Low-income groups

Low-income groups are groups within a society that have income levels significantly lower than the median level in society.

All Action Areas apply to all stakeholder groups. Please also explore the Action Areas and Case Studies below to find out more about these specific issues.

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Stakeholder Identification, Engagement and Empowerment

Stakeholder Identification, Engagement and Empowerment Action Area details practices that can increase engagement with various stakeholders to achieve greater inclusivity benefits.

Policy, Regulation and Standards

Covers inclusiveness in legal policies, regulations and standards. A key practice is the development and implementation of infrastructure design codes, which determine uniform engineering criteria and ensure universal access to facilities and the use of services at policy and project level.

Project Planning, Development and Delivery

Project Planning, Development and Delivery refers to the integration of inclusivity practices across the project lifecycle. Program and project management, as well as supervision, provide the needed checks, balances and controls to achieve inclusivity objectives.

Case Study Search Results

A state-led program to encourage more women and minorities to pursue the employment and business opportunities created by the construction of a major sporting and events stadium.

Lima’s bus rapid transit (BRT) system seeks to improve mobility and access to education, jobs and other opportunities for its low-income residents, mainly on the outskirts of the city.

A government-led initiative that uses public institutions to help overcome the challenges of providing information and communications technology in remote areas. The initiative in Malawi targeted inclusion of under-served areas in the benefits from a larger infrastructure program connecting several Eastern and Southern African countries.