TY - BOOK ID - 136325562 TI - The Philippines Sustainable Livelihood Program : Providing and Expanding Access to Employment and Livelihood Opportunities AU - Acosta, Pablo A. AU - Avalos, Jorge. PY - 2018 PB - Washington, D.C. : The World Bank, DB - UniCat KW - Business Environment KW - Employment KW - Inequality KW - Labor Market KW - Labor Markets KW - Poverty Reduction KW - Skills Development and Labor Force Training KW - Social Protections and Assistance KW - Social Protections and Labor UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:136325562 AB - The Philippines Department of Social Welfare and Development has taken the lead in providingopportunities for income generating activities/livelihood development through the implementationof the Sustainable Livelihood Program (SLP) since 2011, with the objective to reduce poverty andinequality by generating employment among poor households and by moving highly vulnerablehouseholds into sustainable livelihoods and toward economic stability. This note describes the design and core processes of the SLP and reflects on the opportunities that the program has to improve and complement other Social Protection programs to make an impact on households' welfare, and provides recommendations to maximize its impact. ER -