Joint Social Welfare Institute
Welfare organisation in Costa Rica
The Joint Social Welfare Institute (Spanish: Instituto Mixto de Ayuda Social) (IMAS) is an autonomous institution with legal status in Costa Rica for welfare. It was created under Act 4760 of April 30, 1971, which put it into operation from May 8 of that year. Its purpose is to serve the population suffering poverty in Costa Rica through the provision of grants and programs.
The institute uses the Social Information Sheet (Ficha de Información Social) (FIS) to conduct research and evaluate the population living in poverty. The FIS contains a set of fifty-six variables grouped into 10 sections.
Notable people
- Silvia Lara Povedano (born 1959), president of the IMAS during the administration of Abel Pacheco
External links
- "Official website". Instituto Mixto de Ayuda Social. Retrieved 2 December 2022.
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Institutions of Costa Rica
- Contraloría General de la República de Costa Rica
- Supreme Electoral Court
- Costa Rican Social Security Fund
- Costa Rican Center of Science and Culture
- Costa Rican Tourism Board
- Correos de Costa Rica
- National System of Conservation Areas
- Legislative Assembly of Costa Rica
- Supreme Court of Justice
- Public Finance of Costa Rica
- Public Prosecutor of Costa Rica
- Ministry of the Presidency
- Ministry of Environment, Energy and Telecommunications (MINAET)
- Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Worship
- Ministry of Finance
- Ministry of Foreign Trade (Costa Rica)
- Joint Social Welfare Institute (IMAS)
- Junta de Administración Portuaria y de Desarrollo Económico
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