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4 steps for ending extreme poverty | Shameran Abed

Sep 4, 2020

Shameran Abed, leader of BRAC's Ultra Poor Graduation Initiative, is on a mission to combat extreme poverty that affects over 400 million people globally. He discusses innovative strategies that go beyond financial assistance, focusing on restoring hope and dignity. Through inspiring case studies, like that of Jorina, he reveals how targeted support and mentorship can uplift entire communities. Shameran outlines an ambitious plan to help 21 million people in the next six years, emphasizing the need for sustainable solutions and collective action.

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Intro

4min

Confronting Ultra-Poverty: Solutions and Hope

6min

Building a Future Without Ultra-Poverty

3min

At least 400 million people worldwide live in ultra-poverty: a state of severe financial and social vulnerability that robs many of hope and dignity. At BRAC, an international development organization focused on fighting poverty, Shameran Abed and his team have developed a sustainable, multi-faceted program that has already helped millions lift themselves out of poverty and create lives full of possibility. Learn more about their audacious plan to partner with governments to bring this life-changing program to an additional 21 million people in the next six years. (This ambitious plan is a part of the Audacious Project, TED's initiative to inspire and fund global change.)

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