Good Practices in Poverty Targeting in IDB Projects in 1997
By Ruthanne Deutsch (12/98, En)
Among the recommendations made by the Board in its last revision of The Lending Program and Poverty-Targeted Investments 1997 Final Report (GN-1964) there is an emphasis on the need for better targeting of beneficiaries so that investments reach the greatest number of the poor in the most effective way. The development of good practices in project targeting has been gradually taking shape in the last three years. By designing better targeting procedures, project teams expect to more effectively match proposed investments with their potential beneficiaries. Good practices in targeting, as highlighted here, have to do with an additional effort to go beyond the letter of the law in the identification of project beneficiaries. Effective and efficient targeting mechanisms attempt to better link the project's specific purposes with its intended group of beneficiaries.
Last updated: 01/16/07
