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General Update from Task Force Subcommittees. Progress Out of Poverty Index Nigel Biggar. Progress out of Poverty Index TM. The PPI is a simple poverty measurement tool 10 non-financial indicators Benchmarked to international poverty lines
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General Update from Task Force Subcommittees Progress Out of Poverty Index Nigel Biggar
Progress out of Poverty IndexTM • The PPI is a simple poverty measurement tool • 10 non-financial indicators • Benchmarked to international poverty lines • Estimates the likely poverty levels of households • 5-8 minutes to administer • Accurate • The PPI is based on an approach developed by Mark Schreiner of Microfinance Risk Management, L.L.C. • CGAP, Grameen and Ford Foundation support the use of the PPI
PPI Country List www.progressoutofpoverty.org
PPI users by region* * That Grameen Foundation is aware of
Resources: Case Studies • Negros Women for Tomorrow PPI Case Study: • how NWTF in the Philippines piloted and implemented the PPI. • AlSol PPI Case Study: • PPI implementation with an MFI in Mexico. www.progressoutofpoverty.org
Case Studies • Oikocredit and Grameen Foundation Case Study: • Oikocredit partner MFIs in the Philippines and Peru. • How organizations share experiences through the Peer Learning Network: • Web-based mechanism for real-time discussion of ideas, problems and solutions in using the PPI.
Manuals and Tools • PPI™ Pilot Training Guide • PPI data intake tool • Social Investor Guidelines and Glossary • 2007 Global Poverty and Microfinance Incidence Report: • This report provides a map of global poverty, a map of microfinance coverage and an analysis of how the two maps do and do not overlap. www.progressoutofpoverty.org