BRAC USA Blog

On the seventh anniversary of the Rohingya refugee crisis, hear from the people who still call Cox’s Bazar home. On August 25, 2017, hundreds of thousands of Rohingya people began flooding from their homes in Myanmar to Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh amid unimaginable violence. Today, nearly one million Rohingya refugees are still sheltering in makeshift shelters...

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...