Given Opportunity, Extreme Poor Take Destiny Into Their Own Hands
At the global level, the extreme poor are those living with less than $1.25 a day, estimated in 2012 to be nearly 1.2 billion people. The Graduation Approach is not a silver bullet to ending extreme poverty. But it seems to hold real potential.
Graduation Model: Ready to Scale Up?
The benefits of the Graduation Approach are clear. Optimism around this approach was reinforced in Paris last week when about 100 experts and policymakers discussed how to integrate it into other policies and programs.
Graduation Programs as Part of Targeted Social Policy
After more than 15 years, conditional cash transfer programs have become the backbone of targeted social policies in Latin America. But we must create programs that maintain progress while continuing to move people out of poverty and into sustainable livelihoods.
How the Graduation Approach Fits Into Social Protection Programs
This past decade has seen an exponential growth in social protection programs. When appropriately designed and implemented, these programs tackle poverty and vulnerability and promote positive developmental outcomes.
Poverty, Social Assistance and the "Graduation" Agenda
The big picture of poverty reduction trends and forecasts are encouraging but imply increasing complexity for poverty reduction strategies. This blog takes a closer look at the role of social assistance in the context of the Graduation Approach.