Trickle Up
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Trickle Up is a nonprofit international development organization that helps women living in extreme poverty in developing countries by investing in their micro-enterprises.[1]
History[edit]
The group was founded by American philanthropists Glen and Mildred Robbins Leet in 1974.[2] It uses uses BRAC's Targeting Ultra Poor (TUP) Program - The Graduation Approach, which is focused on livelihood planning, market research, training and coaching.
Leadership[edit]
In 2005, William M. Abrams, senior executive and journalist for The New York Times, ABC News and The Wall Street Journal, became president of Trickle Up.[3] Nathalie Laidler-Kylander was named president of the organization in 2021.[4]
Awards[edit]
Trickle Up is a two-time recipient the InterAction Disability Inclusion Award[5] and has held Special Consultative Status with the United Nations Economic and Social Council since 1987.[6]
References[edit]
- ^ "For a world free from extreme poverty". Trickle Up. Retrieved 2024-01-17.
- ^ "Helping the Poor to Create Successful, Life-Changing Businesses | Tufts Now". now.tufts.edu. 2021-07-14. Retrieved 2024-01-17.
- ^ "Helping the Poor to Create Successful, Life-Changing Businesses | Tufts Now". now.tufts.edu. 2021-07-14. Retrieved 2024-01-17.
- ^ "Home Economics". Harvard Business School Alumni. 2023-07-06. Retrieved 2024-01-17.
- ^ "Call for Nominations: InterAction 2022 Disability Inclusion Award". InterAction. Retrieved 2024-01-17.
- ^ http://csonet.org/content/documents/E-2014-INF-5%20Issued.pdf [bare URL PDF]
- Trickle Up Financial Statement 2015[permanent dead link]
- Trickle Up Annual Report 2015
- Independent Charities, America. "Trickle Up Program, Inc." Independent Charities of America Website retrieved 04/16/08
- The Charity Navigator Website
- Vimala Palaniswamy, "Grants versus Loans"[permanent dead link]
- Trickle Up Financials
- Trickle Up catalogued
- UNESC Special Consultative Groups