Social Protection Facility

May 2001 to June 2004

The Social Protection Facility (SPF) was a three-year project funded by the Australian Agency for International Development, AusAID. It commenced in May 2001 and finished 30 June 2004.

The SPF was managed jointly by the Australian National University, Canberra, as the Australian Managing Contractor and the Institute for Population and Social Research, Mahidol University, Bangkok.

The 39 activities delivered to 395 participants aimed to improve capacity amongst individuals and agencies responsible for social protection policy and programs in Southeast Asia (Indonesia, Philippines, Thailand and Vietnam). The SPF ran customised, responsive capacity building programs designed to facilitate an exchange of experience and expertise across the region.

A brief summary of the activities and workshops is available at Summary of SPF Activities May 2001 to June 2004.

For further information you can contact the former SPF Director, Dr Judith Healy at the Research School of Social Sciences, Australian National University. The email address is judith.healy@anu.edu.au.