1. International Social Security Association Focus on Africa Dominique La Salle, Director, Social Security Development

2. 334 158 1927 17 3 Billion+ 3 Million social security professionals
The ISSA at a glance
Member government departments/social security institutions, in
334
158
Countries, covering
3 Billion+
persons
1927
Founded in 17
Liaison Offices
and Focal Points
3 Million social security professionals
94 members
45 countries
Africa 2
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3. ISSA focus on supporting effective implementation
Good governance and effective implementation are key conditions to reach global and national policy goals for universal coverage, in particular for large-scale programmes
ISSA Centre for Excellence
Professional standards for administrations
Academy – practical workshops and training
Technical support
Recognition
All resources and activities in English, French, Spanish, Arabic, Russian, Chinese, German
Professional conferences on ICT, Actuaries, Investment of funds, Research and Innovation, etc.
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4. The ISSA Guidelines: Professional standards
Good Governance
Service Quality
Contribution Collection and Compliance
Information and Communication Technology
Actuarial Work (jointly with ILO)
Communication
Administrative Solutions for Coverage Extension
Investment of Social Security Funds
Promotion of Sustainable Employment
Return to Work and Reintegration
Prevention of Occupational Risks
Workplace Health Promotion
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5. ISSA Academy activities for Africa in 2017
Workshops – practical exchanges in French/English
Financing (Actuarial, Investment)
Good Governance
ICT in social security
Administrative solutions for coverage extension
Compliance
Service quality
Diploma training – capacity-building in social security governance and management
Range of courses on various operational aspects in collaboration with training consortium
ITC (Turin - English) and EN3S (France – French)
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6. Using ISSA Guidelines and Centre for Excellence to promote social protection in Africa
Professional standards and practical, re-usable solutions
Capacity building in existing institutions
Technical Advice and Support to solve concrete problems in specific areas of administration
Review of governance/operational processes
Support oversight function by comparing status with professional good practice
Building trust among stakeholders
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7. ISSA Country Profiles – unique information for Africa
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ISSA Country Profiles – unique information for Africa
ISSA Social Security Country Profiles provide unique and up-to-date descriptions of social security systems in 176 countries and are a unique source of information on social security in Africa
Cover all branches of social security and include information on legal basis, coverage, eligibility conditions, benefits and administration
ISSA committed to supporting international process led by the ILO on data collection in social protection and reporting on progress towards global goals
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8. The ISSA regional structures
European Network
Eurasia
Chinese members
General Secretariat
South Asia
North Africa
East Asia
North &
Central America
West Africa
Arab Countries
South East Asia
East Africa
Andean Countries
Central Africa
Pacific
Portuguese-speaking countries
Southern Africa
Southern Cone

9. ISSA Regional Activities
ISSA Liaison Offices: Around 10 Seminars focussing on specific challenges in social security in the context of a sub-region
North Africa, Algeria
West Africa, Côte d’Ivoire
Central Africa, Cameroon
East Africa, Kenya
Southern Africa, Swaziland
ISSA Regional Social Security Forum for Africa
Biggest gathering of social security policy-makers and administrators in Africa
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, October 2017
Key challenges for social security in Africa
Innovations and good practice
Regional Social Security Summit
Looking forward to collaboration with African Union and members of SPIAC-B in making the Regional Forum a milestone for social protection in Africa
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