Impact of Family Remittances in Guatemalan Households and Communities

  • Start Date
    2004
  • End Date
    2005
  • Project Status
    Completed
  • Project Type
    Remittances
  • Budget Amount (USD)
    59450.00
  • Coverage
    National
  • Year
    2004
  • IDF Region
    Latin America and the Caribbean
  • Projects ID
    L31-805
  • Benefiting Member States
    Guatemala

This project has aimed to carry out a survey of family remittances in Guatemalan households and communities sending international migrants, in order to provide a comprehensive understanding of the impact of remittances.
Specifically, this project has aimed to a) provide a comprehensive understanding of family remittances as a community development mechanism in Guatemala; b) define a new methodology for measuring the economic and social impact of remittances in receiving families and communities; and c) set up a data management system capable of collecting, processing, and analyzing data on family remittances.