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BRAC in Pakistan awarded by MIX
23 November 2010, Islamabad. BRAC in Pakistan has been awarded with a Silver award; jointly from CGAP (Consultative Group to Assist the Poor), the Michael & Susan Dell Foundation and Ford Foundation for reporting on social indicators to the MIX (Microfinance Information Exchange).

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Uganda’s Finance Minister Commends BRAC’s Work
9 November 2010, Dhaka. During a recent visit to BRAC Uganda’s Agriculture Research and Seed Production Center in Nakaseke district, Uganda’s Finance, Planning and Economic Development Minister, Honorable Syda Bhumba, commended BRAC for becoming one of the most successful nongovernmental organizations internationally.

“BRAC has set up a global record for establishing world class development programs. They are very successful in microfinance and they are considered to be one of the most successful organisations globally,” Minister Bhumba said during her visit.

The 53 acre Agriculture research center in Nakaseke District has been established with the purpose of testing and replicating new high yielding disease resistant seed varieties. Lack of access to good quality seeds at affordable cost is one of the fundamental challenges faced by farmers in Uganda. BRAC Uganda currently provides agricultural extension services to more than 50,000 farmers in the country through its vast network of microfinance branches. The services are provided at the village level through franchised entrepreneurs selected by BRAC Uganda from the pool of microfinance borrowers. BRAC Uganda’s portfolio of ‘microfinance multiplied’ programs, including the agriculture extension services, are implemented in partnership with the MasterCard Foundation.