Top 1%
in this catalogue (719 scored practices)
Scores cluster high, so position within the catalogue is often more telling than the number alone.
Curator validation1/1
Verified against IDB Evidence Platform RCT entry, World Bank 2013 feature, and IDB IDB country strategy 2021–2024.
Transferability / replicability3/3
The model was directly replicated as Ciudad Mujer Honduras and referenced in Bolivia, with the IDB actively promoting it as a transferable template for integrated women's service delivery.
Impact on gender equality1/1
An IDB-commissioned RCT documents +43% public service use and +8 pp life satisfaction among participants vs. controls — concrete, measured impact on women's access to services.
Effectiveness1/1
Rated 'Effective' by the IDB Evidence Platform; the RCT design (randomised assignment) provides high-quality causal evidence of effectiveness.
Efficiency1/1
Co-locating 18 agencies removes duplication and transport barriers; the integrated model is demonstrably more cost-effective than separate service delivery.
Evaluated outcomes1/1
Rigorous RCT by Bustelo, Martínez, Millard & Silva (IDB, 2016) provides the strongest available evaluation design; outcomes published on IDB's Evidence Platform.
Sustainability1/1
The programme has operated continuously since 2012 across multiple administrations and is embedded in El Salvador's national budget with IDB co-financing.
Achievement / evidence1/1
Six permanent centres operational (vs. four at launch), programme institutionalised, and model exported — stated goals of integrated access and replication achieved.
Gender-mainstreaming embedding1/1
The programme restructures how the state delivers services to women, embedding a gender lens across 18 agencies simultaneously rather than siloing gender within one ministry.
Evidoria. Ciudad Mujer — El Salvador's Integrated Women's Services Programme. Persistent ID: 558bffe9-4981-4787-ac28-4557c729e3df.