ILO participates in workshop on Social Protection for the Media in Saint Lucia
The workshop sought to build the capacity of media professionals in Saint Lucia thereby better enabling them to understand, report on and lead public dialogue on social protection issues and developments.
1 June 2022
Twenty-one media and communications professionals in Saint Lucia attended a two-day workshop on Social Protection for the Media. The workshop, held on 31 May and 1 June at the Harbour Club, was hosted by the Joint Programme in Universal Adaptive Social Protection in the Eastern Caribbean, in collaboration with the Ministry of Equity, Social Justice and Empowerment.
The workshop sought to build the capacity of media professionals in Saint Lucia thereby better enabling them to understand, report on and lead public dialogue on social protection issues and developments. Participants were exposed to interactive presentations defining social protection, debunking prevailing myths and exploring social protection in an eastern Caribbean context. These sessions were facilitated by Ms. Celine Felix, Social Policy Manager with UNICEF Eastern Caribbean Office and Mr. Ariel Pino, Social Protection and Occupational Safety and Health Specialist with the ILO DWT and Office for the Caribbean. Ms. Faine Richards, Communication and Advocacy Officer at the UN Resident Coordinator’s Office in Trinidad and Tobago facilitated a special session on leveraging storytelling to create compelling stories about the people who benefit from social protection.
Mr. Ariel Pino, ILO Specialist, facilitated the session entitled “What does social protection look like in the Eastern Caribbean”. His presentation highlighted the importance of developing universal, adequate, sustainable and responsive social protection system. The presentation also described the key features of social security systems in the Caribbean.
The media workshop is one of several initiatives implemented by the Joint Programme in Saint Lucia. According to Ms. Lilia Ramjeawan, Joint Programme Coordinator, “The Joint Programme has contributed to strengthening Saint Lucia’s social protection system at the national and community levels. Our partnership with the Ministry of Equity has ensured that vulnerable populations have increased access to social protection programmes that are gender-sensitive and risk-informed. Additionally, the Government is better positioned to assess the needs of the population and to use social protection to minimize the impact of future shocks on vulnerable populations.”
The Joint Programme is funded by the Joint SDG Fund and benefits from the expertise of five participating UN organizations: ILO, UNDP, UNICEF, UN Women and WFP. These agencies collaborate, under the leadership of the UN Resident Coordinator’s Office (Barbados and the Eastern Caribbean), supporting government-led efforts to reduce poverty and inequality and strengthen people’s resilience through predictable access to adaptative social protection in Barbados, Saint Lucia, and the wider OECS
The workshop sought to build the capacity of media professionals in Saint Lucia thereby better enabling them to understand, report on and lead public dialogue on social protection issues and developments. Participants were exposed to interactive presentations defining social protection, debunking prevailing myths and exploring social protection in an eastern Caribbean context. These sessions were facilitated by Ms. Celine Felix, Social Policy Manager with UNICEF Eastern Caribbean Office and Mr. Ariel Pino, Social Protection and Occupational Safety and Health Specialist with the ILO DWT and Office for the Caribbean. Ms. Faine Richards, Communication and Advocacy Officer at the UN Resident Coordinator’s Office in Trinidad and Tobago facilitated a special session on leveraging storytelling to create compelling stories about the people who benefit from social protection.
Mr. Ariel Pino, ILO Specialist, facilitated the session entitled “What does social protection look like in the Eastern Caribbean”. His presentation highlighted the importance of developing universal, adequate, sustainable and responsive social protection system. The presentation also described the key features of social security systems in the Caribbean.
The media workshop is one of several initiatives implemented by the Joint Programme in Saint Lucia. According to Ms. Lilia Ramjeawan, Joint Programme Coordinator, “The Joint Programme has contributed to strengthening Saint Lucia’s social protection system at the national and community levels. Our partnership with the Ministry of Equity has ensured that vulnerable populations have increased access to social protection programmes that are gender-sensitive and risk-informed. Additionally, the Government is better positioned to assess the needs of the population and to use social protection to minimize the impact of future shocks on vulnerable populations.”
The Joint Programme is funded by the Joint SDG Fund and benefits from the expertise of five participating UN organizations: ILO, UNDP, UNICEF, UN Women and WFP. These agencies collaborate, under the leadership of the UN Resident Coordinator’s Office (Barbados and the Eastern Caribbean), supporting government-led efforts to reduce poverty and inequality and strengthen people’s resilience through predictable access to adaptative social protection in Barbados, Saint Lucia, and the wider OECS