Pioneered by BRAC in Bangladesh, the Graduation Approach aims to move people out of extreme poverty and into sustainable livelihoods. It has been characterized from the outset by its emphasis on innovation, rigorous evaluation and knowledge exchange.

Blogs in this series coincide with the recent Graduation Leadership Summit & Global Learning Event 2015, a platform for the exchange of information, ideas, innovations, and experiences in implementing the Graduation Approach at scale. The featured writers include implementers from India, Indonesia, and South Africa.