tailieunhanh - Social Funds and Reaching the Poor

Social funds have also proven to be effective in forging partnerships with the private sector and with community groups to help the poor help themselves. In fact, social funds are reaching areas and groups heretofore untouched by public sector interventions, demonstrating that par- ticipatory development can be both cost-effective and quick. Social funds, however, should not be seen as a magic wand that will eradicate poverty. They can only be truly effective when combined with sustainable economic policies and investments in people. As a follow-up to the workshop, the World Bank is supporting regional seminars as well as the strengthening or creation of regional networks of social. | and Reaching Future Directions Anthony G. Bigio Proceedings from an international workshop organized by The World Bank and AFRICATIP La Red Social de America Latina y el Caribe NGO-WB Committee with the support of African Development Bank Canadian International Development Agency International Labour Office Organization of American States Contents Part I Overview 1 1. Main Outcomes and 2. Partnerships and Participation in the Anthony G. Bigio Part II Updating the Conventional Wisdom 17 3. The World Bank s View on Social Sven Sandstrom Vinod Thomas Ishrat Husain Joseph Stiglitz 4. The Partners View of Social Eduardo Diaz Uribe Magatte Wade Manuel Chiriboga 5. The World Bank Portfolio Review of Social Funds Prem Garg Soniya Carvalho Christine Kessides 6. The Inter-American Development Bank s Study of Social Margaret Goodman Samuel Morley Part IIIA Close Look at the Key Issues 51 Parallel Thematic Sessions 7. Social Funds From Responses to Emergency to 8. Financial Resource Mobilization for Social 9. Role of NGOs in the Design Management and Implementation of Social 10. Decentralization Local Governments and Social 11. Social Funds Private Sector Development and 12. Designing Social Fund Components Sectors Themes and 13. Monitoring and Evaluation of Social 14. Sustainability of Subprojects Maintenance and 15. Environmental Assessment of Social Funds 16. Social Funds Systems Outreach and Communication Constituencies Consultations 17. Social Funds 18. 19. NGO 20. Development Regional Consultations 21. 22. Eastern Europe and Central Asia . 125 .