Poverty Reduction Strategy Papers (PRSP)

Poverty Reduction Strategy Papers (PRSP) describe a country's macroeconomic, structural, and social policies and programs to promote growth and reduce poverty, as well as associated external financing needs. PRSPs are prepared by governments through a participatory process that involves civil society and development partners, including the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund (IMF).

Poverty Reduction Strategy Papers provide the basis for World Bank and IMF assistance as well as debt relief under the HIPC (Heavily Indebted Poor Countries) Initiative. PRSPs should be country-driven, comprehensive, partnership-oriented, and participatory. A country only needs to write a PRSP every three years; however, changes can be made to the content of a PRSP using an Annual Progress Report.  For more information, visit the World Bank Povertynet website.

Joint Staff Advisory Note (JSA) on the Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper

This document describes the Plan for Accelerated and Sustained Development to End Poverty (PASDEP), Ethiopia's guiding strategic framework for the five-year period 2005/06-2009/10. The PASDEP represents the second phase of the Poverty Reduction Strategy Program (PRSP) process, which has begun under the Sustainable Development and Poverty Reduction Program (SDPRP), which covered the past three years, 2002103-2004/05. Learn more.

Plan for Accelerated and Sustained Development to End Poverty (PASDEP): 20005-2009/10

The main development objective of the Ethiopian Government is poverty eradication. Hence, the country's development policies and strategies are geared towards this end. This document describes the Plan for Accelerated and Sustained Development to End Poverty (PASDEP) (pdf 1.2mb), Ethiopia’s guiding strategic framework for the five-year period 2005-2009/10. The PASDEP represents the second phase of the Poverty Reduction Strategy Program (PRSP) process, which has begun under the Sustainable Development and Poverty Reduction Program (SDPRP), which covered the three years, 2002/03-2004/05.

The PASDEP carries forward important strategic directions pursued under the Sustainable Development and Poverty Reduction Program (SDPRP) -related to infrastructure human development, rural development, food security, and capacity-building- but also embodies some bold new directions. Foremost among them is a major focus on growth in the coming five-year period with a particular emphasis on greater commercialization of agriculture and enhancing private sector development, industry, urban development and a scaling-up of efforts to achieve the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs).

More documents :

• Plan for Accelerated and Sustained Development to End Poverty (PASDEP) - Policy Matrix  (PDF 0.2mb)

• Plan for Accelerated and Sustained Development to End Poverty - Amharic version (PDF 2.1mb)

For more information and documents, please refer to the Ethiopia PRSP site.