Poverty Eradication Strategy Paper (PRSP)

Status of Grenada PRSP

Status of Grenada’s PRSP

GOG’s reasons for conducting CPA To obtain a better understanding of the

poverty situation in Grenada To enable more effective targeting of

resources through identification of proper policies, strategies and programmes

Key Questions for CPA

What are the causes, nature and extent of poverty

What are the linkages between the situation of poverty and the main sectors of society

How do Government and Civil Society respond to poverty

Elements of the CPA

Institutional Analysis National Survey of Living Conditions Community Situational Analysis

Definition of Poverty

Standard definitions relating to the Indigence Line, Absolute Poverty and Relative Poverty

An underline notion of deficiency of resources where households do not have the basic requirements to maintain a healthy existence

The Poverty Line

The annual poverty line is estimated at EC$3,262 per adult

This translates into a daily rate of EC$8.94 per adult

32.2% of all individuals in Grenada, Carriacou and Petit Martnique are poor

12.9% of all individuals in the country are indigent

Who Are The Poor?

51% of individuals living below the poverty line are under the age of 20

56% of persons under the poverty line are under the age of 25

51% of persons under the poverty line are women

52% of female heads of household live below the poverty line

Who Are The Poor

21% of all female heads below the poverty line are unemployed

24% of all female heads below the poverty line are outside of the labour force

20% of persons living below the poverty line are unemployed

Over 64% of the poor have no educational certification

Who Are The Poor

A high percentage of females and youths are among the poor population

High percentage of the poor are employed in low income jobs

High percentage of female headed households are among the poor

Low educational status among the poor

Why Are They Poor

Major underline Cause The failure of the diversification effort in

the post plantation era to create sufficient employment opportunities for the population

Specific Causes Limited income and employment

opportunities in key sectors

Why Are They Poor

Constraints in Macroeconomic policy formulation Limited safety nets Weakness in social and physical infrastructure Limited capacity to mobilize and build social

capital within communities Limited coordination among social dev.agencies

Where are We in the process?

The CPA was the first step The second step was the formulation of a

comprehensive strategy for poverty eradication

The third step was the design of programmes for intervention

For the second and third steps a process of triangulation was followed where further information was obtained through contextual research and participatory methods to get a better understanding of the key relationships identified in CPA and priority sectors

A draft final Strategy was developed and forwarded to cabinet for comments in August 2004.

With the passage of hurricane Ivan, the strategy need revising with updated data and a sense of where this strategy will fall in the rebuilding process

Thank you

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