In 2013, Brazil celebrated
10 years of its Bolsa Familia
social protection programme,
globally recognized for extending
health care and education to
poor families. A partner since
the beginning, UNDP aided
monitoring systems to boost
outreach—50 million people
obtained benefits. Brazil’s
latest strategy, Brazil Without
Poverty, takes the next step
by offering comprehensive
services, from child care to job
training to energy access. In
2013, the Government, UNDP’s
International Policy Centre for
Inclusive Growth and the World
Bank agreed to globally share
social protection experiences
through the World Without Poverty
online knowledge platform.