The poverty reduction-transport review process (PRTSR) is part of efforts by SSATP and its national and regional partners in Sub-Saharan Africa to optimize the contribution of the transport sector to poverty reduction. The purpose of the review process is the creation of a common understanding by a broad range of influential people from the public sector, private sector and civil society in a country of how national policies and strategies should be improved, and implementation of a plan of action to make this happen. 

The PRTSR process was progressively adopted in SSATP member countries. In 2003, three countries - Guinea, Rwanda and Tanzania - participated in a pilot phase, during which the process was tested and refined. In 2004, 13 more countries in sub-Saharan Africa were involved. This report summarizes the PRTSR process and progress in the participating countries.