| Date: | 1990-2009 |
| Description: | Conditional cash transfer programme (CCT). It began in 1990 as an emergency programme delivering allowances without conditionalities, funded by the Honduran government. Between 1998 and 2006, it operated in parallel with the pilot project PRAF/IDB II financed by the IDB. It was targeted to different users and offered its own transfers. At present, it delivers a set of grants for different population groups. In 2006, it became part of the Solidarity Network, an initiative that aimed to improve the intersectoral articulation of public transfers. In 2007, it began an effort to standardize its operating structure and performance with the PRAF / IDB III. It was replaced by the programme bono 10000 (now called Bono Vida Mejor) in 2010. |
Characteristics
| Target population: | Families in extreme poverty with children under 15 years old enrolled through 6th grade, children under 6 years old with disabilities or at risk of malnutrition, pregnant or breastfeeding and/or older persons |
| Geographic scale: | National |
| Targeting method: | 1) Geographic 2) Means test |
| Instrument of selection: | Beneficiaries Registration System of Honduras (SIRBHO) |
| Registry of recipients: | Beneficiaries Registration System of Honduras (SIRBHO) |
| Exit strategies or criteria: | When household loses eligibility |
| Comments: | Each component has different operating rules and levels of coverage. |
Institutionality
| Legal framework: | Decree Law No.127-91; Legislative Agreement No. 127-91; Executive Agreement No. 135-92 |
| Responsible organization(s): | Presidency of the Republic |
| Executing organization(s): | PRAF (Family Allowance Programme) |
| Source of funding: | Government of Honduras, Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) |
1) Bono materno infantil (Maternal and child grant)
| Recipient(s): | 1) Children under 5 years with disabilities or at risk of malnutrition Pregnant / breastfeeding women |
| Mode of transfer: | Transfer according to family composition (number of members eligible) |
| Mode of delivery: | Cash delivery / withdrawal |
| Periodicity of delivery: | Every four months |
| Recipient of the transfer: | Mother |
| Maximum per household: | Maximum number of recipients per household (3) |
| Conditionalities: | Health: attendance at health check-ups |
2) Bono escolar de Primero a Sexto Grado (Education Grant - First to Sixth Grade)
| Recipient(s): | Children between 6 and 14 years enrolled through 6th grade in public schools |
| Mode of transfer: | Flat transfer |
| Mode of delivery: | Cash Delivery / withdrawal |
| Periodicity of delivery: | Semiannual |
| Recipient of the transfer: | Mother |
| Maximum per household: | One transfer per household |
| Conditionalities: | Education: School enrollment and attendance. |
3) Bono tercera edad (Older persons Grant)
| Recipient(s): | Adults over 65 years |
| Mode of transfer: | Flat transfer |
| Mode of delivery: | Cash Delivery / withdrawal |
| Periodicity of delivery: | Annual |
| Recipient of the transfer: | Direct participant |
| Maximum per household: | Does not have |
| Conditionalities: | Does not have |
| Comments: | In 2009, 52,493 people were covered. |
4) Bono mano amiga (Friendly hand grant)
| Recipient(s): | Young people living in areas of high social risk and adults who work in municipal landfills |
| Mode of delivery: | Cash Delivery / withdrawal |
| Periodicity of delivery: | Weekly (twice) |
| Recipient of the transfer: | Mother |
| Conditionalities: | Does not have |
| Amount : | Delivered HNL $30.00 (2 days a week) making a HNL $240 grant per month (for 6 months) |
5) Bolsón Escolar (School backpack)
| Recipient(s): | Children studying through third grade in public schools |
| Periodicity of delivery: | Annual |
| Recipient of the transfer: | Mother |
| Conditionalities: | Does not have |
| Description: | This in-kind transfer has been executed since 1992 to provide basic school materials to children who attend public schools in the country's poorest communities. The bag is fitted with: a sketchbook, a calligraphy notebook , a notebook, two notebooks for homework, two black ink pens, two red ink pens, two pencils , a box of colored pencils, an eraser, a ruler, a sharpener and a backpack. |
6) Bono DI-mujer (The DI-mujer project for women's comprehensive development)
| Recipient(s): | Women heads of households in poverty |
| Comments: | In 2009, 13,390 women were covered through the different actions, and 184 loans were granted. |
| Description: | Established in 1991, this cash transfer programme is combined with actions aimed at developing the productive capacity of women heads of households in poverty. Through this project pre-investment activities, social and productive training, training of entrepreneurs, training in organization and management of retail stores, basic social infrastructure and technical and credit assistance are executed. |
7) Bono Juvenil Urbano Rural (Youth Grant for comprehensive family development)
| Recipient(s): | Unemployed youth between 14 and 24 years |
| Conditionalities: | Education: Daily school attendance and a minimum grade of 70%. |
| Comments: | In 2007, 19,316 young people were covered. |
| Description: | Cash transfer implemented as a social compensation programme to meet training needs and training at-risk youth, targeting the improvement of human capital. |
Conditional cash transfers, female bargaining power and parental labour supply
| Author: | Novella, R., Ripani, L., and Vazquez, C. |
| Date: | 2021 |
| Publication info: | Journal of International Development, 1-15. DOI: 10.1002/jid.3530. |
| Link: | See Webpage |
| Topic: | Impact evaluation |
The Heterogeneous Impact of Conditional Cash Transfers
| Author: | Galiani, S., and McEwan, P. |
| Date: | 2013 |
| Publication info: | Working paper No. 149. National University of La Plata |
| Link: | See Webpage |
| Topic: | Impact evaluation |
Evaluating of the Impact of Conditional Cash Transfers on Schooling: An Experimental Analysis of Honduras’ PRAF Program
| Author: | Glewwe, P., and Olinto, P. |
| Date: | 2004 |
| Publication info: | Final report for USAID |
| Link: | See Webpage |
| Topic: | Impact evaluation |
Review of IDB Institutional Support to the Conditional Cash Transfer in Three Lower-Middle-Income Countries
| Author: | IDB |
| Date: | 2015 |
| Publication info: | Comparative case studies of the IDB |
| Link: | See Webpage |
| Topic: | General information |
Welfare Programs and Labor Supply in Developing Countries. Experimental Evidence from Latin America
| Author: | Alzúa, M.L. , Cruces, G. and Ripani, L. |
| Date: | 2012 |
| Publication info: | IZA DP No. 6959 |
| Link: | See Webpage |
| Topic: | Effect on work incentives and the labor supply |
Honduras: el Programa de Asignación Familiar en Transferencias con corresponsabilidad. Una mirada latinoamericana, E. Cohen y R. Franco (coords.)
| Author: | Cohen, Ernesto, Rolando Franco and Pablo Villatoro |
| Date: | 2006 |
| Publication info: | México, FLACSO/SEDESOL [online] |
| Link: | See Webpage |
| Topic: | General Information |
Protección Social en Honduras: El Papel de los Programas de Transferencias Condicionadas: PRAF I, II y III
| Author: | Franco, Rolando |
| Date: | 2008 |
| Publication info: | Corporation for Latin America Studies (CIEPLAN) and Fernando Henrique Cardoso Institute (iFHC) [online] |
| Link: | See Webpage |
| Topic: | General Information/Evaluation |
Assessing Honduras? CCT Programme PRAF, Programa de Asignación Familiar: Expected and Unexpected Realities
| Author: | Moore, Charity |
| Date: | 2008 |
| Publication info: | Brasilia, Country Study (15), International Poverty Center (IPC) [online] |
| Link: | See Webpage |
| Topic: | General Information/Evaluation |
Desafíos de los programas de transferencias con corresponsabilidad: los casos de Guatemala, Honduras y Nicaragua
| Author: | Cecchini, Simone, Alicia Leiva, Aldo Madariaga and Daniela Trucco |
| Date: | 2009 |
| Publication info: | Santiago, ECLAC [online] |
| Link: | See Webpage |
| Topic: | General Information/Evaluation |
