No Household Left Behind : a Look at the Impact Evaluation of the Afghanistan “Targeting the Ultra-Poor” Program (English)

An impact evaluation of the Targeting the Ultra-Poor (TUP) program in Afghanistan suggests that big-push interventions can dramatically reduce poverty in fragile and conflict affected areas. One year after the intervention ended, consumption had increased by 30 percent and poverty decreased by 20 percentage points (from 82 percent in the control group). The intervention improved women’s labor participation in a context where gender gaps in access...

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Document Date
2019/07/01
Document Type
Brief
Report Number
139830
Volume No
1
Total Volume(s)
1
Country
Afghanistan,
Region
South Asia,
Disclosure Date
2019/07/29
Disclosure Status
Disclosed
Doc Name
No Household Left Behind : a Look at the Impact Evaluation of the Afghanistan “Targeting the Ultra-Poor” Program
Keywords
fragile and conflict

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No Household Left Behind : a Look at the Impact Evaluation of the Afghanistan “Targeting the Ultra-Poor” Program (English). Development Impact Evaluation (DIME) Brief Washington, D.C. : World Bank Group. http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/561361564472452757

No Household Left Behind : a Look at the Impact Evaluation of the Afghanistan “Targeting the Ultra-Poor” Program (English)

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