Main Messages

• In this case, the program succeeded in providing tools, both physical and psychological, to households to start their own productive projects, reducing external and internal barriers to overcoming poverty.

• The increases in work hours and labor income of the participants show that the program succeeded in empowering participants to generate income for their families. This, together with the increase in assets and savings, and the absence of increase in consumption, suggests that participants use the increase in income to reinvest in their productive project.

• Although there were no significant changes in household income, the decrease in income from non-agricultural work and the increase in income from own agricultural activities suggests that households made a transition to independent income generation.

• These effects are accompanied by an increase in the participants’ perception of well-being.

Program Objectives

Promote a process of social and economic inclusion for families in extreme poverty in coordination with the private sector, by strengthening inclusive value chains, promoting social participation of the extreme poor and strengthening their organizations.