Monday, December 12, 2016

Re: [MFP] BRAC featured in the Guardian

 

Thanks everyone for the civil, insightful debate!  

I have actually interviewed BRAC loan officers, execs and even clients in a several countries and have found their initiatives and efforts to go beyond microcredit, and actually establish conditions whereby new industries could take root and flourish; where before there was nothing for the poor.  For example, BRAC has a seed inputs,  animal husbandry and other agricultural programmes which I saw in E. Africa which is very impressive.  And, I am Wisconsin ('The Dairy State) bred and spent plenty of time on my grandparents' dairy farm.

Admittedly, I have not studied the impact of these programmes and I may also have blinders on because or me, an entity that recognizes the importance of legal aid and human rights advocacy for the poor is a rare flower.  And, BRAC is the only large micro financial institution I have encountered providing legal aid on this scale in a systemic manner. 

I am open to reading what anyone publishes about BRAC, but for me they are a breed apart.  Discussion over (just kidding).

Jami 

On Mon, Dec 12, 2016 at 1:59 PM, Narasimhan srinivasan shrin54@yahoo.co.in [MicrofinancePractice] <MicrofinancePractice@yahoogroups.com> wrote:
 

BRAC TUP is a well designed program that achieves its objectives.  Variants of the program are implemented in India too with good results.  For non-bankable poor, such programs are necessary and it is good that the program is getting some attention.  Milford has pointed out that the results might not be great and impact not really good enough.  Despite what Milford says, I would tend to think that the users of the program have better insights in to what it does; academics and practitioners have reasons to glorify or berate programs and ride on the fame.  If the households improved their livelihoods and are better off, then the program objectives stand achieved.  The 'best outcomes' that we have in mind should not become the enemy of the 'good' ones that help poor households.

Best regards
Srinivasan
On 11-Dec-2016, at 11:22 PM, 'Malcolm Harper' malcolm.harper@btinternet.com [MicrofinancePractice] wrote:

 

Thank you Jami, the BRAC TUP is a great programme, it's good that The Guardian is telling the world about it. And even better (and perhaps a bit unusual) that some major international donors are supporting it in spite of the fact that they had nothing to do with its original development. Malcolm
 
Sent: Sunday, December 11, 2016 4:29 PM
Subject: [MFP] BRAC featured in the Guardian
 
 

Dear ListServ members,
 
It has been awhile since the sector has received some positive media attention.  Thus, I thought I would share the article:
 
 
 
Hope all is well in your respective corners of the world.
 
Best regards,
 
 
Jami Solli



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