Creating Pathways for the Poorest : Early Lessons on Implementing the Graduation Model

People at the very bottom of the economic ladder are often excluded, or exclude themselves, from microfinance. Their income is usually too low and unreliable to permit repayment of loans or investment in anything but basic food consumption. In some countries the very poor are served by safety net programs, which usually take the form of cash transfers, food aid, or guaranteed employment schemes. Starting in 2006, Consultative Group to Assist the Poorest (CGAP) and the Ford Foundation have been exploring how a 'graduation model' can create pathways out of extreme poverty, adapting a methodology developed by BRAC in Bangladesh. This brief discusses early lessons from the implementation of the graduation model.

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Main Authors: El-Zoghbi, Mayada, Montesquiou, Aude de, Hashemi, Syed
Language:English
Published: World Bank, Washington, DC 2009-12
Subjects:AGRICULTURAL EXTENSION, BASIC FOOD, BENEFICIARIES, BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT, BUSINESS PLANNING, CASH TRANSFERS, CHRONIC POVERTY, CLINICS, COLLABORATION, COMMUNITY LEADERS, CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY, EXTREME POVERTY, FINANCIAL DISCIPLINE, FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT, FINANCIAL SERVICE, FINANCIAL SERVICE PROVIDER, FINANCIAL SERVICE PROVIDERS, FINANCIAL SERVICES, FOOD AID, FOOD CONSUMPTION, FOOD SECURITY, INCOME GENERATION, INCOME-GENERATING ACTIVITIES, INTERVENTIONS, LOAN, LOAN PRODUCTS, LONG-TERM ASSETS, MARKET INFRASTRUCTURE, MICROFINANCE, MICROFINANCE INSTITUTION, NET INCOME, NUTRITION, POOR PEOPLE, POVERTY ALLEVIATION, POVERTY LINE, REPAYMENT, RURAL AREAS, RURAL DEVELOPMENT, SAFETY, SAFETY NET, SAFETY NET PROGRAMS, SAFETY NETS, SAVINGS, SAVINGS SERVICES, SELF-HELP, SERVICE PROVIDERS, SMALL BUSINESSES, SOCIAL CAPITAL, SOCIAL FUND, SOCIAL MISSION, SOCIAL WELFARE, VILLAGE, VILLAGES, VULNERABLE HOUSEHOLDS, WAGE EARNERS,
Online Access:http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2009/12/12820912/creating-pathways-poorest-early-lessons-implementing-graduation-model
https://hdl.handle.net/10986/9485
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