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Title: Local Development Social Inclusion Programme 


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Local Development Social Inclusion Programme 
  • Trento, Italy
  • 4th December 2006

Paper presented by Aileen Gilchrist Pobal
Ireland
Pobal is a not-for-profit company with charitable
status that manages programmes on behalf of the
Irish Government and the EU.
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  • MISSION
  • Promote social inclusion, reconciliation
    equality
  • Integrated social economic development
  • Within communities.
  •  A not-for-profit company /charitable status
  • Manage 17 programmes on behalf of the Irish
    Government EU/7 Dept
  •  We support partnership approaches to
    decision-making
  • Engage communities in the development process at
    local level

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POBAL
  • We promote co-ordination communities/State
    agencies/ other stakeholders.
  • Encourage piloting of new initiatives.
  • Committed to contributing to policy development
    through the lessons learnt / programmes we
    manage.
  • The Board is appointed by the Government of
    Ireland following consideration of proposals
    received from stakeholders of the Company
    National Social Partners.

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Economic Social Context
  • Rapid economic growth /low unemployment.
  • Emerged as one of Europes wealthiest countries.
  • Not all have benefited proportionately in terms
    of income, status or access to basic services

5
Economic Social Context
  • Poverty social exclusion/social groups areas
    of the country.
  • Agriculture is declining/out-migration poor
    transport and services infrastructure.
  • Low-income groups rented accommodation in inner
    cities, suburbs towns, with inadequate local
    services.

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Economic Social Context
  • Balanced regional development/challenge.
  • Womens participation in the workforce/ growen/
    still low.
  • Increasing workforce participation has raised
    pressures relating to work-life balance and care
    for older people.
  • Accessible and affordable childcare.

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Economic Social Context
  • Invest in knowledge-based skills.
  • Challenge/reducing educational under-achievement
    early school leaving, in widening access to
    higher further Ed Train .
  •  Skills shortages/ people moving into Ireland
    from other countries/ now a country of
    immigration/ cultural ethnic diversity.
  • New concerns /inequalities social exclusion.

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PROGRAMMES
  • Local Development Social Inclusion Programme
    48.8m
  • Peace II
  • Equal Opportunities Childcare Programme
  • Dormant Accounts 60m
  • Rapid
  • Millenium Partnership Fund 2m
  • Equality for Women 7m
  • Rural Social Scheme
  • Rural Transport Initiative 9m 2007

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PROGRAMMES
  • Interreg P1M2 /Community CCTV
  • Equality for Women Measure
  • Enhancing Disabilities Service Project
  • Integration Fund for Legally Resident Immigrants
    3m
  • Community Services Programme/Social Ec
  • Grants for Locally Based Community Voluntary
    Groups

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Core Activities
  • Evaluate Proposal plans
  • Allocate funding
  • Monitor Performance Expenditure
  • Assist Support Implementation at Local Level
  • Support Analysis Exchange of Experience
  • Identify Disseminate Good Practice
  • Encourage Integration at Local Level of
    Mainstream Programmes Policies-add value
  • Inform Influence Policy at Local, National
    EU level

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What is Social Exclusion ?
  • Multiple levels of Disadvantage
  • Marginalised
  • Unemployment
  • Living in Poverty/Low income
  • Limited Social Network
  • Removed from any Decision Making
  • Quality of Life
  • National Action Plan against Poverty and Social
    Exclusion

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AIM
  • To Counter Disadvantage
  • To Promote Equality, Social Economic Inclusion
  • Support for Partnerships Community Gps
  • Partnership Approach to Tackling Local Issues
  • Basis of Comprehensive, Integrated, Local
    Development Plans
  • Designed to Counter Social Exclusion
  • Equitably Target the Most Disadvantaged
    Individuals Groups Within Their Areas

13
Evolution of Partnerships
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Principles
  • Targeting
  • Promoting Equality
  • Community Development Approaches
  • Principles
  • Partnership
  • Integrated, multi-sectoral responses
  • Mechanisms to mainstream lessons and
  • contribute to policy

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TARGET GROUPS
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FUNDED GROUPS
  • 38 Partnerships /18 rural
  • 32 Community Partnerships/25 rural
  • Companies
  • Structure
  • Strategic Plan 2000-2006
  • Services for the Unemployed
  • Community Development
  • Community Based Youth Initiative

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Services for the Unemployed
  • To improve the Options within the Labour Market
    for LTU/Most Distant
  • To Support Access to Suitable Gainful Sustainable
    Employment Self Employment
  • To Support the Development of an Enteprise
    Culture/Community Enterprise/Social economy
  • To Add Value to Mainstream Policies and
    Programmes

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Practical Supports
  • Information and Guidance
  • Mediation/Job Placement/Follow Up
  • Enterprise-Business Planning/Access to Loans
    Grants / Bookkeeping
  • Education and Training
  • Social Economy
  • Networks

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Community Development
  • To Enhance The Capacity of Disadvanategd
    Communities to Particpate in Local Development.
  • To Provide Support for Small scale Improvements
    to the Local Environment Community
    Infrastructure.
  • To Add value to the Effective Delivery of
    Mainstream Policies and Programmes.

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Community Based Youth Initiatives
  • To enhance the social personal development of
    young people ESL/at risk ESL/underachieving.
  • To alert young people to the dangers of substance
    abuse.
  • To expand the range of community based education
    Youth Dev. Opportunities.

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Community Based Youth Initiative
  • Formal School System/Out of School
  • Early Years Development/Pre School Age
  • Support for Parents
  • Homework Clubs
  • After School Activities
  • Access/Transistion Programmes 2nd/3rd Level
  • Training towards Employment/ Pre -Apprenticeship

24
Management
  • Monitoring Performance
  • Support
  • Information
  • Reporting
  • Research
  • Support Policy Mainstreaming

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EVALUATION OF PLANS
  • Profile of the area- socio economic/demographic.
  • Quality of the Plan.
  • Specific Targeting of the Strategy Actions
    places/ groups most disadvantaged.
  • Process of Preparation Consultation.
  • Capacity of the Group to Implement the Plan
    Achieve its Objectives- financial controls
    practices ability to set targets and monitor
    performance Boards structures to enhance
    participation Evidence of linkage with state
    organisations and other programmes Value for
    money
  • Performance to date.

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Achievements
  • Quantitative Results 2000 2005.
  • 101,965 individuals support inder Services for
    the unemployed.
  • 28,130 marginalized people were placed in
    employment.
  • 12,188 established their own business.
  • 55,051 adults participated in education and
    training.
  • 257,345 young people participated in educational
    initiatives.
  • 5,589 community based groups meeting the needs
    of the poorest people were supported.
  • 1,267 Environmental projects were supported.

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Benefits Of Partnership
  • Targets areas of most disadvantage
  • It identifies focuses on the individuals
    groups most excluded and most at risk of
    exclusion.
  • Accurate profile of the area its needs a
    strategic approach to the resolution of those
    needs
  • Collective action at the local level in support
    of activities, which benefit the local area
    population
  • Encourages the inclusion participation of all
    groups/local areas
  • Generates local involvement, ownership use of
    local resources
  • Encourages the identification of new
    opportunities for economic activity
  • Through the allocation of funds for the
    implementation of Strategic Plans it adds value
    or complements existing services, it puts in
    place additional support services tailors
    innovative projects to meet specific identified
    needs.

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Future Post 2006
  • NATIONAL COVERAGE
  • NEW NDP GUIDELINES
  • SUCCESSOR PROGRAMME
  • COMPREHENSIVE CONSULTATION WITH PARTNERSHIPS
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