Estimating the economic and social impact of conditional cash transfers from the Prospera Program in Mexico.

This research analyses the Prospera program's impact on poverty and income distribution through a computable general equilibrium model. It concludes that transfers to households have a positive impact on the Mexican economy but hide the real problem-the low wage share-that, in the long term, prevents poverty from worsening but does not reduce the population in poverty or inequality. In a scenario without transfers, neither the population in poverty nor the Gini Index decreases significantly. The results obtained lead to an understanding of some of the causes of the high rates of poverty and inequality in Mexico, which in turn have been perpetuated since the economic crisis of 1995. This allows the design of public policies in line with the structural needs of the economy, which combat the problem from the root that generates it, in order to contribute to the reduction of inequality in accordance with the UN Sustainable Development Goal 10.

Visualizing the knowledge domain of anti-poverty research between 2011 and 2020: a bibliometric analysi in CiteSpace / Visualizando o domínio do conhecimento da pesquisa anti-pobreza entre 2011 e 2020: uma análise bibliométrica no CiteSpace

The elimination of poverty and hunger in all its forms and dimensions is one of the key objective of global sustainable development (GSD). This paper analyzed the characteristics of literature release, research progress and frontier trends in the field of anti-poverty in the past ten years by means of bibliometrics, and information visualization. Using CiteSpace to analyze the literature on anti-poverty in the core journals of Web of Science and Scopus (W&S), and China National Knowledge Infrastructure (CNKI). The results showed that:(1) The heat of anti-poverty research is on the rise in both W&S and CNKI, the growth rate of Chinese literature published is significantly higher than that of English literature after 2015, but the international influence is not enough. (2) Researchers and institutions in W&S are more independent than in CNKI. The Chinese research team is more stable and larger, but it needs to be further strengthened in cross-institutional and interdisciplinary research. (3)The research content in W&S mainly focuses on influencing factors and poverty reduction mechanisms, ecosystem services, maternal health and sustainable development. According to the China National Knowledge Infrastructure (CNKI), China paid more attention to concrete ways to reduce poverty, and after completing the fight against absolute poverty by 2020, China will pay more attention to reducing relative poverty and solve multi-dimensional poverty problems by improving the security of medical care, education and housing conditions.

A eliminação da pobreza e da fome em todas as suas formas e dimensões é um dos principais objetivos do desenvolvimento sustentável global (GSD). Este artigo analisa as características da divulgação da literatura, o progresso da pesquisa e as tendências de fronteira no campo do combate à pobreza nos últimos dez anos por meio de bibliometria e visualização de informações. Uso do CiteSpace para analisar a literatura sobre combate à pobreza nas principais revistas da Web of Science e Scopus (W&S) e da China National Knowledge Infrastructure (CNKI). Os resultados mostram que: (1) O calor da pesquisa anti-pobreza está aumentando tanto na W&S quanto na CNKI, a taxa de crescimento da literatura chinesa publicada é significativamente maior do que a da literatura inglesa após 2015, mas a influência internacional não é suficiente; (2) Pesquisadores e instituições em W&S são mais independentes do que na CNKI; a equipe de pesquisa chinesa é mais estável e maior, mas precisa ser fortalecida ainda mais na pesquisa interinstitucional e interdisciplinar; (3) O conteúdo da pesquisa em W&S concentra-se principalmente nos fatores que influenciam e nos mecanismos de redução da pobreza, serviços ecossistêmicos, saúde materna e desenvolvimento sustentável. De acordo com a China National Knowledge Infrastructure (CNKI), a China prestou mais atenção a formas concretas de reduzir a pobreza e, após completar a luta contra a pobreza absoluta até 2020, a China prestará mais atenção à redução da pobreza relativa e resolverá os problemas de pobreza multidimensional em melhorar a segurança dos cuidados médicos, educação e condições de habitação.

Effects of social protection on tuberculosis treatment outcomes in low or middle-income and in high-burden countries: systematic review and meta-analysis.

Tuberculosis (TB) is a poverty infectious disease that affects millions of people worldwide. Evidences suggest that social protection strategies (SPS) can improve TB treatment outcomes. This study aimed to synthesize such evidences through systematic literature review and meta-analysis. We searched for studies conducted in low- or middle-income and in high TB-burden countries, published during 1995-2016. The review was performed by searching PubMed/MEDLINE, Scopus, Web of Science, ScienceDirect and LILACS. We included only studies that investigated the effects of SPS on TB treatment outcomes. We retained 25 studies for qualitative synthesis. Meta-analyses were performed with 9 randomized controlled trials, including a total of 1,687 participants. Pooled results showed that SPS was associated with TB treatment success (RR = 1.09; 95%CI: 1.03-1.14), cure of TB patients (RR = 1.11; 95%CI: 1.01-1.22) and with reduction in risk of TB treatment default (RR = 0.63; 95%CI: 0.45-0.89). We did not detect effects of SPS on the outcomes treatment failure and death. These findings revealed that SPS might improve TB treatment outcomes in lower-middle-income economies or countries with high burden of this disease. However, the overall quality of evidences regarding these effect estimates is low and further well-conducted randomized studies are needed.

Effects of social protection on tuberculosis treatment outcomes in low or middle-income and in high-burden countries: systematic review and meta-analysis / Efeitos da proteção social sobre os desfechos do tratamento da tuberculose em países de renda baixa e média ou de carga alta da doença: uma revisão sistemática e meta-análise / Efectos de la protección social en los resultados del tratamiento contra la tuberculosis en países con baja o media renta y gravemente afectados: revisión sistemática y metaanálisis

Tuberculosis (TB) is a poverty infectious disease that affects millions of people worldwide. Evidences suggest that social protection strategies (SPS) can improve TB treatment outcomes. This study aimed to synthesize such evidences through systematic literature review and meta-analysis. We searched for studies conducted in low- or middle-income and in high TB-burden countries, published during 1995-2016. The review was performed by searching PubMed/MEDLINE, Scopus, Web of Science, ScienceDirect and LILACS. We included only studies that investigated the effects of SPS on TB treatment outcomes. We retained 25 studies for qualitative synthesis. Meta-analyses were performed with 9 randomized controlled trials, including a total of 1,687 participants. Pooled results showed that SPS was associated with TB treatment success (RR = 1.09; 95%CI: 1.03-1.14), cure of TB patients (RR = 1.11; 95%CI: 1.01-1.22) and with reduction in risk of TB treatment default (RR = 0.63; 95%CI: 0.45-0.89). We did not detect effects of SPS on the outcomes treatment failure and death. These findings revealed that SPS might improve TB treatment outcomes in lower-middle-income economies or countries with high burden of this disease. However, the overall quality of evidences regarding these effect estimates is low and further well-conducted randomized studies are needed.

A tuberculose (TB) é uma doença infecciosa associada à pobreza que afeta milhões de pessoas no mundo. As evidências sugerem que estratégias de proteção social podem melhorar os desfechos do tratamento da TB. O estudo teve como objetivo resumir essas evidências através de uma revisão sistemática da literatura e uma meta-análise. Foram buscados estudos realizados em países de renda baixa e média ou com carga alta de TB, publicados entre 1995 e 2016. A revisão foi realizada através de uma busca em PubMed/MEDLINE, Scopus, Web of Science, ScienceDirect e LILACS. Incluímos apenas os estudos que investigavam os efeitos das estratégias de proteção social sobre os desfechos do tratamento da TB. Foram incluídos 25 estudos na síntese qualitativa. As meta-análises foram realizadas com 9 estudos randomizados e controlados, totalizando 1.687 participantes. Os resultados mostraram que as estratégias de proteção social estavam associadas ao sucesso do tratamento da TB (RR = 1,09; IC95%: 1,03-1,14), à cura dos pacientes de TB (RR = 1,11; IC95%: 1,01-1,22) e à redução do risco de abandono do tratamento (RR = 0,63; IC95%: 0,45-0,89). Não detectamos os efeitos das estratégias de proteção social sobre a falha terapêutica ou mortalidade. Os achados mostram que as estratégias de proteção social podem melhorar os desfechos do tratamento em países com renda baixa e média ou com alta carga da doença. Entretanto, a qualidade das evidências com relação a essas estimativas de efeito é baixa, e são necessários mais estudos randomizados e bem conduzidos.

La tuberculosis (TB) es una enfermedad infecciosa, característica de la pobreza, que afecta a millones de personas en todo el mundo. Las evidencias sugieren que las estrategias de protección social (EPS) pueden mejorar los resultados del tratamiento de la TB. El objetivo de este estudio ha sido resumir tales evidencias, a través de una revisión sistemática de la literatura y metaanálisis. Buscamos estudios realizados en países de baja renta o ingresos medios y con altas tasas de morbilidad por TB, publicados durante 1995-2016. La revisión la llevamos a cabo realizando búsquedas en PubMed/MEDLINE, Scopus, Web of Science, ScienceDirect y LILACS. Incluimos sólo estudios que investigaron los efectos de las EPS en los resultados de los tratamientos contra la TB. Seleccionamos 25 estudios para realizar su síntesis cualitativa. Realizamos metaanálisis con 9 ensayos controlados aleatorios, incluyendo a un total de 1.687 participantes. Los resultados agrupados mostraron que las EPS estaban asociadas con tratamientos exitosos contra la TB (RR = 1,09; 95%CI: 1,03-1,14), la curación en pacientes de TB (RR = 1,11; 95%CI: 1,01-1,22) y con la reducción en el riesgo de abandono del tratamiento de TB (RR = 0,63; 95%CI: 0,45-0,89). No detectamos efectos de las EPS en los resultados de fracaso del tratamiento y muerte por TB. Estos hallazgos revelaron que las EPS podrían mejorar los resultados de los tratamientos por TB en las economías de países con baja renta o ingresos medios, o países con altas tasas de esta enfermedad. No obstante, la calidad general de las evidencias, en relación con estos resultados, es baja e indica que son necesarios más estudios controlados aleatorios bien realizados.

[Effects of social programs on indigent population health: Evidence from results-based budgeting's impact evaluations to social programs in Peru]. / Los efectos de los programas sociales en la salud de la población en condición de pobreza: Evidencias a partir de las evaluaciones de impacto del presupuesto por resultados a programas sociales en Perú.

This article describes the experience of the MEF's impact evaluation management as one of the RBB instruments and documents the design and results obtained from three impact evaluations of the most emblematic government social programs. The Service of Visiting Families (SAF) of the National Program "Cuna Mas", conditional cash transfer Program "JUNTOS" and National Program "Pension 65" focusing on objective population's health the outcomes. Among the main results, it was found the SAF generated improvements in cognitive and communication development in children, but had no impact on mothers' child care practices or children's nutritional status. In the case of JUNTOS, there were increases in per capita spending, food expenditure, decreases in severity and poverty gap, increases in school attendance and reductions of school dropout. However, no significant results were found in most indicators of prenatal health, child health, or chronic malnutrition. In the case of Pension 65, there were increases in household consumption and improvements in elderly's emotional health (depression, self valoration); but there was no evidence of increases in the use of health services by the elderly or improvements in their physical health. Therefore, it is recommended that such programs boost their designs and inter-sectoral coordination with MINSA and subnational institutions, in order to improve contents of healthy practices and child care, and optimize the provision of health and education services, in order to meet the demands of their users.

Este artículo describe la experiencia en la gestión de evaluaciones de impacto del Ministerio de Economía y Finanzas (MEF) como uno de los instrumentos del presupuesto por resultados, y documenta el diseño de las evaluaciones de impacto a tres programas sociales emblemáticos y los resultados obtenidos, haciendo énfasis en aquellos vinculados a la salud de su población objetivo. Estos son el Servicio de Acompañamiento a Familias (SAF) del Programa Nacional Cuna Más, el Programa Nacional de Apoyo Directo a los Más Pobres JUNTOS y el Programa Nacional de Asistencia Solidaria Pensión 65. Los resultados muestran que el SAF generó mejoras en el desarrollo cognitivo y de lenguaje en los niños mas no en las prácticas de cuidado infantil de las madres, ni en el estado nutricional de los niños. JUNTOS logró incrementos en el gasto per cápita, gasto en alimentos, disminución de la severidad de pobreza y mejoras en el logro educativo. Sin embargo, no se encontraron resultados significativos en la mayoría de indicadores de salud prenatal ni estado nutricional infantil. Pensión 65 mejoró la salud emocional del adulto mayor (depresión, autovaloración), pero no se evidenció aumentos en el uso de servicios de salud por parte de los adultos mayores ni mejoras en su salud física. Se recomienda que dichos programas fortalezcan sus diseños y acciones de articulación con el Ministerio de Salud y entre diferentes niveles de Gobierno, cuando corresponda, a fin de mejorar la oferta y contenidos de las prácticas saludables y optimizar la prestación de los servicios de salud.

Los efectos de los programas sociales en la salud de la población en condición de pobreza: evidencias a partir de las evaluaciones de impacto del presupuesto por resultados a programas sociales en Perú / Effects of social programs on indigent population health: evidence from results-based budgeting’s impact evaluations to social programs in Peru

Este artículo describe la experiencia en la gestión de evaluaciones de impacto del Ministerio de Economía y Finanzas (MEF) como uno de los instrumentos del presupuesto por resultados, y documenta el diseño de las evaluaciones de impacto a tres programas sociales emblemáticos y los resultados obtenidos, haciendo énfasis en aquellos vinculados a la salud de su población objetivo. Estos son el Servicio de Acompañamiento a Familias (SAF) del Programa Nacional Cuna Más, el Programa Nacional de Apoyo Directo a los Más Pobres JUNTOS y el Programa Nacional de Asistencia Solidaria Pensión 65. Los resultados muestran que el SAF generó mejoras en el desarrollo cognitivo y de lenguaje en los niños mas no en las prácticas de cuidado infantil de las madres, ni en el estado nutricional de los niños. JUNTOS logró incrementos en el gasto per cápita, gasto en alimentos, disminución de la severidad de pobreza y mejoras en el logro educativo. Sin embargo, no se encontraron resultados significativos en la mayoría de indicadores de salud prenatal ni estado nutricional infantil. Pensión 65 mejoró la salud emocional del adulto mayor (depresión, autovaloración), pero no se evidenció aumentos en el uso de servicios de salud por parte de los adultos mayores ni mejoras en su salud física. Se recomienda que dichos programas fortalezcan sus diseños y acciones de articulación con el Ministerio de Salud y entre diferentes niveles de Gobierno, cuando corresponda, a fin de mejorar la oferta y contenidos de las prácticas saludables y optimizar la prestación de los servicios de salud.

This article describes the experience of the MEF’s impact evaluation management as one of the RBB instruments and documents the design and results obtained from three impact evaluations of the most emblematic government social programs. The Service of Visiting Families (SAF) of the National Program "Cuna Mas", conditional cash transfer Program "JUNTOS" and National Program "Pension 65" focusing on objective population’s health the outcomes. Among the main results, it was found the SAF generated improvements in cognitive and communication development in children, but had no impact on mothers’ child care practices or children’s nutritional status. In the case of JUNTOS, there were increases in per capita spending, food expenditure, decreases in severity and poverty gap, increases in school attendance and reductions of school dropout. However, no significant results were found in most indicators of prenatal health, child health, or chronic malnutrition. In the case of Pension 65, there were increases in household consumption and improvements in elderly’s emotional health (depression, self valoration); but there was no evidence of increases in the use of health services by the elderly or improvements in their physical health. Therefore, it is recommended that such programs boost their designs and inter-sectoral coordination with MINSA and subnational institutions, in order to improve contents of healthy practices and child care, and optimize the provision of health and education services, in order to meet the demands of their users.

Breaking the cycles of poverty: Strategies, achievements, and lessons learned in Los Cuatro Santos, Nicaragua, 1990-2014.

BACKGROUND: In a post-war frontier area in north-western Nicaragua that was severely hit by Hurricane Mitch in 1998, local stakeholders embarked on and facilitated multi-dimensional development initiatives to break the cycles of poverty. OBJECTIVE: The aim of this paper is to describe the process of priority-setting, and the strategies, guiding principles, activities, achievements, and lessons learned in these local development efforts from 1990 to 2014 in the Cuatro Santos area, Nicaragua. METHODS: Data were derived from project records and a Health and Demographic Surveillance System that was initiated in 2004. The area had 25,893 inhabitants living in 5,966 households in 2014. RESULTS: A participatory process with local stakeholders and community representatives resulted in a long-term strategic plan. Guiding principles were local ownership, political reconciliation, consensus decision-making, social and gender equity, an environmental and public health perspective, and sustainability. Local data were used in workshops with communities to re-prioritise and formulate new goals. The interventions included water and sanitation, house construction, microcredits, environmental protection, school breakfasts, technical training, university scholarships, home gardening, breastfeeding promotion, and maternity waiting homes. During the last decade, the proportion of individuals living in poverty was reduced from 79 to 47%. Primary school enrolment increased from 70 to 98% after the start of the school breakfast program. Under-five mortality was around 50 per 1,000 live births in 1990 and again peaked after Hurricane Mitch and was approaching 20 per 1,000 in 2014. Several of the interventions have been scaled up as national programs. CONCLUSIONS: The lessons learned from the Cuatro Santos initiative underline the importance of a bottom-up approach and local ownership of the development process, the value of local data for monitoring and evaluation, and the need for multi-dimensional local interventions to break the cycles of poverty and gain better health and welfare.

Factors behind the success story of under-five stunting in Peru: a district ecological multilevel analysis.

BACKGROUND: Stunting prevalence in children less than 5 years has remained stagnated in Peru from 1992 to 2007, with a rapid reduction thereafter. We aimed to assess the role of different predictors on stunting reduction over time and across departments, from 2000 to 2012. METHODS: We used various secondary data sources to describe time trends of stunting and of possible predictors that included distal to proximal determinants. We determined a ranking of departments by annual change of stunting and of different predictors. To account for variation over time and across departments, we used an ecological hierarchical approach based on a multilevel mixed-effects regression model, considering stunting as the outcome. Our unit of analysis was one department-year. RESULTS: Stunting followed a decreasing trend in all departments, with differing slopes. The reduction pace was higher from 2007-2008 onwards. The departments with the highest annual stunting reduction were Cusco (-2.31%), Amazonas (-1.57%), Puno (-1.54%), Huanuco (-1.52%), and Ancash (-1.44). Those with the lowest reduction were Ica (-0.67%), Ucayali (-0.64%), Tumbes (-0.45%), Lima (-0.37%), and Tacna (-0.31%). Amazon and Andean departments, with the highest baseline poverty rates and concentrating the highest rural populations, showed the highest stunting reduction. In the multilevel analysis, when accounting for confounding, social determinants seemed to be the most important factors influencing annual stunting reduction, with significant variation between departments. CONCLUSIONS: Stunting reduction may be explained by the adoption of anti-poverty policies and sustained implementation of equitable crosscutting interventions, with focus on poorest areas. Inclusion of quality indicators for reproductive, maternal, neonatal and child health interventions may enable further analyses to show the influence of these factors. After a long stagnation period, Peru reduced dramatically its national and departmental stunting prevalence, thanks to a combination of social determinants and crosscutting factors. This experience offers useful lessons to other countries trying to improve their children's nutrition.

Participation in the Juntos Conditional Cash Transfer Program in Peru Is Associated with Changes in Child Anthropometric Status but Not Language Development or School Achievement.

BACKGROUND: It is unclear what effects a conditional cash transfer (CCT) program would have on child anthropometry, language development, or school achievement in the context of the nutrition transition experienced by many low- and middle-income countries. OBJECTIVE: We estimated the association of participation in Peru's Juntos CCT with anthropometry, language development, and school achievement among children aged 7-8 y. METHODS: We used data from the Young Lives Study of a cohort born between 2001 and 2002. We estimated associations of the Juntos program with height-for-age z score (HAZ), body mass index-for-age z score (BAZ), stunting, and overweight at age 7-8 y separately for children participating in the program for ≥2 y (n = 169) and children participating for <2 y (n = 188). We then estimated associations with receptive vocabulary and grade achievement among children who had been assessed at age 4-6 y before enrollment in Juntos (n = 243). We identified control subjects using propensity score matching and conducted difference-in-differences comparisons. RESULTS: Juntos participation was associated with increases in HAZ among boys participating for ≥2 y [average effect of treatment among the treated (ATT): 0.43; 95% CI: 0.09, 0.77; P = 0.01] and for boys participating for <2 y (ATT: 0.52; 95% CI: 0.23, 0.80; P < 0.01). Among girls participating in the program for ≥2 y, BAZ declined (ATT: -0.60; 95% CI: -1.00, -0.21; P < 0.01) as did the prevalence of overweight (ATT: -22.0 percentage points; 95% CI: -42.5, -2.7 percentage points; P = 0.03). We observed no significant associations of Juntos participation with receptive vocabulary or grade attainment. CONCLUSIONS: CCT program participation in Peru was associated with better linear growth among boys and decreased BAZ among girls, highlighting that a large-scale poverty-alleviation intervention may influence anthropometric outcomes in the context of the nutrition transition.

Microcredit participation and women's health: results from a cross-sectional study in Peru.

INTRODUCTION: Social and economic conditions are powerful determinants of women's health status. Microcredit, which involves the provision of small loans to low-income women in the hopes of improving their living conditions, is an increasingly popular intervention to improve women's socioeconomic status. Studies examining the health effects of microcredit programs have had mixed results. METHODS: We conduct a cross-sectional study among female clients of a non-profit microcredit program in Peru (N = 1,593). The predictor variable is length of microcredit participation. We conduct bivariate and multivariate linear regressions to examine the associations between length of microcredit participation and a variety of measures of women's health. We control for participants' sociodemographic characteristics. RESULTS: We find that longer participation is associated with decreased depressive symptoms, increased social support, and increased perceived control, but these differences are attenuated with the inclusion of covariates. We find no association between length of participation and contraception use, cancer screening, or self-reported days sick. CONCLUSIONS: These results demonstrate a positive association between length of microcredit participation and measures of women's psychological health, but not physical health. These findings contribute to the discussion on the potential of microcredit programs to address the socioeconomic determinants of health, and suggest that addressing socioeconomic status may be a key way to improve women's health worldwide.

[Promoting health in vulnerable communities: social technologies for poverty reduction and sustainable development]. / Promovendo saúde em comunidades vulneráveis: tecnologias sociais na redução da pobreza e desenvolvimento sustentável.

OBJECTIVE: To report the experience of implementing social technologies in vulnerable communities to foster individual and community potential for health promotion, poverty reduction and sustainable development. METHOD: The experience reports were collected from July 2010 to June 2015 with 200 individuals residing in vulnerable communities, in Bahia, Brazil. The experiences were reported in stages: 1) Awareness and diagnostics; 2) Workshops on different subjects; 3) Deployment of social technologies. RESULTS: The participants were notified of the importance of sustainable development and the environmental and health conditions were diagnosed. Actions for sustainable development were planned, with the implementation of acoustic artefacts (natural fibres) and experimental kitchens (homemade sweets). CONCLUSIONS: Considering that health comprises actions that promote the quality of life, the use of social technologies favoured health promotion because they stimulated the potential of the participants. It also allowed the diversification of the community's income source and sustainable development, which reduces poverty and fosters sustainability, quality of life and health promotion.

Promovendo saúde em comunidades vulneráveis: tecnologias sociais na redução da pobreza e desenvolvimento sustentável / Promocionando salud en comunidades vulnerables: tecnologíassociales en la reducción de la pobreza y el desarrollo sostenible / Promoting health in vulnerable communities: social technologies for poverty reduction and sustainable development

RESUMO Objetivo Relato de experiência sobre a implantação de tecnologias sociais em comunidades vulneráveis, objetivando promover potencialidades individuais e comunitárias por meio da promoção da saúde, da redução da pobreza e do desenvolvimento sustentável. Método Relato de experiência sobre o trabalho desenvolvido (julho/2013 e junho/2015) com 200 pessoas de comunidades vulneráveis na Bahia. Ações em três etapas: 1) Sensibilização e diagnósticos; 2) Oficinas diversas; 3) Implantação de Tecnologias Sociais. Resultados Sensibilização dos participantes sobre a importância do desenvolvimento sustentável; diagnóstico de condições ambientais e de saúde. Realização do planejamento de ações para o desenvolvimento sustentável, a implementação de oficinas de artefatos acústicos (fibras naturais) e de cozinhas (doces caseiros). Conclusões Considerando que a promoção da saúde engloba ações voltadas à qualidade de vida, a utilização de tecnologias sociais favoreceu a promoção da saúde, pois estimulou o potencial dos participantes. Ademais, permitiu a diversificação da fonte de renda e o desenvolvimento sustentável, criando meios para a redução da pobreza e promovendo sustentabilidade, qualidade de vida e promoção da saúde.

RESUMEN Objetivo Relatar la experiencia de la implantación de tecnologías sociales en comunidades vulnerables con el objetivo de promover potencialidades individuales y comunitarias, buscando la promoción de la salud, la reducción de la pobreza y el desarrollo sostenible. Método Relato de experiencia sobre un trabajo realizado en el período de Julio/2010 hasta Junio/2015 con 200 personas, habitantes de comunidades vulnerables, localizadas en Bahia. Las acciones fueron desarrolladas en tres etapas: 1) Sensibilización y diagnósticos; 2) Talleres sobre temas diversos; 3) Implantación de tecnologías sociales. Resultados Los participantes fueron sensibilizados sobre la importancia del desarrollo sostenible; fueron diagnosticadas las condiciones ambientales de las comunidades, así como las de salud de sus residentes. Después del diagnóstico, se planificaron acciones para el desarrollo sostenible de las comunidades, siendo implementados talleres de artefactos acústicos (fibras naturales) y cocinas experimentales (dulces caseros). Conclusiones Teniendo en cuenta que la salud abarca todas las acciones volcadas a la calidad de vida, el uso de las tecnologías sociales ha favorecido la promoción de la salud, ya que estimula el potencial de los participantes. También permitió la diversificación de las fuentes de ingresos y el desarrollo sostenible, la creación de medios para reducir la pobreza y promover la sostenibilidad, la calidad de vida y la salud.

ABSTRACT Objective To report the experience of implementing social technologies in vulnerable communities to foster individual and community potential for health promotion, poverty reduction and sustainable development. Method The experience reports were collected from July 2010 to June 2015 with 200 individuals residing in vulnerable communities, in Bahia, Brazil. The experiences were reported in stages: 1) Awareness and diagnostics; 2) Workshops on different subjects; 3) Deployment of social technologies. Results The participants were notified of the importance of sustainable development and the environmental and health conditions were diagnosed. Actions for sustainable development were planned, with the implementation of acoustic artefacts (natural fibres) and experimental kitchens (homemade sweets). Conclusions Considering that health comprises actions that promote the quality of life, the use of social technologies favoured health promotion because they stimulated the potential of the participants. It also allowed the diversification of the community’s income source and sustainable development, which reduces poverty and fosters sustainability, quality of life and health promotion.

The Zero Hunger and Brazil without Extreme Poverty programs: a step forward in Brazilian social protection policy / Fome Zero e Brasil sem Miséria: um passo adiante na política brasileira de proteção social

Brazilian social protection programs have had consistent effects in reducing poverty and inequality among their respective target-groups: children, adolescents and pregnant and breastfeeding women. In 2011, the Brazil without Extreme Poverty program was launched as a strategy to eradicate extreme poverty by 2014. It makes the promotion of rights the core concept of the official political narrative. This study seeks to provide a systematic description of the Brazil without Extreme Poverty program and its initial results. A review of official documents and academic studies on the social protection programs was conducted. The Brazil without Extreme Poverty program represents an incremental approach to the social protection policies enacted by the previous administration. It advocates a multidimensional and focused approach, funded primarily by the federal government. The strategy subscribes to the international trend of associating social protection with employment and income generation policies.

Os programas de proteção social no Brasil tiveram efeitos consistentes na redução da pobreza e desigualdade em seus grupos-alvo: crianças, adolescentes, grávidas e nutrizes. Em 2010, o Brasil sem Miséria foi lançado como uma estratégia para erradicar a pobreza extrema até 2014. A promoção de direitos é o cerne de sua narrativa política oficial. O objetivo deste artigo é prover uma descrição sistemática do Brasil sem Miséria, bem como de seus resultados iniciais. Foi realizada revisão de documentos oficiais e estudos acadêmicos sobre os programas de proteção social. O programa Brasil sem Miséria representa uma abordagem incremental em relação às políticas de proteção social implementadas pelo governo anterior. Defende uma abordagem multidimensional e focalizada, financiada principalmente pelo governo federal. A estratégia adota a tendência internacional de associar proteção social a políticas de geração de emprego e renda.

The Zero Hunger and Brazil without Extreme Poverty programs: a step forward in Brazilian social protection policy.

Brazilian social protection programs have had consistent effects in reducing poverty and inequality among their respective target-groups: children, adolescents and pregnant and breastfeeding women. In 2011, the Brazil without Extreme Poverty program was launched as a strategy to eradicate extreme poverty by 2014. It makes the promotion of rights the core concept of the official political narrative. This study seeks to provide a systematic description of the Brazil without Extreme Poverty program and its initial results. A review of official documents and academic studies on the social protection programs was conducted. The Brazil without Extreme Poverty program represents an incremental approach to the social protection policies enacted by the previous administration. It advocates a multidimensional and focused approach, funded primarily by the federal government. The strategy subscribes to the international trend of associating social protection with employment and income generation policies.