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Designing a Multidimensional Poverty Index (2022)

Date / Time

14 Mar 2022 / 00:00h - 29 avr 2022 / 00:00h

Langues

Arabic; English; French; Russian; Spanish

Coût

Free

Agence/Organisateurs

Programme des Nations unies pour le développement (PNUD); Oxford Poverty and Human Development Initiative (OPHI)

Sujet

COVID-19; Data and Measuring Results; Diaspora, Migrants’ Associations and Remittances; Education; Employment and Entrepreneurship; Environment and Climate Change; Gender; Governance; Health; Private Sector Development and Trade; Rural Development; Security; Social Inclusion and Human Rights; Urban Development

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Designing a Multidimensional Poverty Index (2022)

UNDP and OPHI are pleased to offer a FREE Massive Open Online Course (MOOC) on Designing a Multidimensional Poverty Index (MPI) in English, French, Spanish, and Russian. This course draws on the handbook, "How to Build a National Multidimensional Poverty Index (MPI): Using the MPI to inform the SDGs," launched by UNDP and OPHI in July 2019.

The MPI complements traditional monetary poverty measures by capturing severe deprivations in education, health, living standards, employment, safety, and many other dimensions of poverty. Using country and sub-national examples, this course offers detailed practical guidance for policymakers, technical experts, and other stakeholders on how to design an MPI at the national and local levels.

This is the third iteration of the MOOC. The course was previously offered in 2020 and 2021. This 2022 edition provides an expanded library of case studies outlining the uses of the Multidimensional Poverty Index for policy interventions in the context of COVID-19 recovery efforts.

Course highlights and outcomes

Gain hands-on tools to develop a comprehensive MPI capturing multiple simultaneous deprivations faced by the poor
Take a deep dive into rich learning materials
Receive a certificate of completion from premier international development institutions

Course topics

Week 1: Introduction to the Multidimensional Poverty Index - Part 1
Week 2: Introduction to the Multidimensional Poverty Index - Part 2 (optional)
Week 3: Generating support for the national MPI
Week 4: The technical process of creating a national MPI – Part 1
Week 5: The technical process of creating a national MPI – Part 2
Week 6: Using national MPIs as policy tools
Week 7: Applying the MPI towards a COVID-19 recovery

Learning objectives

By the time the course is completed, you will be able to:

Understand the steps involved in developing a robust MPI
Examine the normative choices and technical requirements of multidimensional poverty measurement
Understand the key aspects of stakeholder engagement in designing and using an MPI
Monitor, analyze and report progress in reducing multidimensional poverty at national and local levels, in line with the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development