Cambodia’s National Social
Protection Strategy
Valerie Schmitt, ILO
Experts meeting on Social Protection
Jakarta, 12 December 2011
An historical development
2008-2009
Cambodian Development Cooperation Forum – Acknowledgement of
vulnerability related to economic and social shocks (food crisis,
economic crisis, natural disasters)
 Mapping and Scoping Exercise of SP measures (RGC &
Development Partners)
2009-2011
National forum on Food Security and Nutrition (6-7 July 2009)
PM “improving social protection for the vulnerable is the principle
strategy of the RGC to protection the poor, build human capital and
expand economic opportunities for them”
 Development of the NSPS (CARD, Development
partners, Line Ministries)
2011-2015
Adoption of the NSPS by council of Ministers (18 March)
Official launching of the NSPS by PM (5 December)
 Pilot testing phase 2012-2015 before scaling up
An historical development
What is the situation in Cambodia?
NSSF-C – Maternity,
Death, Old Age,
Survivor, Invalidity,
Work Injury
(180,000 CS +
dependants  total
675,000 persons)
Scattered interventions for
the Poor and Vulnerable,
mostly donor funded, lack of
coherence
Health Equity Funds (50% of
the poor), PWPs, School
Feeding, etc.
Poor
-
CBHI
(123,000
persons)
NSSF – Work injury
(500,000 workers)
Informal economy
-
Form. Sect.
Level of
coverage
The NSPS - clear reference to the two
dimensional extension strategy
Cambodia’s Social protection floor
1- Addressing the basic needs of the P&V
in situations of emergency and crisis
Overarching
2- Reducing the poverty and
vulnerability of children and
mothers and enhancing their
human development
Guarantee  : minimum income
security for children
3- Addressing seasonal un- and
underemployment and providing
livelihood opportunities for the
poor and vulnerable
Guarantee  : Minimum income
security for working age population
4- Promoting affordable health
care for the poor and vulnerable
Guarantee  : Access to essential
health care for all
5- Improving social protection for
special vulnerable groups
Guarantee  : Income security for
the elderly & people with disabilities
For each of the 5 objectives “front
runners” programs identified based on
guiding principles
PEOPLE Service
The PEOPLE service to increase outreach,
coordination & synergies
CCTs
HEFs &CBHI
Scholarships,
school feeding, reentry programs…
Public
Employment
Programs
TVET
Job centers
NSSF
Families
Children, Working age,
Elderly & Disabled
Social workers & Advisors
Channeling social
-Information on programs
protection &
-Vulnerability & skills
employment services
assessment
-Registration under the different
programs & facilitating use of Creating development
the services…
linkages between
-Delivery of membership cards…interventions
PEOPLE SERVICE
Several functions of the PEOPLE
service
INCREASE OUTREACH – access to social protection and employment
related services will be facilitated through one entry point,
information on these programs, registration, etc.
MANAGEMENT OF INFORMATION –
•Utilization of the ID poor system & update ID Poor database
•Collect data on beneficiaries, provision of the SP and employment
services as well as the utilization of these services
•Transfer data to an harmonized database system at central level
(line ministries and CARD)
•The monitoring of the NSPS will be made possible
National level
Monitoring
Evaluation
Province
ID Poor++
Services
Gov. structure

District
PEOPLE
SERVICE
Consultation
Update
CCWC
Commune
Beneficiaries
PS
PS
PS
PS
CARD - SPCU
Reporting
Deputy Governor
of the Province
Technical Coordination
Committee (TCC)
Representation of TCC
•Linkages with ID Poor for
identification of the poor  Update
of the ID poor
•Data collection on extension of
coverage, utilization of services,
poverty levels and “graduation”
•Monitoring at national/sub-national
Several functions of the PEOPLE
service
COORDINATION AT LOCAL LEVEL
•PEOPLE service established within government structures
•District and provincial sub-national bodies will be involved in the
design and oversight of the PEOPLE service (deputy governors,
OSWO at district level, CCWC at commune level …)
DEVELOP LINKAGES & COORDINATION
•Between SP interventions (ex. Maternal & child health and
nutrition with access to education)
•Between SP and employment programs (ex. Access to Health Care
for those enrolled under PWPs, TVET, micro-credit)
… to maximize the impact of those interventions and ensure
graduation out of poverty
Where do we stand
2011
ILO – CARD mission to three provinces, choice of two
Assessment of social protection situation and employment security
situation using the SPF and Employment Security Matrix
Identification of existing SP programs and initiatives that could be
included under the pilot testing phase of the NSPS (guiding
principles), geo-localisation, choice of the districts where the pilot
testing will start
Launching of the NSPS in Siem Reap and separate workshop on the
PEOPLE service on 20-21 December
2012
Final design of the PEOPLE service in the selected districts
Establishment of the Monitoring and Evaluation system
Starting implementation in June 2012
Thank you!
SPF Matrix
Objective
Existing policies
and schemes
Access to Health Care
• Social health protection
schemes
Income security for
children
• CCT, Scholarships, Free
Education, Food
distribution
Income security for the
working age
• Social security provisions,
Labour law
• PWPs, community
programs
Income security for the
elderly
• Social security provisions,
Labour law
• Minimum pension
scheme
• Community support
Indicators
• Number of persons
covered and levels of
benefits / protection
Gaps and issues
Employment Security Matrix
Objective
Existing policies
and schemes
Indicators
Establishing a macroenvironment that
supports productive
employment growth,
enterprise creation…
• Chambers of commerce
• Tax exemptions, subsidies
for the creation of
enterprises
• Description of situation &
evolution- Nb of
registered enterprises
Enabling environment
for job placement &
recruitment of
employees
• LMI systems
• Job placement services
• Other measures for
vulnerable groups
Income security while
working
• Minimum wage, PWPs,
measures for the new
entrants…
Accessing training and
skills development
• Education and TVET
system, Apprenticeship,
Volunteers programs…
• Access to services- Credit
& other services
Gaps and issues