Highlights

In order to ensure a constant follow-up to the face-to-face trainings and knowledge activities provided within the Community of Practice on Employment and Social Safety Nets, the World Bank organizes a set of virtual workshops. The following one focused on Lebanon’s use of Proxy Means Testing (PMT).

Objectives

The goal of this virtual mini-workshop was to focus on Lebanon’s use of Proxy Means Testing (PMT) targeting methodology to improve targeting accuracy of the country’s in-kind social assistance program.

Scope of the Activity

During this workshop the guest speaker shared an overview of the National Poverty Targeting Program (NPTP), as well as the targeting methodology employed to reach out for the poorest population in Lebanon. 

Links to Resources

List of participants

Participants’ Presentations

• Lebanese Ministry of Social Affairs in cooperation with the World Bank: National Poverty Targeting Program: National Phase 2011/2013 (English, Arabic)
• Targeting Strategies: How to reach out to the poor (English, Arabic)
• Lebanese Republic, Ministry of Social Affairs: National Poverty Targeting Program NPTP (English, Arabic)