Trickle Up Program Inc

TO BRING BREAKTHROUGH OPPORTUNITIES TO THE WORLD'S POOREST AND MOST VULNERABLE PEOPLE

PROGRAM IMPLEMENTATION:TRICKLE UP IMPLEMENTED ITS CORE GRADUATION PROGRAM THROUGH LOCAL PARTNERS IN BANGLADESH, GUATEMALA, MEXICO, AND VIETNAM. THE GRADUATION APPROACH INCLUDES A CAREFULLY SEQUENCED SERIES OF INTERVENTIONS INCLUDING TARGETING THE POOREST FAMILIES, SUPPORTING THEM IN FORMING SELF-HELP GROUPS TO BUILD SAVINGS AND CREDIT, SELECTION OF AN APPROPRIATE LIVELIHOOD ACTIVITY WITH CLOSE AND REGULAR COACHING, AND THE PROVISION OF A SEED CAPITAL GRANT TO BEGIN THE LIVELIHOOD ACTIVITY. TRICKLE UP PROVIDED SUPPORT TO 6,663 PARTICIPANTS IN GUATEMALA AND MEXICO, TO 27,587 PARTICIPANTS IN INDIA, BANGLADESH AND VIETNAM AND 5,800 PARTICIPANTS IN UGANDA, FOR A TOTAL OF 40,050 PARTICIPANTS. CONSIDERING AN AVERAGE FAMILY SIZE IN EACH REGION, OUR PROGRAMS WERE ABLE TO REACH OVER 216,939 PEOPLE THEREBY REDUCING THEIR VULNERABILITY, IMPROVING THEIR FOOD SECURITY, AND SUPPORTING THEM IN TAKING THEIR FIRST STEPS OUT OF EXTREME POVERTY.

PROGRAM SUPPORT:TRICKLE UP HAS A SMALL PROGRAM TEAM BASED IN OUR HEADQUARTERS OFFICE THAT PROVIDES OVERSIGHT AND TECHNICAL COORDINATION TO THE IN-COUNTRY AND HUMANITARIAN TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TEAMS AND FACILITATES COORDINATION AND LEARNING ACROSS PROGRAM UNITS AND WITH EXTERNAL ACTORS ACTIVE IN THE POVERTY ALLEVIATION SPACE. ORDINARILY, THE HEADQUARTERS TEAM VISITS EACH OFFICE PERIODICALLY OVER THE COURSE OF THE YEAR TO PROVIDE TECHNICAL SUPPORT AND OVERSIGHT AND ENGAGES WITH GOVERNMENT PARTNERS IN EACH OF THE REGIONS SUPPORT STRATEGIC PLANNING FOR JOINT DEMONSTRATIONS PROJECT EMBEDDED IN EXISTING GOVERNMENT PRO-POOR POLICIES AND PROGRAMS. SINCE MID-MARCH 2020, THE PROGRAM TEAM HAS PROVIDED SUPPORT WITH FREQUENTLY SCHEDULED ZOOM CALLS WITH THE PROGRAM TEAMS, AND OFTEN WITH PARTNERS. TO DATE, WE HAVE BEEN ABLE TO CARRY OUT ONE IN-PERSON VISIT TO GUATEMALA DURING A "LULL" BETWEEN COVID-19 OUTBREAKS BUT WILL INITIATE MORE FREQUENT COUNTRY VISITS IN THE NEAR FUTURE. THE PROGRAM TEAM ENGAGES IN TECHNICAL MEETINGS IN THE DEVELOPMENT COMMUNITY TO SHARE LEARNING AND FOSTER STRATEGIC ALLIANCES, INCLUDING THE PARTNERSHIP FOR ECONOMIC INCLUSION (PEI), A WORLD BANK GROUP INSTRUMENT AL IN DEVELOPING THE MODEL TO SUCCESSFULLY GRADUATE PEOPLE OUT OF EXTREME POVERTY AND FOR FOSTERING KEY LEARNING ON KEY INTITIATIVES RELATED TO ECONOMIC INCLUSION FOR THE VERY POOR; AND INTERACTION, A CONSORTIUM OF US PVOS FOCUSED ON INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT. IN INDIA, WE CONTINUE OUR PARTNERSHIPS WITH THE NATIONAL RURAL LIVELIHOOD MISSION THROUGH ITS STATE GOVERNMENT AGENCIES IN THE STATES OF JHARKHAND AND ODISHA TO INCORPORATE THE GRADUATION APPROACH TO MORE EFFECTIVELY REACH CRITICALLY VULNERABLE GROUPS THROUGH GOVERNMENT SERVICES. WE HAVE CLOSED OUR OFFICE IN BURKINA FASO AS OF END SEPTEMBER 2020 DUE TO CONDITIONS RELATED TO INSECURITY AS WELL AS LIMITED FUNDING COMMITMENTS., BUT CONTINUE TO SEEK OPPORTUNITIES TO PROVIDE SUPPORT TO LARGE SCALE NGOS IMPLEMENTING HUMANITARIAN ACTION THERE WHILE WE ARE FIRMLY EMBEDDED IN A CONSORTIUM PROGRAM WITH AVSI AND IMPAQ, IN SOUTHWESTERN UGANDA, PROVIDING TECHNICAL GUIDANCE AND SUPPORT. IN THE AMERICAS WE PARTNER WITH LOCAL GOVERNMENT IN GUATEMALA FOR DEMONSTRATION PROJECTS, AND IN MEXICO WITH 4 LOCAL NGOS TO IMPROVE THE ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL CONDITIONS OF PEOPLE LIVING IN POVERTY IN THE YUCATAN AND CHIAPAS, WITH AN EMPHASIS ON WORKING WITH INDIGENOUS POPULATIONS. WE ARE IN THE PROCESS OF LAUNCHING A SECOND PHASE OF THAT PROGRAM IN THE STATES OF OAXACA AND THE YUCATAN. MEETING WITH THESE PARTNERS AND CONFERENCE ATTENDANCE ENABLE US TO SHARE OUR EXPERIENCE AND LEARN FROM KEY GOVERNMENT ACTORS INTERESTED IN IMPROVING POLICY OUTREACH AND FINANCIAL INCLUSION OF THE POOREST SEGMENTS OF THEIR POPULATIONS.

TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE:WITH SUPPORT FROM THE USAID/BUREAU OF HUMAITARIAN ASSISTANCE, OPEN SOCIETY FOUNDATION AND OTHER PARTNERS, TRICKLE UP HAS CONTINUED ITS WORK WITH POPULATIONS AFFECTED BY DISPLACEMENT IN FY '21. WORKING IN PARTNERSHIP WITH INTERNATIONAL NGO PARTNERS (INCLUDING AVSI FOUNDATION, THE NORWEIGAN REFUGEE COUNCIL AND CARITAS SWITZERLAND) WE HAVE:A. SUPPORTED, WITH REMOTE AND IN-COUNTRY TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE, GRADUATION APPROACH PROJECTS AND PROJECT DESIGN IN 2 COUNTRIES (UGANDA AND KENYA). B. CONTRIBUTED TO THE GRADUATION AND REFUGEES COMMUNITY OF PRACTICE - INCLUDING UNHCR, NGO PARTNERS, AND GOVERNMENT ACTORS - THROUGH THE DOCUMENTATION AND DISSEMINATION OF GOOD PRACTICES AND LEARNINGS. C. AS A FOUNDING MEMBER OF THE POVERTY ALLEVIATION COALITION, A COALITION OF UNHCR, THE WORLD BANK PARTNERSHIP FOR ECONOMIC INCLUSION (PEI) AND NGOS WORKING TOWARDS THE COMMON VISION OF INCREASING SELF-RELIANCE, ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL INCLUSION OF REFUGEES & HOST COMMUNITIES BY SUSTAINABLY INCREASING INCOME-EARNING OPPORTUNITIES. AS A TECHNICAL ASSITANCE PROVIDER, TRICKLE UP HAS CONTINUED TO SUPPORT BOTH GLOBAL AND COUNTRY-LEVEL SUPPORT TO THE PAC.D. WORKED IN CLOSE COLLABORATION WITH DRC AND OTHER PARTNERS TO EXPAND PROJECT DESIGN AND SUPPORT TO INCLUDE FOCUS ON CLIMATE SMART INTERVENTIONS AND CLIMATE RESILIENCE.

ALL OTHER PORGRAMS INCLUDING - RESEARCH AND LEARNING ARE CRITICAL TO ACHIEVING TRICKLE UP'S MISSION AND STRATEGY. WE HAVE CONCLUDED A THREE-YEAR STUDY WITH THE MEXICAN INSTITUTION, ECOSUR, TO ASSESS THE CULTURAL RELEVANCE OF THE GRADUATION APPROACH IN INDIGENOUS CONTEXTS IN MEXICO AND SHARED RESULTS THROUGH A SERIES OF ROUNDTABLES, WHILE ALSO DISSEMINATING WHITE PAPER RESULTS THROUGH SOCIAL MEDIA CHANNELS. IN GUATEMALA, WE'VE WORKED WITH TWO CONSULTANTS TO IDENTIFY APPROACHES AND MECHANISMS TO BEST ADDRESS POLICY-LEVEL ISSUES IN ORDER TO ENHANCE THE INCLUSIVENESS OF THE ULTRAPOOR, PARTICULARLY WOMEN, IN GOVERNANCE DECISION-MAKING PROCESSES AND POLICIES. THESE STUDIES WILL SERVE AS A BASIS FOR OUR CONTINUED WORK IN INFLUENCING LARGE SCALE GOVERNMENT PARTNERS.