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Poverty graduation model good way to optimise resource use

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Highrise apartments along the railway line in Kibera, Nairobi. The apartments are part of the Kibera Slum Upgrading Project, September 2016. [Jacob Otieno, Standard]

Over the years, Africa has had countless poverty alleviation initiatives with varying degrees of success. While some programmes have made significant strides, others have fallen short, often due to a lack of data-driven approaches.

The persistent challenge of extreme poverty requires us to rethink and refine our strategies. It's time for African governments to adopt evidence-based models like poverty graduation, which have demonstrated efficacy in reducing poverty and optimising resource use.

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