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Fome Zero (Portuguese pronunciation: [ˈfomi ˈzɛɾu], Zero Hunger) is a program of the Government of Brazil introduced by President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva in 2003, with the goal to eradicate hunger and extreme poverty in the country. It followed the lead of projects that had already put into practice by the Fernando Henrique Cardoso administration, which was named Bolsa Escola (School Stipend), and which had been established in 1995.
Contents of the program
Lula followed the lead of projects that had already put into practice by the Fernando Henrique Cardoso administration, which was named Bolsa Escola (School Stipend), and which had been established in 1995.[1] Lula expanded those projects with the new Fome Zero ("Zero Hunger") program, which was part of the Bolsa Família (Family Allowance) plan.[2][3]
The program is co-ordinated by the Ministry of Social Development and Hunger Combat (Ministério do Desenvolvimento Social e Combate à Fome) and was intended to put into action the government's strategy to guarantee the right of access to basic food. The program takes a number of forms, ranging from direct financial aid to the poorest families (with the
Effects
The program is believed to have contributed to Brazil's recent reported improvements in its fight against poverty, according to research promoted by some universities and the Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics (IBGE). An
The World Bank, which created in June 2005 a Bolsa Família Project[6] to assist the Brazilian government in managing the Bolsa Família Program, declared that "Although the program is relatively young, some results are already apparent, including: (...) contributions to improved education outcomes, and impacts on children’s growth, food consumption, and diet quality".[7]
A study by the
The program has also been reported to have made a significant impact on the ability of the poorest families to eat. Children in public school receive one free meal a day—two in the poorest areas—and so less of their family's limited income is needed to pay for food. In a survey of Bolsa Familia recipients, 82.4% reported eating better; additionally, it was reported to increase the incomes of the poorer families by about 25%.[11]
Criticism
In 2003,
Five months after Lula took office, the budget for Fome Zero was cut down a third from its original amount, and one year later, about $800 million was budgeted toward the program, but only $130 million of that was actually disbursed.[14]
Fome Zero is considered by the opposition (especially the PSDB and DEM parties) as a failure, due to what they believe is the government's inability to manage the program effectively. Murilo Zauith, a PFL federal deputy, in March 2005, said the program was faulty, citing as an example the death of several indigenous children due to malnutrition in the city of Dourados, Mato Grosso do Sul. However, Humberto Costa, the Minister of Health at the time, considered the death count average and not alarming.[15]
Another criticism is that the program turned mostly in a money-transfer program, subject to corruption, and did not completely solve the problem.[16] Data from 2014 to 2015 showed that malnutrition is still a problem in Brazil and responsible by 4.3 deaths per 100,000 people per year, linked to the fact that 3.8% of the population (7.6 million people) still earns less than US$1 a day.[17][18]
Sources
- Aaron Ansell, ISBN 978-1-4696-1397-0
See also
References
- ^ "Luiz Ignácio Lula da Silva | Brazil: Five Centuries of Change". library.brown.edu.
- ^ "The rebirth of Bolsa Família". London Politica.
- ^ Kirksey, Emily (21 June 2006). "Lula – Brazil's Lost Leader". Council on Hemispheric Affairs. Archived from the original on 22 May 2008. Retrieved 5 April 2008.
- ^ SSRN-Ex-ante Evaluation of Conditional Cash Transfer Programs: The Case of Bolsa Escola by Francois Bourguignon, Francisco Ferreira, Phillippe Leite
- ^ "RAWLINGS, Laura B. e RUBIO, Gloria M. Evaluating the Impact of Conditional Cash Transfer Programs - Lessons from Latin America, Volume 1, World Bank Policy Research Working Paper 3119, August 2003, The World Bank, 2003". Archived from the original on 2010-10-16. Retrieved 2010-10-16.
- ^ Brazil - Bolsa Familia Project, The World Bank
- ^ Brazil’s Bolsa Familia Program Celebrates Progress in Lifting Families out of Poverty, News & Broadcast, The World Bank, Brasilia, Brazil, December 19, 2005
- ^ International Policy Centre for Inclusive Growth (UNDP/IPC-IG) Evaluation Note
- ^ untitled Archived October 13, 2008, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ YAP, Yoon-Tien, Guilherme Sedlacek and Peter Orazem. 2001. Limiting Child Labor Through Behavior-Based Income Transfers: An Experimental Evaluation of the PETI Program in Rural Brazil. World Bank, Washington, DC
- ^ Microsoft PowerPoint - Mutzig_CCTs in MIC_Brazil_06-26_III.b.ppt
- ^ BIRD Archived 2007-08-13 at archive.today
- ^ Governo recebe novas críticas aos principais pontos do Fome Zero - Folha Online (March 31, 2003)
- ^ "The Fome Zero Program – Brazil's Losing Struggle to Help the Hungry: Lula's Leadership Fading". 26 July 2005.
- ^ Murilo Zauith considera Fome Zero programa fracassado - Correio do Estado (March 11, 2005[permanent dead link])
- ^ The Fome Zero Program – Brazil’s Losing Struggle to Help the Hungry: Lula’s Leadership Fading - Council on Hemispheric Affairs(July, 2005)
- ^ Malnutrition Death Rate Per 100,000 - WORLD HEALTH RANKINGS(Who, 2014)
- ^ Nutrition Landscape Information System (NLiS) - World Health Organization(March, 2017)
External links
- (in Portuguese) Fome Zero Official Website