BRAC [to 29 March 2014]

Sir Fazle Hasan Abed named one of the world’s 50 greatest leaders by Fortune magazine
The US-based Fortune magazine has named BRAC founder and chairperson Sir Fazle Hasan Abed in its list of the world’s 50 greatest leaders. The list, which features leaders from politics and religion to corporate CEOs and heads of civil society organizations, features the BRAC founder at number 32. The top five positions on the list are held by Pope Francis, German Chancellor Angela Merkel, Ford Motor Co. CEO Alan Mulally, US investor Warren Buffet and former US President Bill Clinton. Other no……Read More

Perspectives on Women’s Rights: Feminist Voices from Bangladesh
29 March 2014, Dhaka. Programme on Women’s Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (PWESCR) in partnership with South Asian Feminist Alliance (SAFA) and BRAC hosted a public event, Feminist Voices from Bangladesh on Saturday, 29 March, 2014, from 4 to 6 p.m at the BRAC Centre Inn Auditorium, 75 Mohakhali, Dhaka, Bangladesh. Eminent feminists Rokeya Kabir, Salma Khan, Khushi Kabir, Sara Hossain, Farida Akhter, Shireen Huq, Anna Minj and Moni Rani Das shared their perspectives on feminism, their pers……Read More

BRAC USA announces renewed push for Bangladesh garment workers
$5 million raised for newly launched Bangladesh Humanitarian Fund for rehabilitation of garment workers, victim support, and awareness of workplace safety
NEW YORK, NY – As the one-year anniversary of the Bangladesh Rana Plaza building collapse approaches, BRAC USA, the North American affiliate of BRAC, announced today a multi-year fundraising initiative to ensure that progress continues on humanitarian aid and support for workers in Bangladesh’s ready-made garment industry. An antipoverty org……Read More

BRAC gives media awards to 24 journalists and three media houses
24 March 2014, Dhaka. In recognition of mass media’s valuable contribution to raising awareness about tuberculosis and its treatment, BRAC held the Media Award on Tuberculosis 2014 on Monday, 24 March, which is also International Tuberculosis Day. Twenty-four journalists from national and local newspapers and three media houses received this award for their outstanding efforts in covering the issue at the event held at BRAC Centre, Dhaka.] Joint editor of the Daily Samakal Rashid-un-nabi Babu, ……Read More

Community girls’ schools launched in Sierra Leone
23 March 2014, Dhaka. On 17 March 2014, BRAC formally launched community girls’ schools all over Sierra Leone. Currently, one school has been opened in each of the 12 out of 14 districts that BRAC is currently working in, with the aim to open in the other two districts by 25 March 2014. The initiative is a major component of the Girls Education Challenge project, funded by DFID. BRAC is providing education to over 7,500 girls who are marginalised and have dropped out of the formal education sy……Read More

BRAC @BRACworld 5h
Sir Abed to audience- come up with lot more innovation, scale things up to help as many ppl as you can & above all be ambitious!#scalefrugal

BRAC @BRACworld 6h
Sir Abed: Whatever BRAC did so far, it did it for pushing poor people out of poverty. Hence the #propoor model. #scalefrugal

BRAC @BRACworld 10h
BRAC leveraged @ushahidi to inform senior leadership decision-making with the voices of BRAC beneficiaries #scalefrugal-via @faizalkarmali

BRAC @BRACworld Mar 28
Moments away from kicking off the 2nd #BRAC Frugal #Innovation Forum! Follow tweets to stay updated. #scalefrugal pic.twitter.com/qqHgHj284v

BRAC @BRACworld Mar 26
The @GESForum 2014 Meet the Mentor session: Sir Fazle Hasan Abed https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RqzXm5ZVYWU …

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Susan Davis @SusanDavisBRAC Mar 26
Exciting announcement! More support for garment workers in Bangladesh: http://brac.net/content/brac-usa-announces-renewed-push-bangladesh-garment-workers#.UzLRNc4vy2p … #RanaPlaza http://www.ranaplaza-arrangement.org/fund/donors/donors … @BRACworld

BRAC ‏@BRACworld Mar 24
Join us for the tweet chat on #mobilemoney on the 28th at the #frugal #innovation Forum – http://bit.ly/1hfc3iq #data #ict4d #globaldev