Strengthening the “Cuidemos Banco de Tiempo” Program (MXSPG0006)

Commitment ID

MXSPG0006

Commitment Title

Strengthening the “Cuidemos Banco de Tiempo” Program

Problem

In San Pedro Garza García, the care economy remains largely invisible and falls disproportionately on women, limiting their access to employment, education, and social participation. This imbalance is reflected in strained family dynamics, as shown by the 116% increase in domestic violence reports between 2018 and 2023.

In addition, the demand for care continues to increase due to population aging and morbidity, as 10.4% of older adults live with a disability and at least 63% have some form of illness, creating physical and emotional overload for caregivers. The central problem is therefore the concentration and unpaid nature of care work, weak social and institutional co-responsibility, and insufficient prevention of domestic violence, all of which perpetuate cycles of inequality.

Status quo

Currently, domestic and community care work in the municipality is carried out informally and without pay. In early childhood, the municipal DIF operates childcare centers at 85% of their capacity and, in 2023, provided support to 40 pregnant women and 230 children, in addition to recreational and accompaniment activities. However, coverage remains limited and does not reach all priority neighborhoods, making territorial expansion and targeting necessary.

Regarding family violence, actions are in place to address it at the individual, relational, community, and social levels, with an emphasis on strengthening support networks. However, its recent increase requires greater interinstitutional and preventive coordination.

In the area of disability, the diagnosis establishes a reference baseline of 14,842 people with a disability, limitation, or mental health condition—53% of whom are women—which serves as a key input for sizing health services, support measures, infrastructure, and respite care schemes. This is the operational starting point: existing capacities and ongoing efforts that remain insufficient in relation to the scale and concentration of the care challenge.

Action

What the commitment entails:

Ensure that the program remains operational in the medium and long term, with clear management and sustainability mechanisms.

Increase the dissemination and visibility of the program, so that it is widely known and recognized by citizens and institutions.

Establish a stronger cross-cutting structure by coordinating different departments and community actors so that the program is integrated into care policies and citizen participation efforts.

Promote the inclusive participation of all members of the community, with special attention to those who have traditionally assumed the greatest burden of unpaid care work.

Expected results:

The program is recognized as a stable and reliable mechanism for the redistribution of unpaid care work.

A greater number of users, both offering and receiving care, increasing the program’s social impact.

A more efficient and coordinated institutional and community structure, capable of managing and expanding care networks.

Increased visibility of unpaid care work and greater awareness of its economic and social value.

General objective: Consolidate the Time Bank as a sustainable, well-known, and structurally solid program that recognizes, reduces, and redistributes the burden of unpaid care work, strengthening equity and social cohesion.

How will the commitment contribute to solving the public problem described above?

Expected products:

Greater equity in the distribution of care responsibilities among men, women, and other members of the community.

Creation of community support networks that reduce the individual burden of care.

Visibility of the economic contribution of unpaid care work.

Increased social and labor participation of those who have traditionally assumed the greatest burden of care.

What long-term goal as identified in your Open Government Strategy does this commitment relate to?

“Promote gender equity and social justice through inclusive and collaborative policies.”

“Strengthen citizen participation and community cohesion.”

“Promote the care economy as a key component of sustainable development.”

Primary Policy Area

Inclusion, Safety Nets & Economic Inclusion

Primary Sector

Cross-sectoral, Public Services (general)

What OGP value is this commitment relevant to?