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A set of rapid assessments on food and income security across ten countries reveals striking patterns  BRAC has conducted four rapid assessments on food and income security across ten countries in Africa and Asia during the COVID-19 pandemic. This webinar dives into the findings and shares how we can apply the learnings to enable...

A pandemic of suffering follows on the heels of COVID-19 in poor countries, and children suffer most. By Nicholas Kristof   Below is en excerpt of a piece originally published in The New York Times. Click here to view the full piece. We think of Covid-19 as killing primarily the elderly around the world, but...

Discover how play is changing Evans’ life in Uganda.  Each day, thousands of children attend BRAC’s network of Play Labs across Bangladesh, Tanzania, and Uganda. Our flagship play-based approach to early childhood education helps children build better futures at a critical time in their development. Through play, learners develop creative and social skills, build...

As the COVID-19 pandemic wears on, more and more people around the world are struggling during lockdowns and economic shutdowns. By Dr. Muhammad Musa   This piece was originally published here in The New Humanitarian. It has been reposted below. The coronavirus could nearly double the number of people facing acute hunger, according to the World Food...

The partnership will support state-of-the-art solar-powered phone chargers to strengthen health systems in remote areas KAMPALA, UGANDA — BRAC Uganda and John Snow R&T Institute, Inc. win the request for proposals by Little Sun, and will receive a total of 648 Little Sun Charges, state-of-the-art solar-powered phone chargers, to strengthen health systems in remote areas...