ELDERLY (COSE), INC. 14
COALITION OF SERVICES FOR THE
Title of Project: Enhancing Access to Social Protection Programs through Older Persons’ Engagement
The Coalition of Services of the Elderly, Inc. (COSE) is an organization that attempts to keep older people in the community and contribute to the welfare of society. Its work is guided by its vision of an equitable society for all ages where older persons live in dignity, remain healthy, self-reliant, secure, and free to commit themselves to others and society. COSE largely works on community organizing/development to support older persons regain self-worth and overcome their vulnerabilities due to ageing through community-based approaches, advocacy and networking, and capacity building. The project Enhancing Access to Social Protection Programmes through Older Persons Engagement integrates the social accountability approach in influencing local government’s policies and spending on social protection in two provinces in Luzon. It runs for two years and works closely with Older Persons Organizations (OPOs) in three target municipalities. The project pilots the creation of Older Citizens Monitoring Committees (OCMC), with accompanying monitoring methodology and tools. COSE is committed to developing bottom-up social accountability mechanisms to improve the quality of Philippines’ social protection programs through minimizing intentional and unintentional errors by staff and claimants. Accountability mechanisms are integrated in the project to address poor ‘customer service’, leakages of public funds and streamline administrative challenges across the target areas.
Below are highlights of achievements realized during the project:
Strengthened and Functional Older Persons’ Organizations (OPOs) and Federations A total of 88 Older Persons Organizations’ Leaders were trained in organizational and leadership development. The capacity building activities conducted with the leaders led to the effective management of their organizations and their projects/
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