poverty

The Basic Necessities Survey: A simple and democratic method of measuring poverty by Rick Davies

Hi, I am Rick Davies, an Evaluation consultant, based in Cambridge, UK. The Basic Necessities Survey (BNS) is a method of measuring poverty that is: Simple to design and implement. The results are easy to analyse and to communicate to others Democratic in the way that it identifies what constitutes poverty and who is poor Rights-based, …

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ICCE TIG Week: Poverty Measurement Made Simple?? by Julie Peachey

Hi all, I’m Julie Peachey, Director of Poverty Measurement at Innovations for Poverty Action where I oversee a widely-used tool called the Poverty Probability Index (PPI).  It’s no surprise to me that the first Sustainable Development Goal is “End Poverty in all its forms everywhere’’ as so much of our international development work is designed …

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SIM TIG Week: Using Multi-Dimensional Poverty Outcomes in Measurement by Heather Esper and Yaquta Fatehi

This is Heather Esper, senior program manager, and Yaquta Fatehi, senior research associate, from the Performance Measurement Initiative at the William Davidson Institute at the University of Michigan. Our team specializes in performance measurement to improve organizations’ effectiveness, scalability, and sustainability and to create more value for their stakeholders in emerging economies. Our contribution to …

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