BRAC USA Blog

Several communities in Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh, lack access to affordable, clean water. Water entrepreneurs are changing that. BY YASMIN MCGOUGH   BRAC has partnered with the PepsiCo Foundation to provide clean water access to underserved communities in Bangladesh. The partnership is empowering local water entrepreneurs to establish water treatment plants that offer safe and low-cost...

The worst global food insecurity crisis of our time is here. Learn how smallholder farmers like Matthew are combating the crisis and building resilience in their communities. BY NATHANIEL WORLEY   All photos by Alison Wright. Today, the world faces an unprecedented global food crisis. According to the World Food Programme, the number of people...

These six stories highlight women from around the world making an impact in their homes and communities. Photo by Alison Wright BY NATHANIEL WORLEY   After 50 years, BRAC continues to prioritize women with a human-centric approach and community-led solutions. From Bangladesh to the world, discover six stories of women making an impact.    Nilufar...

Today, there are more refugees in the world than ever before. Conflict, violence, persecution, and human rights violations are causing people to flee their homes. BY BRAC USA   According to the UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR), as of the end of 2020, 82.4 million people had been forcibly displaced worldwide. When compounded by the impacts...

As BRAC turns 50, we’re celebrating our more than 50,000 community health heroes who are delivering critical frontline care around the world. Here are three of their stories. BY BRAC USA   Editor’s note: These stories were originally published on The Good Feed earlier this year. We’re happy to highlight them again here to mark...