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CGAP- Ford Foundation Global Graduation Programme
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BDI is implementing and managing the CGAP- Ford Foundation Global Graduation programme. The graduation model follows sequential steps over a period of 24 months to provide a ladder out of poverty for the poorest (see graph below).
The CGAP- Ford Foundation graduation programme is based on the proven success of the BRAC ‘targeting the ultra poor’ (TUP) programme currently being applied in Bangladesh. The CGAP- Ford model has adapted many of the key programmatic components of the TUP programme but seeks to apply the graduation model outside of the context of Bangladesh. Currently, the graduation model is being piloted in Haiti, Honduras, Peru, Pakistan, West Bengal and Hyderabad in India, Ethiopia and Yemen. Five of the nine pilots are subject to randomized impact assessment. Qualitative research is being implemented in all sites, along with rigorous project monitoring and evaluation.
The model aims to specifically target the ultra poor by linking safety nets with financial services in order to combine the alleviatory elements of safety nets with the transformative elements of microfinance, thus enabling the poorest to graduate out of poverty in the long term.
Programme Lead Researcher
Dr Syed M. Hashemi
Director, BDI
Contact
Sandeep Kaur
Research Associate, BDI
Nicolina Lamhauge
Research Associate, BDI
