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Street-children and the IDB: Lessons from Brazil
By Ricardo Morán, Claudio de Moura Castro (05/99, En, Es)
This paper draws some lessons and proposals for IDB involvement with street-children. At least some of these lessons and proposals should also be relevant for other international development agencies. It is intended to provoke discussion eventually leading policy decisions within the IDB on how best to respond to the problem of street-children in our client countries. Much has been learned during the successful completion of the first cycle of projects that can be incorporated into forthcoming projects.
The 8th Replenishment mandates a shift of more of IDB's resources into social development and to benefit the poor; and it is important to use these resources as effectively as possible. These factors and new thinking about the street-children problem invite modifications in present practice.
This working paper is being published with the sole objective of contributing to the debate on a topic of importance to the region, and to elicit comments and suggestions from interested parties. This paper has not gone through the Department's peer review process or undergone consideration by the SDS Management Team. As such, it does not reflect the official position of the Inter-American Development Bank.
Last updated: 03/21/07
