CID Speaker Series presents Dianne Calvi, President and CEO of Village Enterprise, who will discuss entrepreneurship, innovation, and evidence to drive poverty alleviation. Great progress has been made in alleviating extreme poverty. According to the World Bank, the number of people living in extreme poverty dropped significantly from 1.9 billion people in 1990 to 689 million in 2017. But due to the COVID-19 pandemic, that progress has stalled for the first time in 25 years. What does the evidence point to as possible solutions to this problem? The evidence suggests that entrepreneurship and innovation play important roles in driving poverty alleviation. Identifying and scaling up the most cost-effective, evidence-based solutions has never been more urgent as the COVID-19 pandemic, climate change, and conflict could push hundreds of millions of people into extreme poverty. Microloans, cash transfers, and poverty graduation are three different approaches to providing the extreme poor with a path out of extreme poverty. Join us as we explore the evidence behind these different approaches, the latest innovations that could increase their impact, and the most promising approaches to scaling up the most effective solutions. …...more
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