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Community engagement in education grew during the COVID-19 crisis. Here is why that matters. BY RUKMINI BANERJI AND ASIF SALEH   Below is a piece originally published in Brookings.  For two years, COVID-19 has profoundly altered education at all levels—with extensive school closures, remote instruction, and controversies over public health policies in schools. But innovative...

As BRAC turns 50, we’re celebrating our more than 50,000 community health heroes who are delivering critical frontline care around the world. Here are three of their stories. BY BRAC USA   Editor’s note: These stories were originally published on The Good Feed earlier this year. We’re happy to highlight them again here to mark...

On Mother’s Day this year, show your love with more than flowers. BY ELIZABETH WRIGHT   Motherhood has many faces. As we celebrate Mother’s Day on May 8th, we recognize all those who take on “mothering” roles in their families and communities worldwide. Today, we honor all the caregivers who not only keep their children...

During the COVID-19 crisis, BRAC was forced to make adjustments to its microfinance operations. Here is what was learned. BY SAHED SHAMS AZAD   This piece was originally published in NextBillion. It has been reposted below. One of the harshest economic effects of the COVID-19 pandemic has been its impact on small businesses and the...

Because of the economic crisis caused by COVID-19, tens of thousands of young boys in Bangladesh had to leave school to work. BY CORINNE REDFERN AND ALI AHSAN    Below is an excerpt of a piece originally published in TIME. While it’s impossible to know exactly how many children in Bangladesh have started working since the...