REPUBLIC OF HONDURAS
MINISTRY OF SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT
SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT IN HONDURAS:
Towards an integrated framework of
social policies and tools to reduce poverty.
Lidia Fromm Cea
Viceminister for Social Policies
Ministry of Social Development
a)
Formulate, coordinate, implement and evaluate
public social policies for poverty reduction;
decreto 193-2009.
b)fue creada
Plan,mediante
manage
and execute plans, programs,
projects and strategies aimed at reducing poverty
Inicia operaciones en febrero de 2010.
and extreme poverty
Su mandato es coordinar, formular, diseñar y evaluar las políticas públicas en materia social y
Formulate
reducción de la pobreza.
Manage
Coordinate
SOCIAL POLICIES
AND POVERTY
REDUCTION
Evaluate
Implement
SOME STATS: 2011
• 61.9 Poverty rate
fue•creada
decreto
193-2009.
41.6mediante
Extreme
poverty
rate
Inicia operaciones en febrero de 2010.
• 1 out of every 4 kids suffer from
Su mandato es coordinar, formular, diseñar y evaluar las políticas públicas en materia social y
malnutrition
reducción
de la pobreza.(30%)
• 14.9 illiteracy rate (804,600
people)
POLICY FRAMEWORK
Ensure development and well-being of all hondurans.
SOCIAL PROTECTION POLICY
EARLY CHILDHOOD POLICIES
• Prevention
• Health Care
• Protection
• Food & Nutrition
• Career & Opportunities
• Education, Recreation, Protection
National Center for Social Sector Information (CENISS)
Registry of
Beneficiaries
Registry of
Institutional Supply
RUB
ROI
CENISS
CENAD
CENISS is an integrated information
platform, accesible and available for
decision making.
The National
Documentation Center
HOW CAN YOU USE RUB? TO FOCALIZE BENEFICIARIES.
Data in RUB:
 26 Data Bases
 17 Institutions
 14 Projects and Programs
 Socioeconomic profiles /1.3 million hondurans
Identification
Socioeconomic tab
Registry of
Beneficiaries:
1.3 million
hondurans
Analysis and Reporting
Housing
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Focalizes the poor and vulnerable
Health population
Characterizes the Honduran
according to life cycle.
Educationand social
Analysis of subsidies
compensation mechanisms.
Occupation
Income
Sociodemography
WHAT DOES ROI SHOW?
Shows the supply side from
GoH, donors and ONGs
-75 projects and programs
-31 institutions
EXAMPLE OF SUEPPS SCREEN
MINISTRY OF SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT– FLAGSHIP PROGRAMS
School Feeding Program (USD$ 25 million for WFP)
Vaso de Leche (milk for school children)
Escuela Saludable (micronutrients, odonthology for 300,000 kids)
Desarrollemos Honduras (entrepreneurship)
Remesas Solidarias (remittances for social assistance)
Alfabetización Ya! (Adult literacy program)
Vivir Mejor
Social Protection Tables at the local level
THE WAY FORWARD…
OUR NEEDS
INVESTING IN HUMAN CAPITAL
• Construction of school
kitchens
• Vaso de Leche
• Equipment for vocational
training centers/community
level
• Adult literacy program
• Libraries and computers for
schools
INVESTING IN COMMUNITIES
• Orphan and geriatric care
• Housing for the poor
• Support for behavior change
communication (violence child
abuse, HIV, drugs, teen pregnancy)
• Training parents and
communities to avoid child
abuse
• Support for community
libraries (computers & books)
Towards an integrated framework of social policies and tools for Honduras
inclusive development.
The right to development: our calling.
THANK YOU!.