This document presents a synthesis of the main findings and lessons learned from evaluations completed in 2025 and published in early 2026, as well as from Project Completion Validation Reviews (PCVRs) conducted between 2023 and 2025. Together, these sources provide a consolidated view of the evidence emerging from the Caribbean Development Bank's recent evaluation portfolio.The evaluations and PCVRs offer important insights into what is working well, where challenges persist, and what lessons can be drawn to strengthen future programming. They provide evidence for the Bank, its Borrowing Member Countries (BMCs), and the Board of Directors to inform decision-making, enhance development effectiveness, and strengthen the design and implementation of future interventions.
Social Investment Fund - Belize (2015)
Poverty Alleviation
Project Completion Validation Report
Complete
Belize
Summary
Between 1995 and 2002, poverty levels in Belize, as indicated in the Country Poverty Assessments (CPAs), remained constant at about 33 per cent (%) of the population. However, the level of indigence had declined slightly by approximately 2.6%. The pattern and distribution of poverty had also changed, aggravated in part by the challenging global economic environment resulting in unemployment, low incomes of a large segment of the labour force categorized as the “working poor”, and the rising influx of refugee populations from Central America.
