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Against all odds, Kibera is a place of hope, and it offers a lesson in bottom-up development that the world should learn from. By Nicholas Kristof   This article was originally published by The New York Times. An excerpt has been reposted below. The tale begins with a boy whose single mom — 15 years...

2022 was a big year: BRAC marked its 50th anniversary, and reached 100 million people with services, support, and hope. Photos of some of the most memorable moments from the past year remind us that together, we can unmake poverty and power potential. BY SARAH ALLEN   Despite progress in many areas since the onset...

How millions of lives could be saved by closing the climate adaptation finance gap By Asif Saleh   This piece was originally published in woforum.org. It has been reposted below. At the conclusion of COP27, the international climate conference in November, progress was declared when a historic agreement was reached to create a loss and...

Kabul, Afghanistan—BRAC has suspended operations in Afghanistan following a directive from the government barring women from working in non-governmental organizations. The ban was announced on December 24th, coming days after an order for universities to suspend classes for women until further notice. Women working in non-governmental organizations in Afghanistan have been at the forefront of...

Agriculture is vital to human existence, yet extraordinarily vulnerable to climate change. The impacts of increasing temperatures, changes in weather and more frequent natural disasters, slow and rapid, are already devastating farmers and farmlands. By Dr. Md. Liakath Ali   This piece was originally published in Global Center for Adaptation. It has been reposted below....