PROGRESS OUT OF POVERTY INDEX
To make sure that we reach our target group (the 50% bottom of poor women and their families), we have used dedicated measurement tools since several years now (including the so-called Cashpor means test, as well as the Housing Index Test). In 2009 we started using Grameen Foundations 'Progress out of Poverty Index' (PPI). This tool has been calibrated to the National Poverty Line, and makes it possible for us to assess the poverty level of our incoming new members, and also help us to see if and how our members rise above poverty.
To make sure that we reach our target group (the 50% bottom of poor women and their families), we have used dedicated measurement tools since several years now (including the so-called Cashpor means test, as well as the Housing Index Test). In 2009 we started using Grameen Foundations 'Progress out of Poverty Index' (PPI). This tool has been calibrated to the National Poverty Line, and makes it possible for us to assess the poverty level of our incoming new members, and also help us to see if and how our members rise above poverty.
