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Human chain on International Women’s Day by SERAC-Bangladesh
Mar 11, 2018International Women’s Day is a global day celebrating the social, economic, culture and political achievement. The day also marked a call to action for accelerating gender parity. First officially named “International Women’s Day” event held in 1911. First... -
94% women victims of sexual harassment experience in public transport
Mar 11, 2018Ninety-four per cent (94%) women commuting in public transport in Bangladesh have experienced sexual harassment in verbal, physical and other forms, a study by development organisation BRAC has revealed. A somewhat surprising revelation of the study... -
Actions to tackle exploitation and abuse agreed with UK charities
Mar 9, 2018A number of actions were today agreed to drive up standards in the aid sector at a Safeguarding Summit co-hosted by the Department for International Development (DFID) and the Charity Commission. This follows a challenge to... -
Dutch Postcode Lottery supports BRAC in fighting extreme poverty in Liberia
Feb 22, 2018BRAC, for the first time ever, received a contribution of 1.5 million euros from the Dutch National Postcode Lottery to combat extreme poverty in Liberia. BRAC will employ their proven approach to permanently lift women and... -
BRAC Liberia awarded Outstanding International NGO of the Year for 2017
Feb 22, 2018BRAC Liberia was awarded ‘Outstanding International NGO of the Year’ for 2017 by the Society for the Promotion of Peace, National Reconciliation and Reunification (SPPNRR) on Thursday, 9 February 2018. J Mayfield Copson, national chairman and... -
Promoting nutrition awareness to fight malnutrition
Feb 13, 2018BRAC, in collaboration with the Government of Liberia and the European Union under its Pro ACT 2015 food security project are implementing a series of nutrition awareness activities to reduce the prevalence of malnutrition in the... -
Former Australian paralympics World Champion visits BRAC ADP girls
Feb 1, 2018Ms. Priya Naree Cooper, a nine-time gold medalist disabled swimmer and recipient of the Order of Australia Medal, visited the capital’s Karail slum area at January 29 to engage with the youths of BRAC’s Adolescent Development... -
Implementation of 7th Five-year Plan and SDGs
Jan 24, 2018Bangladesh will have to shift its focus from providing basic services only to ensuring improved quality of those services and work to forge stronger partnerships between the government, non-governmental development actors and private sector to fulfil... -
Free tailoring skill development training for 5000 underprivileged women
Jan 18, 2018SINGER Bangladesh Limited and BRAC signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for launching the joint project – ‘Abolombon’. 5000 underprivileged women across the country will receive free ‘Tailoring Skill Development Training’ under this project. President & CEO of SINGER Asia Limited and Chairman, SINGER... -
Ambassadors from European countries visit BRAC in Liberia
Dec 27, 2017Ambassadors from four European countries visited BRAC’s food security and livelihood programme at Buchanan, Grand Bassa County on 28 November 2017. The honourable group of ambassadors was Ambassador of European Union, Helene Cave, German Ambassador Hubert...
