Sir Fazle Hasan Abed, founder and chairperson, BRAC shared the stage with Dr Jim Yong Kim, president of the World Bank Group at the annual RESULTS International Conference held in Washington, DC.
At the plenary titled Going the Last Mile, Dr Joanne Carter, executive director of RESULTS and RESULTS Educational Fund, recognised Sir Fazle and Dr Kim as two global leaders and practical visionaries who did “what the world had said was too hard or even impossible”, played a critical role in fighting tuberculosis, and had what it will take to get to the last mile in ending extreme poverty.
'[Sir Abed has demonstrated that] there is no such thing as a hopeless person or a hopeless country' – @WorldBank President #Voices4RESULTS — BRAC (@BRACworld) July 23, 2017
'[Sir Abed has demonstrated that] there is no such thing as a hopeless person or a hopeless country' – @WorldBank President #Voices4RESULTS
— BRAC (@BRACworld) July 23, 2017
Sir Fazle talked about the motivation behind BRAC’s globally successful graduation programme; reaching those trapped in ultra poverty.
Both Sir Abed and Dr Kim highlighted the role that women can play in fighting poverty, and the need to mobilise them as ‘agents of change’ for poverty alleviation.
In a separate panel called Scaling Approaches to Ending UltraPoverty through Social Protection and Livelihoods Program, Lara Storm, director of advisory services, ultra poor graduation initiative, BRAC USA, presented details of BRAC’s graduation programme. She was joined by panelists Jeffery Ashe, author and research fellow at Carsey School of Public Policy, University of New Hampshire; Shaifali Puri, CEO of Uplift; and moderator Larry Reed, senior fellow at the RESULTS Educational Fund.
