Media GRADE
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Miguel Jaramillo in Canal N: sectors that suffer the most from the economic crisis due to the pandemic
“There are two groups that appear to be less likely to receive government aid. On the one hand, the poor are not identifiable, given the problems of the patterns with which they identify beneficiary households. On the other hand, the emerging middle class , who is not far from the poverty line, but who due […]
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Eduardo Zegarra in RPP Noticias: What are the strategies for the proper functioning of the food markets?
“The treatment of wholesale markets, which are a very large area of possible contagion, must be differentiated. Only the Great Wholesale Market of Lima gathers approximately 30 thousand people daily, including merchants, transporters, stevedores, buyers. This population gathers all the days and then scattered throughout the city. ” Listen to the interview with our senior […]
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Ricardo Fort in Canal N: Intervention in food markets to prevent the spread of COVID-19
“The vast majority of Peruvian households buy their food in supply markets, more than 60% nationwide. That is why it is important to work with them. Not only close or move them, but understand the dynamics that occur inside in order to change the practices”. Ricardo Fort, senior researcher at GRADE, spoke with Verónica Linares of […]
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Wilson Hernández in Ideeleradio: COVID-19 and violence against women
Our adjunct researcher Wilson Hernández shared in Ideeleradio lessons for Peru from international experiences to contain and prevent violence against women in the context of the pandemic. On the Spanish initiative “Máscara 19” he commented: “It is interesting because it allows it to be done in confidence. It requires a series of protocols to be able […]
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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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Alvaro Espinoza in La Mula: Markets and coronavirus: what to do with them?
“We have to understand that we are in a different situation than in recent years. It is a time where we have to readjust how we behave, it is an opportunity to break some traditional behaviors. In a scenario where the pandemic continues, sellers want to work and consumers want to buy, but they don’t want to […]
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Ricardo Fort in Ideeleradio: 10 measures to reduce crowds and contagions in the supply food markets
“We need to reactivate neighborhood organizations to implement joint purchasing and delivery systems in neighborhoods […] We can strengthen community kitchens so that they can produce and distribute free menus in the most vulnerable areas.” Ricardo Fort, senior researcher at GRADE, shared in Ideeleradio ten urgent measures to reduce crowds and contagions in the supply food markets. […]
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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 […]
