By Clara Alemann Last week the Bank and Promundo launched a new program, Program P (‘P’ for Padre in Spanish, meaning “Father”), as a targeted response to the need for concrete strategies to engage men in positive, active caregiving from their partner’s pregnancy through their child’s early years. … [Read more...] about Real men change diapers
Three minutes that can change a child’s life
By Ángela Funez I’ve always been interested in innovations that can change people's lives. I love learning about things like using smartphones to perform electrocardiograms and send the results automatically to your doctor, or about breakthroughs in the Human Genome Project. I usually think such innovations can only come from brilliant people, scientists or Nobel Prize … [Read more...] about Three minutes that can change a child’s life
In Peru: Early Childhood First
During the week of October 21st, Peru’s Ministry of Development and Social Inclusion (MIDIS) dedicated its outstanding annual event, Social Inclusion Week, to the topic of early childhood. A huge sign of Peru’s commitment to early childhood is that the event was kicked off by the nation’s president along with the ministers of Development and Social Inclusion, Health, Education, … [Read more...] about In Peru: Early Childhood First
Is Latin America different right from the start?
I am preparing my presentation on a recent IDB study for the 18th annual meeting of the Latin American and Caribbean Economic Association (LACEA) conference in Mexico DF. LACEA is an international association of economists with research interest in Latin American issues. It was launched in 1992 to facilitate the exchange of ideas between economists and policy-makers. From its … [Read more...] about Is Latin America different right from the start?
The Parenting Gap
I once overheard the following comment: “You have to take classes and pass a test to drive a car, but for something as important as raising a kid...they don’t make you do anything!” I still find this thought rather funny, and I imagine it could lead to endless debates about freedom and the role of the government (but that’s not the subject of this post). I decided to start off … [Read more...] about The Parenting Gap