In recent years, several countries in Latin America and the Caribbean have very clearly expressed, through their democratic processes, a political…
by Florencia Lopez Boo and Jane Leer(*) Photo by MIDIS My 3-year old son is starting pre-kinder and it is now a requirement of the public school…
Pilar is one and a half. She doesn’t know the names of certain objects and pictures, she struggles to follow basic directions, and she appears…
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by Carolina González Acero Peru has an innovative plan to provide monetary incentives to the regions of the country that guarantee health care…
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© Blog First Steps, IDB’s Social Protection and Health Division Jorge Mario Bergoglio is 77 years old. He was born in Flores, a typically…
by Elizabeth Norton It’s a sad fact that children born in poverty start out at a disadvantage and continue to fall further behind kids who are more…
© Blog First Steps, IDB’s Social Protection and Health Division by Patricia Jara Original picture by Curt Smith This is a common reaction…
© Blog First Steps, IDB’s Social Protection and Health Division by Filipa de Castro and Jean Marie Place Both in Mexico and on a global…
© Blog First Steps, IDB’s Social Protection and Health Division by Patricia Jara We’ve all heard our parents say—and perhaps even said it…
