Table 1. Sample interventions to meet specific needs Need
Income People are unable to improve housing, start a business, access education, or receive health care due to lack of income and savings.
What can be done
Employment services and opportunities Public employment opportunities and skills enhancement programmes can increase the income of targeted vulnerable groups and communities. Microfinance Schemes can be developed to provide small loans to help homeowners improve their housing or local small businesses make start-up investments (e.g., facility, equipment, raw materials, other inputs). Scholarship programmes These can be established at a local level for secondary and tertiary education. They can be provided on a hybrid model that combines need-based and merit-based criteria in order to target vulnerable or disadvantaged students who meet certain performance standards. For tertiary education, scholarships can cover tuition and/or living expenses.
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