Silatech has announced a partnership with BRAC to unlock access to finance for hundreds of thousands of young people and promote youth self-employment. NEW YORK, NY – Silatech has announced a partnership with BRAC, the world’s largest development organization, to promote youth income generation through financial inclusion and unlock access to finance for 684,212 youth...
“I dream of turning my region’s focus from arms into pens.” Learn how Warsa is leading the change she wants to see while supporting her family. BY MICHELLE VILLAR CERVANTES Around the world girls and young women face barriers to education caused by poverty, cultural norms, and practices, crisis, or violence. Yet, evidence shows...
Discover how Cynthia, an artisan, entrepreneur, and transgender woman, went from experiencing poverty and hardship to growing her fashion empire and uplifting other transgender people in her community. BY MICHELLE VILLAR CERVANTES Overcoming poverty is a tremendous challenge for anyone, but for people who also face oppression and marginalization for who they are or...
Bangladesh, a river delta nation, is on the front line of climate change. Its coping strategies could offer lessons for the wider world. By Somini Sengupta This article was originally published by The New York Times. An excerpt has been reposted below. Bangladesh is a land of water. Its silty rivers rush down from...
As global leaders gather in Paris for The Summit for a New Global Financing Pact on 22-23 June, BRAC and Groupe SOS directors, two global champions of social entrepreneurship, are calling for large scale investment in innovations in countries on the frontlines of social, environmental and climate crises – not only because it is the...