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BRAC's Ultra-Poor Graduation programme reaches 2.1 million households
22 May 20265 min readBRAC
The 24-month livelihood package — asset transfer, coaching, healthcare, savings — moves the poorest of the poor into sustainable self-employment.
BRAC confirmed today that its Ultra-Poor Graduation programme has now supported 2.1 million households across Bangladesh since inception — one of the largest anti-poverty programmes in the world.
Participants receive a productive asset (typically livestock), 24 months of intensive coaching, a stipend, healthcare access, and enrollment in a village savings group. Six independent RCTs in seven countries confirm the model produces lasting income gains.
The Bangladeshi original has been adapted by governments and NGOs in more than 50 countries.
