Visit BRAC

Discover how BRAC drives change through immersive field visits and firsthand community experiences

Take a tour of BRAC and learn about the expansive actions and innovations generating hope among marginalised communities in Bangladesh.

We will guide you through our micro-level field activities so that you can get firsthand experience of the journey towards creating a world free of exploitation and discrimination.

To make your visit rewarding and memorable, BRAC practitioners and participants will share their stories from the ground and answer your questions.

We strive to create an experience that is highly customised to fit the visitors’ role, interests, and field of work to ensure maximum effectiveness in learning.

BRAC works to support a range of internal and external visitors including national and international government delegations, donor agencies, prospective partners, students, researchers, and new recruits.

Scroll down to learn more about the procedure to schedule your visit.

WHAT YOU CAN VISIT

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SCHEDULE YOUR VISIT

If you are planning to visit BRAC, the first step is to send us a completed checklist form. For details, please reach out to us at: visitors@brac.net.

Here are a few important points to remember when planning your visit:

  • Visits are scheduled from Sunday to Thursday, as Friday and Saturday are weekends in Bangladesh. Note that we are also unable to arrange visits during Bangladesh national holidays. We recommend that you plan your arrival on the weekend if you would like to start a visit at the beginning of the week.
  • Field visits start early in the morning (6:30am-7:30am) since locations usually tend to be far away, and the heavy traffic can be avoided early in the day.
  • On 29 May 2025, HE Michael Miller, Ambassador and Head of the European Union Delegation to Bangladesh, together with his wife and daughter, visited Rajshahi’s mango orchards through Otithi.
  • BRAC Founder Sir Fazle Hasan Abed showing awareness-raising tools to former UK Prime Minister John Major and his wife Norma Major at a village gathering in Bangladesh.
  • Queen of the Netherlands Máxima in conversation with Jhorna Islam, a participant of BRAC Microfinance in Duttapara, Tongi.
  • BRAC Enterprises Managing Director Tamara Hasan Abed attending a meeting of BRAC Microfinance programme participants at Manikganj in Bangladesh on 22 March 2022.
  • Former Minister of International Development of Canada Harjit S. Sajjan visiting a BRAC Maternity Clinic at Korail, the biggest informal settlement in Bangladesh.
  • Former US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and her daughter Chelsea Clinton, in conversation with BRAC founder Sir Fazle Hasan Abed. This photo was taken during their tour to a BRAC school in Bangladesh.
  • On 14 January 2025, Rita apa, a graduate of the Ultra-Poor Graduation (UPG) programme, welcomed ProFellows from the University of Oklahoma to her tea stall in Sattola Slum, Mohakhali, Dhaka, central Bangladesh.
  • Aboriginal Australian public servant, Mick Gooda, interacting with young pupils at a BRAC school.
  • House of the Commons of Canada Member, Marie Claude Bibeau shaking hands with a young student and handing her books at a BRAC School in Dhaka, the capital of Bangladesh, on 7 January 2003.
  • Former President of Ireland, Mary Robinson speaking to a group of women in Koyra, a coastal village in Bangladesh, who are adapting to the climate crisis with Tilapia fish farming. This region is highly impacted by extreme climatic events.
  • Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation delegates attending an ‘Uthan Boithok,’ commonly known as a village gathering,’ with BRAC Executive Director Asif Saleh, during their visit to Rajshahi.
  • Former Brazilian Ambassador to Bangladesh Joao Tabajara de Oliveira Junior poses for a photo with BRAC Executive Director Asif Saleh and BRAC Senior Director, People, Culture & Communications Moutushi Kabir during his visit to BRAC Centre in Dhaka.
  • Argentine Foreign Minister Santiago Andres Cafiero poses for a photo with BRAC Executive Director Asif Saleh and directors at BRAC Centre in Dhaka in 2023.
  • Qatar Foundation for Education, Science and Community Development Chairperson Sheikha Moza bint Nasser enjoys a performance by the students at the inauguration of BRAC’s floating school ‘Shikkha Tori’ in Sunamganj, Bangladesh on 22 October 2012.
  • BRAC Global Board members take a tour of a silk production centre under the BRAC Sericulture enterprise during the ‘One BRAC’ field trip to Manikganj in Bangladesh on 22 March 2022.
  • As part of the ‘One BRAC’ field trip, BRAC Global Board Chair Dr Martha Chen learns block printing from artisans at the Ayesha Abed Foundation in Manikganj on 22 March 2022.
  • As part of the ‘One BRAC’ field visit on 22 March 2022, BRAC International Executive Director Shameran Abed learns about block printing during his visit to the Ayesha Abed Foundation in Manikganj.
  • Former International Development Minister of Canada Harjit S. Sajjan takes a tour of various BRAC initiatives at Korail, Bangladesh’s largest slum, accompanied by BRAC Executive Director Asif Saleh.
  • Philanthropist George Soros writing on a slate while sharing a playful moment with the students of BRAC school, accompanied by BRAC founder Sir Fazle Hasan Abed.
  • Yōhei Sasakawa, Chairman of The Nippon Foundation (TNF), interacts with a woman from the Rohingya community during his visit to Bhasan Char on 6 April 2024.
  • Reshmin Chowdhury, an acclaimed British-Bangladeshi sports journalist, at a BRAC school in Korail slum, Dhaka, Bangladesh. She observed different BRAC projects running there during her visit in February 2024.
  • His Highness Tunku Zain Al-'Abidin, Founding President of the Institute for Democracy and Economic Affairs, Malaysia, visits the Rohingya camps, in May 2024. He was accompanied by the Malaysian Advisory Group.
  • Former Education and Skills Development Minister of Bhutan, Thakur S. Powdyel enjoying an act by the students during his visit to a BRAC School.