While income-based poverty represents a key factor influencing well-being and societal progress, there is a broader set of deprivations—relating to health, education and basic standards of living—that affect the lives and livelihoods of individuals and families. These directly affect people’s ability to break out of poverty. Many countries now measure multidimensional poverty alongside income-based poverty. The former is considered a broader definition of poverty. Under this broader definition of poverty, many more people come into…

Our first blog in the series, “Comparing Deprivation: Slums vs. Demographic Health Survey Clusters in Lahore, Pakistan” takes into account Cluster-ID HV001-154.

This second blog in the series offers a rigorous exploration of poverty’s complex facets within Lahore’s Cluster ID 156 and encompassed slums. By shedding light on this specific locale, we seek to unravel the intertwined socio-economic challenges faced by the community and catalyze effective interventions.

Our third blog in the series delves into the intricate network of poverty that engulfs this particular cluster and encompassed slums. It aims to provide an unprecedented perspective on the multifaceted issues of poverty within this area, with a focus on devising comprehensive strategies for poverty alleviation.

This second blog in the series offers a rigorous exploration of poverty’s complex facets within Lahore’s Cluster ID 156 and encompassed slums. By shedding light on this specific locale, we seek to unravel the intertwined socio-economic challenges faced by the community and catalyze effective interventions.