Mi Familia Progresa
Basic Information
Country
Geographic area
Institutions and agencies involved
Programme Details
Programme objectives
Conditional cash transfer programme (CCT) with emphasis on nutritional aspects. In mid 2009 the Guatemalan government signed a loan with the IDB to conduct the impact evaluation of the programme, and also received technical assistance from other multilateral lending institutions, development agencies and Latin American countries institutions that have experience in CCT programmes. In 2011, the programme covered 302 municipalities out of 333 throughout the country. It was replaced by the new programme "My Safe Bonus".
Programme components
i) Bono educación (Education bonus);
ii) Bono salud/nutrición (Health and nutrition bonus).
Conditionalities (if any)
i) Bono educación (Education bonus): School attendance of 80%, confirmed by specific controls. Sanctions: The household benefit would be canceled if the family fails three times the conditionalities; /// ii) Bono salud/nutrición (Health and nutrition bonus): Attendance to medical checks and health training. Sanctions: The household benefit would be canceled when the family fails three times the conditionalities.
Coverage
Programme expenditure
USD$ 74,286,374 - 0.18% of the GDP (2010)
Source of funding: Government of Guatemala; technical assistance by several cooperation entities.
Targeting and eligiblity
Targeting methods
Targeted areas
Target groups
Households in extreme poverty with children under age 15 and pregnant women
Eligibility criteria
i) Bono educación (Education bonus): Children between 6 and 15 years old; /// ii) Bono salud/nutrición (Health and nutrition bonus): Children under 6 years old; Pregnant women.
Eligibility reassessment (if any)
Loss of eligibility: In the case of periodic health controls, children become ineligible at the age of six, whereas for education benefits, children are ineligible when they turn 15. Mothers are ineligible once they pass their puerperium (or post-partum or post-delivery);
Coverage and other information
Amount of benefits
Payment/delivery frequency
Benefit delivery mechanism
Benefit recipients
Minimum and maximum duration of benefits (if any)
i) Bono educación (Education bonus) maximum per household: One transference per family
Legal Framework
Government Agreement 117-2008; Government Agreement 273-2008; Government Agreement 52-2009
MIS
Instrument of selection: Initial priority municipalities census
