Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper - UNDP Barbados and the OECS ...

Final SVG I-PRSP Revision June 2003
ST. VINCENT AND THE GRENADINES
Interim Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper
TABLE OF CONTENTS
LIST OF ACRONYMS AND ABBREVIATIONS......................................................i
LIST OF TABLES AND FIGURES .............................................................................ii
Executive Summary.................................................................................................. 1
Preamble...................................................................................................................... 1
Causes of Poverty (See Conceptual Framework – Appendix # 3)................................. 4
It is noteworthy that many of these ‘causes’ were gleaned from or supported by the
Community consultations held on poverty reduction. .................................................... 4
Operational and Institutional Framework...................................................................... 7
Monitoring Protocol ....................................................................................................... 8
1.1 Rationalisation/Justification.......................................................................... 9
1.2 Background: Origin and past efforts, steps taken, Recommendations.... 9
1.3 Government Statement/ Commitment to PRS.......................................... 10
1.4. Macroeconomic Context and Progress on Structural Reform................. 10
CHAPTER 2: THE POVERTY SITUATION........................................................ 13
2.1 Poverty Profile................................................................................................... 13
2.1.1. Characteristics of the Poor.................................................................... 13
2.1.2. Demographic Characteristics ............................................................... 14
2.1.3. Trends in Poverty – Education, Labour and Agricultural
Participation............................................................................................................ 15
2.2 Causes of Poverty........................................................................................... 17
2.2.1. Economic and Social Policies................................................................ 17
2.2.2. Limited Livelihood security, Low Earnings and lack of Jobs............ 17
2.2.3. Unrealised Social/Human Capital and Social Exclusion...................... 18
2.2.4. Inadequate Social Infrastructure and Limited Access to Social
Services 18
CHAPTER 3: CURRENT POVERTY REDUCTION EFFORTS....................... 20
3.1 Macro Economic, Trade and Investment Policies .................................... 20
3.2. Building Social /Human Capital................................................................. 20
3.3 Social Services and Social Protection.......................................................... 20
3.4 Health Services ............................................................................................... 21
3.5 Education......................................................................................................... 22
3.6 Social Infrastructure....................................................................................... 22
3.7. Gender Equity................................................................................................. 23
3.8. Special Intervention Project and Programmes........................................... 24
3.9. Participatory Process Involving Civil Society............................................ 25
3.10 Institutional mechanism and monitoring................................................... 25