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The Medtronic Foundation’s Learning Community brings together nonprofits across three continents to build collective knowledge and advance patient-centered health improvements in underserved communities. By Jessica Daly   This piece was originally published in Stanford Social Innovation Review. It has been reposted below. The health, economic, and social justice crises of 2020 are reshaping the future...

Meet four of our passionate donors, and learn why they choose to support BRAC. By Elisabeth Shaller   When it comes to deciding where to put your dollar in the charitable world, the decision can be a difficult one. There are many factors at play: the causes you want to focus on, the scale and...

In Dhaka’s teeming city slums, Nurjahan Begum is on the frontline of the climate crisis. By Sheela Patela and Asif Saleh   This article was originally published by World Economic Forum. It has been reposted below. She arrived last year from the coast with her family after their small farm growing watermelons, lentils, and chilies...

Intestinal worms affect more than one in four people globally, and school closures eliminated a critical avenue for deworming services amid COVID-19. Learn how BRAC educated children and families about deworming at home. BY BRAC USA   Did you know that intestinal worms affect more than one in four people globally, but they can be...

From boat schools in Bangladesh to Kenyan women farmers learning new skills, those on the frontlines of climate change have valuable experience in how to cope. By Shameran Abed   This piece was originally published in Thomson Reuters Foundation. It has been reposted below. As this year’s UN Climate Change Conference (COP26) unfolds, the world is facing...