Advancing Ultra-Poor Graduation: Using Evidence and Innovation to Deliver UPG Programs at Scale

Join IPA and the Gates Foundation in a webinar in which we will hear from a panel of experts on how to advance meaningful and rigorous evidence on the Ultra-Poor Graduation (UPG) approach, adaptations, and innovations. Expert panelists include: – Oriana Bandiera (LSE) – Peter Rockers (Boston University) – Gregory Chen (BRAC UPGI) – Leah Okero (Village Enterprise) – Shawn Cheung (Raising the Village) We encourage attendees to take a look at our pre-read materials before the webinar, which are linked on the IPA website here: https://poverty-action.org/webinar-advancing-ultra-poor-graduation

Location: Virtual

Date: Wednesday, May 28, 2025