  | Poverty Reduction Strategy Papers (PRSP) describe a country's macroeconomic, structural and social policies and programs aimed at promoting growth and reducing poverty, as well as associated external financing needs. PRSPs are prepared by governments through a participatory process involving civil society and development partners, including the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund (IMF).  |
The National Development Plan (NDP) for Timor-Leste identifies sustainable growth and poverty reduction as its overriding goals. Sustained economic growth is seen as a precondition for poverty reduction, with citizens and the private sector as the driving force and the government as the facilitator including through the execution of a well focused public investment program aimed at basic service delivery and the establishment of essential infrastructure. To ensure that growth has a significant impact on poverty reduction, the NDP proposes a poverty reduction strategy with four pillars: creation of opportunities for economic participation; delivery of basic social services; provision of security of person and property, and protection against unforeseen shocks; and empowerment of citizens and communities. Within this broad framework, the Road Map and Stability Program focus on three areas of the longer-term program where the government intends to have an immediate impact: governance, service delivery for poverty reduction, and job creation. The paper "Our National Vision" is the result of national consultations undertaken in the context of the preparation of the National Development Plan.    Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper, Volume 1, April 2005
  Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper, Volume 2, April 2005
  Our National Vision, November 2002 (1mb pdf)
Pick up a copy of the National Development Plan and Our National Vision at the local Public Information Center. More information:
 Main World Bank PRSP Website
  Overview of Poverty Reduction Strategies  |
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