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A new platform will unite climate models, impact predictions, random control trial evaluations, and humanitarian services to bring cutting-edge tools to Bangladeshi communities. BY KYLIE FOY   Below is a piece originally published in MIT News. On April 11, MIT announced five multiyear flagship projects in the first-ever Climate Grand Challenges, a new initiative to tackle...

BRAC USA has joined the Gender Standards Endorsers’ Circle. BY DONELLA RAPIER    Below is a piece originally published on genderstandards.org. Gender inequality affects women and girls―and men and boys―in every single country around the world. Children grow up seeing examples of gender inequality at home, on television, at school, and in their neighborhoods. As Nicholas...

The transformational outcomes funds link donations with results to accelerate progress toward the UN Sustainable Development Goals, mobilizing results-based funding to BRAC, charity: water, The Global Fund, International Rescue Committee, and One Acre Fund. NEW YORK, NY – Global Citizen, the international advocacy organization dedicated to ending extreme poverty, today announced the launch of the...

The portfolio of multi-year projects, including the Climate Resilience Early Warning System (CREWSnet) developed in partnership with BRAC, focuses on delivering breakthrough solutions. CAMBRIDGE, MA – The Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) today announced the five flagship projects selected in its first-ever Climate Grand Challenges competition. These multi-year projects will define a dynamic research agenda focused...

‘We are stuck in this situation.’ By Irwin Loy   This article was originally published by inews.co.uk. An excerpt has been reposted below. Donor reluctance to fund aid on Bhasan Char, Bangladesh’s controversial island refugee camp, is preventing basic services from scaling up and leaving refugees in limbo, says the head of a leading Bangladeshi...