• The Philippines Sustainable Livelihood Program: Providing and Expanding Access to Employment and Livelihood Opportunities.

    Authors
    Pablo Acosta and Jorge Avalos

    ABSTRACT

    The Philippines’ Department of Social Welfare and Development has taken the lead in providing
    opportunities for income generating activities/livelihood development through the implementation
    of the Sustainable Livelihood Program (SLP) since 2011, with the objective to reduce poverty and
    inequality by generating employment among poor households and by moving highly vulnerable
    households into sustainable livelihoods and toward economic stability. This note describes the design
    and core processes of the SLP and reflects on the opportunities that the program has to improve
    and complement other Social Protection programs to make an impact on households’ welfare, and
    provides recommendations to maximize its impact.

    CITATION

    Acosta, Pablo, and Jorge Avalos. 2018. “The Philippines Sustainable Livelihood
    Program: Providing and Expanding Access to Employment and Livelihood
    Opportunities.” World Bank Social Protection Policy Note 13, Washington, DC.

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