By EUFRACIO CENTELLA | M&E COORDINATOR
At the end of fiscal year 2024, three consecutive years of execution of the P&G Unidos por la Comunidad Program are completed , which shows signs of the impact achieved on the population served in the three dimensions of the Multidimensional Poverty Index at the level of the Chilibre and Caimitillo Districts that benefit directly and indirectly from the interventions carried out. During the current reporting period from July 1, 2023 to June 30, 2024, the strengthening of the socio-emotional and behavioral skills of children from 5 to 11 years of age, adolescents from 12 to 15 years of age, support for the empowerment of women, and strengthening Health through Health Tours has continued.
Social Cabinet-MIDES (2023) through the Multidimensional Poverty Index (IPM-C) At the district and township level, using the Population and Housing Census of Panama , Panama has identified the most vulnerable sectors of the country based on scientific evidence and through which it is revealed in agreement with the study that the Townships of Chilibre and Caimitillo have had a significant improvement in the Multidimensional Poverty Index.
According to the 2010 Census (Chilibre and Caimitillo were united in the same district), they had an IPM of 0.233; and according to the data from the last Population and Housing Census of 2023, Chilibre decreased to 0.169(difference of -0.048) the IPM and Caimitillo to 0.106 (difference of -0.100), likewise the intensity of Multidimensional Poverty has decreased in the year 2010 was 55% of the population of Chilibre and Caimitillo lived in Multidimensional Poverty and in the year 2023 it is 42% for Chilibre and 27% for Caimitillo. See Table 1.
It is also worth noting that the Multidimensional Poverty indicators show improvement according to Table 2 and Table 3. It is important to recognize that the participation of all sectors (public, private and civil society) achieves a visible impact on vulnerable communities in Panama; if they intervene with initiatives and programs that are aimed at improving the problems they present. With the focus of the Ecological Model and with Evidence-Based Methodologies of success.
It is important to note that the P&G Unidos por la Comunidad Program has been recognized by the SDG Award in the Culture and Education Category in 2023. In Fiscal Year 2023-2024, 1,346 people have been impacted
By EUFRACIO CENTELLA | M&E COORDINATOR
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