The social policy process: Using research-based evidence in poverty elimination policies
This session culminates in a joint discussion to identify ways of moving forward and bringing poverty elimination programs to scale in places which are most primed, and where they are most needed. This session is an opportunity to learn from the discussion on designing evidence-based poverty elimination programs and implementing them effectively.
Haris Gazdar
Senior Researcher, Collective for Social Science Researcher Board Member, Benazir Income Support Programme, and Sindh Social Protection Authority
Samuel Dusengiyumva
Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Local Government,Rwanda
Nadir Gul Barech
Chief Operating Officer, Pakistan Poverty Alleviation Fund
Rahul Kumar
Chief Executive Officer, Bihar Rural Livelihoods Promotion Society
Munshi Sulaiman
Director of Research, Brac Institute of Governance and Development (BIGD)
Imran Matin
Executive Director, BRAC Institute of Governance and Development, BRAC University
Anton Heil
PhD Candidate, London School of Economics, STICERD
Jonathan Leape
Executive Director, IGC and Associate Professor of Economics, London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE)
Claire Hutchings
Director- Monitoring, Evidence and Learning, BRACYou can also listen to the audio event recording here:
Join the International Growth Centre (IGC), STICERD, LSE Department of Economics and BRAC NGO for a collaborative session bringing together academia and policy makers to explore solutions to protect and empower the most vulnerable and marginalised populations living in extreme poverty. Academics share new evidence from various poverty alleviation programs such as the Graduation approach, and then joined by policymakers from India, Rwanda, and Pakistan in presenting their unique insight on their successes, questions and challenges in designing and implementing such programs.
This session culminates in a joint discussion to identify ways of moving forward and bringing poverty elimination programs to scale in places which are most primed, and where they are most needed. This virtual event takes place on March 1st, from 10 AM to 12:00 PM GMT (London time). All members in academic, NGO and policy roles working on extreme poverty are encouraged to attend. This session is an opportunity to learn from the discussion on designing evidence-based poverty elimination programs and implementing them effectively.