The Progress out of Poverty Index™ (PPI™) for the Philippines is an easy-to-use, objective client poverty assessment tool. It estimates the likelihood that a participant has income below the National Poverty line, Food Poverty line, USAID "Extreme" Poverty Line, $1.25/Day/2005 PPP, $2.50/Day/2005 PPP, $3.75/Day/2005 PPP, $5.00/Day/2005 PPP, $4.32/Day/1993 PPP.

The PPI uses 10 simple indicators that field workers can quickly collect and verify. Scores can be computed by hand on paper in real time. The PPI can help programs target services, track changes in poverty over time, and report on poverty rates.

Indicators in the PPI are derived from the 2004 Annual Poverty Indicators Survey (APIS). This is the best, most recent household survey available with income or expenditure data. The latest version of the PPI for the Philippines was created in February of 2009.* This description is taken from: The Progress out of Poverty Index^TM: A Simple Poverty Scorecard for Philippines, Mark Schreiner.

PPI™ Toolkit for Philippines

• PPI™ Design Documenation for Philippines: A detailed technical description of the PPI construction and design, written by Mark Schreiner.
• PPI™ Indicators and Lookup Table for Philippines: An example of a country-specific set of PPI indicators and corresponding poverty likelihood lookup table.
• Negros Women for Tomorrow Case Study: Case study outlining the PPI implementation with a Grameen Foundation partner in the Philippines.
• Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)