Opinion Article
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CREER Project in La Mula: What does the strategy “Aprendo en Casa” asks to us Peruvian families?
With the strategy “Aprendo en Casa”, a new bond could be forming both within homes and between families and schools. Read the new article written by the team of our Creciendo con las Escuelas Rurales Multigrado del Perú (CREER) / Project Growing with the Rural Multigrade Schools of Peru via La Mula.
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Google data shows us that quarantine policies are working, by Hugo Ñopo and Nelly Luna
Using the cell phone location information reported by Google, Hugo Ñopo, senior researcher at GRADE, and Nelly Luna, general editor at Ojo Público, analyze how well the quarantine policies are working to reduce the mobilization of people in public spaces. Preliminary evidence from the data suggests that quarantine restrictions, including the gender separation policy, reduced outflows […]
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COVID-19: Fighting against the virus from the territory, by Ricardo Fort and Álvaro Espinoza
“Prevention and control measures should be established for those geographical areas where the risks and consequences of the spread of the disease are greatest”. Read the new article by Ricardo Fort and Alvaro Espinoza for El Comercio. Our researchers explain their analysis to identify the supply centers located within the priority areas in Lima: those with the largest number […]
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Potenciales focos de contagio del COVID-19: mercados y supermercados
Los mercados de abasto y supermercados son, y seguirán siendo por un tiempo, los principales puntos de aglomeración en la ciudad. Complementando nuestro análisis de áreas de alta vulnerabilidad ante el virus en Lima, presentamos aquí la identificación georeferenciada de mercados y supermercados que atienden a esta población, así como sugerencias para mejorar la estrategia […]
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Ciencia y políticas frente a la epidemia, por Miguel Jaramillo
“La lección para el mediano plazo es muy clara: necesitamos invertir en un sistema de salud con capacidad de respuesta ante epidemias”. Miguel Jaramillo, investigador principal de GRADE, evalúa las políticas del Perú para enfrentar el coronavirus, comparándolas con algunas de las medidas de países como Corea y Chile. Lee sus conclusiones en su nuevo artículo […]
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Zonas prioritarias para la prevención y control del contagio del COVID-19 en Lima
El equipo del área de Urbanización y Ciudades Sostenibles de GRADE1 ha elaborado una propuesta de identificación de zonas prioritarias para la prevención y control del contagio del COVID-19 en la ciudad de Lima, utilizando data geoespacial del Censo Nacional de Población y Vivienda 2017. Nuestro objetivo es contribuir a la efectividad de las medidas del gobierno […]
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Our family farming in times of coronavirus, by Eduardo Zegarra
“Our family farming, abandoned to its fate for so long, today becomes a bastion of our economy to face the crisis, have food security and look forward with hope.” Our senior researcher, Eduardo Zegarra, writes in OtraMirada about the importance of smallholder agriculture in the times of the coronavirus.
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About PISA and other indicators, by Santiago Cueto
“More relevant to analyze are some results linked to this assessment, which go beyond means and relative positions. […] among the countries evaluated, Peru is one that is mainly characterized by the inequity in its results”. Santiago Cueto, executive director at GRADE, reflects on the challenges of PISA and other indicators to increase the national mean […]
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The police reaction to violence against women, by Wilson Hernández
“It is difficult to accept it. The police are not prepared to handle the abundant number of reports of violence against women. What to do?” Read the latest op-ed by Wilson Hernández, Adjunct Researcher at GRADE, for RPP Noticias.
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Innovation in education? Of course, whenever convenient, by Santiago Cueto
According to Santiago Cueto, although educational innovation is important, it is a means and not an end. Furthermore, creativity can always be fueled by existing information, in particular that which comes from research, and about which there are multiple sources to consult. Read the new article by our Executive Director for Fundación Telefónica Perú.
