Paul Polak's Out of Poverty Talk
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The document discusses various topics related to poverty alleviation including: 1. Small farms account for 85% of the world's 525 million farms, with an average size of 4 acres in Africa. Small farmer prosperity is key to ending rural poverty. 2. Treadle pumps have benefited over 2.1 million poor families in Asia and Africa, increasing their net income by $210 million per year through private sector supply chains in Bangladesh. 3. IDE has helped 17 million people move out of poverty over 25 years by investing $50 million+ in treadle pumps, with a total impact of $78-$288 million in increased annual income for poor farmers.
Paul Polak's Out of Poverty Talk
- 1. OUT OF POVERTY Paul Polak
- 2. Roughly 200 million people in the US have hemorrhoids
- 3. Men talk 16% more on cellphones than women do
- 4. Men talk 16% more on cellphones than women do
- 5. We know just about everything there is to know about affluent customers
- 6. But we know just about nothing about 90% of the customers in the world
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- 12. 800 million of the worlds 1.2 billion dollar-a-day people earn their living from tiny farms!
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- 16. Small Farms Are Very Big! Of the words 525 million farms, 85% are less than 5 acres Average farm size in Africa is 4 acres
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- 18. Small Farmer Prosperity is the Key to Ending Rural Poverty
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- 21. With Business as Usual The Millennium Goals on hunger and poverty will never be reached!
- 22. Millennium Development Goal Progress in Sub Saharan Africa
- 23. The Three Great Poverty Eradication Myths 1. We can donate people out of poverty 2. We can end poverty through national economic growth 3. Multinationals as they are now will end poverty
- 25. Treadle Pump Private Sector Supply Chain in Bangladesh 75 private sector manufacturers 3,000 village dealers 3-4,000 village technicians
- 26. A Village Dealer in Bangladesh
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- 29. Village Marketing in Bangladesh
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- 31. Treadle Pump Impacts 2.1 million poor families in Asia and Africa invested $50 million+ in treadle pumps, increasing their net income by $210 million/yr forever!
- 32. IDE 550 staff in nine developing countries 17 million dollar a day people moved out of poverty over 25 years mission- 150 million more move out of poverty 2025
- 33. IDEs Impact Over 25 Years $ 78 $ 139 $ 288 0 50 100 150 200 250 300 350 Total IDE Costs 3 yr Investment by Dollar-a-Day farmers Increase in Net Annual Income for Dollar-a-Day Farmers US Dollars (millions)
- 34. 12 STEPS FOR PRACTICAL PROBLEM SOLVING 1. Go to where the action is 2. Talk to the people who have the problem- listen to what they have to say 3. Learn everything there is to know about the specific context
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- 38. 12 Practical Steps (Contd) 4. Think and act big 5. Think like a child 6. See and do the obvious
- 39. Practical Steps (Contd) 7. If somebody already invented it you dont have to 8. Design to critical price targets 9. Design for measurable improvement in the lives of more than a million people
- 40. Practical Steps (Contd) 10. Work to practical three year plans 11. Keep learning from your customers 12. Stay positive: dont be distracted by what other people think
- 41. D-Rev A non-profit fomenting a design revolution to reach the Other 90%
- 42. IDE | Myanmar David Klaus, Intern
- 43. Windhorse International A for-profit company fomenting a revolution in how big business designs, prices and markets its products By earning remarkable profits by serving the worlds poorest customers
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- 47. All it Takes is One Person With a Dream