Promotion of Social Economy Programme (Ex Productive Options Programme) (Programa de Fomento a la Economía Social) (2003- )
2003-
The objective of the Social Economy Promotion Programme is to contribute to improving the income of people living in poverty by strengthening the capacities and means of social economy sector organisations (OSSE), as well as of people with incomes below the welfare line integrated in social groups, who have productive initiatives.
Characteristics
Social Sector Organizations of the Economy (OSSE) and persons with incomes below the welfare line, organized in social groups (at least three people)
National
Categorical: People whose income is below the welfare line, integrated into social groups or organizations of producers and independent producers who have productive initiatives
Geographical: Towns in municipalities categorized as i) Rural Priority Attention Zones (ZAP); ii) Indigenous Population (CDI); iii) High and very High rate of Marginalization; iv) 50% of the population with income under the welfare line.
Criteria of the National Council for Evaluation of Social Development Policy (Coneval), information from the Single Socioeconomic Information Questionnaire (CUIS) and through physical checks or visits made to households
Development Focus System (SIFODE)
Institutionality
Secretariat of Welfare (Bienestar)
Secretariat of Welfare (Bienestar)
Government of Mexico
1) Implementation of new productive projects
Programme participants
Direct recipient
The economic support is given to the group once. Salaries, wages, adaptation works, remodeling or construction on public lands and technical assistance cannot be supported.
MXN$ 50,000 (per each member) to MXN$ 250,000 (per project)
2) Development of productive initiatives
recipients of the programme
Direct participant
Up to MXN$ 100,000,000 for the Project Formulation Process and MXN$ 10,000,000 for the Accompaniment Process
3) Capacity Development
Recipients of the programme
Social Sector Organizations of the Economy (OSSE)
Up to MXN$ 100,000 in cash and MXN$ 80,000 in kind.
4) Support for Social Banking
Programme participants
Social Sector Organizations of the Economy (OSSE) for savings and credits
Up to MXN$ 1,500,000 (in cash)
Meta evaluación del Programa de Opciones Productivas (POP)
Cejudo, Guillermo M.
2012
Centro de Investigación y Docencia Económicas (CIDE), México
Metaevaluation
Evaluación Externa del Programa Opciones Productivas
Márquez, Graciela
2006
El Colegio de México (Colmex)
Design evaluation