A map of services and unmet needs
Deputy social-development minister Mirtha Gutiérrez said the tool would help establish “which populations we need to reach”. SEDESOL was administering the pilot data, with further transfer of technology and knowledge planned for its Social Development Observatory. Assessment of service quality was proposed for a later stage. [1]
Rural and urban barriers differ
Preliminary results put the access gap for disabled people in Distrito Central at about 33%, or more than 8,000 people; Sensenti’s estimate was 92%. UNDP’s accompanying methodology considers distances and the mismatch between services and need. These figures concern access to mapped services in the pilot municipalities. [2]
Care needs also matter during disasters
In an August follow-up, UNDP gender officer Edith Martínez described care mapping linked to risk mapping in Villanueva, Cortés. The approach sought to bring children’s, disabled people’s and older people’s support needs into hurricane preparedness, alongside participation by public bodies, women’s organisations and other local actors.