BRAC USA Blog

On World Humanitarian Day, let’s recognize the profound power of play to help children learn and heal amid crisis. BY DR ERUM MARIAM   In 2017, hundreds of thousands of Rohingya people fled to Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh, escaping violence in Myanmar. More than 50% of them were young children who had witnessed unimaginable horrors. Nearly...

After participating in a BRAC youth club and building a business, Juliet has silenced the skeptics. “Now no one is talking. Everyone in the village is quiet!” Find out how Juliet has transformed her life in Uganda. BY SARAH ALLEN   In the heart of Butuntumula community in Luwero, Uganda, a determined young woman named...

As we celebrate International Youth Day — a day dedicated to the boundless potential of young people — we turn the spotlight on Angelique, who is building friendships and planning for a brighter future in Rwanda. BY MEGHAN MCLAUGHLIN   Originally from Rwanda’s Eastern Province, 24-year-old Angelique moved to the Southern Province with her husband,...

I was a migrant worker from Bangladesh, and my dream of a better life turned into a nightmare. But that’s not how my story ends. Standing beside migrant workers is now my life’s mission. BY AL-AMIN NOYON   This story was originally published on The Good Feed. It has been reposted here to commemorate World...

Each year, BRAC documents its biggest failures — and biggest learning opportunities — in a Failure Report. Each failure is a chance to learn, so we can  tackle the world’s biggest problems. BY SARAH ALLEN   BRAC is on a mission to reach 250 million people with proven poverty solutions by 2030. To achieve that...