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In 1999, a group of organizations working on eye health had a vision: Rid the world of avoidable blindness in two decades. But as the initiative approaches its final year, the goal is unlikely to be...

Aniket Doegar, a young innovator from India, through innovative use of technology has designed a new way to reach important messages to the poor and ultra poor communities. The common theme of the messages is that...

The two-storey structure, made mainly of bamboo and other natural ingredients, stands two feet above ground, which means rainwater won’t stand. The architecture follows indigenous Rohingya building traditions, allowing better resilience to extreme weather, ventilation and...

To engage young people in a policy dialogue with the Director General of Family Planning (DGFP), and other delegates joining International Conference on Family Planning 2018 from Bangladesh, SERAC-Bangladesh organized a youth meeting with the DGFP at...

The international community must increase investments in the invention and application of new tools and treatments, such as vaccines, diagnostics and drugs to successfully fight tuberculosis, the world’s deadliest communicable disease. BRAC chairperson Sir Fazle Hasan...

SERAC-Bangladesh organized a “Youth Journalists Workshop” on Youth Friendly Services (YFS) on September 22, 2018, in Mymensingh district, the second density populated leafy city built on the banks of the mighty Brahmaputra River in Bangladesh. Around...

Ongoing international dialogues and actions to support the forcibly displaced Myanmar nationals sheltered in Bangladesh need to be stronger to ensure a safe and meaningful future for the more than 500,000 children from this community. The...

About half of the people in the coastal southwestern districts of Khulna and Satkhira of Bangladesh have no access to safe drinking water and 58% lack sanitation facilities, water, and sanitation experts said at a dialogue Thursday. They said...

Oxfam has held initial training courses for 119 staff to become new safeguarding investigators as part of its “Ten-Point Action Plan” launched in February, following criticism of the way it handled cases including sexual abuse by...

Investing in next generation and eliminating extreme poverty are at the heart of Bangladesh’s pursuit of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), and BRAC, the biggest development organisation in the world, has been a strong supporter. Senior...