ultra poverty

September 25, 2018
Published by Upoma Mahbub at Sep 25 2018
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financial inclusion

Can empathy end poverty?

The connection between Zakia and Firoza becomes instantly evident when you see them talk to each other. Firoza listens intently as Zakia speaks in a soft, empathetic tone. For Firoza, Zakia is not only a manager apa (sister) from BRAC - she is the only person who she trusts completely.
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February 4, 2016
Published by Jonathan Das at Feb 04 2016
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financial inclusion, general

Can extreme poverty be subdued before 2030?

Poverty is opportunity. Sure, one can take a kaleidoscopic peek into the word's denotation, but poverty instigates and propels action intended for positive change. Today, around 700 million people are thought to live in extreme poverty, defined as surviving on less than USD 1.90 a day. In 1990, that statistic was more than 1.9 billion.
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January 20, 2016
Published by Andrew Jenkins at Jan 20 2016
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general

Forty years on: From famine to beating ultra poverty

It was the summer of 1975. I was working in Oxford with a student group campaigning on world poverty and in support of liberation movements in Africa and Asia. Oxfam House was just down the road. They were recruiting an assistant to work in Saigon.
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December 10, 2015
Published by Duncan Green at Dec 10 2015
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financial inclusion, general

How assets + training can transform the lives of ultra poor women: New evidence from Bangladesh

People are often very rude about ‘big push’ approaches to development – the idea that you can kickstart a country (or a millennium village) by simultaneously shoving in piles of different projects, technical assistance and cash. The approach hasn’t got a great track record, but now a kind of micro Big Push, targeting the ‘ultra poor’ in a range of countries, is showing some really promising results.
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April 22, 2014
Published by Anushka Zafar at Apr 22 2014
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climate, equality

What does Earth Day have to do with our work?

We do a great deal to raise awareness and warn future generations that our planet’s natural resources cannot be replenished. Climate change is a daunting reality and we have to be conscious of our carbon footprint... the list of issues to reckon with is exhaustive.
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