CREATING
OPPORTUNITIES
FOR
PEOPLE TO REALISE
POTENTIAL
AT A GLANCE
Data Reporting Period:
January 2018 to June 2021
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Here’s
how we do it.
Agriculture, Food Security and Livelihood
We train and develop the capacity of small-scale farmers to grow more food, earn more, build secure businesses and link farmer groups to markets and agri-finance products with a special focus on women and youth. Our efforts include implementing climate-smart technologies to mitigate climate risks and economic uncertainties by addressing the root causes and barriers in the communities we serve.
Early Childhood Development
Education
Health
Our model of community-based healthcare has brought lifesaving services and information directly to people living in poverty, across Asia and Africa. We focus on a systems strengthening approach, supporting governments to reduce neonatal and child mortality and morbidity, improve knowledge about reproductive health and access to family planning services, promote nutrition, combat infectious diseases like tuberculosis and malaria, and prevent non-communicable diseases.
Humanitarian Programme
Microfinance
As one of the world’s largest providers of financial services, we offer inclusive, accessible, and convenient loan and savings products, tailored to the needs of the community. We particularly focus on women living in poverty in rural and hard-to-reach areas, to create self employment opportunities, build financial resilience, and harness women’s entrepreneurial spirit by empowering them economically.
Ultra-Poor Graduation
We equip people living in extreme poverty—those living on less than $1.90 a day—with the tools, skills, and support to escape the poverty trap. Through our pioneering, proven Ultra-Poor Graduation approach, participants unlock their potential and lift themselves out of poverty.
Youth Empowerment
OUR PRESENCE
ACROSS THE WORLD
USA
Founded in 2006, BRAC USA is an independent 501(c)(3) organization that works to amplify BRAC’s work through communications and advocacy, fundraising, and program design and implementation supportUnited Kingdom
BRAC UK is an independent charity that works to strengthen BRAC’s impact through building brand awareness and fundraising within the United Kingdom and Europe.Netherlands
BRAC's office in the Netherlands oversees fundraising and brand building across Europe.Sierra Leone
BRAC began work in Sierra Leone in 2008 with its principal activities being the provision of health services, education, agriculture, livestock, and youth empowerment programmes. We are presently operating in the country’s Western area and some parts of the Northern province.Liberia
BRAC Liberia was established in 2008 and is currently operating social development programmes in Agriculture, Food Security and Livelihood, Education, Ultra-Poor Graduation, Youth Empowerment, Health, and Microfinance. We work in 11 out of 15 counties of Liberia to support the underprivileged.Ghana
BRAC's Ultra-Poor Graduation Initiative (UPGI) operates through partnerships and technical assistance. UPGI also worked in an additional 12 programs, six of them unique (Kenya, Malawi, Zambia, Pakistan, Nepal, Liberia). BRAC also had previous Direct Operations in 3 countries: Haiti, Sri Lanka, Pakistan.South Sudan
Founded in 2006, with a modest relaunch after the war, BRAC South Sudan is one of the fastest growing BRAC International entities, operating in six of the country’s ten states. Our current projects are: Community Based Education, Communities Rise, Third-Party Monitoring of the South Sudan Safety Net, and Enhancing Community Resilience and Local Governance.Uganda
BRAC Uganda started its operations in 2006 to contribute to poverty reduction and support women and youth. Our current programmes are: Education, Health, Disability Inclusive Graduation, Early Childhood Development, Emergency Preparedness and Response, Youth Empowerment, Agriculture, Food Security and Livelihood, and Microfinance to help marginalised people.Rwanda
Having launched microfinance operations in June 2019, BRAC Rwanda Microfinance Company PLC seeks to provide financial services responsibly to people at the bottom of the pyramid. It is the first BRAC International microfinance entity to launch as a deposit-taking institution and fully digitised operations from the outset.Tanzania
BRAC started working in Tanzania in 2006 to support poverty-stricken people with access to financial services. We now have programmes in Education, Early Childhood Development, Health, Youth Empowerment, and Microfinance to help meet the needs of marginalised people in the country.Afghanistan
BRAC started its first international operation by venturing into Afghanistan in 2002. BRAC Afghanistan currently operates in 14 out of 34 provinces with programmes in Education, Health, Capacity Development, and Citizens’ Charter.Myanmar
BRAC Myanmar started operating in 8 regions in 2013, and currently has the following active projects: Agriculture, Food Security and Livelihood, Disaster Reduction and Resilience Building, and Financial Inclusion.Philippines
BRAC started operating in the Philippines in 2012, primarily in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region of Muslim Mindanao region, while providing alternative education services and technical assistance and advocacy to support governments and partners.We envision a world where everyone has the chance to realise their potential.
Data-driven innovation
BRAC continuously innovates, tests, and strengthens its solutions to maximise its effectiveness.
Community engagement
BRAC develops solutions in partnership with communities, building trust and prioritising local needs.
A holistic approach
Poverty is complex and multifaceted, and it demands holistic solutions. BRAC’s programmes are designed to address poverty’s many dimensions.
Sustainable solutions
BRAC takes a business approach to ending poverty, using social enterprise models to recover costs and accelerate impact at scale.
OUR STORY
All people need is the opportunity to realise their potential.
Our story began in a small village in Bangladesh in 1972. 50 years later, BRAC is the largest NGO in the world with roots and origins in the global south. What began as relief work, deepened and broadened into long-term investment in human potential.