Section 5 - Implementation / Step 1
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Section 5 - Step 1 - Implementation in two pilot districts
Presentation of the two pilot districts
The Social Service Delivery Mechanism (SSDM) is piloted in two rural districts in Siem Reap province: Srei Snam and Angkor Chum.
Initially, the pilot testing of the SSDM was supposed to take place in one urban and one rural district. Establishing the mechanism in an urban setting was deemed unrealistic given that the ID-Poor programme (aiming at identifying and classifying poor households, which are the primary beneficiaries of the NSPS-PV) had not been expanded to urban areas.
We therefore decided to select two rural districts based on the following criteria:
- Poverty level (high proportion of poor people);
- Availability of social protection schemes and employment-related services;
- Existing preliminary linkages between programmes (initiatives to merge operations or create synergies); and
- Strong political will and involvement of local communities.
The districts that comply with most of the criteria were Angkor Chum, Srei Snam and Varin. Among these three districts, Angkor Chum and Srei Snam were selected for two reasons that seem crucial for the success of the pilot:
- In Angkor Chum existing linkages between Health Equity Funds and Community Based Health Insurance schemes, and the strong involvement of local authorities, offered favourable preconditions to the implementation of the SSDM on a pilot basis; and
- In Srei Snam, the district board of governors seemed willing to launch a SSDM pilot. The district governor was really active and enthusiastic during the bilateral consultations and formulated a number of relevant suggestions.
Angkor Chum has the total land area of 47,903 ha where forest and cultivated land share nearly 45% each. The longest distance from District Office to the Commune Office (Kouk Doung) is 17.4 Km. The district is composed by 7 communes and 84 villages for a total population of 12,000 households. Near 25% of the households of Angkor Chum are considered as poor.
Srei Snam is nearly double the size of Angkor Chum (95,800 ha) and covered nearly 90% by forest. However, the longest distance from District Office to the Commune Office (Moung) is 12 Km. The district is composed by 6 communes and 48 villages. It counts about 6,700 households with a poverty rate at 42%, far above the provincial or national average.
Roadmap & key activities
The SSDM is implemented in four pilot communes:
- Ta Soum Commune of Angkor Chum District
- Char Chhouk Commune of Angkor Chum District
- Khloang Hay Commune of Sreisnam District
- Chtiroy Neang Ngoun Commune of Sreisnam District
Offices are also up and running in the two districts.
The mechanism will gradually be expended to all communes of the two pilot districts according to the below roadmap:
Five streams have been identified for the implementation of the SSDM:
- Institutional arrangements: this first stream is dedicated to the legal framework update and operational settlement of offices at district and commune levels; it should also cover any other change in the organisation of SP and employment delivery due to the implementation of the SSDM.
- Processes & tools: this second stream is dedicated to the production of operational manual and tools to ensure the day to day operations of the SSDM at province, district, commune and village levels. It will also allow to define precisely what is expected from each external stakeholder of the SSDM (service providers, MoI and so on).
- Human resources: this stream covers every activity that is in relation with the people who will work for the SSDM. It is mainly focused on the SSDM assistants (case managers) but should also cover the enhancement of capacities for each part of the SNA involved in the mechanism.
- Communication and stakeholders enrolment: this fourth stream covers the enrolment of stakeholders as well as awareness raising among the population. It will initiate the interactions between the SSDM and its environment.
- Project management: often neglected, it remains a "must have" to ensure the success of the implementation project.
For more information on stream 1, Institutional arrangements, click here
For more information on stream 2, Processes and Tools, click here
For more information on stream 3, Human resources, click here
For more information on stream 4, Communication, click here
For more information on stream 5, Project management, click here
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