Fueling the debate over high school graduation statistics, a University of Minnesota researcher is proposing a new way to gauge how states measure up when it comes to graduating students on time. But ...

The United Nations has declared a goal of eradicating extreme poverty by 2030. But for all the success that microfinance—financial services targeted at the economically active poor—has shown in ...

I met Ramdhari Didi while I was on field in Gumla, Jharkhand. She lived with her husband and belonged to a ‘Particularly Vulnerable Tribal Group’. The longer I spoke with her, the more I ...

A Three-day Learning Event in Washington DC Celebrates the Impact of the USAID-funded Graduating to Resilience Activity "This Summit gives us a chance to tackle pivotal questions," said Giampaolo ...

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Refugees have specific vulnerabilities that make them among the poorest individuals in the world. The pandemic has exposed them to new health, protection and economic threats. In fact, refugees are ...

Improving Nutrition with the Graduation Approach: A Technical Learning Brief (5.65 MB) Drawing inspiration from proven programmes like BRAC's Ultra-Poor Graduation, the initiative combines social ...

May 15, 2015 NEW HAVEN CT - A new six-country study shows a comprehensive approach for the ultra-poor, the approximately one billion people who live on less than $1.25 a day, boosted livelihoods, ...

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Speakers at a discussion yesterday urged the government to integrate the graduation approach into the social protection measures in order to eradicate extreme poverty. “It is important that the ...

It's called the "graduation" approach — both financial and moral support to help people move from extreme poverty to ...