Broadening social shield to women in informal economy
26 Apr '06
3 min read
The government may lack funds, but not commitment says Rey. "The people in the informal sector who work so hard to put up a micro-health insurance scheme do not receive any salary, but they persevere day in and day out. With their help and government's commitment, I think financial constraints will not be a problem."
Rey feels confident that once people realize that the project provides long-term and meaningful benefits to the informal sector and their families, they will join and work with our team".
The project Rey is referring to is helping allay the fears of Josie, Emily, Mary and other women like them who comprise the informal sector in Angono, Rizal.
"Extending Social Protection through Health Micro-Insurance Schemes to Women in the Informal Economy" was funded by the Norwegian Government and implemented by the ILO in Nepal and the Philippines. The project which ended recently worked with the Department of Agrarian Reform in assisting five farmers' cooperatives providing health insurance benefits to their members; it also collaborated with the Local Government Unit of Angono, Rizal to help workers' associations establish a health insurance programme.
Angono, Rizal is where STEP has been involved in all phases of the project from inception to setting-up and implementation. STEP assiduously worked with existing social capital, integration of services, skills and knowledge of all possible stakeholders, mainstreaming gender, anddeveloping the scheme so it could eventually link with the national health insurance program through the LGU.
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