ICSW

Tuesday, 24 October 2000

09:00 – 10:30	OPENING SESSION	Opera House
Session 1	Praise Singer – Inbongi Yesiswe Choir – The Haus Haltem Choir
	Marilyn Setlalentoa, Deputy Chairperson, National Welfare, Social Service and Development Forum, South Africa	Welcome
	André Kalis, National Director, South African National Council for Child & Family Welfare, South Africa	Welcome
	Julian Disney, President, International Council on Social Welfare	Welcome
	The Honourable Zola Skweyiya, Minister for Social Development, South Africa

11:00 – 12:30	SYMPOSIUMS
Session 2A	Globalisation and Social Development	Opera House
	Faith Innerarity, Director of Social Security, Jamaica	Strategies for reduction of poverty and social inequality in a globalised world
	Dr Thandika Mkandawire, Director, UN Research Institute for Social Development	Copenhagen Summit and the fight against poverty

Session 2B	The Welfare of Families and Children	Exhibition Hall, Civic Centre
	The Honorable Dr Siti Zaharah Sulaiman, Minister of National Unity and Social Development, Malaysia
	Damien Ngabonziza, Secretary General, International Social Service, Switzerland	The new trends in youth migration

13:30 – 15:00	SYMPOSIUMS
Session 3A	Gender, Poverty and Social Development	Opera House
	Jocelyn Dow, President, Women’s Environment and Development Organisation
	Bushra Gohar, Director, Human Resources Management and Development Centre, Pakistan	Rethinking strategies for poverty alleviation in the South Asian context

Session 3B	Finance for Development	Exhibition Hall, Civic Centre
	Ann Pettifor, Director, Jubilee 2000, United Kingdom	Debt and development
	Julian Disney, President, International Council on Social Welfare	ICSW’s Three-Point Plan

Session 3C	Social Security	Lecture Theatre, Civic Centre
	Dr Edwin Kaseke, Professor of Social Work, Zimbabwe	The challenges of extending social security to the poor: an African perspective
	Nirja Mattoo, Executive Director, Community Aid And Sponsorship Programme, India
	Dirk Jarré, Head of the International Department, Deutscher Verein für Öffentliche und Private Fürsorge, Germany

15:30 – 17:00	AFTERNOON WORKSHOPS
Session 4A French / Spanish Interpretor	Financial sustainability in the Non Profit Sector	OPERA HOUSE
	Workshop organised by : The Non-Profit Partnership in South Africa
	Facilitator: Laura Maxwell Stuart, Corporate Services Manager, The Non Profit Partnership, South Africa	Innovative mechanisms to assist South African NGOs become financially sustainable
	Facilitator: Eugene Saldanha, Director, The Non Profit Partnership, South Africa

Session 4B French / Spanish Interpretor	Evaluation of HIV/AIDS and STDs, prevention, care and support Sponsored by Ithuba Trust	Exhibition Hall A, CIVIC CENTRE
	Chair: Sheilagh Harford, South Africa
	Zelalem Haile Teferra, Training and Production, Salem Women Self Help, Ethiopia	Factors that facilitate HIV/AIDS transmission
	Theofrida Kapinga, VSO Liaison, Datex Inc., Tanzania	The impact of debt on HIV/AIDS: the case of Tanzania
	Mariana Pieterssen, South Africa	Evolution of HIV/AIDS and standard prevention, care and support

Session 4C	Family and Children's Services	Exhibition Hall B, CIVIC CENTRE
	Chair: Mollie Kemp, South Africa
	Maren Bak, Researcher, Göteborg University Sweden	Family centres - a new support for families and children
	Dorothea Cudaback, Program Evaluator, Oakland Ready to Learn, USA	Promoting school success for children of Hispanic immigrants in California
	Pinkie Gloria Plaatjjie, Project Manager, Empilweni Child Resource, South Africa	Family and Children's services: family preservation, keeping families together

Session 4D	Social Security	Podium Hall A, CIVIC CENTRE
	Chair: Jean Trigaardt, South Africa
	Chung Mo Koo, Member of International Committee, Citizens' Coalition for Economic Justice, South Korea	Economic crisis and social safety nets in Korea
	Andreas Sagner, Lecturer, University of Munich, Germany	On the transferability of the South African pension programme as a poverty alleviating mechanism
	Ayanda Mvimbi, Project Officer, Gender Advocacy Programme, South Africa	The child support grant - promoting gender equality?

Session 4E	Poverty Eradication	On the Side, NINO'S COFFEE SHOP, NICO
	Chair: Michael Raper, Austrialia
	Amacoudou Diouf, Director, Action Humaine Pour Le Developpement Integre Au Senegal	Strategies in the fight against poverty in central and west Africa
	Cyprian Katongo, President, Zambia Council for Social Welfare, Zambia	Poverty eradication in Zambia

Session 4F	Social Developement	Podium Hall B, CIVIC CENTRE
	Chair: Jong Sam Park, Korea
	Anthony Wong, Hong Kong Kay Ku, Hong Kong Hong Kong Council of Social Service	Social reporting as a compass for Social development
	Jonah Mudehwe, Director, National Association of Non Government Organisations (NANGO), Zimbabwe	Implementation of the Social Summit in Zimbabwe
	Daya Practiba, South Africa	Women of spirit- working for social development

Session 4G Spanish only	Social Development/Poverty Eradication	THEATRE FOYER
	Chair: Edwin Perez, Guatemala
	Edwin Perez, Presidente, ARIDEN, Guatemala	Governmental political will in fighting poverty
	Alejandro Zengotita, M Titular, Consejo Argentina de Desarrollo y Acción Social, Argentina	Social Development in the Republic of Argentinia
	Maria da Penha Silva Franco, CBCISS, Brazil	Challenges in the alleviation of poverty in Latin American countries

Session 4H	Poverty Eradication	Lecture Theatre, CIVIC CENTRE
	Chair: George Ahadzie, Ghana
	Magdalena Mendoza, Vice President, Development Academy of the Philippines, Philippines	The 20:20 initiative in the Philippines: governmental efforts and outcomes
	Mercy Masubi, Zambia	Poverty profile in Zambia
	Tembeka Mpako-Ntusi, Director, University of Transkei, South Africa	Guidelines for the success of poverty alleviation programmes: Implications for social development

Session 4I	Community Developement	Backstage, OPERA HOUSE
	JB Kwesiga, Uganda
	John M Mudau, Lecturer, University of Venda, South Africa	The Who is Who in community development
	Grace Grimsell, National Co-Ordinator, Brahama Kumaris WSU, South Africa	Values-education for community development
	Mihai Surdu, Institute for Quality of Life, Romania	Educational policy to reduce illiteracy and promote basic education for the Gypsy Population from Romania
	Beverley Sutherland-Lewis, Vice Chairman, Council of Voluntary Services, Jamaica	Conflict resolution: peace and love in schools

Session 4J	Social Welfare	Cafeteria, CIVIC CENTRE
	Chair: Abdullah Baginda, Malaysia
	Charlotte Harland, Public Advisor, Public Welfare Assistance Scheme, Zambia	Decentralising a government welfare programme to community level: experience from Zambia
	Mathew Pan Shaehua, Canada	Does East Asia need a new welfare model after the recession?
	Hester Rossouw, Research Assistant, University of Stellenbosch, South Africa	Operationalising developmental welfare in South Africa