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Targeted Interventions to Reduce and Prevent Poverty
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Research undertaken under the umbrella of the multi-country program seeks to understand the causes of poverty, food insecurity and poor nutrition, and the impact of interventions designed to remedy these. Results generated are applied to the design of improved policies and interventions, better instruments and criteria for efficient and cost-effective support programs in countries with differing socioeconomic circumstances, technical capacities and budgetary and administrative constraints. Both research and outreach activities are critical to the success of the research program. Specific activities currently undertaken to reach this objective include:
  • identifying and characterizing the poor by using existing methods and by developing new approaches that can be used by operational agencies with limited analytical capabilities.
  • determining the impact of interventions on the poor.
  • examining the existence and magnitude of second-round effects.
  • undertaking a comparative analysis of different antipoverty interventions with a view to determining if these objectives can be met by altering or replacing existing programs.
  • analyzing political and institutional factors that affect the performance of interventions and the feasibility of alternatives.
  • significant capacity building in selected countries.
COUNTRIES / REGIONS
Honduras Mali Egypt India Bangladesh Malawi Mozambique Zimbabwe South Africa
Mexico | Nicaragua | Honduras | Cote d'Ivoire | Egypt | India | Malawi | Mali | Mozambique | South Africa | Zimbabwe | Bangladesh | India
RESEARCH TEAM
  • Lawrence Haddad (Team Leader)
  • Michelle Adato
  • Akhter Ahmed
  • Todd Benson
  • Howarth Bouis
  • David Coady
  • Carlo del Ninno
  • Paul Dorosh
  • Rafael Flores
  • Lourdes Hinayon (administrative coordinator)
  • Bonnie McClafferty
  • Ginette Mignot (administrative coordinator)
  • Sanjukta Mukherjee
  • Saul Morris
  • Marie Ruel
  • Manohar Sharma
  • Ken Simler
  • Emmanuel Skoufias
  • Lisa Smith
  • Yisehac Yohannes
DONORS
External support for this research program is provided by the following organizations:
  • Department for International Development (DFID)
    South Africa Employment Generation Project
  • International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD)
    Household Food Security Project
  • U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID)
    Egypt Food Security Project; Zimbabwe Relief and Development Aid Project; Malawi Market-Oriented Development Project, Improving Food Security in Bangladesh
  • World Bank
    Mozambique Safety Net and Poverty Monitoring Project
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