Program for Economic Contribution to Elderly Persons

General Information

Institution:

Ministry of Labor and Social Security

Country:

Guatemala

Website of the program:

Which of the following topic(s) applies to the program?:

Topics:

SOCIAL SECURITY

Social security programs and policies

Prevention and reduction of social contingencies

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Description:

The program was designed to cover the needs of Elderly Persons with no social coverage in Guatemala.

Objectives:

To hand in economic contributions to Elderly persons of 65 years of age who live in poverty and extreme poverty.

Year of Start:

Before 2010

Estimated duration:

Undefined

Geographic coverage:

National

Target population:

Older adults

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Describe the program's most important achievements and lessons learned:

Achievements
It will begin in 2007. Evaluation mechanisms will be established.

Specify if the program has any internal and external evaluations, if applicable, include key findings:

Internal: No
External: Yes