The COVID-19 pandemic led to the suspension of parenting programs through home visits and group meetings in many low- and middle-income countries. The detrimental impact from the lack of these services for children’s development and parents’ well-being was highlighted early in the pandemic and several innovations were developed to find ways to continue reaching families in countries across Latin America and the Caribbean. These included suggesting activities and toys directly to parents for them to use with their children and contacting parents through audio calls and text and video messages.
Lessons from these hybrid delivery methods were a focus of the Inter-American Development Bank’s (IDB) Regional Policy Dialogue, which brought together more than 80 regional leaders at the end of 2021. In this third blog post of the series highlighting the Dialogue, we will focus on hybrid models through the Jamaica example.
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