Over the past two decades, the Single Beneficiary System (SIUBEN) has undergone a profound transformation. It was created in 2004 in response to a severe economic and social crisis, with the initial mandate of building a database that would allow for a fairer and more efficient targeting of social programs.
We experimentally evaluate a novel approach to IPV prevention that harnesses social media to recruit and engage men in a virtual support group delivered by trained male facilitators via WhatsApp. The program succeeded in recruiting men at high risk of committing IPV through self-targeting alone: 52% of partners of men who enroll in the program in response to social media ads report experiencing IPV at baseline, more than four times the national average and nearly twice the rates observed in men recruited through targeted and untargeted invitations.
Women remain underrepresented in the global labor market, and no country has yet achieved gender equality in the workplace. This article analyzes gender gaps in Mexicos labor market between 2010 and 2023 and assesses the potential impact of expanding childcare services to help close these gaps. The findings reveal that these disparities have persisted over time and are exacerbated by factors such as living in rural areas, marital status, and the presence of dependents in the household (either children or older adults).
Type 2 diabetes affects millions of people in Latin America and represents one of the greatest challenges for health systems. In Ecuador, this condition particularly impacts rural and vulnerable populations, such as those in the province of Chimborazo, where health centers must respond to growing demand with limited resources.
This report provides a comprehensive understanding of how extreme heat affects education in Latin America and the Caribbean and what education systems can do to anticipate, respond to, and adapt to its impacts. It examines how high temperatures reduce learning outcomes and disrupt educational trajectories, weakening the development of human capital.
Evidence-based strategies show how schools in Latin America and the Caribbean can reduce bullying and violence by creating protective environments.
The purpose of this report is to provide a comprehensive analysis of the RSH, covering its historical evolution, the technological infrastructure that supports it, and the implementation and oversight mechanisms that guide its operation. It also examines its role in emergency situations, with an emphasis on the COVID-19 pandemic and natural disaster risk management, and identifies the main challenges and prospects for the future, particularly in relation to self-reported information, system interoperability, and constant data updating.
Every day, millions of families in Latin America and the Caribbean organize their lives around caregiving, whether for a young child, a person with disabilities who needs support, or an elderly person who depends on others. For a long time, public discourse focused almost exclusively on those receiving care. However, today the focus has shifted to the care partnership: well-being is no longer understood without also considering those who provide care—whether paid or unpaid—as an integral part of the equation.
We study the effect of a randomized one-on-one remote phone tutoring program implemented between 2021 and 2023. The intervention reached more than seven thousand students in seven Latin American countries: Argentina, Brazil, El Salvador, Guatemala, Mexico, Paraguay and Peru. The program targeted students with low initial learning levels and focused on foundational numeracy skills using a differentiated instruction approach. We find that assignment to tutoring increased student test scores by 0.2 SD.
Korea’s education model is helping the region to scale innovation with teachers, data, and AI at the center.