Young people with Prospera (Jóvenes con Prospera -Ex Jóvenes con Oportunidades 2003-2014) (2003-2019)
2003-2019
This programme is the successor of "Jóvenes con Oportunidades". From September 2014, under the umbrella of Propera programme “Jóvenes con Prospera” provides cash subsidy, with the aim of stimulating the participants to conclude high school before having 22 years and in a maximum of four years period since their first register in this level before they started the programme. The participant that concludes high school receive a cash support of MXN$ 4,890. The youth obtain a savings account in which are deposited the transfer when he or she ends high school, and that can be used for supporting his/her studies. The transfer deposit has been accumulated through a point system that the youth win while studying, from the third secondary school year until ending high school
Characteristics
Young recipients of Prospera, that did not conclude secondary school before 22 years
National
Categorical: young people in extreme poverty and belonging to contexts of high social inequality
It is allowed to benefit only once from the programme, after this, young people cant receive it again
Institutionality
DOF: 30/12/2014
Social Development Secretary (Secretaría de Desarrollo Social SEDESOL)
Social Development Secretary (Secretaría de Desarrollo Social SEDESOL)
Government of Mexico
1) Savings account
Young recipients of Prospera, that did not conclude secondary school before 22 years
Once the high-school diploma concluded
Direct recipient
El Progresa-Oportunidades-Prospera, a 20 años de su creación
Hernández Licona, G., De la Garza, T., Zamudio, J., Yaschine, I
2019
Consejo de Evaluación de la Política de Desarrollo Social
Performance Evaluation
¿Cómo funciona Prospera? Mejores prácticas en la implementación de Programas de Transferencias Monetarias Condicionadas en América Latina y el Caribe
Dávila Larraga, L
2016
División de Protección Social y Salud, Banco Interamericano de Desarrollo (BID)
Technical Report
Programa de Desarrollo Humano Oportunidades: Evolución y Desafíos
Caridad Araujo, María y Suárez Buitrón, Paula
2013
División de Protección Social y Salud, Banco Interamericano de Desarrollo (BID)
Technical Report
Las Trayectorias de Vida de los Jóvenes de Oportunidades
Sánchez López, Gabriela and Jiménez Rodríguez, Daniela
2012
Centro Internacional de Políticas para el Crecimiento Inclusivo
Impact Report
Escolaridad e Inserción Laboral de los Jóvenes Becarios del Programa Oportunidades.
González de la Rocha, M.
2012
Centro Internacional de Políticas para el Crecimiento Inclusivo
Impact Report
Do Conditional Cash Transfers for Schooling Generate Lasting Benefits? A Five-Year Followup of PROGRESA/Oportunidades
Behrman, J., Parker, S., and Todd, P.
2011
Journal of Human Resources, vol. 46, University of Winsconsin
Performance Evaluation