Location:
International Food Policy Research Institute
2033 K Street, NW, Washington, DC
Fourth Floor Conference Facility
Thursday, October 4, 2001
3:30 - 5:00 p.m.

How could one improve the design and the impact of poverty alleviation programs? This policy seminar using a case study of a major poverty alleviation program in Mexico will address these questions. PROGRESA (the Education, Health and Nutrition Program) is one of the major multisectoral intervention programs of the Mexican government aimed at developing the human capital of poor households. Targeting its benefits directly to the population in extreme poverty in rural areas, the aim of PROGRESA is to alleviate current poverty through monetary and in-kind benefits, as well as to reduce future levels of poverty by encouraging investments in education, health and nutrition. This seminar summarizes the findings of an evaluation of PROGRESA with particular emphasis on the targeting of the program, its costs and its impacts on poverty, child school attendance and work, health, nutrition, and household consumption.

Kindly RSVP to 202-862-8107 or Email: S.Hill-Lee@cgiar.org.