We welcome submissions on methods of targeting poor families in industrialized countries. As more tools are brought to the attention of the Secretariat, the Secretariat will disseminate the most well-documented ones for discussion. In this third issue of the PMDG, four new tools are presented for discussion. Each tool is being used currently by a microcredit institution that has agreed to let their methodologies be circulated for discussion. Please read the enclosed descriptions and respond to the Secretariat with your comments no later than July 30, 1999.
Points are determined for certain levels within each category.
Families scoring 30 points or less are considered living below the poverty line in Sri Lanka, whereas families scoring 20 points or less are considered in the bottom half of those living below the poverty line. Female high school graduates from the community are selected as loan officers and trained to do assessments. Community-based loan committees serve as a final verification of the assessments. Women eligible for the Sadat Pension Scheme and receive social security from the Ministry of Social Affairs Priority for loans is given to those who meet more than three items of the above criteria. The International Rescue Committee's SEAD program in the Ivory Coast works primarily with Liberian refugees in the Ivory Coast.