Discussion contributions
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Alianza Forestal Project: management of communal forests for socioeconomic and environment sustainability
Through a systematization, Manuel Glave, Marcela Cavassa, Oriana Heredia and Karla Vergara document and analyze the determining conditions, overcome challenges and lessons of the Alianza Forestal Project to facilitate its replication and scalability. This is a publication of the Alianza Forestal Project, an initiative by USAID Peru, Asociación para la Investigación y Desarrollo Integral (AIDER) and Mirova. Download […]
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Cyberviolence in sex-affective relationships: How does it manifest itself and why does it persist?
Using a qualitative methodology, Katherine Sarmiento, GRADE’s consultant, explains the role of social networks in the experiences of cyberviolence in sex-affective relationships among adolescents in an educational institution in San Juan de Lurigancho. Our most recent policy brief Análisis & Propuestas is freely available here.
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Transitions to sustainability: a project closure infographic
For two years, we sought to identify and analyze transitions for sustainable and inclusive socioeconomic and institutional transformation in territories with large-scale mining presence in Peru, Chile and Colombia. Learn about all the stages of our project in this infographic.
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Educational trajectories in pandemic. Findings of Young Lives Peru 2020-2021
A recent study by Young Lives Peru (Niños del Milenio) has revealed the challenges that poor young people who were in higher education faced in the transition to virtual education and the difficulties in staying in it. Download the full study by Vanessa Rojas, Gina Crivello and Adriana Alván here.
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The educational inclusion of Venezuelan migrant children and adolescents in Peru
Despite the efforts of the Peruvian State, there are still difficulties in guaranteeing access to fundamental services such as access to education for Venezuelan children and adolescents. In this infographic, our researchers Lorena Alcazar and María Balarin identify the factors that facilitate or limit the access, permanence and experience of this group in the Peruvian educational […]
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Social protection: A spiral of well-intentioned policies, but with wrong outcomes
A spiral of good intentions, but with wrong outcomes, leads a society to a balance of insufficient social protection, with little redistribution, little risk cushioning and low productivity. According to Hugo Ñopo, the solution to this problem should point to its focus: labor legislation. We have prepared an infographic to explain the diagnosis of our Senior Researcher, […]
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Childcare strategies in vulnerable Peruvian families
In Peru, women spend more than twice as much time as men on childcare: 12 hours and 14 minutes versus 5 hours and 49 minutes a week, respectively, according to the 2010 National Survey on the Use of Time (ENUT). Reflecting on the care of children in our context also means considering the condition in […]
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During the lockdown, 38% of women in rural areas lost the possibility of going out to work, compared to 20% of men.
During the lockdown, 38% of women in rural areas lost the possibility of going out to work, compared to 20% of men. In Central America (El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras and Mexico), half of the women living in rural areas lost their source of employment. Read this and other findings by Diana Gutiérrez, Guillermina Martin and […]
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Due to the effects of the pandemic, 34% of women heads of households lost their jobs in Latin America
Due to the effects of the pandemic, 34% of women heads of households lost their jobs. In our region, more than half of the women heads of households who are in charge of children under 6 years of age have had their ability to work limited. Read this and other findings by Diana Gutiérrez, Guillermina […]
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39% of young women lost their jobs during the pandemic. Those in Peru, Honduras, Colombia, El Salvador and Bolivia are the most affected in the region
39% of young women lost their jobs during the pandemic. Those in Peru, Honduras, Colombia, El Salvador and Bolivia are the most affected in the region. At this stage, the break in the work trajectory is associated with the burden of caring for minors, which hinders their labor insertion. Read this and other findings by […]
