Social Protection week 29th September -4th October 2014

 In order to bring stakeholders to the same understanding of social protection and the public to appreciate the need for social protection in Zambia, we have thought it wise to commint a week to share to share knowledge and information on social protection in Zambia. The Platform intends to attach the social protection week to the commemoration of the International day of Older Persons which falls on the 1st October 2014. To achieve this, PSP Zambia in partnership with Senior Citizens Association Of Zambia is more than hopeful that, the Social Protection Week will bring about a significant recognition for the need for increased social protection not only for the aged but for all Zambians. 

 

International Day of Older Persons 1st October 2014

The United Nations' (UN) International Day of Older Persons is celebrated annually on October 1 to recognize the contributions of older persons and to examine issues that affect their lives.

Platform for Social Protection (PSP) in partnership with Senior Citizens Association of Zambia (SCAZ) , shall be commemorating the International Day of Older Persons on 1st October 2014 under the theme ‘Leave no one behind: Promoting a society for all’. The celebrations shall be characterized by the launch of the Global Age Watch Index at Protea Arcades. The launch will be followed by a social protection exhibition. The exhibition is intended to showcase various social protection programmes available to senior citizens, offered by several public and private institutions. The exhibition will be held at the Arcades Shopping Mall from 09:00 to 16:00. 

 

Social Protection week Fun day 4th October 2014 

PSP Zambia  plans to close up the Social Protection week with a Fun Day on 4th October. The Fun Day will give an opportunity to PSP to interact with the youths and teach them more about social protection through games and other educative but fun activities. there will be a soccer match between Cooperating partners and Civil Society as well as children from community schools within the community. other games to be played include Netball  Dances and drama will be performed at the event as well. Looking foward to seeing you there......

 

Social Protection Dialogue Churches and NGOs Seminar August 13-14,

Manchinchi Bay Lodge, Siavonga.

In order to strengthen the CCZ Social Protection profile and involve member churches in the political dialogue and debate on the issue, CCZ has partnered with PSP Zambia, CHAZ (Churches Health Association Zambia) and Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung to organise a dialogue with civil society organisations active in the social sector.

 

The dialogue meeting will:

· Help situate social protection within the poverty reduction framework and overall national development agenda.

· Highlight and reveal areas of cooperation and alignment between churches, CSOs and other stakeholder.

· Enable the CCZ leadership to identify key priority interventions towards the formulation of the advocacy strategy paper.

· Within the context of the fiscal and monetary space, interrogate the performance of the 2014 national budget in identified social sectors and propose performance areas for the 2015 budget.

 

APSP Social Audits Training – 5th-6th August 2014

The APSP shall hold a two day inception meeting and training to be hosted by the Platform for Social Protection - Zambia (PSP-Zambia) on the 5th and 6th of August 2014 in Lusaka Zambia. The meeting will bring together representatives of Platforms and governments from the 5 countries from Kenya, Zambia,

Ghana, Burkina Faso and Zimbabwe to;

· Discuss the APSP's two year plan on Social Audits

· Develop a common understanding of promoting citizens' participation in Social Protection through Social Audits

· Discuss the objectives of undertaking the Social Audits

· Agree on a list of country level stakeholders who will participate in the Social Audits · where Social Audits of selected public Social Protection programmes will be undertaken.

· Agree on the work plan for implementing the Social Audits and advocacy activities

 

Social Protection Floor workshop 20th -21st October 2014 Fringila Lodge Lusaka

 Since inception in 2010, PSP Zambia has been dedicated to building the capacities of key stakeholders in Social Protection. A number of conceptual frameworks have been espoused although none of them quite like the Social Protection Floors as espoused by the ILO. The SPF provide a broad yet basic framework for providing Social Protection for all, from a rights perspective, yet still allows scope for defining these minimums on the basis of national capacities. The gap however is that while it promises to be a useful framework to advocate for comprehensive Social Protection provision, little is known about the SPF nationally. The Platform for Social Protection, continuing to build the capacities of key stakeholders, would like to raise national level awareness of the Social Protection Floors. As a first step, PSP Zambia, would want to hold a two (2) day orientation workshop for its Civil Society members and partners. 

 

Objectives

• To foster understanding of Social Protection Floors among Civil Society Advocates

• To get feedback from Civil Society on how we can champion SPF

• To establish working relations around SPF