Supporting sustained poverty escapes in Kenya: Let’s improve livelihoods

July 13, 2018 CPAN

A trader sells fresh farm produce at a market in Kenya

A recent USAID-supported study by CPAN uses quantitative data collected by the Tegemeo Institute and new qualitative data collected by CPAN to understand poverty dynamics in rural Kenya. Several policy recommendations are drawn from this study.

Reflections on Labour's new vision for international development

March 27, 2018 CPAN

The Labour Party's Development Strategy is a "welcome combination of vision and policy", but it should go further. Read reflections from Chronic Poverty Advisory Network's Andrew Shepherd.

Sustaining Pathways out of Extreme Poverty - A reflection on the discussions

March 8, 2018 CPAN

The event presented the findings of CPAN’s research on poverty dynamics with the aim to provide the latest evidence on policies and programmes that can assist in achieving positive poverty outcomes.

Change is the only constant - Struggling to escape poverty in Nepal

November 1, 2017 CPAN

This blog outlines the story of 50-year-old Nepalese woman. This is a story of tumultuous ups and downs, an escape from poverty followed by a series of shocks that has left her today in a state of despair. Food for thought to develop some initial policy implications on ensuring that escapes from poverty can be sustained in Nepal.

Making our world fair happens one step at a time: how to fund progressive social change?

October 20, 2017 CPAN

Lessons from history indicate that changes needed to take place in both de jure legislation and in shifting cultural practices, with changes to public discourse as an early part of the process. This is not to suggest that policy transfer is possible or even desirable, but to highlight that achieving progress in gender equitable norms and institutions has never happened overnight before