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In Mexico, the social welfare program for low-income families was originally known as "Oportunidades", meaning "opportunities". It was eventually renamed "Prospera", meaning "to prosper". [3] The program was established in 1997 and was designed to encourage families to send their children to school and health centres.
The Secretariat of Welfare (Spanish: Secretaría de Bienestar) is the government department in charge of social development efforts in Mexico. The Secretary of Welfare is a member of the Executive Cabinet, and is appointed at the discretion of the President of the Republic. The Secretariat of Welfare aims to eliminate poverty through ...
The Mexican Secretariat of Labor and Social Welfare (Spanish: Secretaría del Trabajo y Previsión Social, STPS) is a Federal Government Department in charge of all social health services in the Mexican Republic. The Secretary is a member of the federal executive cabinet.
Mexico’s leading presidential candidate repeatedly touted the social programs of outgoing President Andrés Manuel López Obrador and walked a fine line between supporting the national oil ...
Oportunidades (English: Opportunities; later rebranded as Prospera and more recently as Bienestar) is a government social assistance program in Mexico founded in 2002, based on a previous program called Solidaridad, created in 1988 and renamed Progresa in 1997. [1]
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Mexican president-elect Claudia Sheinbaum will face the unenviable task of making good on campaign promises to boost social programs even after an election-year spending ...
In alignment with objective 2.4 of Mexico's National Development Plan 2013–2018 (and to National Strategy 2.4.2 in the Plan), [12] the PPE seeks to reduce the vulnerability of the population aged 65 and up by providing its enrollees with a cash subsidy every two months, and by facilitating access to social security.
Jun. 11—Across 2021 and 2022, 1 in 2 New Mexican children experienced an adverse childhood experience — a traumatic experience that could include abuse, neglect or witnessing domestic violence ...