Vietnam: voices of the poor: synthesis of participatory poverty assessments
This report compiles the findings from four participatory poverty assessments (PPAs) undertaken for the World Bank GOV poverty report in 1998-1999 in Ho Chi Min City by Save the Children (UK); in Ha Tinh Province by Action Aid Vietnam; in Tra Vinh Province by Oxfam (UK); and in Lao Cai Province by the Vietnam Sweden Mountain Rural Development Programme (MRDP). The assessments were carried to provide a qualitative picture and understanding of poverty in different parts of the country to complement quantitative data gathered through national Living Standards Measurement Survey.