Our Impact
Our graduates don’twear caps and gowns
But they may wear a beekeeping suit. Our graduation program involves helping women to run profitable businesses as a pathway out of poverty. It could be a food stall or farm. Even keeping bees. And where markets don’t exist, our participants create them. We see opportunity everywhere.
Our progress
When participants graduate from our programs, they’re earning sustainable incomes, able to feed their families, and saving for future goals. Plus, graduates have a greater voice in the decision-making in their households and communities. That’s what we call progress.
2019 Participants
THOUSAND
people are starting and running successful businesses, saving for the future, and eating more and better foods
2019 People Impacted
THOUSAND
family members and neighbors of participants are benefitting from and being inspired by their success
Our Partners
local partners and global organizations are working with us to deliver more inclusive programs
Graduation Rate
%
of participants in recently completed projects are running profitable businesses that provide sustainable incomes
Savings Rate
%
of participants have saved enough money to cover their household’s average expenses for three months or more
Reduced Hunger
%
of participants in recently completed projects reported improvements in the quality and number of meals they consume
Our approach
Our graduation approach trains people to start and run profitable businesses so they can save for the future, build skills, and begin the journey out of poverty.
1. Build a solid foundation
2. Start a profitable business
3. Save and build a social network
4. Go further
5. Break through
Our work
We’ve spent the last 41 years connecting people in poverty with undiscovered talents and opportunities. We share our approach with partners and policymakers to help them go further so that no one is left behind.
We design more powerful and effective programs through research and innovation.
We help partners and policymakers ensure that programs work for the poorest people.