This paper provides a review of frameworks for analyzing poverty alleviation initiatives. The principles in these frameworks were used to guide the review of five micro-interventions programs / projects for poverty alleviation. Principles that can be useful in the design of future programs of this type are also presented. To provide a background to the review, the development performance of the country in the last 25 years is given together with a brief description of the poverty situation and other poverty alleviation initiatives.