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Lake Laguna Cashpor Poverty Assessment in Manila: A Case Study

Explore the Cashpor Housing Index assessment methodology to identify poverty levels in Lake Laguna community in Manila, Philippines. Assess the housing conditions based on wall height, materials used, and roof quality to determine the poverty status. Learn how this assessment can help organizations in initiating asset interviews for very poor households. Discover more about poverty assessments through resources such as World Bank's Panama Poverty Assessment and Pakistan's Poverty Assessment case study. Explore the Progress out of Poverty Index tool for accurate measurement of poverty levels. Implement these assessments to improve mission definition, profitability, and social impact in microfinance institutes.

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Lake Laguna Cashpor Poverty Assessment in Manila: A Case Study

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  1. WELCOME TO LAKE LAGUNA CASHPOR POVERTY ASSESSMENT By: Lindsey McDonald

  2. INTRODUCTION • Many organizations will perform a wealth-ranking or poverty assessment before offering services to a community. • Most assessments are based on external factors and usually have a scoring system with the highest numbers reflective of the poorest community members. • Using one of these assessments I will look at a house in Taguig, Manila on Lake Laguna

  3. LOCATION/GEOGRAPHY Located in Manila, Philippines on Lake Laguna

  4. CASHPOR HOUSING INDEX • CASHPOR is a public charitable trust in Delhi • A Micro Finance Institute • Identify poor household based on height of wall and material used for walls and roof

  5. CASHPOR HOUSING INDEX • Based on belief that income is used for basic necessities and surplus income is used on home improvement

  6. CASHPOR HOUSING INDEXASSESSMENT: 1. Height of the Walls and Materials used - More than 5’ and made of brick = 4 - More than 8’ and made of mud = 2 - Between 4’ and 8’ and made of mud = 1

  7. CASHPOR HOUSING INDEXASSESSMENT: SCORE = 1 (substituting wood/scrap material for mud)

  8. ASSESSMENT: CASHPOR HOUSING INDEX 2. Materials of Roof • Concrete/Pucca/Patia/New Tiles/ GI Sheet = 2 - Old Tiles/GI Sheet = 1 - Thatch/Straw/Plastic/Leaves = 0

  9. ASSESSMENT: CASHPOR HOUSING INDEX SCORE = 0

  10. ASSESSMENT: CASHPOR HOUSING INDEX 3. MAXIMUM SCORE = 6

  11. ASSESSMENT: CASHPOR HOUSING INDEX 4. Poverty Status • Non Poor = 4 or more - Moderately Poor (MP) = 3 - Very Poor (VP) = 2 or less

  12. ASSESSMENT: CASHPOR HOUSING INDEX LAKE LAGUNA HOUSE SCORE= 1

  13. ASSESSMENT: CASHPOR HOUSING INDEX Conclusion:Very Poor Eligible for asset interview Excluding: ownership of a motor vehicle or brick walled houses w/ concrete roof

  14. OTHER RESOURCES:PANAMA POVERTY ASSESSMENT • Produced by the World Bank in June 1999 • http://web.worldbank.org/WBSITE/EXTERNAL/TOPICS/EXTPOVERTY/EXTPA/0,,contentMDK:20207841~menuPK:443285~pagePK:148956~piPK:216618~theSitePK:430367,00.html • 3 Objectives: • To assess extent and determinants of poverty, malnutrition and inequality in Panama • Examine the impact of gov’t spending and policies on the poor • Outline priorities and steps for acting on the gov’t approved Poverty Strategy • Used the Living Standards Measurement Survey (LSMS) • Measures a population standard of living whereas other assessments measure an individual’s status

  15. OTHER RESOURCES: POVERTY ASSESSMENT: Pakistan’s Case http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_6788/is_1_34/ai_n28682415/ • By M. Shaukat Ali, found in the CBS Interactive Business Network Resource Library • Uses the Extended Linear Expenditure System (ELES) to estimate Total Poverty Line and the “Basic Needs” approach – defining the poverty-line in terms of minimum expenditure on all needs, food and non-food. • Findings of survey revealed ~47% of population had an income less than the threshold expenditure on all needs

  16. OTHER RESOURCES: POVERTY ASSESSMENT: Progress out of Poverty Index • A Grameen Foundation Initiative found at http://www.progressoutofpoverty.org/understanding-the-progress-out-poverty-index • A simple and accurate tool measuring povertly levels of groups and individuals • Country specific based on the individual country’s best representative income and expenditure household survey • Using PPI, MicroFinance Institutes: • Better define and adhere to their mission • Increase competitive edge, profitability, client retention responding more quickly and effectively to change • Provide timely and accurate info to socially responsible investors

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