Mexico’s Conditional Cash Transfer Program (CCT)
International Day of Families, New York, 05/12/2011 Living better
LivingLiving betterbetter strategystrategy guidesguides allall governmentgovernment actionsactions andand policpoliciesies toto aa commoncommon goal:goal: sustainablesustainable humanhuman developmentdevelopment
ToTo achieveachieve thisthis commoncommon goalgoal thethe strategystrategy focusesfocuses on:on:
• Allowing people a full social participation, to develop and enhance their capabilities (nutrition, education, health, dwelling and social infrastructure)
• Caring and improving the environment by promoting social cohesion
• Incorporating sustainability criteria in social policy
• Raising the productivity of people to have better employment and income options Oportunidades’ Objective
DevelopDevelop andand strenghtenstrenghten capabilitiescapabilities ofof familiesfamilies livingliving inin extremeextreme povertypoverty conditionsconditions
AchievementAchievement ofof betterbetter welfarewelfare standarsstandars andand thethe improvementimprovement ofof education,education, healthhealth andand nutritionnutrition optionsoptions Oportunidades’ Interventions
Seniors Support Infantil Vivir Mejor (Live Better for Children)
Nutrition Vivir Mejor (Live Better) Health
Education Energetic Component
Jóvenes con Oportunidades (JOP’s Scolarships and (Opportunities for youth) school supplies
Oportunidades covers the entire life cycle of benificiary families. Components and benefits offered by Oportunidades (In US Dollars)
NutritionNutrition Components and benefits offered by Oportunidades (In US Dollars)
Component Support Amount What is it? Corresponsability Responsible
HealthHealth Components and benefits offered by Oportunidades (In US Dollars)
EdEducationucation Educational Support Structure (Scholarships) Evolution of Poverty in Mexico 1992-2008
Patrimonial Percentage of population in poverty in Mexico Insufficient income to buy a basic food basket, to make the necessary expenditure in health and education, as well as, in housing, clothing and transportation.
Capacities Insufficient income to buy a basic food basket and to make the necessary expenditure in health and education.
Food (Extreme poverty) Insufficient income to buy a basic food basket (daily consumption of 2,200 kilocal per person)
CONEVAL (National Council of Social Developmet Policy Evaluation) Oportunidades in Numbers 2009
Households served by type of area 2009 Oportunidades’ Budget
OportunidadesOportunidades handleshandles thethe bigestbigest budgetbudget forfor aa FederalFederal GovernmentGovernment prograprogramm inin Mexico.Mexico. ItsIts operativeoperative costcost ((lessless thanthan 3%3% ooff eacheach investedinvested pesopeso)) makesmakes itit oneone ofof thethe mostmost efefficientficient ConditConditionalional CashCash TransferTransfer programsprograms worldwworldwide.ide. Oportunidades Evolution
OportunidadesOportunidades is the utmost Social Development Program in Mexico, besides from being an important instrument of SocialSocial Policy.Policy. $ 38,072 MDP $ 47, 845 MDP $ 63,089 MDP
Very important growth: From 2.5 millon families assisted in 2000 to 6.5 millon families in 2010assisted in 95,135 localities from 2,444 municipalities, troughout the 32 states of Mexico. General Processes
1 Targeting 1.1 Localities targeting 1.2 Families targeting
2 Incorporation Incorporation of families
3 Corresponsabilities Certification of the fullfilment of families’ corresponsabilities
4 Supports delivery 4.1 Calculation of the amount of the cash transfers for each family 4.2 Delivery of supports Identification of families
Survey Analysis Identification Survey of the socioeconomic of the socioeconomic Of thethe elegibleelegible families 1 hr information of the household
Each Social Promoter makes an average of 10 surveys per ¿Con qué? day, to ensure their quality Cuestionario Único de Información Socioeconómica
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Promotores Sociales (PS) New model in urban areas 2009
Alternative model of management and attention in urban areas, more effectively in the processes of care and operation of the program, to enhance the impact in the development of families’ capacities
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Increase the number 1 of families
Specially in urban areas
Oportunidades increase of 600,000 families
Programa de Apoyo Alimentario increase of 400,000 families New actions in 2010
New cash transfer: 2 Live Better for Children
8.9 USD for children from 0-9 years old in both programs (up to 3 kids per family) Impact of the Cash Transfers
Without Federal Government Transfers*, the number of people living in extreme poverty would have increased 2.6 millions (13.5%) according CONEVAL.
People living in extreme (alimentary) poverty
Additional 2.6 million people
in food poverty
without without Oportunidades Transfers* *Transfers = Oportunidades, Becas del Gobierno, Procampo y Adultos Mayores
According to SEDESOL (Social Development Agency) estimates based on the ENIGH (National Survey of Households’ Incomes and Outflow) 2008 from INEGI (National Institute of Geography and Statistics) What makes Oportunidades a succesful CCT
Empirical evidence of the Time line: well defined entry pospositiveitive effects ooff tthehe Program and exit requirements
Clear objectives and structure Quality in health and education services Positive incentives for people to comply with their corresponsabilities Adequate targeting
Consider external and internal evaluations results in order to improve the operation and its effects
Capacity of adaptation to both national and international context International Cooperation
Countries and Internationals BetweenBetween 20082008 andand 20092009 OportunidadeOportunidadess wellcomedwellcomed Organizations moremore thanthan 3030 countries,countries, internationalinternational organizationsorganizations • European Union andand foundationsfoundations thatthat werewere interestedinterested inin knowingknowing • Guatemala andand learlearningning aboutabout thethe ProgramProgram asas wellwell asas inin recievingrecieving • Ecuador counsel.counsel. ThisThis activitiesactivities allowedallowed thethe exchangeexchange • Guinea Bissau ofof experiencesexperiences andand thethe dedevelopmentvelopment ofof prprojects.ojects. • Morocco • Tanzania • Panama • Japan • Honduras • Paraguay • Chile • Brazil • Pakistan • Brundi • Phlipines • New York City
• Ford Foundation • Gates Foundation • Wold Bank • UN - WFP • American University