Monte Plata.- The Supérate Social Development Directorate held a meeting in Monte Plata to learn firsthand about the real impact of social programs and to listen to the community’s needs.
In this province, the Dominican government maintains a social protection scheme that benefits more than 44,000 vulnerable households.
The general director of Supérate, Mayra Jiménez, highlighted that in this province the institution protects 44,192 families from the municipalities of Bayaguana, Monte Plata, Sabana Grande de Boyá, Yamasá, and Peralvillo.
Jiménez detailed that 43,529 families receive the Aliméntate subsidy, and of this amount 39,558 households also have Bono Gas and 13,713 receive, in addition, the Bono Luz, meaning the three subsidies.
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In a complementary manner, institutional support extends to education through the Aprende y Avanza incentives, which provide coverage to 6,425 households with girls, boys, and adolescents of school age.
Social protection in Monte Plata includes programs aimed at populations in conditions of greater vulnerability and dependency. In this area, Supérate, through the National Fund for Children and Adolescents with Disabilities currently benefits 210 families, as part of the actions aimed at guaranteeing comprehensive protection and focused care for this population.
In this meeting, which had more than 500 people, the director of the Higuamo Regional, Alin Mercedes, expressed that this dialogue aims to strengthen the care and support received by the families benefiting from the programs developed by the institution in the territory.
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During the day, the participating families valued the support they receive from the Dominican Government, through Supérate, while the institution’s teams offered guidance on the services and programs provided, and also took notes of the needs and suggestions of the families.
These actions are part of the national socio-family support strategy promoted by Supérate, aimed at strengthening family capabilities, promoting social inclusion and contributing to overcoming poverty in Dominican households in situations of vulnerability.
