March 5, 2020
90% of BRAC’s clients succeed. What happens to those who don’t?
February 20, 2020
Appolinarie had been left alone so many times, she did not trust the new opportunity. But then they asked her to sign a performance agreement ....
December 18, 2019
Getting Paid to Do Good How do you generate income from delivering a service to people living in poverty? It’s a challenge faced by do-gooders the […]
October 18, 2019
A Tough Bargain Lesanini held firm. She knew the price in other markets, and she knew what it would cost the man to travel to those […]
September 20, 2019
Where in the world can the US learn how to provide welfare that fosters independence and dignity? Try Kenya, or Bangladesh, or the UK, or Finland.
August 14, 2019
Najmul, a Branch Manager for BRAC in Bangladesh, shows how the mentors help guide women on their journey out of ultra-poverty.
July 25, 2019
The aging herder stooped as he looked closely at the scanner. The teller told him to put a fingertip on a small rectangle of glass. He […]
May 2, 2019
The story of Parbati comes from the Case Study “Nepali Immigrants and Their Disproportional Role in Building Livelihoods in New York City” by Krishna Prasad Subedi […]
December 19, 2018
At its core, poverty is a social construct. It comes from systems developed by humans. Ending extreme poverty, then, requires changing the systems that create it. […]
October 16, 2018
Abia nodded as she listened to the woman who said she worked for BRAC, one of the world’s largest and best nonprofits, located in Bangladesh. Abia […]
September 12, 2018
Last summer I served as a trainer on a visit by the heads of social protection (anti-poverty) programs from countries of Africa and the Caribbean to […]
August 29, 2018
Savings Groups: Financial Services that People in Poverty Can Manage by Themselves Jeff Ashe was the person who introduced me to microfinance 35 years ago. […]