Crisis Response System (Sistema de Atención a Crisis)

2005 - 2006

i) Bono de seguridad alimentaria (Food security bonus): Health: Women and adolescents: attendance at bimonthly training sessions; Children aged under 9 years: keeping up to date immunization schedule, children, adolescents and women of reproductive age: Attendance medical checks. - Sanctions: Children should remain at a healthy weight, and if they are underweight for two consecutive reviews, the household will lose the transfer. ii) Bono educativo (Education bonus): Education: Children between 7 and 13 years: Attendance to school with a maximum of 3 unexcused absences per month (95% attendance); Household: must use the transfer in education, as specified, - Sanctions: If the children go over the justified absences, they should provide a doctor’s notice to avoid being punished. Since this is a household transfer, if one of the children does not attend school, even if the other ones do attend, the family loses its transfer for this cycle. iii) Mochila Escolar (School backpack): Education: Children: Must be enrolled in an educational establishment at the beginning of the school year.

About 3,000 families were assisted during the execution of the programme.

Total costs of the programme was US$ 1,883,000 - 0.02% of the GDP (2006). Source of funding: World Bank

Local. The targeting method included identification of areas affected by the local branches of the Ministry of the Family and then by a means test based on unsitisfied basic needs, depending on the degree of the damage that affected the families.

Families in extreme poverty.

i) Bono de seguridad alimentaria (Food security bonus): All beneficiary households of the programme; ii) Bono educativo (Education bonus): Families with at least one child between 7 and 15 years of age; iii) Mochila Escolar (School backpack): Families with children between 7 and 15 years old; iv) Bono a la oferta educativa (Education supply bonus): Families with children between 7 and 15 years old (to be sent to the teacher); v) Bono a la oferta en salud (Health supply bonus): Health care providers; vi) Componente de capacitación vocacional (Vocational occupational training - component): 1,000 households were randomly selected to participate in this component. The transfers are received by the household member whom satisfies the conditions of eligibility or would like to participate in activities; vii) Componente de inversión productiva (Productive investment component): 1,000 households were randomly selected to participate in this component. The transfers are received by the household member whom satisfies the conditions of eligibility or would like to participate in activities.

i) Bono de seguridad alimentaria (Food security bonus): Flat transfer; ii) Bono educativo (Education bonus): Flat transfer; iii) Mochila Escolar (School backpack): Flat transfer; iv) Bono a la oferta educativa (Education supply bonus): Flat transfer; v) Bono a la oferta en salud (Health supply bonus): Flat transfer; vi) Componente de capacitación vocacional (Vocational occupational training - component): Flat transfer; vii) Componente de inversión productiva (Productive investment component): Flat transfer;

i) Bono de seguridad alimentaria (Food security bonus): Not available. ii) Bono educativo (Education bonus): Not available. iii) Mochila Escolar (School backpack): USD$1.8 annual. Maximum per household: One transfer per household. iv) Bono a la oferta educativa (Education supply bonus): USD$1.3 bimonthly per children v) Bono a la oferta en salud (Health supply bonus): Up to USD$90 per household attended per year vi) Componente de capacitación vocacional (Vocational occupational training - component): a) USD$15 per month during the training (up to a maximum of $90 per year) b) USD$140 per household, c) USD$40 per household served by the providers. vii) Componente de inversión productiva (Productive investment component): a) Two transfers of US$ 175 and $ 25, conditional to the approval of a business plan; b) A transfer of US$ 40 per household attended by providers.

i) Bono de seguridad alimentaria (Food security bonus): Bimonthly; ii) Bono educativo (Education bonus): Bimonthly; iii) Mochila Escolar (School backpack): Annual. iv) Bono a la oferta educativa (Education supply bonus): Not available. v) Bono a la oferta en salud (Health supply bonus): Not available. vi) Componente de capacitación vocacional (Vocational occupational training - component): Not available. vii) Componente de inversión productiva (Productive investment component): Not available.

Delivery/Cash withdrawal

Mothers

Exit strategies or criteria: Beneficiaries receive support during the length of the program (1 year).

Registry of recipients: Single Register of Beneficiaries (RUB).