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USAID Poverty Assessment Tools

USAID Poverty Assessment Tools An Overview The PATs were created for USAID by the IRIS Center at the University of Maryland, to meet a Congressional reporting requirement. USAID Poverty Assessment Tools.

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USAID Poverty Assessment Tools

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  1. USAID Poverty Assessment ToolsAn Overview The PATs were created for USAID by the IRIS Center at the University of Maryland, to meet a Congressional reporting requirement.

  2. USAID Poverty Assessment Tools The USAID Poverty Assessment Tools (PATs) indirectly capture household poverty status using proxy indicators of household welfare (e.g., education, housing, assets, etc.) The PATs are: • Simple – 10-20 minutes per interview and • Accurate – each PAT is calibrated to that country’s nationally representative household survey

  3. What Do the PATs Measure? • The PATs measure extreme poverty using one of two poverty lines: • $1/day line (these tools will be updated in 2009 to $1.25 line) or • National median poverty line – the level of expenditure that identifies the poorest half of those under the national poverty line • The poverty line that includes more of the poor is used for that country’s Poverty Assessment Tool. • The type of poverty line used is listed on PAT website • A second poverty line ($2.50/day or national poverty line) is being added to all PATs

  4. The PAT toolkit: www.povertytools.org • The PAT toolkit includes: • First, a short, country-specific survey, typically 10-25 questions in length, which takes 10-20 minutes to implement; • Second, a data entry template, for editing and cleaning the data, calculating the poverty prevalence, and other analysis; • Third, training and support materials, which include an Implementation Manual, an on-line course, and other documents and presentations to help you train your implementation team.

  5. Purpose of the PATs • The PATs were designed for a dual purpose: • First, to meet industry demand for a cost-effective tool to measure outreach to the poorest of the poor (e.g., as part of SPM or MIX reporting). • Second, to assist USAID in assessing the outreach to the poor of its worldwide microenterprise programming. • All USAID implementing partners spending at least $100K on ME activities are required to implement a PAT and report to USAID. • If you are not sure whether you are required by USAID to implement a PAT, contact the PAT Help Desk at: pathelp@iris.econ.umd.edu.

  6. Current and Future PAT AvailabilityCurrent USAID Poverty Assessment Tools (26 countries): Africa -Ethiopia -Ghana -Madagascar -Malawi -Uganda Asia -Bangladesh -Cambodia -East Timor -India -Indonesia -Philippines* -Vietnam LAC -Colombia -Guatemala -Haiti* -Jamaica -Mexico* -Peru -Paraguay EE & NIS -Albania -Azerbaijan -Bosnia & Hrz. -Kazakhstan -Kosovo -Serbia -Tajikistan *These three tools were developed by USAID in consultation with the Grameen Foundation. Future PATs for 2009: -Bolivia -Nepal -Senegal -Ghana (updated) -Liberia -Nigeria -West Bank

  7. PAT Training Materials Include: • Tool Development Background • Planning and Preparation • Training of Implementation Team • Sampling Procedures • Interviewing Techniques • Data Processing

  8. PAT Resources for Implementers (1) • Manual: a step-by-step description of the entire PAT implementation process. • E-learning Portal: an interactive online resource that includes tailored training sessions and user-driven discussions. www.povertytools.org/PATtraining. • Training Materials: a series of PPTs and exercises that can be used while training your own team.

  9. PAT Resources for Implementers (2) • Live Trainings: series of trainings of trainers to enable implementing organizations to guide their own staff in implementing PATs (next: Wash. DC – March 2010) • Help Desk: limited to USAID implementing partners, on-demand technical assistance on all aspects of implementation--from sampling to data processing • Listserv: a PAT newsletter that offers updates on new tools, new trainings, and new instructional materials You can find all of these resources at: www.povertytools.org

  10. Any Questions? Any Questions?

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