Starting with a visit to Rwanda last week and continuing with time in Tanzania this week, I am honored to be part of the OneBRAC week as a member of the BRAC International Holding BV supervisory board. I plan to post a series of blogs over BRAC and their work as I consider it one of the best international development organizations that exist. As stated on the BRAC website, BRAC “partners with over 100 million people living with inequality and poverty to create opportunities to realise human potential.”
BRAC International operates as both an NGO and a microfinance institution in many countries outside of Bangladesh. They do not hesitate to work in some of the most challenging locations in the world including Afghanistan, Myanmar, and South Sudan among other locations. They are active in microfinance in Myanmar, Ghana, Sierra Leone, Liberia, Uganda, Tanzania and Rwanda.
I hope these posts over the next several days provide my readers and followers with insight into the great work that BRAC does to help realize the potential for those who are born without adequate resources. I encourage you to check out their websites. I hope you also enjoy hearing from me on my experiences over this time I am spending with BRAC in Africa.
December 6, 2023
Hi David, I very much like what BRAC stands for and I am convinced that this is the right way. Supporting local initiatives, empowering people and communities, fostering skill development, and advocating for policy changes are effective ways to make a positive impact to those, who are living in challenging situations. Most of the people and communities around the world are not as privileged as we are. We (in our bubble) do not really realize this. I am looking forward reading about your experiences.