World Bank2014-08-192014-08-192006-03-01https://hdl.handle.net/10986/19468Since 2000, the World Bank has been engaged in community driven development projects called District Poverty Initiatives Projects in four States: Andhra Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh and Rajasthan. These projects are built on the principle of improving rural livelihoods as well as fostering community empowerment. These projects give particular emphasis to the empowerment of communities and groups, with a special focus on women and other excluded segments of the community. The objective of this Joint Interim Assessment is to take stock of what has been learned from the projects, with an eye towards improving the design and implementation of future projects of this type, a number of which are already in the pipeline.en-USCC BY 3.0 IGOACCESS TO SERVICESACCOUNTABILITYADMINISTRATIVE FEASIBILITYBANKSBENEFICIARIESBLOCK GRANTSCAPACITY BUILDINGCAPITALSCBOCHILD LABORCIVIL SOCIETYCOMMERCIAL CREDITCOMMON PROPERTYCOMMUNITY BASED ORGANIZATIONSCOMMUNITY DEVELOPMENTCOMMUNITY DRIVEN DEVELOPMENTCOMMUNITY FORESTRYCOMMUNITY GROUPSCOMMUNITY MANAGEMENTCOMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONSCOMMUNITY VOLUNTEERCONSENSUSCOST BENEFIT ANALYSISCREDIT PROGRAMSDISADVANTAGED GROUPSDISADVANTAGED PEOPLEDPIPEMPOWERMENT OF COMMUNITIESEXTERNALITIESFARMERSFIGURESGOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONGRASSROOTS ORGANIZATIONSHOUSEHOLD INCOMEHUMAN DEVELOPMENTIMPACT EVALUATIONINCOMEINCOME GAINSINSTITUTIONAL STRENGTHENINGINTENDED BENEFICIARIESINTEREST GROUPINTEREST GROUPSINTEREST RATESIRRIGATIONLACK OF EDUCATIONLEARNINGLINE MINISTRIESLIVELIHOODLIVELIHOODSLOCAL CONDITIONSLOCAL GOVERNMENTLOCAL GOVERNMENTSLOCAL LEVELLOGICAL FRAMEWORKMARGINALIZED GROUPSMIDDLE EASTMOBILIZATIONNATURAL RESOURCESNGONORTH AFRICAPARTICIPATORY PROCESSPOLITICAL COMMITMENTPOLITICAL SUPPORTPOORPOOR PEOPLEPOVERTY ALLEVIATIONPOVERTY INITIATIVESPOVERTY REDUCTIONPREPARATIONPRODUCTIVITYPROGRAM DESIGNSPROGRAMSPROJECT DESIGNPUBLICPUBLIC INSTITUTIONSPUBLIC SECTORPUBLIC SECTOR INSTITUTIONSRETURN ON ASSETSRURALRURAL DEVELOPMENTRURAL LIVELIHOODSRURAL POORRURAL POVERTYRURAL POVERTY REDUCTIONRURAL POVERTY REDUCTION PROJECTRURAL WATERRURAL WATER SUPPLYSANITATIONSAVINGSSEED MONEYSELF HELP GROUPSSELF-HELPSERVICE DELIVERYSHGSOCIAL DEVELOPMENTSOCIAL FUNDSTARGET GROUPTARGET GROUPSTARGETINGVILLAGEVILLAGE DEVELOPMENTVILLAGESWATER SUPPLYWEALTH RANKING10.1596/19468