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Where are the poor? Look for them via the social network
A group of men and women attend a participatory wealth ranking in Kaposhatia in Pakchanda union in Hossanipur upazila, Bangladesh.(Credit: BRAC/Shehzad Noorani). “Where are the poor?” asks my colleague...
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To train, or not to train
Momena, a participant in BRAC’s program targeting the ultra-poor in Bangladesh. Variously called targeting the ultra-poor, just TUP, or more famously the graduation program (which we’re not always sure...
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Tweetchat: Ending extreme poverty through graduation programs
The ultra-poor are global development’s last mile – the last remaining households that have yet to reap any benefits from widespread economic growth, or from existing development interventions like...
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Sweet Mother
Sweet Mother. This song is an African anthem from the highlife era of the 1970s. It is a tune that speaks of the love, gratitude, appreciation and admiration that most children reserve for their...
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On Location with BRAC in Bangladesh
This article was originally published on Amplifier Strategies website on 8 April 2014 by Wren Brennan. Amplifier Strategies and BRAC USA traveled to Bangladesh in March to meet with the BRAC...
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How BRAC plans to knock out extreme poverty
According to the World Bank, people living on or under USD 1.25 per day are considered ‘ultra poor’. Global trends indicate that we are gradually and surely winning the fight against poverty. Still, a...
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How smartphones can revolutionise BRAC’s data collection
We use our smartphones for numerous quotidian purposes: taking photos, accessing social media, browsing the web, and of course, making phone calls. But BRAC has been employing these devices for an...
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Can extreme poverty be subdued before 2030?
Poverty is opportunity. Sure, one can take a kaleidoscopic peek into the word’s denotation, but poverty instigates and propels action intended for positive change. Today, around 700 million people...
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Cost-benefit analyses: Still a long way to go
Originally appeared on the Financial Access Initiative blog. BRAC examines the limitations of cost-benefit analyses and how to improve research methodologies for more informed policy and investment...
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Where are the poor? Look for them via the social network
“Where are the poor?” asks my colleague Oscar Abello at NextBillion.net, in an article that explains why better targeting of aid and impact investing programs has never been more essential. This is...
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To train, or not to train
Variously called targeting the ultra-poor, just TUP, or more famously the graduation program (which we’re not always sure is the right title), BRAC’s work with the ultra-poor is officially titled...
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Tweetchat: Ending extreme poverty through graduation programs
On October 20, from 12 p.m. to 1 p.m. GMT, Rabeya Yasmin, the director of BRAC's graduation program targeting the ultra-poor will take and answer questions via Twitter. We invite you to participate and...
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Sweet Mother
Sweet Mother. This song is an African anthem from the highlife era of the 1970s. It is a tune that speaks of the love, gratitude, appreciation and admiration that most children reserve for their...
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What ever happened to microfinance?
You’d be forgiven for thinking microfinance has gone wildly out of fashion. The “development caravan”—defined as the wagon train of poverty interventions that excite donors—has pulled away from...
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Eliminating extreme poverty: How can we make Graduation more cost-effective?
The Graduation approach to tackling ultra poverty is a necessarily complex approach to the intractable challenge of extreme poverty. Recognising that simple solutions and single interventions have a...
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