Pantawid Pamilya Report

PANTAWID PAMILYANG PILIPINO PROGRAM (Conditional capital Transfer in the Philippines) HISTORY Pantawid Program started in 2008 is one of the responses of the Philippine Government to the challenge of satiateing the Millennium Development aims (MDGs). The program works to attain 5 out of the 8 MDGs namely Goal 1 Eradicate extreme distress and hunger Goal 2 Achieve universal primary education Goal 3 Promote sexual practice equality and empower women Goal 4 Reduce child mortality Goal 5 Improve maternal healthThis version of the authorities of the Conditional Cash Transfer (CCT) was patterned after the successful poverty reduction and social development measures of some Latin and Caribbean countries Country Name of Program Year Started brazil nut Bolsa Familia 1995 Mexico Progresa/Oportunidades 1997 Colombia Familias en Accion 2000 Honduras Programa de Asignacion Familiar 2000 Nicaragua Red de Protection Social 2000 Jamaica Program for Advancement through Health and Educatio n 2001 Chile Chile Solidario 2002 Poverty in the Philippines affects 27. 9 million Filipinos. This translates to 4. 7 million families that are poverty-stricken. 30% of the total population is unable to meet their underlying food and non-food requirements and they do not avail of the basic health services. 1. 9 million families are unable to get the food needed for nutritional health and well-being of their members, especially young children. With these data, the Philippine government came up witticismh its own version of the conditional cash transfer program. OBJECTIVES Short Term Objective Social Assistance gt Provide assistance to the poor to quiet their immediate needs. Long Term Objective Social Development Break the intergenerational cycle of poverty through investment in human capital i. e. , education, health and nutrition. BENEFICIARIES/ position POPULATION Eligible beneficiaries include the following 1. Residents of the poorest municipalities based on 2003 Small Are a Estimates (SAE) of NSCB 2. Households whose economic condition is equal to or below the provincial poverty threshold. 3. Households that have children 0-14 years old and/or have a pregnant woman at the time of assessment 4. Households that agree to meet conditions specified in the program. REGION NO. OF PROVINCES NO. OF CITIES/ NO. OF HOUSEHOLDS MUNICIPALITIES REGION I 4 35 35,330 REGION II 4 23 25,574 REGION III 7 41 31,183 REGION IV-A 5 70 105,981 REGION IV-B 5 61 141,266 REGION V 6 93 262,291 REGION VI 7 86 187,813 REGION VII 4 61 145,349 REGION VIII 5 95 179,692 REGION IX 3 67 209,593 REGION X 5 82 214,060 REGION XI 4 34 130,521 REGION XII 4 34 163,149 CARAGA 5 70 148,520 ARMM 5 99 258,738 CAR 6 42 26,274 NCR 0 17 73,727 TOTAL 79 1,010 2,339,060 **as of 3rd quarter of 2011(set 1-4) PROGRAM STRATEGIES AND ACTIVITIES The program provides conditional cash grants to beneficiaries, through Landbank cash card, to wit ? Health and Nutrition ? P6,000 per year or P500 per month per household ? Education ? P3,000 per year or P300 per month per child for 10 months a year, to a supreme of 3 children per household Program Conditionalities (Co-responsibility of the Household) HEALTH AND NUTRITION Pregnant Household Member ? Visit their local health center to avail of pre- and post-natal care. Avail of take over delivery services by a skilled health professional. ? Avail at least one post-natal care within 6 weeks after childbirth. Children 0-5 days Old ? Visit the health center to avail immunization. ? Have monthly weight monitoring and nutrition counseling for children aged 0-2 years old. ? Have quarterly weight monitoring for 25 to 73 weeks old. ? Have management of childhood diseases for sick children. Children 6-14 Years Old ? Must receive deworming pills twice a year. bringing up Children 3-5 years old ? enrolled in day care or pre-school program and maintain a class attendance rate of at least 85% per month. Children 6-14 years o ld enrolled in elementary and secondary school and maintain a class attendance rate of at least 85% per month. ISSUES AND CONCERNS Dole-out ? No, it is a social contract between the beneficiary and the government and it is a development program that invests in human capital. It is a conditional payment and the beneficiaries must meet specific conditions before they can get the cash assistance. It encourages them to invest in the future, their own, and those of their children. Inclusion Error ? Ineligible households were asked to voluntarily waive from the program. This includes households who have a secureness income like teachers and other professionals.