ultra poor

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Samridhi & Upaya team up to launch dairy enterprise, create new job opportunities in Uttar Pradesh

LUCKNOW, INDIA & SEATTLE, USA — Upaya Social Ventures is proud to announce its collaboration with Samridhi Agri-Products to establish community dairies that will create jobs and stabilize income for families living in extreme poverty.  Launching in one of the poorest states in India, Uttar Pradesh-based Samridhi connects poor milk producers directly to the emerging [...]

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A conversation with Sachi Shenoy about the UPna sapna pilot, strategies for ultra poor selection, and the future of reaching the very bottom of the economic pyramid

Unitus Labs and Sorenson Legacy Foundation recently released the first case study as part of a series on their Ultra Poor Initiative to alleviate extreme poverty. Conducted in partnership with Jharkhand-based NGO NEEDS, the program known as UPna sapna (translated to “Our Vision” in Hindi) is a “two year, agricultural livelihood-led ultra poor support program [...]