The Sistema de Información de la Población Objetivo (SIPO) is a social registry used by the
Joint Social Welfare Institute of Costa Rica to classify the
population of Costa Rica as to levels of
poverty
Poverty is the state of having few material possessions or little income. Poverty can have diverse social, economic, and political causes and effects. When evaluating poverty in ...
and
extreme poverty
Extreme poverty, deep poverty, abject poverty, absolute poverty, destitution, or penury, is the most severe type of poverty, defined by the United Nations (UN) as "a condition characterized by severe deprivation of basic human needs, includi ...
. It seeks to ensure that institutional resources effectively reach the most vulnerable groups of
Costa Rican society.
The registry works as an information tool for communities to develop projects, and, more importantly, enables
government institution
Institutions are humanly devised structures of rules and norms that shape and constrain individual behavior. All definitions of institutions generally entail that there is a level of persistence and continuity. Laws, rules, social conventions a ...
s to use it to implement programs to benefit target populations. Information in the registry is obtained from the Social Information Sheet (
FIS
FIS or fis may refer to:
Science and technology
* '' Fis'', an ''E. Coli'' gene
* Fis phenomenon, a phenomenon in linguistics
* F♯ (musical note)
* Flight information service, an air traffic control service
* Frame Information Structure, a ...
), which contains a set of variables, grouped into 10 sections.
Institutions of Costa Rica
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