TACKLING POVERTY TOGETHER
Youth Contributing to Poverty Reduction
TACKLING POVERTY TOGETHER
Youth Contributing to Poverty Reduction
Introduction to
Poverty Reduction Strategies
TACKLING POVERTY TOGETHER
Youth Contributing to Poverty Reduction
Learning Keys:
• Become familiar with what Poverty Reduction Strategy Papers and
how they are formulated;
• Position your country’s PRSP in relation to other development
priorities. E.g. The Millennium Development Goals (MDGs)
• Have a better understanding of the objectives of the Tackling
Poverty Together (TPT) project and its efforts to support the
contributions of young people in eliminating poverty.
TACKLING POVERTY TOGETHER
Youth Contributing to Poverty Reduction
Poverty Reduction Strategies:
• Initiated in 1999 by the IMF & World Bank
• Contains consultation process, description of
poverty, action plan and ideally targets,
indicators and a budget.
• There are approximately 66 countires
worldwide with PRSPs.
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Youth Contributing to Poverty Reduction
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Principles of a PRSP:
Country-driven
Results-oriented
Comprehensive and recognizes many
dimensions of poverty
Partnership-oriented
Based on a long-term perspective
TACKLING POVERTY TOGETHER
Youth Contributing to Poverty Reduction
Dialogue Questions
• Were you aware of your country’s Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper
(PRSP) before this session? Has anyone ever reviewed all or parts of the
PRSP? If so, what can you share about its contents?
• What do you think about the five core principles that are supposed to
underlie the PRSP approach (country-driven, results-oriented,
comprehensive, partnership oriented, and long-term perspective)? Are
there others you would add?
• What are some of the questions you have about the PRSP process in your
country? Where do you think you could go to find the answers?
TACKLING POVERTY TOGETHER
Youth Contributing to Poverty Reduction
Steps to developing a PRSP:
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Poverty diagnostics or analysis
Policy formulation and choices
Financing – costing of strategies
Implementation
Monitoring and evaluation
TACKLING POVERTY TOGETHER
Youth Contributing to Poverty Reduction
Objectives of the TPT Project
• To build the capacity of young people in skills required to
influence and engage in tackling development issues
affecting them;
• To provide decision makers with knowledge and
commitment to support youth participation;
• To develop an international network of sharing
information and expertise in research, collection of
success stories on youth development.