Shameran Abed
Director, BRAC Ultra-Poor Graduation | Scaling Poverty Alleviation Solutions
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Shameran Abed is the Director of the BRAC Ultra-Poor Graduation program, a globally acclaimed initiative that has lifted millions out of extreme poverty. Under his leadership, the program has expanded to over 20 countries, pioneering cost-effective, evidence-based strategies to provide sustainable livelihoods for the world's most marginalized communities. Abed's keynotes share practical insights on designing scalable social impact, drawing on BRAC's decades of experience empowering individuals and families to build brighter futures.
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4 steps to ending extreme poverty
Approximately 700 million people worldwide currently live in extreme poverty, a state of severe financial and social vulnerability that robs many of hope and dignity. BRAC, the world's largest NGO, began a sustainable, multifaceted intervention called the Graduation approach in 2002. Since then, it has helped over nine million people escape extreme poverty. Now, Shameran Abed and BRAC Ultra-Poor Graduation Initiative (UPGI) have an audacious plan to partner with governments to bring this life-changing program to an additional 21 million people by 2026. (This ambitious plan is a part of the Audacious Project, TED's initiative to inspire and fund global change.)
| Event | Year | Location |
|---|---|---|
| TED | 2020 | 🇨🇦Vancouver, Canada |
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