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This is relevant here: https://www.povertyactionlab.org/sites/default/files/publications/building-stable-livelihoods.pdf https://www.povertyactionlab.org/sites/
by jtraffic 9y ago
This is relevant here: https://www.povertyactionlab.org/sites/default/files/publications/building-stable-livelihoods.pdf https://www.povertyactionlab.org/sites/default/files/publica...
MIT Poverty Action Lab. They find that "A multifaceted livelihood program that provided ultra-poor households with a productive asset, training, regular coaching, access to savings, and consumption support led to large and lasting impacts on their standard of living across a diverse set of contexts and implementing partners."
Exiting from poverty is a delicate process, and can be derailed in many ways. These multifaceted programs attempt to overcome the main obstacles, and it seems to work fairly well (at least better than most other interventions.)