Managing Director @BRAC_UPGI
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Greg Chen retweeted
Inclusive India: Leaving No One Behind
The Government of India is advancing a vision of social and economic inclusion, aiming to break the cycle of poverty with dignity.
From livelihoods to health, education to financial inclusion—the focus is clear:
➡ Build resilience
➡ Ensure equity
➡ Enable self-reliance for every household
As part of this vision, Bihan- Chhattisgarh SRLM,Panchayat and Rural Development Department, Government of Chhattisgarh, hosted the launch of Samaveshi Aajeevika Yojana (CG-SAY), a mission-driven initiative bringing together state departments, civil society organisations, and community institution to drive the initiative at scale.
This marks a significant step in translating intent into impact—governance with empathy, action with inclusion. 🇮🇳
#CGSAY #MoRD #Samaveshiaajeevikayojana
#SAY #DAYNRLM #BRACInternational #Pradan #ChhattisgarhSRLM #Bihan
Greg Chen retweeted
The heatwave continues. Another 3-day warning issued. Its been almost a month - the longest on record in Bangladesh. In addition to heatstroke deaths and school closures, we're seeing highways melting, a power station on fire, over a million chickens dead - even tea plants dying.
Greg Chen retweeted
The #GraduationApproach is now being scaled through govts in Africa & Asia to enable 4.6m households to escape extreme poverty by 2026.
Let's put resources & tools already at our disposal to work on #combatingpovertyandinequality.
#InternationalDayfortheEradicationofPoverty
Greg Chen retweeted
Hitting a new milestone in the Journey of @SJY_JEEViKA_. The inaugural workshop on urban implementation of Satat Jeevikoparjan Yojana commenced in collaboration with @BRAC_UPGI
Greg Chen retweeted
The @BRACworld founders should get the Nobel peace prize.
Greg Chen retweeted
“The impacts of ‘cash plus’ approaches continue long after program implementation.” Dr. @imran_matin (@BIGD_bracu) writes about the benefits of combining short-term cash support and long-term resilience building to alleviate #poverty. ssir.org/articles/entry/what…
Greg Chen retweeted
Many people who generate significant amounts of #digitaldata are poor. What sort of data are they generating & how can it be used to make #financialservices more useful to them? Read CGAP's new blog post >> ow.ly/c9XI50F0rOg
Greg Chen retweeted
In 1972,size of #Bangladesh’s #economy was about $8 billion, per capita income was $93, 82% of population was below poverty line. Today, economy has grown to about $302 billion in 2019. In 2020, if we estimate 6% growth, it was almost $320 billion. Per capita income above $2,000.
Greg Chen retweeted
How #payments, #data & #identity systems impacted historic $12 trillion global government response to #COVID19 in 2020?
7 country comparison by @ztownsend & team shows what worked
@SonalRShah @_MurphysLaw_ @jentescher @Aarondklein @JoAnnBarefoot @melissakoide @sopnendu
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Greg Chen retweeted
Our #Covid_19 study on LMI in #Bangladesh hints that a proportion of the population has not received govt. benefits. Possible reasons are #fraud and absence of #bank linkage. Govt. must act to cure fragmented recovery. bit.ly/3onUp61 @RufusTD @ADB_Bangladesh @Rubanahuq
Greg Chen retweeted
Excited for the progress @rosgos @njerutom @AdvisorsPula are achieving. @FlourishVC techcrunch.com/2021/01/25/ke…
Greg Chen retweeted
Countries with the "transformational trilogy" of digital IDs, digital payment systems, and interoperable public sector databases in place before the pandemic were able to implement COVID-19 emergency cash transfers more efficiently. blogs.worldbank.org/eastasia… via @WorldBank
Greg Chen retweeted
Embedding financial services in tech platforms that are omnipresent in people's daily lives is a powerful proposition. It also comes with risks. @TilmanEhrbeck outlines principles of fairness key to the integration of Big Tech and finance across Asia. asia.nikkei.com/Opinion/Ant-…
Greg Chen retweeted
Honored to be moderating this impressive panel hosted by @BRACworld & @JPAL on driving systems change through governments to #EndPoverty this Oct. 20th at 9 AM EST. Watch the live streamed event via YouTube (bit.ly/30S6gQT) or Facebook (bit.ly/3iC7CVE).
Greg Chen retweeted
Pascaline, a mother and entrepreneur, sells fruit and vegetables at the local market, but to enable her to deliver her products, she needed a loan that wouldn’t carry a high interest rate. Discover how a loan from BRAC enabled her to expand her business. bit.ly/33WUcjc
Greg Chen retweeted
Tomorrow is the day! Learn about #OpenBanking and #FinancialInclusion in my @CGAP webinar on #FinancialInclusion by #design, part of @CFI_Accion #FinclusionWeek. Sign up here ow.ly/lCns50BQIZU
Greg Chen retweeted
Policymakers & experts from @KemensosRI @BappenasRI @BankDunia & @GatesFoundation will discuss the delivery of social assistance programs in #Indonesia
Join us on 19 Oct, 1 PM Jakarta time (6 AM UTC)
Register now bit.ly/3lDGVSv
#bansos #G2PIndonesia #Agenkeuangan
Greg Chen retweeted
When does a regulatory sandbox promote #financialinclusion? How can #regulators build them? Great handbook from @CGAP @IvoJenik
