Peru: Progress for Some

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May 16, 2011

Mel issa

Summers,

Donald Archuleta

& Brent Knowles

Peru:PROGRESS

FOR

SOME


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ECONOMIC BACKGROUND

42nd largest in the World.

GDP

153.549 Billion (nominal)

274.276 billion (PPP)

GDP growth rate of 8.8%.

Reforms by President

Fujimori: economic growth

since 1993.GINI Coefficient: 49.2


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COUNTRY INFORMATION

Recent growth has led to

improved standards of

living for some.

Peru

Population 29.2 million

HDI 0.723 (63rd)

Gini 49.2

Life expectancy 72

Infant mortality 22

Literacy (male) 95%

Literacy (female) 85%


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Non-indigenous

poverty

Urban 40%Rural 66%

REGIONAL & ETHNIC DISPARITY

Indigenous

Urban 64%Rural 80%


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MaternalMortality

MaternalMortality

PrimaryEducation

Quality

PrimaryEducation

Quality

IncomeInequality

IncomeInequality

DEVELOPMENT ISSUES


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A r ights=b ased

approach

MATERNA

LMORTALIT

Y


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THE FEMME PROJECT

Started by CARE in 1999.

Rights based approach to

health care.

Reducing MaternalMorality with an effective

quality system of

emergency obstetric care.

Assess the health needsof the indigenous

community.


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Maternal deaths have

decreased 50% in the region.

Case fatality rate fell to 0.5%.

Casas Maternas

Improvements: Transportation

Awareness

Quality of staff and care

Cultural sensitivity

SUCCESS IN AYACUCHO


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EXPANSION TO PUNO REGION

Puno Maternal Mortality

Rate: 361 per 100,000 live

births.

Use the same strategy as

the Ayacucho program.

Reduce Children under 5mortality rate:

Breastfeeding and sanitation

awareness classes.


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MEASURES OF SUCCESS

PrimaryPrimary

Reduced maternal mortality rate Reduced mortality rate in children under 5

Reduction in case fatality rate

SecondarySecondary

Increased awareness

Quality and training of staff

Transportation


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Pol ic ies to

improve qual i ty

PRIMARYEDUCATIO

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Expanding the

RECURSO Program

RECURSO standsfor:

Rendicin de Cuentas

para la Reforma Social

Which roughlytranslates to

Accountability in Social

Reform

IMPROVING PRIMARY EDUCATION


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To help the Peruvian Government to define and

communicate to stakeholders simple-to-understand

standards for social outcomes in education, health

and nutrition & to strengthen the accountability ofservice institutions in the three categories.

OBJECTIVES OF RECURSO


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All grade 2 children should attain

age-appropriate reading

comprehension, which means

reaching level 2 in the nationalstandard test.

This has been applied as a

popular campaign referred to as

60 words a minute.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-BxL1aqb6mY

RECURSO STANDARDS IN PRIMARY

ED


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The World Bank supports the RECURSO Program and

encourages the use of this metric to address questions

related to measuring educational standards.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tnpfbVNc-yg

SUPPORT FOR RECURSO


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A

comprehensive

pol icy approach

REDUCIN

G INCOMEINEQUALI

TY


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Access to clean water &

maintenance of systems

SEDAPAL & Agua para todos

Repair and maintain systems

Fog and rainwater capture

Increased rural access tohealth services

Promotores de salud

Community health campaigns

WATER ACCESS & HEALTH SERVICES


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Rural infrastructure

development

Inter Development bank grant

Entails in-kind investment &

tax incentives

Agricultural sector

support & market access

Agricultural training

Sierra Exportadora program

CONNECTIVITY & AGRICULTURE


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Nutrition training & diverse

food production

Greenhouse programs in rural

schools Team Peru model

Curriculum serves as training

Papapan & potato flour

Government support

Sierra Exportadora

program

NUTRITION TRAINING & FOOD

PRODUCTION


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A steal t hy

approach

IMPROVINGGOVERNAN

CE


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ImprovedGovernance

ImprovedGovernance

Policies will indirectly

improve governance

through:

Mobilization, capacitization and

education of rural population

Decentralization of government

and operation of social

services Increased transparency

Increased expectations of

population for responsible and

effective government

BETTER GOVERNANCE


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Thank you

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