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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...

After suffering a miscarriage, Shanaz Parbin Moni has made it her mission to ensure no more mothers or babies die during childbirth in Bangladeshi villages By Peter Yeung   This article was originally published by inews.co.uk. An excerpt has been reposted below. When Shanaz Parbin Moni began bleeding and feeling unwell while giving birth in...

Bangladesh has led the world in social development. Now it’s time to lead in climate adaptation By Saber Chowdhury and Asif Saleh   This piece was originally published in White Board Magazine. It has been reposted below. Bangladesh is the home to extraordinary progress in many areas of social development. Not only has this progress...

Around 50,000 women provide door-to-door ‘last mile’ services in Bangladesh’s rural areas and slums By Peter Yeung   This article was originally published by The Telegraph. An excerpt has been reposted below. At the time, Bangladeshi women were on average giving birth to seven children, one of the highest fertility rates in the world. Only...

Following the Taliban’s ban on women aid workers, it appears a unified stance will be the most effective way to possibly rescind the ban. By David Ainsworth   This article was originally published by Devex. An excerpt has been reposted below. Many have called for a unified stance and asked all organizations to say that...