The Listahanan Project

The Listahanan, or the National Household Targeting System for Poverty Reduction (NHTS-PR), is an information management system that identifies who and where the poor are.

The Project Objectives

• Formulate a uniform set of criteria for identifying poor households in the country through scientific means
• Maximize the benefits of social protection programs by developing evidenced-based services for the poor
• Minimize wastage of resources by ensuring that only those who are deserving benefit from social protection programs
• Facilitate the sharing of the high-quality database with public and private social protection stakeholders