I will present PROGRESA, reviewing the benefits, costs or timing of cash transfers. Evaluation of demand and supply side interventions and conclusion. Introduced by the federal government of Mexico in 1997. Before Progresa, poverty was so severe, especially in rural areas, that a third of Mexico's population 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 am only interested in the education component. Cash transfers are paid to mothers every two months and all children aged 7 to 18 are eligible for these subsidies. To receive this grant, parents must enroll their children in school and ensure regular attendance (maintain a minimum attendance rate of 85% both monthly and annually)Slide 2The benefits of education are enormous, but for n to name a few: More precisely: By integrating into its policy the granting of subsidies only to women in the family, Progresa aims to increase power and status. women in their families and communities with a regular source of money. Slide 3 shows boys' schooling and labor force participation before PROGRESA. Mexican children generally maintain a high enrollment rate in primary school, around 93%. But for the rural poor, education stops there. They begin dropping out of school after completing sixth grade, when enrollment rates drop to 55 percent. Slide 4 The same goes for girls. Even if the participation rate of girls in the labor market was quite low before the implementation of the program, it increased at the same time as school enrollment rates decreased. Slide 5 Cash Transfer Schedule lists benefits paid every 2 months. The monthly amount varies depending on the age and sex of the child. In poor regions of Mexico, girls tend to drop out of school earlier than boys. To reverse this trend, PROGRESA grants were structured to be approximately 15 percent higher at the secondary level for girls. The most critical objective of PROGRESA's education program is to increase the transition of poor rural youth to secondary school (grades 7 to 9). ). This is why the scholarships for enrollment in the first year of lower secondary education increase by 75 pesos for boys and 85 pesos for girls. Slide 6: After a number of studies and statistical tests, it was concluded that in all cases, PROGRESA had a positive effect on the schooling of boys and girls at the primary and secondary levels..