Policy Brief What Works to Improve Outcomes for Children?: A rapid evidence assessment of cash plus programmes in Low- and Middle-Income Countries, informed by Social and Behaviour Change (SBC) strategies AUTHOR(S) Anil Thota; Richard de Groot; Ebele Mogo; Tia Palermo; Keetie Roelen; Nyasha Tirivayi; Frank Otchere; Valeria Groppo; Shivit Bakrania; Benjamin Hickler Published: 2023 Policy Brief Cash transfers are a type of social protection that help to reduce the effects of poverty. They are typically delivered in the form of cash or vouchers that beneficiaries can use for various expenses in the same way as earned income.While cash-transfer programmes have shown positive effects on important first-order outcomes, such as food security, household consumption and education, there are limits to the effectiveness of cash transfers alone in addressing all development needs. Many interventions have had inconsistent or no impact on other important well-being outcomes, such as child nutrition, early marriage, health-seeking behaviour, and sexual and reproductive health.In order to improve the effectiveness of social protection in addressing these multidimensional needs, cash transfers are modified to cash-plus interventions by combining them with additional elements, such as in-kind resources, behaviour change interventions and links to other social services. SBC components of cash-plus interventions aim to address the drivers of behaviours that affect children’s well-being.The aims of this rapid evidence assessment are:• Assess the effectiveness of cash transfers combined with social and behaviour change (SBC) components to improve outcomes for children• Identify which types of SBC are effective in improving outcomes• Identify the contextual factors that are necessary to successfully deliver cash-plus interventions with SBC components + - Cite this publication | Thematic area: Child Poverty, Social Policies | Tags: behavioural change, cash transfers × COPY BIBLIOGRAPHIC CITATION Anil Thota; Richard de Groot; Ebele Mogo; Tia Palermo; Keetie Roelen; Nyasha Tirivayi; Frank Otchere; Valeria Groppo; Shivit Bakrania; Benjamin Hickler 2023 What Works to Improve Outcomes for Children?: A rapid evidence assessment of cash plus programmes in Low- and Middle-Income Countries, informed by Social and Behaviour Change (SBC) strategies.
Innocenti Research Briefs Navigating Digital Learning: Insights into the Pasaporte al Aprendizaje Programme in Mexico AUTHOR(S) Marta Carnelli; Pragya Dewan; Sophia Kan; Janina Cuevas Zúñiga Published: 2023 Innocenti Research Briefs In 2021, Mexico introduced Pasaporte al Aprendizaje, a localized version of the Learning Passport digital learning platform, to mitigate learning loss after widespread school closures due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Between October 2021 and February 2023, almost 100,000 students utilized it for upper-secondary courses.The research explores the key design and implementation steps undertaken for the successful deployment and use of the Pasaporte al Aprendizaje. In addition, analysis of data from the digital learning platform shows that students assessment scores improved as they progressed through courses, in subjects such as mathematics, Spanish, chemistry and physics. The overall goal of this research is to inform improvements in the Pasaporte al Aprendizaje and provide key lessons learned for other countries implementing national digital learning programmes. + - Cite this publication | Thematic area: Education | Tags: digital learning, e-learning, online learning × COPY BIBLIOGRAPHIC CITATION Marta Carnelli; Pragya Dewan; Sophia Kan; Janina Cuevas Zúñiga 2023 Navigating Digital Learning: Insights into the Pasaporte al Aprendizaje Programme in Mexico.
Innocenti Working Papers Pre-crisis Conditions and Government Policy Responses: Chile and Mexico during the Great Recession AUTHOR(S) Bruno Martorano Published: 2014 Innocenti Working Papers Chile and Mexico reacted to the crisis by implementing several policy responses, they achieved different outcomes. In particular, the Chilean economy recovered faster than the Mexican one. However, the main differences are related to social outcomes. On one hand, the Gini coefficient decreased in both countries. On the other hand, both overall and child poverty dropped in Chile while they rose sharply in Mexico. , Chile introduced a stimulus package twice as large the Mexican one. When the financial crisis arrived in late 2008 - Chile and Mexico started from different positions, they generated a different public effort, which in turn led to different economic and social results. + - Cite this publication | No. of pages: 22 | Thematic area: Child Poverty, Social Policies | Tags: cash transfers, economic depression, family policy, social protection × COPY BIBLIOGRAPHIC CITATION Bruno Martorano 2014 Pre-crisis Conditions and Government Policy Responses: Chile and Mexico during the Great Recession. , pp. 22.
Innocenti Working Papers La educación durante la primera infancia en México: expansión, mejora de la calidad, y reforma curricular AUTHOR(S) Hirokazu Yoshikawa; Robert G. Myers; Kathleen McCartney; Kristen L. Bub; Julieta Lugo-Gil; Maria A. Ramos; Felicia Knaul Published: 2008 Innocenti Working Papers Las investigaciones recogidas en cientos de estudios demuestran los beneficios que proporcionan la educación y los cuidados de calidad durante la primera infancia para el aprendizaje posterior del niño, su éxito escolar y su desarrollo social. Habiendo reconocido el valor de ofrecer oportunidades educativas al niño desde los primeros momentos de su vida, muchos países han extendido la educación y los cuidados a la primera infancia durante los últimos años. México consituye un caso interesante, en el que durante los últimos cinco años se han extendido la educación y los cuidados a la primera infancia, así como las iniciativas encaminadas a mejorar la calidad y a reformar el currículo nacional de los preescolares. Este documento examina tres iniciativas de política educativa que se llevaron a cabo en México entre 2000 y 2006: la expansión de la educación preescolar, la mejora de la calidad y la reforma curricular. + - Cite this publication | Thematic area: Early Childhood | Tags: early childhood, early childhood development, early childhood education, educational evaluation, educational reforms, preschool education, right to care and protection, right to child care services × COPY BIBLIOGRAPHIC CITATION Hirokazu Yoshikawa; Robert G. Myers; Kathleen McCartney; Kristen L. Bub; Julieta Lugo-Gil; Maria A. Ramos; Felicia Knaul 2008 La educación durante la primera infancia en México: expansión, mejora de la calidad, y reforma curricular.
Innocenti Digest Promoting the Rights of Children with Disabilities Published: 2007 Innocenti Digest This Innocenti Digest on 'Promoting the Rights of Children with Disabilities' examines the situation of approximately 200 million children with disabilities around the world and identifies ways to support the realization of their rights. Children with disabilities constantly face barriers to the enjoyment of their rights and inclusion in society. But the tide is changing, as many countries have begun to reform their laws and structures in the past two decades to promote the participation of children with disabilities as full members of society. The Digest promotes such participation, and discusses all aspects of their development, including access to education, health services and rehabilitation, social and legal assistance, play and cultural activities, vocational and life-skills training. It focuses on the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities which, building on the provisions of the Convention on the Rights of the Child, opens a new era in securing the rights of children with disabilities. + - Cite this publication | No. of pages: 78 | Thematic area: Rights of the Child | Tags: disabilities, disabled children, discrimination based on disability, right to appropriate standards of care, rights of disabled children × COPY BIBLIOGRAPHIC CITATION 2007 Promoting the Rights of Children with Disabilities. , pp. 78.
Innocenti Working Papers Early Childhood Education in Mexico: Expansion, quality improvement, and curricular reform AUTHOR(S) Hirokazu Yoshikawa; Robert G. Myers; Kathleen McCartney; Kristen L. Bub; Julieta Lugo-Gil; Maria A. Ramos; Felicia Knaul Published: 2007 Innocenti Working Papers An accumulation of research across hundreds of studies shows the benefits of quality early childhood care and education for children’s later learning, school success and social development. In recognition of the value of providing early learning opportunities, many nations have expanded early childhood care and education in recent years. Mexico provides an interesting case in which expansion of early childhood care and education has occurred in the past 5 years, as have initiatives to improve quality and revise the national curriculum for pre-schoolers. This paper examines three policy initiatives that occurred in Mexico between 2000 and 2006 - preschool expansion, quality improvement and curricular reform. The preschool expansion included a mandate for all parents in Mexico to send their preschool-aged children (3, 4 and 5 years old) to preschool, with target dates of 2004, 2005 and 2008 for 100 per cent coverage of 5-year-olds, 4-year-olds and 3-year-olds, respectively. The quality improvement initiative was part of a larger programme providing supplemental funds to select preschools and schools in Mexico’s public education system. Finally, the curricular reform instituted a new preschool curriculum to be implemented nationwide for all programmes across the 3- to 5-year-old age range. + - Cite this publication | No. of pages: 67 | Thematic area: Early Childhood | Tags: early childhood, early childhood development, early childhood education, educational evaluation, educational reforms, preschool education, right to care and protection × COPY BIBLIOGRAPHIC CITATION Hirokazu Yoshikawa; Robert G. Myers; Kathleen McCartney; Kristen L. Bub; Julieta Lugo-Gil; Maria A. Ramos; Felicia Knaul 2007 Early Childhood Education in Mexico: Expansion, quality improvement, and curricular reform. , pp. 67.
Innocenti Occasional Papers, Economic Policy Series Two Errors of Targeting AUTHOR(S) Giovanni Andrea Cornia; Frances Stewart Published: 1993 Innocenti Occasional Papers, Economic Policy Series This paper is the product of the authors’ detailed study of food intervention programmes in nine countries. It identifies the imperfections common to all such schemes, finding that most can be brought under two headings - the ‘two errors’ of the title. These mistakes involve excess coverage - food aid is misdirected and reaches a non-priority population - and are characterised by a failure in the prime objective of the intervention. Having made the diagnosis, the authors go on to discuss possible remedies, highlighting areas in which improvements might be made to the structure of food initiatives. It is hoped that this document will be of value to all those working to ensure that food aid gets to the people who need it most. + - Cite this publication | No. of pages: 56 | Thematic area: Economic Development | Tags: economic aid, economic planning, food supply | Publisher: UNICEF ICDC, Florence × COPY BIBLIOGRAPHIC CITATION Giovanni Andrea Cornia; Frances Stewart 1993 Two Errors of Targeting. , pp. 56.
Innocenti Occasional Papers, Economic Policy Series Fiscal Shock, Wage Compression and Structural Reform: Mexican adjustment and educational policy in the 1980s AUTHOR(S) Fernando Valerio Published: 1991 Innocenti Occasional Papers, Economic Policy Series + - Cite this publication | No. of pages: 48 | Thematic area: Economic Development | Tags: adjustment policies, economic policy, educational policy, fiscal policy | Publisher: UNICEF ICDC, Florence × COPY BIBLIOGRAPHIC CITATION Fernando Valerio 1991 Fiscal Shock, Wage Compression and Structural Reform: Mexican adjustment and educational policy in the 1980s. , pp. 48.
Innocenti Occasional Papers, Economic Policy Series The Impact of Economic Crisis and Adjustment on Health Care in Mexico AUTHOR(S) Carlos Cruz Rivero; Rafael Lozano Ascencio; Julio Querol Vinagre Published: 1991 Innocenti Occasional Papers, Economic Policy Series + - Cite this publication | No. of pages: 40 | Thematic area: Economic Development | Tags: adjustment policies, economic monitoring, health care facilities | Publisher: UNICEF ICDC, Florence × COPY BIBLIOGRAPHIC CITATION Carlos Cruz Rivero; Rafael Lozano Ascencio; Julio Querol Vinagre 1991 The Impact of Economic Crisis and Adjustment on Health Care in Mexico. , pp. 40.