BANGLADESH RURAL ADVANCEMENT COMMITTEE (BRAC)
BRAC (Bangladesh Rural Advancement Committee) is a leading non-government organization (NGO), with the mission to empower people and communities in circumstances of poverty, illiteracy, disease, and social injustice.
2021
Abstract
It was founded in 1972 through the initiation of small-scale rehabilitation projects, in response to humanitarian needs of refugees returning home post-liberation war. Today, BRAC has emerged as a forerunner in the field of development cooperation with its values of integrity, innovation, inclusiveness, and effectiveness. With socio-economic empowerment as its cornerstone, BRAC focuses on projects targeted at eradication of extreme poverty, expansion of financial choice through microfinance, gender equality, access to healthcare, climate emergencies and investment in the next generation through skill development and education.
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