Infante-Villarroel, Mariana2015-07-282015-07-282015-07-07https://hdl.handle.net/10986/22322Public Work Programs (PWPs) can be a useful tool for poverty reduction and social protection provision in Myanmar by presenting a coherent framework to achieve several objectives (seasonal income and food security, disaster recovery, community resilience, social cohesion). For PWPsto be effective and sustainable, design should respond to local conditions and implementation should engage government structures that provide a scalable platform.en-USCC BY 3.0 IGOCOMMUNITIESRISKSVILLAGE LEADERSVILLAGESVILLAGE TRACTSPOVERTY LEVELSINCOMEPROTEINCOST-EFFECTIVENESSSERVICESWORLD FOOD PROGRAMMEWEALTH GROUPSCOMMUNITY ASSETSHEALTHPROJECTPROJECTSFOOD GAPSEMPLOYMENT PROGRAMSRURAL POPULATIONCONFLICTFOOD SHORTAGESDIRECT BENEFICIARIESCOMMUNITY PARTICIPATIONREGIONPOORER AREASPOVERTY REDUCTIONFOOD GAPLABOR MARKETCOMMUNITY DEVELOPMENTFOOD BASKETRURAL HOUSEHOLDSTRAININGINTERVENTIONLANDLESS HOUSEHOLDSVULNERABLE HOUSEHOLDSACCESS TO SAFE DRINKING WATERINCOME INSECURITYVILLAGE DEVELOPMENTTRANSFERSAGRICULTURAL WAGESMARKETSHOUSEHOLD INCOMEPADDYSOCIAL SECURITYSOCIAL PROTECTIONPUBLIC WORKS PROGRAMSCASH TRANSFERSBETTER ACCESS TO MARKETSPOOR INFRASTRUCTUREPOVERTY PROFILEFOOD PRODUCTIONDESIGNNUTRITIONAL STATUSCOPING MECHANISMSUNEMPLOYMENTCONSUMPTIONFARMLANDFOOD SECURITYDROUGHTCOMMUNITY COMMITTEESRESETTLEMENTECOLOGICAL ZONESDESCRIPTIONPARTICIPATIONWAGE RATESGENDERCAPACITY-BUILDINGVULNERABLE GROUPSBASIC INFRASTRUCTURESAFETY NETFOOD GOODSHOUSEHOLDAGRICULTUREDRY SEASONPARTICIPATORY METHODSRURALBLOCK GRANTSNUTRITIONWFPACCESS TO FOODMARKETACCESS TO MARKETSPUBLIC WORKSFOODELDERLY PEOPLEDIVERSIFICATIONREGIONAL PROGRAMSLIVELIHOOD STRATEGIESFOOD INSECURITYTARGETINGECONOMIC DEVELOPMENTREGIONSVILLAGE LEVELDRINKING WATERIRRIGATIONHOUSEHOLDSDAILY WAGEPOVERTYRURAL AREASFOOD FOR WORKBENEFICIARY HOUSEHOLDSSOCIAL COHESIONFACILITIESPOOR LIVINGTRAININGSLIVING CONDITIONSRICERISK MANAGEMENTCHILD LABORACCESS TO DRINKING WATERCOMMUNITYPOORFOOD PRICESLABOR MARKETSLIVELIHOOD SECURITYSAFETYFOODSRURAL DEVELOPMENTPULSESSERVICEPOVERTY ALLEVIATIONPOOR HOUSEHOLDSReportWorld Bank10.1596/22322