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Social Development Strategy
The Social Dimensions of The Social Dimensions of Development EffectivenessDevelopment Effectiveness:
World Bank Strategic Priorities for Social Development
Robert S. Chase
Senior Economist
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What is “social development”?
How does the World Bank support it?
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An example from Chinje, Malawi…In the late 1990s, an illiterate woman joined a program developed by CARE that taught her how to listen to clients and keep track of drugs in the village health facility
Drugs delivery was a huge problem throughout Malawi
She got very good at it…
-How many drugs were available?
-How much money spent?
-What the shelf life was?
- Reported on: how health staff behaved?
Complete turnaround in the performance of this health center
• Health staff know that they will be evaluated every six months
• Ministry takes note of the evaluations
• Change in performance is dramatic
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An example from Chinje, Malawi…
When the program was introduced to other areas in Malawi, this illiterate woman was asked to present it
- Clear
- Articulate
- Powerful
In the past couple of years, through World Bank support, the CARE program was expanded throughout Malawi
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What is social development?
Inclusion: Putting people at the center of development Involved an illiterate woman in Chinje
Cohesion: Strengthening community fabric so that members can work togetherChinje village worked together to solve problem
Accountability: Developing ways for people to exercise voice to authoritiesAn illiterate woman gave voice to community
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What is social development?
One illiterate woman
A village
A district
A national program
Why not the world?
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In 2001, the World Bank began talking to the Laos government about community-driven development
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Laos is a very top-down country…
…eventually it was agreed to try a village gardening project in four communities
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One of those villages was Nakaikhia in the Khammouane Province
Project began there
in May 2002
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In February 2003, a Bank team came to view progress
Progress was striking• Ethnic minorities had chosen to stop foraging in the forests • They had started communal backyard gardens• They had learned composting• They were producing their own vegetables
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The local governor heard what was happening…
He visited Nakaikhia in the middle of the night…
… and the next day announcedan “official visit” and
made a big thing of the project’s success
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Fast forward to February 2004…
World Bank is helping the Nam Theun 2 project…
They were discussing withthe State Planning Committee:
How to do socio-economic development
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Fast forward to February 2004…
State Planning Committee:“Don’t think too much:
just follow the example of Nakaikhia village!!!”
Skepticism Buy-in
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What is social development?
Inclusion: Putting people at the center of development Villagers in Nakaikhia did it themselves
Cohesion: Strengthening community fabric so that members can work together Villagers in Nakaikhia did it together
Accountability: Finding ways for people to exercise voice to authoritiesVillagers in Nakaikhia showed they could do it!
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What is social development?
One government willing to experiment
A village
A district
A national program
Why not the world?
The story of Naikaikhia
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How does the World Bank “do” social
development? Social analysis
E.g., what social norms about girls education are relevant for achieving universal primary education?
E.g., what is the likely social impact of land reform in Zambia?
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How does the World Bank “do” social
development? Participation and Civil Engagement
In Uganda, support public debates of policy changes proposed through dialogue with World Bank
In Albania, support legal changes in enabling environment for civil society
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How does the World Bank “do” social
development? Community Driven Development
E.g., in Indonesia, provide resources to communities that take initiatives to develop local kecamatan plans
E.g., In North East Brazil, support community involvement in budgeting
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How does the World Bank “do” social
development? Conflict Prevention and Reconstruction
E.g., help rebuild infrastructure, economies and societies in Afghanistan, Congo, Somalia
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How does the World Bank “do” social
development? Social Safeguards
E.g., protect interests of vulnerable groups
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World Bank Support to Social Development
World Bank accepts and supports global consensus that social development mattersOfficial statementsSenior management enthusiasm
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Social Development Works
Review from World Bank internal auditing department shows that attention to social institutions makes projects work better
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Accelerating the trajectory
Heading in the right direction
Part of portfolio that takes account of social development has gone from 1% to 30% in a short time
World Bank Social Development strategy priorities to get to 100%
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What the Bank Has to Offer
Commitment to Social Development principles
Management support Endorsement from auditors that Social
Development works Rapidly growing program Energized staff
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Yet…
We can do more… We can do better… We can accelerate our efforts…
WITH YOUR HELP…
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What Can You Do?
SupportIncrease awareness of social development
agendaOfficial encouragement
Resources Trust funds Skilled people with practical ideas