| Rokeya Rahman Kabir Women’s Development Centre Launched DHAKA, BANGLADESH, 24 March 2007 – Founder and Chairperson of BRAC, Fazle Hasan Abed, officially inaugurated The Rokeya Rahman Kabir Women’s development Centre on Friday, 23rd of March, 2007. The Centre aims at empowering helpless, vulnerable and battered women. Read More BRAC Wins 2006 CGAP Financial Transparency Award DHAKA, BANGLADESH, 12 March 2007 – The Consultative Group to Assist the Poor (CGAP) has awarded BRAC, for the third year in a row, the Financial Transparency Award for 2006, its top award for achieving highest standards in financial disclosure. The award, in which 231 microfinance institutions from 62 countries entered this year, carries a $10,000 cash prize and is given based on disclosure requirements of International Financial Reporting Standards and microfinance-industry-specific CGAP disclosure guidelines. Previously, BRAC was recognized by the CGAP with its Financial Transparency Award for 2004 and 2005. Read More PKSF Honors Abed with Lifetime Achievement Award DHAKA, BANGLADESH, 07 March 2007 – The Palli Karma Sahayak Foundation (PKSF) presented BRAC Founder Fazle Hasan Abed with an award for Lifetime Achievement in Social Development and Poverty Alleviation for his work with BRAC. The award was presented to Mr. Abed by the Hon’ble Chief Adviser to the Caretaker Government of Bangladesh Dr. Fakhruddin Ahmed and PKSF Chairman Prof. Wahiduddin Mahmud in a ceremony held on 7 March 2007. Read More BRAC Hosts National Consultation on Legal Empowerment of the Poor DHAKA, BANGLADESH, 03 March 2007 – A National Consultation on Thematic Issues of the Commission on Legal Empowerment of the Poor (CLEP) was held on 3rd March 2007 at the BRAC Centre Auditorium. Dr. Naresh Singh, Executive Director of CLEP, was present as Special Guest. The first session of the conference was chaired by eminent lawyer and jurist Dr. Kamal Hossain while President of the Supreme Court Bar Association Barrister Amir - Ul Islam chaired the second session and Research Initiative Bangladesh (RIB) Chair Dr. Shamsul Bari chaired the third sesssion. Mr. Fazle Hasan Abed, Founder and Chairperson of BRAC and Commissioner of CLEP, delivered the opening remarks. Read More Fazle Abed to Receive Kravis Prize in Leadership DHAKA, BANGLADESH, 02 March 2007 -- BRAC Founder and Chairperson, Fazle Hasan Abed has been selected by the Claremont McKenna College and The Kravis Leadership Institute in the United States to receive the second annual Henry R. Kravis Prize in Leadership. The prize, which carries a $250,000 award designated to the recipient’s organization, honors extraordinary leadership in the non-profit sector. Mr. Abed was selected for his innovative work with BRAC in health, education and micro-finance. Read More Baroness Uddin and Lord Ahmed Visit BRAC Programmes DHAKA, BANGLADESH, 10 February 2007 – Two distinguished members of the House of Lords, Britain’s Upper House of Parliament, Baroness Pola Uddin of Bethnal Green and Lord Nazir Ahmed of Rotherham, visited BRAC programmes in Korail slum in Dhaka today. Read More BRAC Health Programme Awarded Gates Foundation Grant for Urban Community Health Programme DHAKA, BANGLADESH, 29 January 2007 – BRAC has recently started Manoshi, a community health care initiative aimed at reducing maternal, neonatal and child mortality in the urban slums of Bangladesh through the development of effective models of health care delivery, including an integrated package of essential health services. The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation has awarded BRAC a grant of over US$ 25.2 million to fund the project. Read More Rumee Ali Appointed Managing Director of Enterprises at BRAC DHAKA, BANGLADESH, 16 January 2007 – Muhammad A. (Rumee) Ali, former Deputy Governor of Bangladesh Bank, has been appointed Managing Director, Enterprises at BRAC. He will be responsible for the various BRAC enterprises including Aarong, BRAC Dairy and Food Project, BRAC Printers, BRAC Agro and Salt Industry and BRAC Cold Storage. He has also been appointed to the Board of Directors of BRAC Bank. Read More BRAC Receives SAFA’S Best Presented Account Award DHAKA BANGLADESH, January 11, 2007 – The South Asian Federation of Accountants (SAFA) has awarded BRAC with the Best Presented Account Award for the year 2005, in the “Non Government Organisation” category. The award, given on the basis of evaluation of BRAC’s annual audit report for the year 2005, which was forwarded to SAFA by the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Bangladesh (ICAB), is to be distributed at a ceremony in Colombo, Sri Lanka. Read More Congratulatory Message to Prof. Yunus from BRAC Chairperson Fazle Hasan Abed from London I am delighted at hearing the news of the Nobel Peace Prize for 2006 being awarded to Professor Yunus and the Grameen Bank. Prof Yunus, through his life and work, has transformed the ways in which poverty and the poor are viewed, and focused attention to reforming institutions and systems that exclude the poor. Read More Nine Salma Sobhan Print Media Batch '06 Fellows Appointed by Prothom Alo as District Correspondents The Daily Prothom Alo appointed nine fellows from the Print Media Batch of 2006 of the Salma Sobhan Fellowship for Women in Journalism programme as district correspondents on 01 October 2006. Read More Clinton to Abed: “Now I can visit your schools anywhere in the world” - US$ 250 million commitment by BRAC on Africa announced at Clinton Global Initiative Former US President Bill Clinton
announced BRAC’s US$250 million commitment on Africa at the Opening
Plenary session of the annual Clinton Global Initiative meeting held yesterday,
September 20th, 2006 in New York City. Clinton presented BRAC’s
Founder and Chairperson, Fazle Hasan Abed with a signed Commitment Certificate
at the event. Read
More Founder and Chairperson of BRAC Foundation calls on Former President Benjamin Mkapa of Tanzania A delegation led by Mr. Fazle Hasan Abed, the Founder and Chairperson of BRAC, called on the former Tanzanian President Benjamin Mkapa today, August 7, 2006 at 11 in the morning at his office in Dar-es-Salaam, Tanzania. Mr. Abed appraised the former president on the current activities and future plans of BRAC Foundation in Tanzania which has started its operations here since February of this year. Read More BRAC and Standard Chartered Bank sign agreement on US$ 15 m Term Loan BRAC, the world’s largest national NGO, working with the twin objectives of poverty alleviation and empowerment of the poor, signed an agreement on Thursday at the BRAC Centre with Standard Chartered bank for a BDT 100 crore (US$ 15 million) term loan which is expected to bring positive changes in the quality of life of around 6 lac people. Read More The Shadow Secretary of State (UK) visits BRAC The Shadow Secretary of State for the UK, Mr. Andrew Mitchell visited BRAC on July 18th, 2006. The Secretary, on a short fact-finding mission to Bangladesh, was keen to discuss the impact that microfinance institutions such as BRAC might have on the eradication of poverty in countries like Bangladesh. Read More BRAC Launches World’s First Micro-Credit Securitisation BRAC, the world’s largest national NGOs with over 5mm borrowers and 100,000 employees, has closed World’s first micro-credit securitisation structured by RSA Capital, Citigroup, FMO and KfW. Read More Indian Journalist Delegation visits BRAC A delegation of senior journalists from India visited several BRAC field programmes in Gazipur on Saturday, June 24th, stopping at a BRAC Shushastho clinic, a BRACNet Digital Business Centre and a BRAC Primary School. The journalists are currently in Bangladesh to attend the South Asian Free Media Association (SAFMA) summit taking place in Dhaka. Read More Salma Sobhan Fellowship Concludes 1st Training Session The initial training session for the Batch of 2007 of the Salma Sobhan Fellowship for Women in Journalism concluded today (Tuesday) at BRAC’s Training and Resource Centre (TARC) in Savar. A total of 56 women were given training under this initiative taken jointly by BRAC, Channel I and Pratichi Trust. Read More New Initiative for Continuing Education Launched Medha Bikash, roughly translated as ‘Promoting Talent’ in English, is a new intervention being undertaken by BRAC. BRAC recognised that there are a good number of high-achieving students emerging from poor backgrounds who are faced with different challenges while studying at college. Read More Brac Receives Approval to Launch the World's First Micro-Credit Securitisation BRAC is proud to announce that it has received all regulatory approvals necessary to complete the world’s first micro-credit securitization, created to fund nearly 1.2 million micro-entrepreneurs. It will bring the resources of global financial markets to the doorsteps of nearly 1.2 million households in Bangladesh. Read More 2007 Batch of the Salma Sobhan Fellowship for Women in Journalism Commences The commencement of training for the 2007 batch of the Salma Sobhan Fellowship for Women in Journalism was marked by an inauguration ceremony at the BRAC Centre for Development Management (BCDM) at Savar on Wednesday. At the event the 60 trainee fellows of the 2007 batch, all representing different districts of the country... Read More BRAC Signs Second GFATM Grant Agreement with Partner NGOs to Control Tuberculosis BRAC and nine eminent development agencies, namely, ICDDR,B , NATAB, Damien Foundation Bangladesh, Lepra-Bangladesh, HEED Bangladesh, RDRS-Bangladesh, The Leprosy Mission, Lamb Hospital, PIME Sister has entered into a multi-million dollar agreement on 21 May, 2006, to fight against Tuberculosis... Read More Mock Fire Drill Held at Head Office A mock fire drill and evacuation was carried out successfully on Monday, May 15th at the BRAC Head Office at 75 Mohakhali, Dhaka. The drill was held between 10 AM and 12 PM and was conducted jointly with the Fire Service and Civil Defense. Read More Minister of Agriculture and Chinese Ambassador visit BRAC Hybrid Rice project The Minister for Agriculture, Mr. M. K. Anwar, along with the Chinese Ambassador, Mr. Chai Xi, visited BRAC’s Hybrid rice project in Sreepur in Gazipur on Monday last. Other officials from the Ministry of Agriculture, its affiliated organizations and the Chinese Embassy were present during the visit. Read More Netherlands Government agrees to fund Water, Sanitation and Hygiene Programme worth 54 Million Euros In response to the Millennium Development Goals (MDG), “Ensure environmental sustainability” set by the United Nations, BRAC is pleased to announce its new initiative, Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) Programme. The programme is to be funded by the Royal Netherlands Government with an amount of over 50 million euros. Read More BRAC and the Norwegian Government enter into multi-million Kroner agreement on education BRAC, one of the largest NGOs of the world and the Government of the Kingdom of Norway entered into a 100 million NOK (Norwegian Kroner) areement to make a significant contribution to the achievement of education for all in Bangladesh. Read More BRAC organises countrywide week-long programme to celebrate International Women’s Day 2006 BRAC’s Gender Justice & Diversity Unit under the Human Resource Division (HRD) organised a week-long programme to celebrate the International Women’s Day 2006 throughout Bangladesh. The theme for this year was “Women’s active participation in decision-making can stop domestic violence”. Read More Road Safety Awareness Agreement Signed Between BRAC and Denmark BRAC, the leading national NGO and the Government of Denmark entered into an agreement worth Tk. 1.04 crore to increase road safety awareness of people in Bangladesh. Through this project of one year duration, the BRAC Road Safety Awareness Programme seeks to increase road safety awareness... Read More Indian Minister of State for Commerce visits BRAC The Indian Minister of State for Commerce, Mr. Jairam Ramesh, made a call on the Chairperson of BRAC, Mr. Abed, on Friday, April 21st at the BRAC Centre at 75, Mohakhali, Dhaka. The Minister, visiting Bangladesh on a short tour for the first time, was keen on meeting and exchanging views... Read More BRAC and the Netherlands government sign 50 million Euro project The Government of the Netherlands entered into a multi-million Euro agreement with BRAC in a signing ceremony held at the BRAC Centre in Dhaka on February 16th between H.E. Mrs A.M. Agnes van Ardenne-van der Hoeven, Minister for Development Cooperation, The Netherlands, and Mr. Fazle Hasan Abed, Founder and Chairperson, BRAC. Read More BRAC University holds its first convocation BRAC University held its first convocation on January 28,2006 with a total of 115 graduating students under various disciplines. With the Welcome Speech delivered by Pro-Vice Chancellor Dr Saleh Uddin Ahmed in the first part of the programme... Read More BRAC Foundation receives Certificate of Registration as an NGO in Tanzania and Uganda BRAC Foundation has been registered as a Non Governmental Organisation (NGO) in The Republic of Uganda and The United Republic of Tanzania on 20th January, 2006 and 07th March 2006 respectively. Read More BRAC receives prestigious CGAP Financial Transparency Award 2005 BRAC received the prestigious CGAP Financial Transparency Award 2005, once again proving to be a shining exception in a pool of 175 applicants from 57 countries. CGAP, the Consultative Group to Assist the Poor, comprising 31 public and private... Read More 32 grassroots women graduate as Fellows under Salma Sobhan Fellowship for Women in Journalism BRAC, in a joint initiative with Pratichi Trust, have trained 32 grassroots women from different districts of Bangladesh in Journalism under a one-year Fellowship programme. Upon successful completion of the programme called Salma Sobhan Fellowship in Journalism... Read More Indigenous Community Leaders’ assistance sought in developing Social Study book under BEP’s EIC programme EIC, a unique initiative by BEP, is aimed at educating the deprived children of the indigenous sect in Bangladesh. The programme is carried-out in 4 cluster areas: Chittagong Hill Tracts, Sylhet, North Bengal and Mymensingh... Read More BRAC Education Programme’s Inclusive Education focusing on Children With Disability (CWD) program lauded at CAMPE event At a recent two-day view exchange meeting organized by Campaign for Popular Education (CAMPE) on CWD at the Local Government Engineering Department auditorium, representatives of different donor associations, NGOs, civil society, government organizations and educationists lauded BRAC... Read More BRAC wins ICAB Award for Best Presented Published Accounts and Reports BRAC, one of the world’s largest development organisations, has been awarded the ICAB National Award 2004 for Best Presented Published Accounts and Reports by the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Bangladesh (ICAB). BRAC has also secured first position in the NGO-MFI Sector. Read More 102nd Meeting of BRAC Governing Body Held The 102nd meeting of BRAC’s governing body took place over the weekend of December 9-11, 2005. During the three-day long event, BRAC’s esteemed board members from Bangladesh – Chairperson Mr. Fazle Hasan Abed, Ms. Tahrunnesa Abdullah... Read More BRAC primary school student tops the 1st Intervida Painting Competition Rahima Akhter, a nine-year old student of BRAC Primary School at Korail have topped the list in the “1st Intervida Painting Competition”, arranged by Intervida, a Spanish NGO working for the welfare of the under-privileged children. Read More Embassy of Netherlands joins hands with BRAC University for better governance and development With the aim to assist BRAC University in its mission to equip leaders and policy makers in different government sectors through its Masters in Governance and Development (MGD) programme, the Netherlands Development Cooperation agreed to provide support over three years for two sets of interlinked governance activities at BRAC University. Read More BRAC programmes selected for World Bank study A World Bank study on “Human Security and Social Development” was conducted in Bangladesh, Cambodia, Sri Lanka and Thailand. In Bangladesh, BRAC programmes in the cyclone affected regions of the country were chosen for the study... Read More PHILL organizes international conference on mainstreaming the ageing Bringing the emerging issue of an increase in the population of the aged into focus, BRAC in Bangladesh, the European Commission, Health Strategy and Policy Institute in Vietnam, Karolinska Institute in Sweden and University of East Anglia in the United Kingdom conducted an intervention project called... Read More Afghan Minister seeks continuation of BRAC’s support Ehsan Zia, Deputy Minister, Ministry of Rural Rehabilitation and Development (MRRD), Afghanistan and Asif Rahimi, Senior Policy Advise, MRRD, Afghanistan, held a meeting with senior BRAC officials at the BRAC Head Office on 28th September 2005. Read More Fashion Eye Hospital and BRAC initiate free eye treatment Thirty-two thousand visibly impaired students of BRAC School under CWD are to receive free treatment and operation through a joint initiative by BRAC and Fashion Eye Hospital Ltd. In a simple opening ceremony held on 24th September 2005, it was mentioned that... Read More Leading Japanese national newspaper Asahi-Shimbun interviews BRAC Executive Director Miyuki Hokugo, Staff Reporter from The Asahi Shimbun, a leading Japanese daily, interviewed BRAC Executive Director on 21st September 2005. While explaining her objective for the interview Hokugo briefly discussed the stereotypical image of Bangladesh as a major Japanese donor-recipient that existed among the common people in Japan and said that... Read More Pakistan Finance Adviser appreciates BRAC programmes On September 11, 2005 Dr. Salman Shah, Finance Adviser to the Prime Minister of Pakistan visited BRAC Urban programmes at Ranavola, Uttara in order to widen his breadth of knowledge and understanding of micro credit, health and educational practices used by BRAC in its mission towards alleviating poverty and empowering the poor. Read More BRAC included in Dhaka University curriculum The Social Welfare and Research Institute of Dhaka University has included the study of BRAC and its vision, mission and programmes in their curriculum. In a letter sent by the Acting Director of the institute it was mentioned that BRAC publication... Read More 33rd Annual General Meeting of BRAC passes momentous resolutions The 33RD Annual General Meeting (AGM) of BRAC was held on August 27, 2005 at BRAC Centre. Present were members of the BRAC governing body and BRAC general body. Governing Body members present at the meeting included Mr. Fazle Hasan Abed, Founder and Chairman, BRAC, Mr. Abdul-Muyeed Chowdhury, Executive Director... Read More |