Políticas de cuidados en ALC
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Time for women: from the local to transformative policies. Evaluation of childcare experiences in Río Grande, Argentina
Within this framework, the Latin American Team for Justice and Gender (ELA) conducted an evaluation of two care programs implemented by the Secretariat of Gender and Community Development , Municipality of Río Grande. The city’s territorial particularities—the presence of migrant families with limited support networks, the considerable distances between neighborhoods, transportation accessibility, and climatic conditions—make […]
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Tiempo para mujeres: de lo local a las políticas transformadoras. Evaluación de experiencias de cuidado infantil en Río Grande, Argentina
Within this framework, the Latin American Justice and Gender Team (ELA) evaluated two care programs implemented by the Secretariat of Gender and Community Development of the Municipality of Río Grande. The city’s specific territorial characteristics—the presence of migrant families with limited support networks, the great distances between neighborhoods, access to transportation, and weather conditions—make it […]
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Caring with dignity: Towards an Integrated Home Care System for Older Adults in the Dominican Republic
This policy brief presents the main findings of the study Caring with Dignity: Towards an Integrated Home Care System for Older Adults in the Dominican Republic, whose purpose was to evaluate the programme from the perspectives of rights, decent work and the care economy. Rather than measuring programme outcomes alone, the study analyses its capacity […]
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Cuidar con Dignidad: Hacia un Sistema Integral de Atención Domiciliaria para Personas Mayores en la República Dominicana
This Policy Brief presents the main findings of the study *Caring with Dignity: Toward a Comprehensive Home Care System in the Dominican Republic*, which aimed to evaluate the program from the perspectives of rights, decent work, and the care economy. Rather than merely measuring the program’s outcomes, the study analyzes its capacity to contribute to […]
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Programa de becas de inclusión socioeducativa en Uruguay: Evaluando el triple dividendo de la inversión en cuidado infantil.
En ese marco se gestó el programa Becas de Inclusión Socioeducativa (BIS) que busca contribuir en la ampliación y consolidación de la oferta de cuidados y educación infantil, mediante el otorgamiento de becas para el cuidado diario a infancias de 0 a 3 años de familias que integran algún programa de Acompañamiento Familiar del MIDES […]
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Socio-educational inclusion scholarship program in Uruguay: Evaluating the Triple Dividend of Investment in Childcare.
Within this framework, the Socio-educational Inclusion Scholarship (BIS) program was developed, aiming to help expand and strengthen the provision of childcare and early education by granting scholarships for daily care to children aged 0 to 3 from families who are part of any Family Support program of MIDES or INAU. This program is based on […]
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Toward a comprehensive support strategy for households benefiting from the Contigo National Program: Lessons from two interventions in Lima and La Libertad, Peru
The development of the Pilot Support Intervention Strategy and the promotion of support networks among caregivers make it possible to analyze the scope, initial results, and limitations of these interventions in relation to the recognition, reduction, and redistribution of care. This study sought to provide evidence on the actual scope of these types of strategies.
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Por una estrategia integral de acompañamiento a hogares beneficiarios del Programa Contigo: Evaluación y acción para el cambio en Lima Metropolitana y La Libertad, Perú
El desarrollo de la Estrategia Piloto de Intervención de Acompañamiento y la promoción de redes de apoyo entre cuidadoras permiten analizar los alcances, resultados iniciales y limitaciones de estas intervenciones en relación con el reconocimiento, la reducción y la redistribución del cuidado. El presente estudio buscó aportar evidencia sobre los alcances reales de este tipo […]
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Community co-responsibility in care: evidence from the “Chile Cuida” Community Care Centers
This policy brief presents the main findings of a study conducted in 2025 aimed at identifying the conditions that promote or hinder community co-responsibility in the CCCs across four territorial contexts. The research was conducted by the Faculty of Social Sciences at the University of Chile, with the active collaboration of the Undersecretariat of Social […]
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Corresponsabilidad comunitaria en los cuidados: evidencia desde los Centros Comunitarios de Cuidados “Chile Cuida”
This policy brief presents the main findings of a 2025 study that identified the conditions that promote or hinder community-based shared responsibility in Community Care Centers across four regional contexts. The Faculty of Social Sciences at the University of Chile conducted the research in collaboration with the Undersecretariat of Social Services of the Ministry of […]
