Summary (English)

This document contains results of studies covering the Ministry’s three areas of activity: Food and Nutritional Security, Bolsa Família and Social Assistance. Volumes 1 and 2 of the publication “Evaluation of MDS Programs and Policies: Results” provides feedback on the work carried out by the MDS to all stakeholders involved in the
endeavor – grantees, researchers, managers, government directors and civil society.

The studies, contracted or carried out by the Secretariat for Evaluation and Information Management (SAGI), constitute one of the components in the system for evaluation and monitoring of MDS programs and policies.

In addition to evaluation studies, the reader will also find here assessments and diagnoses developed with the goal of contributing to implementation and development of the policy itself: transversal research serving as the baseline; population estimates; studies of implementation processes; different types of surveys, including national household surveys, with or without beneficiaries regarding different aspects of a program, such as access, services offered and results observed; and, lastly, a quasi-experimental and longitudinal impact evaluation study of the Bolsa Família Program.