Thursday, 26 October 2000


 
09:00 - 10:30

SYMPOSIUMS    
Session 1A Coalitions against Poverty

  Opera House
 

Fackson Shamenda, President, International Confederation of Free Trade Unions

  Economic development and poverty reduction: what role can trade unions play?

  Mercia Andrews, President, South African National NGO Coalition (SANGOCO)

   


Session 1B Public and Private Sector Roles in Social Services

  Exhibition Hall, Civic Centre
 

Michael Raper, President, Australian Council of Social Service

  Privatisation in practice
  André Kalis, National Director, South African National Council for Child and Family Welfare

 

Government-NGO partnerships for social service delivery

 

 
11:00 - 12:30 MORNING WORKSHOPS

  Exhibition Hall A, CIVIC CENTRE
Session 2A

French / Spanish Interpretor

Monitoring and evaluation of Development planning project implementation


   
Workshop Organised By: Southern Hemisphere Consulting and Development Services.

   
Dena Lomofsky, Director, Southern Hemisphere Consultants, South Africa

  Monitoring and evaluation and principles


Session 2B


French / Spanish Interpretor
Poverty Eradication/Social Security

  OPERA HOUSE
Chair: Editha Maslang, Philippines

   
Ingrid Herbst, Consultant E.C.A., Ntsonatsatsi Educare Trust, South Africa & Charles Wessels, South Africa

  Money for poverty begs to be managed: a rural South African case study
Vorster Jan, Lecturer, University of Stellenbosch, South Africa   Social Assistance to poor children: Reflections on reforms to child and family grants in South Africa

Marion Lai, Deputy Director, Social Welfare Department, Hong Kong   Promoting self-reliance - the role of social security in Hong Kong in 21st century



Session 2C The Future Role of the Commonwealth

  Lecture Theatre, CIVIC CENTRE
  Workshop Organised by: Commonwealth Foundation

   


Session 2D Care for Older People

  Exhibition Hall B, CIVIC CENTRE
  Chair: Paul Rasenooe, South Africa

   
  Herman Strydom, PUCHE, South Africa

  Social development and services for disadvantaged older people in Potchiefstroom

  Josephine Norward, Assistant Professor, Keane University, USA   Support systems for the elderly in the USA and South Africa: Implications for policy

  Shou-Jung Yang, Professor, Soochow University,Taiwan   Social Protection System for the low and middle income aged persons in Taipei City



Session 2E Family and Children's Services

  ON THE SIDE, Nino's Coffee shop, NICO
  Chair: Diane Levine, South Africa

   
  Vigdis Bunkholdt, Psychologist, Conference Development, Norway



  The Norwegian system of foster home care
  Atalia Mosek, Senior Lecturer, Tel-Hai Academic College, Israel
  The future for foster care in Israel - a community based service


  Myung Woo Kim, President, Social Welfare Society, Inc., Korean Republic   Home adoption overseas: South Korea



Session 2F

Social Welfare and Social Services

  Back Stage OPERA HOUSE
Chair: Lynette Schreuder, South Africa

   
Christine Stelzer-Orthofer, Lecturer, University of Linz, Austria
  Social assistance as means of activation and social inclusion. Linking welfare and work.

Matti Tuusa, Project Manager, Rehabilitation Foundation, Finland   Development of activation practices for long-term unemployed people in Finland

Mercedes Gonzalez De la Roche, Researcher, Ciesas Occidente, Mexico (Spanish)   Assets and vulnerability: household responses to economic change



Session 2G Violation of rights of older men and women in Africa

  THEATRE FOYER
  Workshop organised by: Help Age International Africa Regional Office


   
  Amleset Tewodros, Regional Training and Capacity Building Co-ordinator, HelpAge International, Kenya

  Issues of violations of rights on the continent
  Thembikile Hlubi, Manager, Muthande Society for the Aged, South Africa
  Experience of MUSA in work with rights and violations of rights



Session 2H Poverty Eradication

  Podium Hall CIVIC CENTRE
  Chair: Theofrida Kapinga, Tanzania

   
  Yohani Isgagavut, Chairperson, Council of Aboriginal Affairs, Executive Yuan, Taiwan   Poverty eradication and moves towards a multi-cultural society - strategies for Taiwanese indigenous tribes

  Keith Wimble, The Valley Trust, South Africa   Personal development: the key factor in the fight against poverty

  Bongani Emmanuel Gumede, Secretary, Magabeni Youth Movement, South Africa

  CBO's limitations to community development poverty eradication



Session 2I Social Welfare and Social Services

  OPERA BAR
  Chair: Mohammed Hassan Khan, Fiji

   
  Frans Ramutla, Director-strategic Policy and Planning, Gauteng Department of Social Services and Population Development, South Africa

  Fast tracking service delivery through transformation in South Africa
  Aung Thin, Federation of Trade Unions - Burma   State corruption in Burma: The dual exchange rate system and socio-economic welfare

  Nosinodi Patricia Mbandazayo, Lecturer, University of Transkei, South Africa   A developmental approach to poverty alleviation in South Africa



Session 2J Family and Children/Peace

  Cafeteria, CIVIC CENTRE
  Chair: Vishantie Sewpaul, South Africa

   
  Sandra Burman, South Africa

  The introduction of community services into the new pilot project of divorce courts

  Liron Peleg, Ossim Shalom Organissation Israel

  Social workers making peace
  M Muchai, Managing Director Rhema Christian Service Foundation, South Africa

  Children at risk
 


  Beth Hiblin, UNED - UK, United Kingdom   Towards Earth Summit 2002



 
13:30 - 15:00 AFTERNOON WORKSHOPS

  Lecture Theatre, CIVIC CENTRE
Session 3A

 

Substance Abuse

 
Chair: Dora Mojapelo, South Africa

   
Ralph Brody, USA   Development of drug free zones, documentary, taking back our neighbourhoods

Adrian Bonner, Salvation Army UK, National Addiction Services
  Assessment and evaluation of Community based addiction programme

Anders Romelsjo, Professor, Karolinska Institute, Sweden   Evaluation of the alcohol and drug prevention programmes in Stockholm



Session 3B Poverty

   
Chair: Maria Ozanira Da Silva E Silva, Brazil

   
Maria Ozanira Da Silva E Silva, Professora, Universidade Federal Do Maranhäo, Brazil   The minimum income: A strategy against poverty in Brazil

Charles Mutusa, Poverty Reduction Forum, Zimbabwe   The Zimbabwe poverty reduction forum - strategy for development



Session 3C Social Development/Poverty Eradication

  Exhibition Hall A - CIVIC CENTRE
French
Spanish
Interpretation
available
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 Argentina
Maria da Penha Silva Franco, CBCISS, Brazil   Challenges in the alleviation of poverty in Latin American countries




Session 3D Health and Poverty

  Podium Hall CIVIC CENTRE
  Maryam Esfarayeni, Radin Institute for Family Health & Education


  Health: Achievements and failures in Iran
  Liz Thomas, South Africa   The impact of poverty on health

  Danilo Santos de Miranda, Director, SESC - Social Service of Commerce, Brazil   An experience of solidarity in the fight against hunger and malnutrition

  Alida Boshoff, Executive Director, Food Gardens Foundation, South Africa

  Household food security and food gardens


Session 3E Disability

  Podium Hall , CIVIC CENTRE
  Chair: Peter Muller, South Africa

   
  Tessa Inger Wood, Co-Ordinator, Western Cape Forum for Intellectual Disability, South Africa

  Empowerment of staff at special care centres in Khayelitsha
  Lobelo Ratefane, South Africa   Challenges for the new millenium. Transformation from inaccessibility to accessibility

  David Nghatsane, Professor of Social Work & Community Health, University of Venda for Science & Technology, South Africa

  Institutionalisation vs community based care


Session 3F

French / Spanish Interpretor
Action Aid Uganda and TASO

  OPERA HOUSE
Workshop organised by Action Aid Africa

   
AIDS and Development: Scaling up community-based response to HIV/AIDS

   
Introductory remarks: Moderator Rev Gideon Byamugisha

  AIDS and development Experiences in community-based response to HIV/AIDS

Summary 1: Johnson Matsiko, TASO Manager Mbarara Branch

  TASO as a pioneer AIDS Service organisation
Summary 2: Betty Nabirye, Counsellor Supervisor TASO Mulago Kamwokya Christian Caring Centre

  AIDS in community development
Summary 3: Nathan Nshakira, SFA Uganda Team Leader

  Community - based response
Summary 4: Ministry of Health, AIDS Control Programme

  Role of government in community-based response


Session 3G Religion and Social Development

  Cafeteria, CIVIC CENTRE
  Chair: Corné Erasmus, South Africa

 

  Renier Koegelenberg, South Africa   The contribution of faith-based organisations to social development in South Africa

  David Shuping M'Flatatela, South Africa   What is the role of the church in combating poverty in South Africa?

  Manthata Job Mokoena, South Africa   Role of arts in social development

  John Cheydleur, USA   Ethics and practice of spiritual intervention with clients who have different world views



Session 3H Social Exclusion

  ON THE SIDE
  Chair: Sulina Green, South Africa

   
  Allan Reijo Vaarala, Deputy Director General, Ministry of Social Affairs, Finland

  Welfare agreements and social exclusion
  Jo Barnes, Lecturer, University Of Waikato   Social policy and social exclusion in New Zealand



Session 3I Women's Programmes

  Backstage, OPERA HOUSE
  Chair: Bushra Gohar, Pakistan

   
  Nuthan Maharaj, Student, University of Durban-Westerville, South Africa

  Women and poverty in Botswana
  Kebabope Laletsang, Assistant Research Fellow, BIDPA, Botswana

  The role of women in local government
  Thulani Nkosi, Director, Men for Change, South Africa

  Domestic violence in men


Session 3J Human Rights/Children

  Podium Hall B, CIVIC CENTRE
  Chair: Beverley Sutherland-Lewis, Jamaica

   
  Jozef Mostinckx, Administration Director, Ministry of Flanders, Belgium

  Human rights and social rights are fundamental human rights
  Adauta Sousa Mario, Executive Director, Angola Instituto De Pesquisa, Angola   Provision of social services and peoples awareness of human rights

  Lincoln Williams, Director Social Welfare, Training Centre, University Of the West Indies, Jamaica

  Sexual exploitation of children
 



 
15:30 - 17:00 SYMPOSIUMS

   
Session 4A Regionalism and Social Development

  Opera House
 

Manuel Chiriboga, Executive Director, Asociacion Latinoamericana de Organizaciones de Promocion, (ALOP), Costa Rica

   
  Prof Viviene Taylor, University of Cape Town, South Africa

   


Session 4B Development and Poverty

  Lecture Theatre, Civic Centre
 

Marilyn Setlalentoa, Deputy Chairperson, National Welfare, Social Service and Development Forum, South Africa

  A human rights approach to development
 

Judith Wedderburn, Association of Development Agencies, Jamaica

 



Session 4C Priority Concerns for Older People

  Exhibition Hall, Civic Centre
  Elizabeth Mullen, Director of International Activities, AARP

 

Changes and challenges in an ageing society

 

Abdullah Baginda, Chairman, National Council of Welfare and Social Development, Malaysia

  Twenty years after Vienna, concern for the aged