The general development objective of the operation is to contribute to the reduction of extreme poverty among Argentinean children and to improve early childhood development indicators for vulnerable households. The project's specific objectives are: (i) improve the consumption protection capacity of cash transfer programs for low-income households with dependent children; (ii) increase effective access to public services aimed at promoting early childhood development; and (iii) improve the quality of a set of social benefits aimed at promoting early childhood development.
Project Detail
Country
Argentina
Project Number
AR-L1409
Approval Date
-
Project Status
Preparation
Project Type
Loan Operation
Sector
SOCIAL INVESTMENT
Subsector
EARLY CHILDHOOD DEVELOPMENT
Lending Instrument
Préstamo de Inversión
Lending Instrument Code
INV
Modality
ESP (Specific Investment Operation)
Facility Type
-
Environmental Classification
Likely to cause minimal or no negative environmental and associated social impacts
Total Cost
-
Country Counterpart Financing
-
Original Amount Approved
USD 700,000,000.00