Opinion Article
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From the pandemics to food crisis in Peru, by Eduardo Zegarra, via Ojo Público
In May, 14% of households in Lima and Callao could not buy protein foods such as meat, fish and eggs due to lack of money. At the national level, in all urban Peru the number rises to 3.5 million people; not counting the rural areas, hard hit. With the high number of contagions in the […]
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The limits of the state response to COVID-19 in the artisanal fishing sector, by Isabel Gonzales
“It is urgent that the credit be made effective in a timely manner, in order to avoid the depletion of resources, the precariousness of households dependent on artisanal fishing and exposure to contact situations in the midst of the health crisis that has been hitting the sector”. Our assistant researcher, Isabel Gonzales, analyzes the functioning of […]
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Santiago Cueto in El Peruano: “Today, more than ever, early childhood is in the hands of families”
“Today, more than ever, those first years of life are in the hands of families. Although families cannot assume health-related interventions, they can take on some educational aspects. We do not need to be initial education teachers to think and give time so that our girls and boys get involved in different activities related to […]
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Crisis sanitaria y pesca artesanal: infraestructuras, focos y vectores
Por: Isabel E. Gonzales1 2 Aunque la pesca artesanal continuó sus actividades durante la cuarentena, la crisis por la pandemia ha impactado en el sector. Una serie de contagios recientes en transportistas y comerciantes ha paralizado la actividad. Esto ha provocado la precarización económica de sus trabajadores y ha aumentado el riesgo de contagios. En este […]
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COVID-19 y violencias contra las mujeres: ¿Qué están haciendo otros países y qué podemos hacer en el Perú?
Por: Wilson Hernández Breña. Ya sabemos que la pandemia incrementa el riesgo de violencia contra las mujeres. Antes de que sea tarde, saquemos lecciones de lo que otros países están haciendo para contener y prevenir la violencia, porque este problema no acaba con la cuarentena. Foto: Proyecto CREER. Las violencias contra las mujeres suelen aumentar […]
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Propuesta de medidas para reducir aglomeraciones y contagios en los mercados de abastos
Por: Ricardo Fort y Alvaro Espinoza. Hace casi un mes, nuestro artículo sobre focos de contagio en Lima advirtió e identificó los principales mercados que podían convertirse en focos de contagio del COVID-19. Hoy sabemos que más del 20% de los comerciantes en el Mercado Caqueta están infectados con el virus. Aquí presentamos una lista de […]
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The urgent need to distribute the universal bonus, by Eduardo Zegarra
“The bonus must be comprehensive and cater to all families in urban and rural areas. In the current circumstances, it is necessary to integrate all the initially announced vouchers (social, independent, rural) into a single universal voucher that reaches all families without a member in payroll regardless of their economic activity and / or poverty […]
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Por un Modelo Peruano: capital social para enfrentar la crisis
El esfuerzo inicial del gobierno para enfrentar la crisis por la pandemia —cuarentena y asistencia social— va llegando inevitablemente a su fin. Sin embargo, el Perú no es ajeno a experiencias que han combinado muerte y recesión económica a gran escala. Nuestras respuestas ante estas crisis han construido un “Modelo Peruano” caracterizado por la organización […]
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Google data: general restriction at Easter decreased walkouts by 95%, by Hugo Ñopo and Nelly Luna
Did the walkout strategy by gender work? Read the second article on Hugo Ñopo, senior researcher at GRADE, and Nelly Luna, general editor of Ojo Público, analysis of the user mobility data in Peru and other Latin American countries reported by Google. You may read the first article here.
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The other victims: Covid-19 expone la desigualdad, por Lorena Alcázar vía Ojo Público
More than a month after the quarantine started, the situation is uncertain and worrying for thousands of families. The impact of measures to tackle the pandemic is not the same for everyone. Women have a greater presence in the sectors hardest hit by the crisis: commerce (26% versus 13% of men) and services (44% versus […]
