United Nations Development Programme

Social Protection Overview

FoNPAM Capacity Building04th May 2015

Presented by: Sovannarith Hang

UNDP Cambodia

Cambodia Specific

Content

1.What is social protection?

2.Why Social Protection is necessary?

3.Social Protection and HIV

4. Social Protection in Cambodia

What is Social Protection?

Social protection (SP), as defined by the United Nations Research Institute For Social Development, is concerned with preventing, managing, and overcoming situations that adversely affect people’s well being. 

Social protection consists of policies and programs designed to reduce poverty and vulnerability by promoting efficient labour Market, diminishing people's exposure to risks, and enhancing their capacity to manage economic and social risks, such as unemployment, exclusion, sickness, disability and old age.

Social Protection Life Cycle

Maternityillness/Sickness

HIV/AIDs

Unemployment Work Injury Medical Care

Family with children

Invalidity Death of Bread winner

Old Age

Types of Social Protection

Labor market interventions 

Social Insurance

Social Assistance 

Most common types of social protection are:

Why is Social Protection necessary?

Social Protection plays some functions to:

Permanently transform people lives and lift them out of poverty

Protect people from risks Prevent people

from falling into poverty

Promoting People

livelihoods

Social Protection and HIV

HIV Specific

SP specifically focus on HIV

HIV Related HIV Sensitive

Mainstream HIV

Social Protection in Cambodia

National Social Protection Strategy (NSPS) 2011-2015 was developed under Coordination by Council for Agricultural and Rural Development (CARD)

The main goal of the NSPS is that poor and vulnerable Cambodians are increasingly protected against chronic poverty and hunger, shocks, destitution and social exclusion and benefit from investments in their human capital.

Social Protection in Cambodia (Cont.)Highlight of NSPS’s objectives:

1. To meet basic need in time of emergency or crisis

2. Poor and vulnerable children and mothers benefit from social

safety nets

3. The working-age poor and vulnerable benefit from work

opportunities

4. The poor and vulnerable have effective access to affordable

quality health care and financial protection in case of illness.

5. Special vulnerable groups receive income, in-kind and

psychosocial support and adequate social care.

Current Social Protection schemes in Cambodia

Social AssistanceEmergency ReliefSchool feeding

Take home rationsScholarships (Fast track Initiative)

Nutrition Health Equity Funds

Vouchers for Reproductive Health VCCT & PMTCT

People living with HIV, ART provision People Living with HIV Home Based Care

MoSVY Special Package for OVC Buddhist Leadership Initiative (HIV-sensitive)

Rehabilitation Services for People Living with Disabilities Mental health disabled care

Current Social Protection Schemes in Cambodia (Cont.…..)

• CBHI

• Pensions for Veterans and

dependents (Ex: NFV)

• Security fund for Civil Servants,

Pensioners, and Family

dependents (Ex: NSSFC)

• Old Age association benefits for

Civil servants

• Insurance for accident Private

Sector Employee (Ex: NSSF)

• Extension Services

• Vocational training to

unemployed

• Gender Economic

Empowerment

• Public works

Social Insurance Labor Market Interventions

Some Initiatives of Government’s service to Support SP in Cambodia

Poor-Identification, Ministry of Planning

Social Services Delivery Mechanism, Pilot

supported by ILO

It’s time for

Question!

Reflection

1) Social Protection Comprised of 3 types are:

Social Assistance Social Insurance Labor Market Interventions

2) Why is Social Protection necessary?• Prevent people from falling into

poverty• Protect people from risks • Promoting People livelihoods

To Permanently transform people lives and lift them

out of poverty