Programa de Fomento a la Economía Social (Promotion of Social Economy Programme)
Basic Information
Country
Geographic area
Institutions and agencies involved
Programme type
Population group
Working age group
Programme Details
Programme objectives
The objective of the Social Economy Promotion Program is to contribute to improve the income of people living in poverty by strengthening capacities and means of the organisms of the social sector of the economy (OSSE), as well as of the people with income below the well-being line ntegrated in social groups, that count on productive initiatives.
Programme components
i) Implementation of new productive projects;
ii) Development of productive initiatives;
iii) Capacity Development;
iv) Support for Social Bank.
Previous programme name (if any)
Productive Options Programme
Programme expenditure
Targeting and eligiblity
Targeting methods
Categorical Targeting
Geographical Targeting
Target groups
Social Sector Organizations of the Economy (OSSE) and persons with incomes below the welfare line, organized in social groups (at least three people)
Eligibility criteria
Instrument of selection: Criteria of the National Council for Evaluation of Social Development Policy (Coneval), information from the Single Socioeconomic Information Questionnaire (CUIS) and through physical checks or visits made to households
Coverage and other information
Type of benefits
i) Implementation of new productive projects: Delivery of capitalizable economic resources for productive projects directed to groups of minimum three persons, which promotes the reinvestment of the income generated by the project. The support will be given for acquisition of new assets, fixed investment, differed investment and/or work capital ;
ii) Development of productive initiatives: In-kind support for the formulation of productive projects, technical assistance and accompaniment provided by the General Division of Productive Options to social groups composed of minimum three persons who present income below the well-being line. The economic support is given through a medium-superior or superior education institution;
iii) Capacity Development: Economic Support in cash which is granted by the National Institute of Social Economy to the Organization for the promotion and fostering of social economy (INPROFES) for strengthening processes of capacities of the Social Sector Organizations of the Economy (OSSE);
iv) Support for Social Bank: Economic support in cash or in kind which is granted by the National Institute of Social Economy to promote and support the creation, transformation, strengthening, consolidation and integration of Social Sector Organizations of the Economy for savings and credits.
Amount of benefits
i) Implementation of new productive projects: MXN$ 50,000 (per each member) to MXN$ 250,000 (per project) ;
ii) Development of productive initiatives: Up to MXN$ 100,000,000 for the Project Formulation Process and MXN$ 10,000,000 for the Accompaniment Process;
iii) Capacity Development: Up to MXN$ 100,000 in cash and MXN$ 80,000 in kind;
iv) Support for Social Bank: Up to MXN$ 1,500,000 (in cash)
Payment/delivery frequency
i) Implementation of new productive projects: The economic support is given to the group once. Salaries, wages, adaptation works, remodeling or construction on public lands and technical assistance cannot be supported
Benefit recipients
i) Implementation of new productive projects: Direct participant;
ii) Development of productive initiatives: Direct participant;
iii) Capacity Development: Social Sector Organizations of the Economy (OSSE);
iv) Support for Social Bank: Social Sector Organizations of the Economy (OSSE) for savings and credits.
MIS
Registry of recipients: Development Focus System (SIFODE)
