Análisis del proceso de implementación del proyecto de intoxicación por plomo en el Callao

Abstract

Studies conducted by the General Division of Environmental Health of the Ministry of Health (DIGESA) and the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) confirm that the children living and studying around mining deposits in Callao have been exposed lead pollution and observe large amounts of lead in their blood, a condition that affects both their health and their development opportunities.

In this context, the Regional Government of Callao decided to implement the project "Control of lead poisoning to students of affected schools in Callao". The objective of the project is to reduce the effects of lead in children´s blood both with the environmental hygiene and adequate nutrition.

There is no information that reports the progress of the project not the effectiveness of such policy. In this sense, this thesis aims to generate information on this regard and, in particular, the successes and failures in its implementation.

Results suggest that although the beneficiaries value the project and consider that it has impacted student motivation and vitality and has sensitized parents on the existing problem and how to approach it, the project does not show improvements on health or education due to low implementation of good nutritional and environmental practices at home.

The evidence generated by this research is relevant for the Regional Government of Callao since it identifies successes and failures in the implementation of the project and highlights the need to modify or strengthen it to achieve the expected objectives. This is particularly urgent, as new reports of lead contamination in other districts of Callao arise, which, in addition to requiring further regulation, may require such intervention to minimize the negative impact of the transit of minerals through the port of Callao.