On End Poverty Day, BRAC leaders spoke about the challenges — and hope — that lie ahead in the fight against poverty, and unveiled a powerful new campaign.
Julia Roberts, President & CEO of BRAC USA, recently spent time with colleagues in Uganda, where she saw BRAC’s impactful programs in action. She recently took time to share her impressions.
From its humble beginnings in Bangladesh in 1972, BRAC has become a leading global nonprofit reaching over 100 million people with proven poverty programs.
One in every two girls in Bangladesh gets married before turning 18. Many of them never return to school. A group of young girls are fighting to change it – with a little help from BRAC’s Swapnosarothi.