| Date: | 2010-2021 |
| Description: | The purpose of the conditional cash transfer programme (CCT) Bono Vida Mejor is to contribute to break the intergenerational cycle of poverty by creating opportunities, developing skills and competences in education, health and nutrition of families in extreme poverty. Consequently, this bonus seeks to promote intersectoral strategies and actions for education, health and nutrition, as well as coordination with other social programmes related to employment, income and family savings. Its former name (Bono 10.000) indicated that the programme transfered 10,000 lempiras per year, in education or a combination of bonuses for health and nutrition. |
Characteristics
| Target population: | Families in poverty or extreme poverty |
| Geographic scale: | National |
| Targeting method: | 1) Geographical: Villages, hamlets and neighborhoods with the highest concentration of homes in extreme poverty. 2) Proxy means test: Households in poverty according to the information in the current Unique Socioeconomic File (FSU) of the Unique Registry of Participants (RUP). 3) Community: The Community School Committees (CEC) are composed of local leaders and are responsible for certifying the poverty status of the households that wish to enter the program. 4) Categorical: Exclusion of areas with insufficient supply (existence of education and health services to meet new demand) and inclusion of households that meet the criteria for program selection. |
| Instrument of selection: | Household census and surveys to identify geographic areas with the highest incidence of poverty; and the Unique Socioeconomic File (FSU) of the Unique Registry of Participants (RUP) to identify households living in poverty. |
| Registry of recipients: | Registry of Beneficiaries of the Better Life Grant, incorporated in the Unique Registry of Participants (RUP) |
| Exit strategies or criteria: | No recertification |
| Comments: | This programme performs an innovation incorporating citizen participation and social control through the Community School Committees. These committees are composed of representatives from the education sector (teachers), health sector, religious leaders (Catholic and Protestants Evangelical), Presidents of the Parents Associations , community representatives of the "Water Board" ("Junta de Agua") and indigenous communities representatives. As of 2014, recipient families of the program receive family support services from the Program "Guías de Familias" (Family Guides). |
Institutionality
| Legal framework: | Executive Order PCM-010 (2010), Executive Order PCM-024 (2010); Executive Agreement No. 022-DP-2013; Executive Agreement No. SEDIS-003-2015; Ministerial Agreement No. 072-SEDIS-2015. |
| Responsible organization(s): | Secretariat of State of the Presidency |
| Executing organization(s): | Family Allowance Programme (PRAF), Ministry of Health and Ministry of Education |
| Responsible organization(s) for the registry of recipients: | The Ministry of Development and Social Inclusion and the Family Allowance Program (PRAF) are responsible for the Registry of Beneficiaries of the Better Life Grant. The Unique Registry of Participants (RUP) is managed by the National Center for Social Sector Information (CENISS) |
| Source of funding: | Government of Honduras, Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), World Bank (WB) and the Central American Bank for Economic Integration (BCIE) |
1) Bono de nutrición (Nutrition Grant)
| Recipient(s): | 1) Children under 6 years 2) Pregnant / breastfeeding women |
| Mode of transfer: | Flat transfer |
| Mode of delivery: | Previously it was made by delivery / withdrawal of money or deposit in bank account. As of 2015, the nutrition component is covered through the offer of services by the Ministry of Health to the participating population, allocating the necessary resources to deliver micronutrients to children from 0 to 5 years old, pregnant and puerperal women. |
| Periodicity of delivery: | Quarterly |
| Recipient of the transfer: | Head of household (preferably women) |
| Maximum per household: | Does not have |
| Conditionalities: | Appropriate use of micronutrient Registration of children and pregnant women in the Health Unit |
| Comments: | Payment is made through the Bank of Honduras |
2) Bono de salud (Health Grant)
| Recipient(s): | 1) Children under 6 years 2) Pregnant / breastfeeding women |
| Mode of transfer: | Transfer depends on the number of children in the household |
| Mode of delivery: | Cash delivery at public events or deposit in bank account |
| Periodicity of delivery: | Quarterly |
| Recipient of the transfer: | Head of household (preferably women) |
| Maximum per household: | HNL $125 monthly in 2020. |
| Conditionalities: | *Health: Registration of children and pregnant / breastfeeding women at the Health Unit for check-ups *Households with children under 24 months must attend at least twice in a period of 18 months. While households with children between 24 months and less than 60 months must attend at least once in a period of 18 months. |
| Sanctions: | Upon the first breach, a warning is issued to the participating household. At the second consecutive default, a deduction of 100% of the corresponding transfer will be applied to the member who did not comply. A temporary suspension of the transfer is applied when the holder does not claim for two consecutive periods the transfer assigned by the Program and when the household changes of location to a sector not covered by the program. |
| Comments: | Payment is made through the Bank of Honduras |
| Amount : | As of 2020, an amount of HNL $ 110 is received for one child and HNL $ 125 for two. |
3) Bono educación (Education Grant)
| Recipient(s): | Children between 6 and 18 years enrolled in the public system |
| Mode of transfer: | Transfer amount varies depending on beneficiary's characteristics (number of children) |
| Mode of delivery: | Delivery/withdrawal of money or deposit in bank account. |
| Periodicity of delivery: | Quarterly |
| Recipient of the transfer: | Head of household (preferably women) |
| Maximum per household: | HNL $290 monthly in 2020. |
| Conditionalities: | Education: enrollment in 1st and 2nd quarter; at least 80% school attendance in 3rd and 4th quarter. |
| Sanctions: | Upon the first breach, a warning is issued to the participating household. At the second consecutive default, a deduction of 100% of the corresponding transfer will be applied to the member who did not comply. A temporary suspension of the transfer is applied when the holder does not claim for two consecutive periods the transfer assigned by the Program and when the household changes of location to a sector not covered by the program. |
| Comments: | Payment is made through the Bank of Honduras |
| Amount : | As of 2020, between first to sixth grade, a monthly transfer of HNL $110 is received for one child and HNL $125 for two. From seventh to ninth grade, an amount of HNL $120 is received for one child and HNL $290 for two. |
4) Apoyo básico (Basic Allowance)
| Recipient(s): | Households participating in the program |
| Mode of delivery: | Cash delivery at public events or deposit in bank account |
| Periodicity of delivery: | Quarterly |
| Recipient of the transfer: | Head of household (preferably women) |
| Maximum per household: | HNL $ 335 monthly in 2020. |
| Conditionalities: | At least one member of the household must fullfill at least one corresponsability in education or health. |
| Sanctions: | Upon the first breach, a warning is issued to the participating household. At the second consecutive default, a deduction of 100% of the corresponding transfer will be applied to the member who did not comply. A temporary suspension of the transfer is applied when the recipient does not claim the transfer assigned by the Program for two consecutive periods and when the household changes its location to a sector not covered by the program. |
| Comments: | Payment is made through the Bank of Honduras. |
| Amount : | As of 2020, HNL $-335 is received monthly. |
Do education and health conditions matter in a large cash transfer? Evidence from a Honduran experiment
| Author: | Benedetti, F., Ibarrarán P. and McEwan, P. |
| Date: | 2016 |
| Publication info: | Economic Development and Cultural Change, vol. 64, N° 4, Chicago, University of Chicago, july. |
| Link: | See Webpage |
| Topic: | Impact evaluation |
Cash, Conditions and Child Development: Experimental Evidence from a Cash Transfer in Honduras
| Author: | Lopez Boo, F., and Creamer, J. |
| Date: | 2019 |
| Publication info: | IZA Discussion Paper No. 12109 |
| Link: | See Webpage |
| Topic: | Impact evaluation |
Evaluación de impacto del programa de transferencias monetarias Bono Vida Mejor
| Author: | Secretaría de Desarrollo e Inclusión Social de Honduras |
| Date: | 2017 |
| Publication info: | Final report of results of the impact evaluation done by Econometría Consultores |
| Link: | See Webpage |
| Topic: | Impact evaluation |
Do Education and Health Conditions Matter in a Large Cash Transfer? Evidence from a Honduran Experiment
| Author: | Benedetti, F, Ibarrarán, P., and McEwan, P. |
| Date: | 2015 |
| Publication info: | Economic Development and Cultural Change |
| Link: | See Webpage |
| Topic: | Impact evaluation |
¿Aumentan las transferencias monetarias condicionadas la participación de las mujeres en la toma de decisiones? La evidencia del Programa Bono 10.000 en Honduras
| Author: | Alemann, C., Buchbinder, B., Cowap, A., Ibarrarán, P., and Juárez, L. |
| Date: | 2016 |
| Publication info: | Technique note from the IDB No. IDB-TN-981 |
| 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 |
Focalización del programa de transferencias monetarias condicionadas en Honduras
| Author: | Benedetti, F; Farach, M; Ibarran, P; and Villa, J. |
| Date: | 2014 |
| Publication info: | Technique note from the IDB No. IDB-TN-705 |
| Link: | See Webpage |
| Topic: | Evaluation on targeting |
Segunda Operación para el Programa de Apoyo Integral de la Red de Protección Social
| Author: | Banco Interamericano de Desarrollo |
| Date: | 2010 |
| Publication info: | [online] |
| Link: | See Webpage |
| Topic: | Proposed loan; General information and evaluation design |
Informe de Ejecución de Bono 10, 000
| Author: | PRAF, Gerencia de Operaciones y Coordinación Bono 10,000 |
| Date: | 2010 |
| Publication info: | [online] |
| Link: | See Webpage |
| Topic: | Description report |
