Ultra-poor graduation to eradicate extreme poverty in Bangladesh: a case of BRAC

Abstract

Ultra-Poor Graduation programme is a programme of BRAC that works to eradicate extreme poverty. It is a two years long programme that works with selected group of people for two years and make them graduate of this programme. The four pillars of UPG are interrelated and inter-dependent. Without these four pillars it would not be possible to run the programme. The programme components are Targeting. In this part BRAC staffs conduct PRA to select participants and then the develop enterprise. After that the participants get coaching and they are being monitored by the staff of BRAC for two years to see the progress. They also get support from throughout these two years. Currently this programme has been adopted by 144 programme in 45 countries. While implanting this programme BRAC face problems like market linkages, public linkages, sustainability, migration and obstacles from influential people.