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THE GRADUATION APPROACH
FOR POVERTY REDUCTION
Project name:
Testing the Graduation Approach to End Extreme Poverty in The Philippines (TA 9017-REG, TA 8332-REG, TA 9592-REG, TA 9534-REG)
Year:
2016-Present
Funding:
$1,240,800 (ADB Technical Assistance)
$1,606,320 (Government)
Modality:
Grant
Department:
EARD/ERCD/SDCC/SERD
Sector:
Social protection
Team:
Karin Schelzig Lainie Thomas Yukiko Ito Amir Jilani
Watch a video:
Four Things to Know About the Graduation Approach
Read an ADB blog:
What is the graduation approach?
Watch an Insight Thursday presentation (March 2019)
Poverty is multidimensional
CHALLENGES: ADB projects often
don’t take a holistic approach to poverty reduction
SOLUTION
Evidence from ADB member countries on the graduation approach is lacking
The graduation approach
Strengthens resilience and tackles the multifaceted constraints faced by the poorest and most vulnerable households
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Cash transfers
Asset transfers
Technical and business skills training
Coaching and mentoring
Psychosocial support,
access to banking and health services, behavior change communication
The implementation phase of a pilot to test several variations of the graduation approach is currently in full swing in the Philippines
Pooled funding from four sources to finance a pilot and impact evaluation
Graduation Working Group by the Social Development Thematic Group (SDTG) established with experts across departments and divisions
Joint support for project design, implementation, evaluation, and knowledge generation
A model for innovation within ADB
A ‘one ADB’ team is demonstrating how
the graduation approach can contribute to Strategy 2030
NEXT STEPS
Evidence will inform the government’s poverty reduction strategy and approach to social protection for the poor and vulnerable
New TA will apply the graduation approach to improve resilience of vulnerable communities resettled under the Malolos-Clark Railway Project in the Philippines
ADB will follow up on interest in adapting the approach in Mongolia and Tamil Nadu, India
Collection of endline data,
part of the impact evaluation, will take place in June 2020
Adaptation of the graduation approach to unique circumstances, including in the context of development-induced displacement (involuntary resettlement)
Exploration of further application of graduation in developing member countries