Yemen Pilot Releases Client Monitoring System Report
The Client Monitoring System (CMS) Report from the Yemen Graduation Pilot during the October 2011-March 2012 period was finalized in February 2013 by the Social Fund for Development (SFD) and BRAC Development Institute. The report highlights key developments in project implementation and changes in participants’ lives. The Social Welfare Fund (SWF) signed an agreement with Al Amal Microfinance Bank and …
Evidence on Micro Credit for the Ultra Poor- DFID Research Report
This report synthesizes evidence on micro credit for the ultra poor and references the graduation programs which aims to bridge traditional redistribution schemes and conventional microfinance programs. To read the full report, please follow the link: http://r4d.dfid.gov.uk/Output/192577/Default.aspx?utm_source=hootsuite&utm_medium=owly&utm_campaign=documents
Pushing the Limits: Lessons from CARE- Thursday, March 21, 2013 1:00PM GMT – 2:30PM GMT
USAID MPEP Seminar Series Highlighting practices that promote smallholder food security and poverty reduction as well as smallholder and value chain resilience, the session will draw on a range of case examples including USAID-supported programs in Ethiopia that promote graduation for chronically food insecure households; value chain initiatives in Bangladesh that are strengthening the dairy …
World Poverty is Shrinking Rapidly, New Index Reveals- The Guardian
‘Some of the poorest people in the world are becoming significantly less poor, according to a groundbreaking academic study which has taken a new approach to measuring deprivation. The report, by Oxford University’s poverty and human development initiative, predicts that countries among the most impoverished in the world could see acute poverty eradicated within 20 years if …
Chris Dunford on Empowerment and Social Capital
In his recent blog post ‘What is empowerment?’ Chris Dunford sheds light on empowerment as one of the pathways through which microfinance services can reduce vulnerability for poor household. In his endeavour of answering the question of what empowerment really means, he turns to his colleagues, Barbara MkNelly and Mona McCord, and their 2001 paper for Freedom of Hunger …
BRAC’s Ultra-Poor Program Migrates to the City
The Urban ultra-poor pilot program started in 2010, has reached 200 households in 13 slums and will soon scale up dramatically. It is a two-year pilot program that builds on the enormous success of BRAC’s globally emulated 10-year-old ultra-poor program, which focuses on rural areas. To read the full article on BRAC’s innovative Urban Ultra Poor …
Gender and Social Protection in the Developing World: Beyond Mothers and Safety Nets – ODI event 12:30 – 14:00 13 March 2013 (GMT+00)
Celebrating International Women’s Day 2013, this book launch encapsulates the theme of voice, empowerment and agency, to discuss what these concepts mean in practice and how they can be achieved through different pro-poor policy and programming measures and in different contexts. Rebecca Holmes and Nicola Jones draw on the findings from their book Gender and …
Poverty Focused Microfinance Community of Practice- March 6 Launch
On March 6, the Seal of Excellence is launching the ‘Poverty Focused Microfinance Community of Practice’ webinar co-hosted by the Pro Poor Seal of Excellence and the Social Performance Task Force. For more information on the launch and webinar, please visit: http://sealofexcellence.wordpress.com/2013/02/20/announcing-poverty-focused-microfinance-community-of-practice/
“The State of Microcredit”- David Roodman’s Microfinance Open Book Blog
David Roodman shares a few of his thoughts on the latest Microcredit Summit Campaign Report 2013 which includes ‘Graduation Programs’. What does ‘ Graduation’ mean, into mircofinance? While early impact results on the CGAP- Ford Foundation Graduation Program are positive overall, it is not clear what the role of finance plays in achieving this… yet. The …
New from the CGAP blog: Impact Research and the Role of Coaching In Poverty Reduction
Janet Heisey, Director for Technical & Strategic Alliances at Trickle Up recently blogged on the critical importance of the coaching component in the Graduation Model and the research evidence that supports this. To read the full article, please follow the link: http://www.cgap.org/blog/impact-research-and-role-coaching-poverty-reduction
