As Bangladesh struggled to recover from war in the 1970s, businessman Fazle Hasan Abed knew he had to help. He sold his flat in London, returned home, and founded the Bangladesh Rural Advancement Committee, or BRAC.
One of the most important issues they tackled was girls’ education. The war had left many families relying on their children—especially girls—to work the family farms. As a result, less than 2 percent of Bangladeshi girls were in school.
So BRAC started an education program. In every one of their schools, at least 70% of the students had to be girls. The teachers had to be local women, books and materials were free, and schedules worked around the growing season.
Since then, BRAC has enrolled millions of girls in thousands of classrooms around the world.
As #BRACTurns50, the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
couldn’t be prouder to partner with this remarkable organization.
One of the most important issues they tackled was girls’ education. The war had left many families relying on their children—especially girls—to work the family farms. As a result, less than 2 percent of Bangladeshi girls were in school.
So BRAC started an education program. In every one of their schools, at least 70% of the students had to be girls. The teachers had to be local women, books and materials were free, and schedules worked around the growing season.
Since then, BRAC has enrolled millions of girls in thousands of classrooms around the world.
As #BRACTurns50, the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
couldn’t be prouder to partner with this remarkable organization.
"‘The constraints [people] face in escaping extreme poverty are interlocked in ways that are different from those who are moderately poor. This challenges us to rethink our existing development strategies and interventions for the extreme poor, and come up with better ones that work for them." - Sir Fazle Hasan Abed, Founder of BRAC.
In honor of 50 years of BRAC and 20 years of Graduation, reflections on four principles that ground our approach to eradicating extreme poverty: https://lnkd.in/g6sEghYV BRAC Ultra-Poor Graduation Initiative
In honor of 50 years of BRAC and 20 years of Graduation, reflections on four principles that ground our approach to eradicating extreme poverty: https://lnkd.in/g6sEghYV BRAC Ultra-Poor Graduation Initiative
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