The Philippines Sustainable Livelihood Program : Providing and Expanding Access to Employment and Livelihood Opportunities
The Philippines Department of Social Welfare and Development has taken the lead in providingopportunities for income generating activities/livelihood development through the implementationof the Sustainable Livelihood Program (SLP) sin...
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| Format: | Policy Note |
| Language: | English |
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World Bank, Washington, DC
2018
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| Online Access: | http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/385601527673449057/The-Philippines-sustainable-livelihood-program-providing-and-expanding-access-to-employment-and-livelihood-opportunities http://hdl.handle.net/10986/29873 |
| Summary: | The Philippines Department of Social
Welfare and Development has taken the lead in
providingopportunities for income generating
activities/livelihood development through the
implementationof the Sustainable Livelihood Program (SLP)
since 2011, with the objective to reduce poverty
andinequality by generating employment among poor households
and by moving highly vulnerablehouseholds into sustainable
livelihoods and toward economic stability. This note
describes the design and core processes of the SLP and
reflects on the opportunities that the program has to
improve and complement other Social Protection programs to
make an impact on households’ welfare, and provides
recommendations to maximize its impact. |
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