The world is already facing a global food crisis, and it is expected to worsen, with climate impacts anticipated to wipe out 30% of the world’s food production by 2050. Our biggest strength in ...
Extreme soil salinity is rendering thousands of hectares of farmland in coastal Bangladesh barren for months of every year. This slow-onset impact of the climate crisis is forcing millions of far...
https://blog.brac.net/tackling-the-climate-crisis-with-a-flower/
Breastfeeding is crucial to ensure proper growth and development of newborns. A new initiative in Bangladesh is building mothers’ support networks to ensure that the workplace doesn’t become ...
https://blog.brac.net/how-mothers-networks-are-promoting-breastfeeding-at-work-in-bangladesh/
One in five people in Bangladesh suffer from presbyopia, a condition which makes seeing things difficult up close - and can heavily impact livelihood opportunities. BRAC, in partnership with Visi...
Digital financial platforms are an enabler for financial inclusion, but approximately 740 million women globally still remain outside of formal or digital financial services. How can the fintech ...
https://blog.brac.net/purses-made-digital-how-fintechs-can-better-serve-women/
As the world increasingly faces rising disasters, crises and conflict, insights from Bangladesh share how the most vulnerable communities can build resilience, and how supporting people to form t...
https://blog.brac.net/how-friendships-build-resilience-to-climate-change/
Bangladesh’s retail sector is an important contributor to the country’s economic growth. It has significant potential to provide opportunities for career progression for young people - but on...
https://blog.brac.net/creating-opportunities-for-youth-in-bangladeshs-retail-sector/
Life would be impossible without menstruation. Then why is it considered embarrassing? Thousands of schools across Bangladesh are trying to change that. The post Menstruation. What’s the sham...
Bangladesh has recently passed the National Mental Healthcare Act 2018, and is about to finalise the breakthrough National Mental Health Strategy. However, resources and investment remain low, wi...
https://blog.brac.net/what-do-we-need-to-integrate-mental-health-into-mainstream-healthcare/
1.6 million people die every year around the world because of poor hygiene and sanitation. Bangladesh has made remarkable progress in ensuring safe sanitation - open defecation is nearly zero per...
https://blog.brac.net/everyone-needs-access-to-a-toilet-how-can-we-ensure-that/