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BRAC’s Play-Based Learning Expands its Possibilities from New Research Originally published by Chowdhury Center at UC Berkeley. It has been reposted below. Cassie Landers, MPH, EdD A recent two-year study reveals that one of the greatest goals of early childhood development has been achieved. What’s even more remarkable is that the benefits extend not only to the...

Can hope help break the cycle of poverty? Each year, the world marks the International Day for the Eradication of Poverty on October 17th. The day is an opportunity to celebrate progress towards reducing poverty and redouble our global efforts to eradicate it, with a focus on ensuring those experiencing poverty are at the forefront...

Nicholas Kristof of The New York Times called him “one of the unsung heroes of modern times.” The story of BRAC begins with the legacy of our founder. Fazle Hasan Abed was a mild-mannered accountant who may be the most influential man most people have never heard of. With almost no experience in relief aid,...

BY SCOTT MACMILLAN   This blog post was originally published in The Chicago Council. It has been reposted below. Scott MacMillan recalls 2015 World Food Prize winner Fazle Hasan Abed’s legacy and its impact on food security. The world is on edge when it comes to food security. Record high food prices threaten to undo years...

The spaces, an initiative of BRAC and ActionAid in Bangladesh, were designed by architects Khwaja Fatmi, Rizvi Hassan and Saad Ben Mostafa in close collaboration with Rohingya women and girls DHAKA, BANGLADESH ―  Community Spaces in the Rohingya Refugee Response is one of the six winners of the 2022 Aga Khan Award for Architecture, a...