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One Organization is Harnessing the Power of the Public Sector to Raise the Floor on Poverty
One Organization is Harnessing the Power of the Public Sector to Raise the Floor on Poverty
Governments are Using Holistic Approaches to Help Their Most Disenfranchised Citizens
Alicia Bonner
May 9, 2017
Why These Are Some Of The World’s Most Exciting New Entrepreneurs
Why These Are Some Of The World’s Most Exciting New Entrepreneurs
FORGET THE HOODIE
Clara Nissim
Mar 22, 2017
Peer Mentorships Helping Colombia Write Its Next Chapter
Peer Mentorships Helping Colombia Write Its Next Chapter
Fifty years of internal conflict made war the norm in many parts of Colombia, but the scars and toil and economic destruction did not quash…
Clara Nissim
Mar 9, 2017
Cross Sector Innovation
Cash or Cow? Weighing Monetary vs. In-Kind Asset Transfer
Cash or Cow? Weighing Monetary vs. In-Kind Asset Transfer
As Graduation Approaches have spread, so too have the discussions of the best approaches. For example, to date, all CGAP-Ford Foundation…
Clara Nissim
Mar 21, 2017
Sowing Opportunities and Growing Possibilities in Paraguay
Sowing Opportunities and Growing Possibilities in Paraguay
In Paraguay, a Graduation project pilot is being scaled up and is beginning to halt extreme poverty. Pilot participants, along with other…
Clara Nissim
Mar 9, 2017
Graduation at Scale
Digital Tools for Impact and Scale to Reduce Extreme Poverty
Digital Tools for Impact and Scale to Reduce Extreme Poverty
Here’s what can happen when you throw the development rulebook out the window and quite literally put knowledge into the hands of those who…
Clara Nissim
Mar 22, 2017
An MVP for Africa: Adapting Poverty Solutions to New Continents and Contexts
An MVP for Africa: Adapting Poverty Solutions to New Continents and Contexts
We know that the world is coming together to end poverty. And we’ve talked about how Graduation programs have the potential to play a big…
Clara Nissim
Mar 22, 2017
Second-Generation Graduation: New Ways to Scale a Proven Anti-Poverty Model
Second-Generation Graduation: New Ways to Scale a Proven Anti-Poverty Model
Last year, financial institutions, governments, foundations and global leaders stood up to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure…
Clara Nissim
Mar 22, 2017
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