Poverty Reduction Action Plan.
Country
Type of law
Policy
Abstract
The present Plan (PRAP) is used to influence the country’s priorities for poverty reduction within Basic Needs Trust Fund (BNTF) resources. The Plan shall help the Government of Belize to determine and commit to action plans that are well targeted. The Plan is intended to guide the targeting of resources in order to meet the needs, priorities, and situation of the poorest and most vulnerable in the country. It sets a road map to improve the distribution of resources to effectively contribute to the achievement of national development goals and outlines how it will be accomplished.
Like other developing countries, Belize faces challenges in achieving equity in the national development scheme, where poor and vulnerable groups are often neglected. There are various determinants that demand effective inter-sectoral collaboration and enhanced partnerships with local, national and international partners. Belize has made progress in many areas, however, effective plans and policies needs to be implemented in order to ensure complementarity in the investment of resources, address specific challenges and well as streamline data collection and monitoring of development results. The present Plan is also expected to develop a framework to engage important stakeholders from Government to communities and other development partners.
An examination of the geographic location of Belize’s poor in both urban and rural sectors was carried out. In order to maintain focus on the three key social sectors of the Plan, Education and Human Resource Development, Water and Sanitation sectors were assessed based on how these relate to poverty realities.
In particular, the proposed areas of interventions are: I) Education: 1) education, above all support access to early childhood education and increase coverage and access to primary and secondary education; 2) Youth development and employment by providing training and income earning opportunities for youth outside of the formal system based on market demand. II) Rural Water Supply: Support national effort to achieve universal coverage of potable running water in Belize by 2015.
The structure of the present document is as follows: After the Introduction follows a brief description of the major characteristics of the country. Section 3 defines and discusses the poverty situation of Belize. Section 4 discusses national strategies and approaches to address poverty and aligns the BNTF programme to national frameworks by outlining its role and contribution. This is then followed by Section 5 describing the prioritized actions under BNTF 7. The Paper concludes with an implementation plan and results framework in Section 8.
The text consists of 8 Parts as follows: Introduction (1); National Context (2); Poverty and Social Vulnerability in Belize (3); National Poverty Reduction Strategy (4); Role and Contribution of the Basic Needs Trust Fund (BNTF) to Poverty Reduction (5); Prioritized Actions under BNTF 7 (6); Implementation Plan (7); Results Framework (8).
Like other developing countries, Belize faces challenges in achieving equity in the national development scheme, where poor and vulnerable groups are often neglected. There are various determinants that demand effective inter-sectoral collaboration and enhanced partnerships with local, national and international partners. Belize has made progress in many areas, however, effective plans and policies needs to be implemented in order to ensure complementarity in the investment of resources, address specific challenges and well as streamline data collection and monitoring of development results. The present Plan is also expected to develop a framework to engage important stakeholders from Government to communities and other development partners.
An examination of the geographic location of Belize’s poor in both urban and rural sectors was carried out. In order to maintain focus on the three key social sectors of the Plan, Education and Human Resource Development, Water and Sanitation sectors were assessed based on how these relate to poverty realities.
In particular, the proposed areas of interventions are: I) Education: 1) education, above all support access to early childhood education and increase coverage and access to primary and secondary education; 2) Youth development and employment by providing training and income earning opportunities for youth outside of the formal system based on market demand. II) Rural Water Supply: Support national effort to achieve universal coverage of potable running water in Belize by 2015.
The structure of the present document is as follows: After the Introduction follows a brief description of the major characteristics of the country. Section 3 defines and discusses the poverty situation of Belize. Section 4 discusses national strategies and approaches to address poverty and aligns the BNTF programme to national frameworks by outlining its role and contribution. This is then followed by Section 5 describing the prioritized actions under BNTF 7. The Paper concludes with an implementation plan and results framework in Section 8.
The text consists of 8 Parts as follows: Introduction (1); National Context (2); Poverty and Social Vulnerability in Belize (3); National Poverty Reduction Strategy (4); Role and Contribution of the Basic Needs Trust Fund (BNTF) to Poverty Reduction (5); Prioritized Actions under BNTF 7 (6); Implementation Plan (7); Results Framework (8).
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Date of text
Repealed
No
Publication reference
Government of Belize
Source language
English
Legislation Amendment
No