Performance measurement of Relief Committee in relieving poverty in rural areas, with emphasis on development parameters (case study: the city of Shiraz)

The present study aimed to investigate the role of Imam Khomeini Relief Committee in the city of Shiraz with emphasis on relieving poverty in rural areas. A sample of 363 clients covered by the Relief Committee of Shiraz, were selected, which were evaluated through a questionnaire developed by the researchers. The results shoe the relationships between social factors and poverty reduction, social, none of the components were not significantly associated with a reduction in rural poverty. In examining relationships between cultural components and reduce poverty, the only significant relationship between education and poverty reduction were seen and educational components were not significantly associated with poverty reduction.