Overcoming Poverty in Multidimensional Poverty Interventions  through Self-assessment and Mentoring

Juan Pane; Katharina Hammler

doi:10.18682/jcs.vi15.997

Juan Pane University of Sussex https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3247-2240
Katharina Hammler University of Sussex https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9878-3805

DOI: https://doi.org/10.18682/jcs.vi15.997

Palabras clave: empoderamiento, pobreza multidimensional, auto-evaluación, mentoría

Resumen

Una organización de microfinanzas en Paraguay ha desarrollado el "Semáforo de Eliminación de Pobreza" (PS), una herramienta tecnológica innovadora que permite a las familias autoevaluar su nivel de pobreza multidimensional y comenzar un proceso de tutoría integrado que tiene el objetivo de empoderar a las familias para eliminar la pobreza multidimensional en función de lo que los participantes valoran más. Durante el programa, un mentor trabaja con los participantes para diseñar un plan familiar personalizado para identificar sus desafíos más importantes para superar sus privaciones. El PS coloca el desarrollo humano y la eliminación de la pobreza como el objetivo principal de la intervención. Este artículo tiene tres objetivos. Primero, presenta la herramienta como una métrica multidimensional y una metodología para la intervención de la pobreza con el propósito explícito de fomentar la reflexión y promover la agencia. En segundo lugar, usa el Enfoque de Capacidad para explorar el potencial de la intervención del PS para aumentar la agencia y disminuir la privación. En tercer lugar, presenta los resultados de un proyecto de investigación en curso que evalúa la efectividad del programa para ayudar a los participantes a superar la pobreza. Esta parte empírica se basa en datos recopilados entre agosto de 2015 y junio de 2017 de más de 9,000 clientes de micro finanzas y analizados mediante regresiones OLS. Los resultados indican que la participación en el programa está asociada con una mayor probabilidad de superar la pobreza multidimensional.

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Biografía del autor/a

Juan Pane, University of Sussex

He is a doctoral researcher at the Institute of Development Studies (IDS) at the University of Sussex. His research interests include power and empowerment, poverty, and international development. He has a Master’s degree in Political Science from the University of Missouri (USA) and a Master’s degree in Social Research from the University of Edinburgh (UK). He has extensive working experience as a development practitioner.

Katharina Hammler, University of Sussex

She is the Director of Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E) of Fundación Paraguaya. She was born in Austria where she studied Economics, Socioeconomics, and Political Sciences before earning a Ph.D. in Global Development from Tulane University in New Orleans, USA. She has worked as a consultant in several education development projects and taught poverty measurement at the University of Vienna.

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