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A Graduation Pathway for Haiti’s Poorest: Lessons Learnt From Fonkoze
Jun 2009, Huda, K. & Simanowitz, A.
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Helping extremely poor households build sustainable livelihoods

This paper explores the effectiveness of Fonkoze’s sustainable livelihoods program and its implications for the lives of Haiti’s poorest people.

In response to the lack of sustainable livelihoods, Haiti’s largest MFI, Fonkoze, provided extremely poor households with a series of protective and promotional inputs for 18 months to help them build sustainable livelihoods. The program sought to hand-hold and build members’ ability to be able to participate in a ‘small credit’ program that aims to further develop their assets and savings, and ultimately graduate them into mainstream microfinance. Program evaluation indicated that:

Program members’ poverty scores had significantly improved;
20 percent of clients had moved out of extreme poverty;
Most clients were ready to graduate to the next stage;
Malnutrition was reduced among members’ children;
Significant reduction was registered in gastro-intestinal diseases;
Not all members progressed at the same speed;
Providing only essential inputs is the most effective way to scale-up.

The program demonstrated the importance of providing differing types of support and individual pathways out of poverty. It also highlighted the need for effective linkages to ensure program success.

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Journal Title:
Enterprise Development and Microfinance

Journal Volume/Pages:
20(2): 86-106

Publisher(s):
Practical Action Publishing