

55

73 68 68

100

86

23 18

36

23 27 27

9 9 9

9 4 4 4 4.5

(%)


Acceptable مقبول Good جيد Excellent ممتاز

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100

Achieving the

Program

Objectives

مدي تحقيق أ هداف

ورشة العمل

Quality of

Training

Program

Content

جودة المحتوى التدريبي


Quality of

Training

Methods

Applied

جودة ال ساليب

التدريبية المس تخدمة

Relevance of the

Program

Training Topics

درجة ملائمة

الموضوعات التدريبية


Level of Trainers

Performance

مس توي فاعلية وأ داء

المدربين

Level of

Involvement and

Participation

مس توي المشاركة

والتفاعل بورشة العمل

Quality of

Administrative

and Logistic

Arrangements

جودة النواحي

التنظيمية والإدارية

بورشة العمل

Overall Level

of Satisfaction

with the

Training

Program

درجة الرضا العام عن

ورشة العمل

78 78 89 89

78 78

100

78

22 22 11 11 11

22 22 11

(%)


Acceptable مقبول Good جيد Excellent ممتاز


Workshop Further Readings and Materials

The Trainers gave further readings and materials to the participants. With these materials,

participants can expand their knowledge after the training and they can study areas of interest

further.

Documents

Brief on: Social Inclusion: International Experience & the