2 Micro finance and banking procedures in place 3 Local authorities with real power to help 4 Social investment funds Right to health French Act (reference text), special section on medical welfare. In Yemen, sufficient for access to hospital Pilot phase in Bulgaria, but still too little financing for projects for disabled Bulgaria: drive to restore health security in 2000 for polyclinics, 2001 for hospitals Yemen: support for primary health-care centres Bulgaria: pilot phase Right to financial assistance for food French Act Portuguese Act (one-year pilot experiment) Yemeni Act (Social Welfare Fund) Problems in Yemen (need to go through NGOs as banks refuse) Portugal: local board with locally-elected members and NGO for initial social survey (in each town) Bulgaria and Yemen Women's rights Equal rights to income for men and women (but linked to family situation) Women's access to same financing: Yemeni banks reluctant Bulgaria developing Portugal: powers Bulgaria: for women wide welfare Women's access depends on family situation: great efforts made in Yemen 5 Social welfare-employment link through occupational reintegration Portugal: compulsory enrolment in reintegration programme, for women as well E/CN.4/1999/48 page 26 1 Guaranteed minimum income (Act)