What macroeconomic policy changes have governments made in the wake of COVID-19? What will be the impact on economic inclusion programs focused on livelihoods, skills development, and public works in the economic recovery phase of the pandemic? How can...
Over the past two years, the ability of countries and people to deal with adversity has been eroding. In the aftermath of COVID-19, “ 60 percent of workers have lower real incomes than before the pandemic; 60 per cent of the poorest countries are in debt...
Organiser: Institute of Development Studies, IDS, Tufts University, World Food Programme, WFP, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, FAO, International Labour Organization, ILO
We examine the impact of the Rural Entrepreneur Access Program (REAP), an example of an approach that combines multiple interventions with the aim of overcoming the constraints facing the ultrapoor. This program was implemented in an extreme setting (...
The high incidence of poverty in the rural areas of Brazil requires specific strategies, taking into account the social and economic diversity of these areas. The Brazil Without Extreme Poverty Plan systemically focuses on one or more actions related to...
Institutions and agencies involved: Brazil Learning Initiative for a World Without Poverty, WWP
The study assessed the effects of the Livelihood Empowerment Against Poverty (LEAP) social assistance programme on rural poverty reduction. A mixed methods research approach was used while the after only design constituted the study design. The sample...
While political dynamics differ greatly from one place to another, rural areas continue to have legitimate grievances. Poverty in rural areas is both more prevalent and more acute than in urban areas—about 80 per cent of the world’s extremely poor people...
Institutions and agencies involved: International Policy Centre for Inclusive Growth, IPC-IG
De nombreux pays considèrent dorénavant que la protection sociale fait partie intégrante du programme de développement et de lutte contre la pauvreté. Les politiques et les mesures visant à étendre la protection sociale aux personnes qui ne bénéficient...
Institutions and agencies involved: International Labour Organization, ILO
The National Statistics Bureau (NSB) of Bhutan calculated and analyzed the poverty indicators two times based on the Bhutan Living Standard Survey (BLSS) in 2003 and 2007. NBS compiles the Poverty Analysis Reports based on the data obtained by BLSS of...
Institutions and agencies involved: Japan - Japanese international cooperation agency, JICA
As part of fulfilling the TDP’s election-eve promise, the State government will disburse monetary assistance to the unemployed youth, and the modalities will be finalised soon, Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu has said.
