addressing mdgs with equity and protecting and promoting the rights of children 6 november 2010...
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ADDRESSING MDGs WITH EQUITY and PROTECTING and PROMOTING THE RIGHTS OF
CHILDREN6 November 2010
Beijing, China
Department of Social Welfare & Development
Republic of the Philippines
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POVERTY IN THE PHILIPPINES
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Poverty Statistics2006
Annual Per Capita Threshold US$355.62Poverty Incidence among Families
26.9%
Magnitude of Poor Families 4,677,305Annual per capital Food Threshold
US$236.77
Subsistence among Families 11 %Magnitude of Subsistence Poor Families
1,913,179
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Hindrances to Development
• high population growth• income inequality• vulnerability of poorer communities to natural
disasters and civil unrest
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Some statistics on the situation of children
• 4.1 million working children• 250,000 street children• Commercial sexual exploitation of children
from a low of 60,000 to over 100,000 – includes sexual objects for pornography, prostitution and traffic
• Children in armed conflict• Children in drugs
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ADDRESSING THE MDGS WITH EQUITY
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Convergence of Strategies
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Community-Driven Enterprise
Development
LivelihoodSEA-K
CCT4Ps
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CONDITIONAL CASH TRANSFER (CCT) /
PANTAWID PAMILYANG PILIPINO PROGRAM (4Ps)
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• A poverty reduction strategy that provides grants to poor households on condition that they spend it for the health, nutrition, and education needs of the family, particularly their children.
• It is one of the responses of the Philippine Government to the challenge of meeting the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs)
CCT or 4PsCCT or 4Ps
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Designed to promote investment in human capital among poor families with 0-14 year old children, CCT or 4Ps works to attain the following MDGs:
Eradicating Extreme Poverty and Hunger
Achieving Universal Primary Education
Promoting Gender Equality and Empowering Women
Reducing Child Mortality
Improving Maternal Health
Millennium Development GoalsMillennium Development Goals
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GrantsGrants
• Health transfer – Php500.00 (US$11.8) per mother per month.
• Education transfer – Php300 (US$7.09) per child per month, for 10
months per year, for up to a maximum of three (3) children per family.
• For a maximum amount of Php1,400 (US$33.06) per household per month.
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Coverage and Expansion
• To date, the 4Ps has covered over 900,000 household beneficiaries with cash grants amounting to Php 9.3 billion ($219,650,190).
• The program implementation currently covers 664 municipalities, 60 cities and 79 provinces nationwide.
• By the end of 2010, 1 million poor households shall receive the cash grants, and by 2011, it will scale up to another 1.3 million, making the coverage equal to 2.3 million poor households.
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Developments
• Strong legal framework for protection of children and promotion of their welfare
• Shift from issue-based approach to systems building approach
• Improving database• Broad and stronger strategic children’s
participation for meaningful programs• Public-private partnerships• Strengthening Council for the Welfare of
Children
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Challenges
• Capacity building
• Delay in payments • Inter-agency collaboration
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Moving Forward
• Scaling up of current efforts
• Convergence among government agencies
• Engagement with private sector and civil society organizations
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