Happiness Up, Poverty Down
The benefits we’re seeing in the lives of the poorest are big and important. The results are strong evidence that the Graduation Model can work.
Graduation and Social Protection in Latin America
One of the biggest challenges of social public policy is how to design effective programs for the large number of poor and extreme poor households who cannot access the contributive social security system.
Understanding What Works: Why Qualitative Research Matters
Why invest in qualitative research, given the rigorous impact results from the RCTs? Taking a long, deep look into the lives of program participants is essential for understanding the nuances behind the RCT results.
Multiplying the Graduation Experience: Vision and Practical Ideas
Today, the Graduation model, inspired by BRAC’s program in Bangladesh, has achieved success by showing how to move ultra poor households in Haiti, India, Pakistan, and Honduras out of extreme poverty and by giving them hope that they can improve their current standard of living.
Ten Lessons for Multiplying the Graduation Model
With half of the 10 CGAP-Ford Graduation Program pilots now completed and a significant collection of evidence showing the effectiveness of this approach, how do we begin to scale up?
Good News for the Ultra Poor
We have seen promising results from the CGAP-Ford Foundation Graduation pilot programs targeting the “ultra-poor” demographic – the most vulnerable families, living in the bottom 15% of their economy, which for years have been among the hardest to reach by development interventions.
Creating Pathways for the Poorest: Graduation Model Shows Early Promise
The CGAP-Ford Foundation Graduation Program is a global effort to create pathways for the poorest out of extreme poverty by carefully sequencing safety nets, livelihoods and access to finance, inspired by BRAC in Bangladesh.