BRAC USA Blog

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When children learn in a language they understand, their confidence grows, and so does their potential. That is the power of multilingual education. By BRAC International   What happens when children cannot learn in a language they are comfortable in? Well, it holds back a child’s learning — and even more so if they happen...

BRAC’s first responders are providing families in Bangladesh with urgent flood relief. See the flood emergency through their lenses. In Bangladesh, the worst flooding in three decades has claimed at least 54 lives, and with 5.5 million people still in dire need of help.  BRAC has launched a comprehensive response, deploying local teams of 5,000...

BRAC’s relief efforts continue as dire flooding in Bangladesh keeps millions stranded. Discover the latest on our Bangladesh flood relief. BY SARAH ALLEN   Afrin Jahan’s life turned upside down when a sudden flash flood swept through her village, Porkora. Midday on Thursday, August 22, the roof of her fragile home collapsed under the force...

Dire flooding in Bangladesh has stranded over a million families. Discover how BRAC teams rescued two men stranded by the floods. On August 23, a speedboat carrying BRAC’s frontline workers in Feni, one of the districts worst affected by historical flooding in eastern Bangladesh, was making its way back from an emergency aid drop. Due...