ABE/BE IQC – SOUTHEASTERN EUROPE AND EURASIA: ABE/BE SOCIAL
Date: September 2006 - March 2011
In the face of social upheaval reflected in large scale unemployment, decline in school enrollment and the deterioration of safety nets for vulnerable populations, the USAID-funded Supporting Outreach, Communication, Inter-disciplinary Analysis, and Legacies Program (SOCIAL) provided USAID, NGOs and other stakeholders with expertise, market analysis, program evaluation and logistical support by helping establish social systems appropriate to market-based democracies. SOCIAL also worked with USAID’s Social Transition Team to address social sector weaknesses that hinder a country’s ability to compete in high-potential sectors. The Team focused on education, labor markets, social services, social assistance, social insurance and trafficking in persons in more than 20 Eastern European countries. ...