Country Poverty Assessment

The Country Poverty Assessment (CPA) of St. Vincent and the Grenadines was undertaken to assess the current conditions affecting the welfare of the people and to recommend policies, strategies, action programmes and projects that would reduce the extent and severity of poverty.

The Study was funded by the European Union from the Special Framework of Assistance (SFA) 2002 and the Government of St. Vincent and the Grenadines to the tune of €340,000.

A National Assessment Team which comprised of nationals of St. Vincent and the Grenadines and the Team of Consultants (Kairi Consultants) collaborated in the exercise which comprised of the four following components:

1)      A National Survey of Living Conditions/ Household Budgetary Survey (SLC/HBS)
2)      A Participatory Poverty Assessment (PPA)
3)      An Institutional Analysis:
4)      A Poverty Mapping Exercise