School of Care and Public Policy

The initiative brought together officials from different regions of the country as part of the School on Care and Public Policy in Central America, promoted by CLACSO, We Effect, UN Women, and the Government of Guatemala. The activities took place during the week of International Care Day.

The two in-person workshops of the School on Care and Public Policy in Central America were a great success, with 45 officials from different regions of the country participating and expressing high satisfaction with the training experience. The workshops were coordinated by Professor Mariana Rulli , who offered key insights into the challenges and opportunities of care policies in Latin America.

Representing the organizing committee were Sara Tomé Avilez (We Effect), Eugenia Close (UN Women), and Alejandro Gambina (CLACSO). Also present to support the initiative were Lucrecia Peinado , First Lady of Guatemala, and Zulma Calderón , Secretary of SOSEP.

This in-person session is part of the Higher Diploma in Care and Public Policies in Central America, which takes place between August and December in a virtual format, with the participation of more than 300 officials from the Government of Guatemala.

The delegation also participated in the Strategic Care Roundtable – Guatemala, organized by the Ministry of Social Development (MIDES) under the theme “From Care to Power: Shared Public Policies to Transform the State .” This key initiative for consolidating a comprehensive care system included the participation of Claudia Valenzuela , Vice Minister of Policy, Planning, and Evaluation at MIDES.

The activities addressed the main conceptual and political axes linked to care in Latin America and the Caribbean, highlighting its central role in public agendas and in reducing gender inequalities, as well as the progress and challenges towards building Integrated National Care Systems in the region.