Results in Nutrition for Juntos SWAp

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The objective of the Juntos Results for Nutrition Project for Peru is to: (i) address demand for nutrition services by strengthening the operational effectiveness of the Juntos conditional cash transfer (CCT) program. There are three components to the project, the first component being Strengthening and consolidating of the Juntos CCT program for families with children under 36 months. This component will support an incentive mechanism through output payments based on selected eligible budget lines for the affiliation of children younger than 12 months to Juntos; and the verification of the health coresponsibility of children younger than 36 months already affiliated in Juntos. The second component is the improving coverage and quality of the provision of basic preventive health and nutrition services in the Juntos areas. The objective of this component is to support a stronger governance system for the Articulated Nutrition Program (PAN) and create incentives for health providers to increase coverage and improve quality of basic health and nutrition services in the Juntos areas through capitation payment modalities in order to allow Juntos beneficiaries to comply with their health and nutrition co-responsibilities. Finally, the third component is to strengthen the Government of Peru (GoP) capacity to influence nutritional outcomes by improving budgetary planning and monitoring of results for selected activities of the PAN.