Credit-based participatory poverty alleviation strategies in Sri Lanka: what have we learned
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1997-10
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Institute of Policy Studies of Sri Lanka
Abstract
The principal objective of this
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study is to evaluate some of the key credit-based, participatory
poverty alleviation strategies implemented by both the government and NGOs in Sri Lanka.
Important questions raised are the extent to which social mobilisation efforts have succeeded in
empowering the poor, and how successful have credit programmes been in reducing the
vulnerability of poor households and in providing capital for microenterprise development. Project
management issues such as the capacity to monitor, evaluate and assess programme impact,
and the extent to which programmes are integrated and coordinated, are also looked at. The
study aims to highlight the best practices that have the potential for replication, and where results
have fallen short of expectations, has tried to identify the causes and suggest modifications to
programme design that may help in achieving success in the future.