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Participatory & Related Approaches
Learning from the poor: findings from participatory poverty assessments in India
Since the late 1990s, policy makers, donors, NGOs and researchers have become increasingly interested in participatory poverty assessments (PPAs) and participatory evaluation of development initiatives for the poor.
This synthesis report highlights common threads that emerged from a series of participatory poverty assessments conducted by the ADB in seven Indian states.
The report provides insights into the dimensions of poverty, coping strategies as well as the opinions of the poor on poverty reduction programmes.
The PPAs revealed the following priorities for poor people:
- Greater access to credit and the financial sector
- Greater access to skills training in sectors that are emerging drivers of growth
- Improved targeting for poverty reduction programming
- Enhancing on farm productivity and off farm opportunities
- Greater access to drinking water and sanitation
- Strengthening local institutions, with an emphasis on participation and accountability
The report concludes that drawing the poor into the development circle is the main challenge of policy.
The report is downloadable in chapters or as a complete document from this page.
- Resource link:
http://adb.org/Documents/Books/ Learning-From-the-Poor/ - Published: 2007
- Source: ADB (http://adb.org)
- Added to ADG on: 04 October 2007 , contributed by: ADG team
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