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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Main Authors: Acosta, Pablo A., Avalos, Jorge
Format: Policy Note
Language:English
Published: 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
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spelling okr-10986-298732021-05-25T09:14:46Z The Philippines Sustainable Livelihood Program : Providing and Expanding Access to Employment and Livelihood Opportunities Acosta, Pablo A. Avalos, Jorge LIVELIHOODS EMPLOYMENT SOCIAL WELFARE SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT POVERTY REDUCTION INEQUALITY SOCIAL PROTECTION LABOR MARKET SKILLS DEVELOPMENT SEED CAPITAL EMPLOYMENT ASSISTANCE MICROENTERPRISE BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT TARGETING 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. 2018-06-18T16:00:00Z 2018-06-18T16:00:00Z 2018-05 Policy Note 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 English World Bank Social Protection Policy Note,no. 13; CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo World Bank World Bank, Washington, DC Economic & Sector Work Economic & Sector Work :: Policy Notes East Asia and Pacific Philippines
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topic LIVELIHOODS
EMPLOYMENT
SOCIAL WELFARE
SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT
POVERTY REDUCTION
INEQUALITY
SOCIAL PROTECTION
LABOR MARKET
SKILLS DEVELOPMENT
SEED CAPITAL
EMPLOYMENT ASSISTANCE
MICROENTERPRISE
BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT
TARGETING
spellingShingle LIVELIHOODS
EMPLOYMENT
SOCIAL WELFARE
SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT
POVERTY REDUCTION
INEQUALITY
SOCIAL PROTECTION
LABOR MARKET
SKILLS DEVELOPMENT
SEED CAPITAL
EMPLOYMENT ASSISTANCE
MICROENTERPRISE
BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT
TARGETING
Acosta, Pablo A.
Avalos, Jorge
The Philippines Sustainable Livelihood Program : Providing and Expanding Access to Employment and Livelihood Opportunities
geographic_facet East Asia and Pacific
Philippines
relation World Bank Social Protection Policy Note,no. 13;
description 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.
format Policy Note
author Acosta, Pablo A.
Avalos, Jorge
author_facet Acosta, Pablo A.
Avalos, Jorge
author_sort Acosta, Pablo A.
title The Philippines Sustainable Livelihood Program : Providing and Expanding Access to Employment and Livelihood Opportunities
title_short The Philippines Sustainable Livelihood Program : Providing and Expanding Access to Employment and Livelihood Opportunities
title_full The Philippines Sustainable Livelihood Program : Providing and Expanding Access to Employment and Livelihood Opportunities
title_fullStr The Philippines Sustainable Livelihood Program : Providing and Expanding Access to Employment and Livelihood Opportunities
title_full_unstemmed The Philippines Sustainable Livelihood Program : Providing and Expanding Access to Employment and Livelihood Opportunities
title_sort philippines sustainable livelihood program : providing and expanding access to employment and livelihood opportunities
publisher World Bank, Washington, DC
publishDate 2018
url http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/385601527673449057/The-Philippines-sustainable-livelihood-program-providing-and-expanding-access-to-employment-and-livelihood-opportunities
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