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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...

Liberia’s adaptation BRAC’s Graduation approach has proven to be successful in empowering participants out of poverty. BY ADOLPHUS B.W. DOE    Below is a piece originally published in Inter Press Service. Photo by Alison Wright. For the past three years, BRAC has been piloting in Liberia an adaptation of its acclaimed Graduation approach, whose impact on reducing...

On International Women’s Day, March 8th, the world celebrates the achievements of women – while also highlighting stark inequalities that limit the rights, well-being, and potential of women and girls everywhere. BY ELIZABETH WRIGHT   Photo by Alison Wright. This year, it’s vital to recognize the impact of COVID-19 on gender inequality and poverty. The...

As we celebrate International Women’s Day, it’s important to recognize the transformative role of women. By Dr. Erum Marium   This piece was originally published in Inter Press Service. It has been reposted below. Women around the world play crucial roles in education as formal educators, school staff members, and parents of students. But women...