I will present PROGRESA, examining the benefits, costs or cash transfer program. Evaluation of interventions on the supply and demand side and conclusions. Introduced by the federal government of Mexico in 1997. Before Progresa, poverty was so severe, especially in rural areas, that a third of the Mexican people could not afford adequate food. Unlike other previous social programs in Mexico, PROGRESA focuses on 3 objectives. Improve the educational, health and nutritional status of poor families. For my final article I will only deal with the educational component.SO. Cash transfers are provided to mothers every two months, and all children between the ages of 7 and 18 are eligible for these benefits. To receive the subsidy, parents must enroll their children in school and ensure regular attendance (maintain a minimum attendance rate of 85% both monthly and annually) Slide 2 The benefits of education are enormous, but just to name a few : More specifically: As part of their policy of giving scholarships only to women in the family, Progresa aims to increase the power and status of women in their families and communities through a regular source of money. Slide 3The graph shows school enrollment and workforce participation of children before PROGRESA. Mexican children typically maintain a high primary school enrollment rate of approximately 93%. But for the rural poor, education stops there. They begin to drop out of school after completing sixth grade, when the enrollment rate drops to 55%. Slide 4The same goes for girls. Although the labor market participation rate of girls is quite low before the implementation of the program, it increases at the same time as school enrollment rates decline. Slide 5The cash transfer program lists the benefits provided every 2 months. The monthly amount varies based on the age and gender of the child. In poor areas of Mexico, girls tend to drop out earlier than boys. To reverse this trend, PROGRESA grants were structured to be approximately 15% higher in secondary school for girls. The most critical goal of the PROGRESA education program is to increase the transition of poor rural youth to secondary school (grades 7-9). ). For this reason, scholarships for enrollment in the first year of lower secondary school increase by 75 pesos for boys and 85 pesos for girls. Slide 6: After numerous studies and statistical tests, it was concluded that in all cases PROGRESA had a positive effect on the enrollment of both boys and girls at primary and secondary level.