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Mexico's "Piso Firme" Program
This case study describes how a program to replace dirt floors with concrete became a …
This case study describes how a program to replace dirt floors with concrete became a national development initiative in Mexico. In 2000, the Mexican state of Coahuila launched “Piso Firme” (“Solid Floor”), a program to replace dirt floors with cement ones. An independent impact evaluation established the association between concrete flooring and improved child health, improved maternal well-being, and reduced poverty, which attracted national government funding and sustained political commitment to facilitate scale-up across the…
Maternal/Reproductive | Environmental Risks | Poverty/Vulnerability | Cities/Urban Planning | Latin America/Caribbean | Gender | Rural