brac international was founded in response to mrs steve jobs request that solutions brac had scaled in 20th c around poor rural women's nation building of bangladesh be operationally accessible in the rest of the world- head quarter netherlands - not to be confused with global board a group of advocates for brac contribution to development of sdgs etc
UPDATE 21/7/7 for me it is that shameran abed's appointment to head brac international - all of ABED'S 6 biggest innovations in finance for the poor 1.1 to 1.6 now converge through SHAMERAN 1
Shameran Abed- son of Sir Fazle, has been appointed the new executive director of Brac International (BI), with effect from August 1. -STICHTING BRAC INTERNATIONAL BOARD IK SB GC DB MGB VS PM MM...RO SM MC
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The announcement was made through a press release published on Tuesday.6 july
As executive director, Shameran will oversee and guide Brac International’s strategies, programs and organizational development for scaled impact and sustainable growth, contributing to Brac’s Global Strategy to reach 250 million disadvantaged women (and their dependents), youth, and people living in poverty by 2030.
He will also continue to lead 1.2 BI’s microfinance operations and oversee the 1.3 Ultra-Poor Graduation Initiative (UPGI), reads the release.
“The Board of Brac International is confident that Shameran is the right person said Irene Khan, chair of the Supervisory Board of Stichting Brac International.
Shameran joined Brac Bangladesh in 2009 and Brac International in 2012, and has been instrumental in bringing Brac’s flagship programs of microfinance and ultra-poor graduation to global scale.
Shameran also comes with significant Board experience on several non-profit and corporate entities, including the boards of the Global Alliance for Banking on Values (GABV), Brac Bank and bKash.
“As we confront unprecedented challenges due to the pandemic, we are reminded once again of the urgent need to build resilience and create sustainable pathways out of poverty for the world’s most marginalized,” commented Shameran.
“I am honoured and excited to have the opportunity to lead Brac International at this critical juncture, working alongside thousands of fearless co-workers and with millions of programme participants, whose courage and enterprise inspire us every day to accelerate and further amplify our impact.”
Shameran holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Economics from Hamilton College in the United States and is a qualified barrister in the UK.Shameran succeeds BI’s current executive director, Dr Muhammad Musa, who will step down on July 31.
( there is also a friends of brac global board martha chen, AH IK malloch-brown hz rahman; baroness minouche shafik (former director lse) RO SS fnr
