The Progress out of Poverty Index™ (PPI™) for Syria is an easy-to-use, objective client poverty assessment tool. It estimates the likelihood that a participant has income below the Upper National Poverty line, Lower National Poverty Line, 150% of Upper National Poverty Line, 200% of Upper National Poverty Line, $2.50/day 2005 PPP line, and $3.75/day 2005 PPP line, $5.00/day 2005 PPP line.

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 based on Syria's 2006/7 Household Income and Expenditure Survey (HIES). This is the best, most recent household survey available with income or expenditure data. The latest version of the PPI for Syria was created in July 2010.

* This description is taken from: The Progress out of Poverty Index^TM: A Simple Poverty Scorecard for Syria, Mark Schreiner, Elsa Valli & Mutasem Mohammad.

PPI™ Toolkit for Syria

• PPI™ Design Documentation Memo for Syria (2010): A detailed technical description of the PPI construction and design for Syria, written by Mark Schreiner, Elsa Valli & Mutasem Mohammad.
• PPI™ Indicators and Lookup Tables for Syria (2010) (English): Country-specific set of PPI indicators and corresponding poverty likelihood lookup table for Syria.
• PPI™ Indicators and Lookup Tables for Syria (2010) (Arabic): Country-specific set of PPI indicators and corresponding poverty likelihood lookup table for Syria.
  
• PPI Interview Guidelines for Syria: Definitions and instructions for enumerators based on Syria's 2006/7 Household Income and Expenditure Survey (HIES).
• PPI Sampling Guidelines for Syria: This document allows users to determine a sample size with precision levels of their choice. It also enables users to determine the precision levels for a given sample size (N).
• Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)