REPUBLIC OF MOZAMBIQUE
MINISTRY OF WOMEN AND SOCIAL AFFAIRS
THE CONTRIBUTION OF BASIC SOCIAL
SECURITY TO SOCIAL JUSTICE IN
MOZAMBIQUE:
CHALLENGES IN THE REALM OF SOCIAL
ASSISTANCE, HEALTH AND EDUCATION
Miguel Mausse, National Director for Social
Affairs
ARUSHA, DECEMBER 2014
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STRUCTURE
1. Context
2. Social protection as a strategy for social
inclusion
3. Legal and policy framework in Mozambique
4. The pillars of social protection
5. The pillars of basic social security
6. The objectives of basic social security
7. The target groups of basic social security
8. The main interventions of basic social
security
9. Coordination mechanisms
10. Evidence
11. Challenges
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1. CONTEXT(1-2)
Our people-- including children, elderly, people with
disability, women—face risks and vulnerabilities.
The vicissitudes of the life cycle and also put people in
vulnerable situations (elderly and children).
Article of the Constitution of the Republic states that all
citizens have the right to social assistance if they are
incapacitated or are elderly, and that the State has the
responsibility to encourage the creation of conditions to
materialize this right.
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1. CONTEXT (2-2)
At the international level, the right to social protection is
one of the most important human rights and Mozambique
is a signatory to the following conventions:
• The Universal Declaration of Human Rights (Art
22);
• The UN Convention on the Rights of Children (Art
26);
• The Convention on the Elimination of All Form of
Discrimination Against Women (Art 11);
• The UN Convention About the Right of People with
Disabilities (Art 28);
• The African Charter on Human and People's Rights
(Art18).
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2. SOCIAL PROTECTION AS A STRATEGY FOR SOCIAL
INCLUSION (1-2)
International evidence shows that social protection, when adequately
structured can contribute to:
• The promotion of social justice;
• The promotion of inclusive growth;
• The materialization of human rights through improved access
to basic social services.
Social protection programs, social cash transfers, can respond to:
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Immediate consumption needs;
Long-term poverty;
Long-term investment in human capital;
Market failures which perpetuate poverty.
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2. SOCIAL PROTECTION AS A STRATEGY FOR SOCIAL
INCLUSION (2-2)
In order for that to happen, social protection programs
needs to be implemented in an integrated way, so that
they can respond efficiently to the basic needs of the
population (food, health, education, housing).
The recognition that all citizens should be covered by a
social protection floor, requires structured interventions in
the area of health, education, social assistance and
employment creation.
Therefore an investment in social protection is an
sustainable investment in human capital with returns in the
long-term-- It promotes inclusive development.
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3. LEGAL AND POLICY FRAMEWORK IN
MOZAMBIQUE (1-2)
In Mozambique, basic social security interventions are
reflected in the main government planning documents.
The legal and institutional framework defines the roles and
responsibilities in the area of basic social security.
In the last years, a number of legal instruments have been
adopted, which guide social protection interventions and
interventions targeted at the most vulnerable groups:
•The Social Protection Law (4/2007, February 7 2007);
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3. LEGAL AND POLICY FRAMEWORK IN MOZAMBIQUE
(2-2)
• The Regulation of the Basic Social Security Subsystem
(85/2009, 29 December 2009);
• The National Strategy for Basic Social Security, 20102014 (Decree 17/2010, 27 May 2010);
• The New Package of Programs of Basic Social
Security Implemented by the Government (Decree
52/2011, 2 Out);
• The new value of the Basic Social Subsidy (Decree
4/2014, 07 February 2014).
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4. The pillars of social protection
in Mozambique – Law 4/2007
Complementary
Social Security
Mandatory
Social Security
Basic Social
Security
SOCIAL PROTECTION SYSTEM
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5. The Pillars of Basic Social Security in
Mozambique Decree °85/2009, Resolution 17/2010
• Ministry of
Women and
Social Affairs
• Ministry of
Education
• Ministry of
Health
Direct
Social
Action
Health
Social
Action
Education
Social
Action
Productive
Social
Action
• Ministry of Women and Social Affairs,
Ministry of Labour, Ministry of
Education, Ministry of Health, Ministry
of Planning and Development, Ministy
of Agriculture, Ministry of Public
Administration...
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6. OBJECTIVES OF BASIC SOCIAL SECURITY IN
MOZAMBIQUE
In Mozambique basic social security:
“… aims to prevent deprivation, and promote
social integration through the special protection of
the most vulnerable groups. It is based on
national solidarity and distributive in nature, and is
primarily financed from the state budget.”
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7. TARGET GROUPS OF BASIC SOCIAL SECURITY IN
MOZAMBIQUE
Basic social security covers all nation citizens, who are
labor-constrained, and do not have the means to cover
their basic needs, namely:
• People in situations of absolute poverty,
• Children in difficult situation,
• Elderly, people with disabilities, people with
chronic or degenerative diseases in situations of
absolute poverty.
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8. MAIN INTERVENTIONS IN THE AREA OF BASIC
SOCIAL SECURITY (1-2)
In Mozambique basic social security is implemented
through:
•Risk transfers: social transfers, in cash or in kind, to
ensure a minimum benefits including primary health
protection, and education;
•Social assistance transfers: delivery of basic social
services, programs and community development projects
in the areas of housing, care, feeding, compensation and
other means that provide opportunities for beneficiaries to
meet their basic needs.
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8. MAIN INTERVENTIONS IN THE AREA OF BASIC
SOCIAL SECURITY (2-2)
Direct Social Action: Includes social cash transfer programs for an
indefinite period, social transfers for a fixed period and Social
Services;
Health Social Action: Includes programs that promote improved
access of vulnerable populations to universal primary health care (eg
micronutrient supplements, provision of basic baby kit);
Education Social Action: Includes programs that enable the
participation of the most vulnerable populations in the education
system (access to primary education , access to free books, school
feeding);
Productive Social Action: includes programs targeted at people
living in poverty , but who are not labor constrained, that provide social
assistance and engaging beneficiaries in productive activities ( use of
labor- intensive public works ).
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9. COORDINATION MECHANISMS (1-2)
The Coordination Council for the Basic Social Security
Subsystem, is the organ of multi-sectorial coordination in
the implementation of the Subsystem, which includes the
Ministries responsible for the management of the other
components of Basic Social Security and other relevant
public and private entities.
There are also specific Councils in the area of children,
elderly, people with disabilities and women.
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9. COORDINATION MECHANISMS (2-2)
Coordination implies sharing a philosophy of intervention,
information, coordination of the planning process of
regular reports of activities , between:
– Government Institutions
– Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs),
– Religious Institutions,
– Partners (beneficiary ID card, database);
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10. EVIDENCE (1-3)
In Mozambique, social protection has been a crucial strategy for the
promotion of inclusive development and social justice, and there have
been significant advances:
• The definition of a social protection floor which responds to the
specific realities of Mozambique, in responding to the needs of
the most vulnerable;
• Equality and universality in citizens'’ access to basic social
services (health and education);
• Inclusive, long term, social assistance programs that respond
to principle challenges in our country;
• Legally defined social assistance programs , developed and
financed by the Government (PSSB, PASD, SSAS, PASP);
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10. EVIDENCE (2-3)
• Increased coverage of basic social security
interventions to more households and an increase in
the value of the benefits taking into account their
sustainability .
• Greater involvement and participation of society in
defining, implementing and monitoring public policies.
• Growing recognition of the importance of social
protection as human capital investment.
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10. EVIDENCE (3-3)
• Financing Mechanisms targeted at people with low
income in order to promote their financial inclusion and
the design of income-generating initiatives;
• Existence of several coordination forums that allows
better coordination between the different actors that
tend to the most vulnerable groups ;
• Increased budgetary allocations to basic social security
which in turn have allowed for an increase in the value
of the grant given by the Government to the most
vulnerable groups.
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11. CHALLENGES (1-3)
Expand coverage and the value of the benefits to target
groups;
Reduce exclusion and inclusion errors in the beneficiary
selection process;
Strengthen the institutional capacity of in particular,
implementing institutions;
Modernize delivery and implementation mechanisms;
Consolidate the information, monitoring and evaluation
system;
Operationalize the Social Assistance ID card;
Implement a common financing mechanism.
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11. CHALLENGES (2-3)
Continue capacity building and empowerment of
beneficiaries through the expansion of social assistance
programs, health social action, education social action,
facilitating access of the most vulnerable groups to these
basic social services;
Proceed with actions that promote income generation
and access to employment through increased
investment in technical and vocational education and
training, as well as its reorientation towards the
professional market ;
Transform poor people in key players in improving their
own lives and their well being.
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11. CHALLENGES (3-3)
Improve coordination between Basic Social Security and
other pillars of social protection (Mandatory and
Complementary);
Strengthen the traditional mechanisms of solidarity and
mutual aid;
Improve advocacy and share
importance of basic social security;
evidence
on
the
Continue efforts to consolidate the Basic Social Security
System in order to that people feel pride and dignity for
what they receive.
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THANK
YOU!
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