<p>The programme (2008-15) aims to help lift 1 million people out of extreme poverty by 2015. 550,000 people have already benefitted through skills training and income-generation activities.</p><p>The Department for International Development supports this programme through two Challenge Funds—the Scale Fund and the Innovation Fund. The funds use proven as well as innovative approaches to benefit the poorest.</p><p>The programme is implemented on the ground by international and local non-governmental organisations, overseen by Harewelle International.</p>