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“As a journalist I’ve met Presidents and Prime Ministers, inventors and tycoons. However, I’ve seen few people change the world as much as my old friend Abed. That was because he showed that global poverty is not intrinsic, it is something that we can overcome.” – Nicholas Kristof Author and former New York Times columnist...

“Over the past five decades, BRAC has changed the way people think about health, education and development. I’m grateful for all you’ve accomplished, and that the legacy of my friend and BRAC’s Founder, Sir Fazle Hasan Abed lives on through your remarkable efforts.” – Bill Clinton, 42nd President of the United States 

PepsiCo’s philanthropic arm, the PepsiCo Foundation, and BRAC have announced the culmination of their project to provide clean water access to underserved communities in Bangladesh on World Water Day. As part of the initiative, local water entrepreneurs created water treatment plants providing communities with access to safe drinking water at an affordable price in the...

On BRAC’s 50th anniversary, Mr. Asif Saleh, the Executive Director of BRAC Bangladesh, reflects on BRAC’s accomplishments and looks to the future. By the Yidan Prize Foundation   This piece was originally published by the Yidan Prize Foundation. It has been reposted below. Celebrating BRAC’s 50th anniversary, we interviewed Executive Director of BRAC Bangladesh— Mr...

Today marks the 50th anniversary of BRAC’s founding in Bangladesh in 1972 in the wake of a war that secured the nation’s independence and a devastating cyclone that left it paralyzed. BY BRAC USA   From those beginnings, “a smoldering ruin,” BRAC has evolved to become the world’s largest Southern-based international development organization. Today, thanks...