BRAC USA Stories

BRAC University (BRACU) ranks GLOBAL TOP 50 for the United Nations’ (UN) ‘Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) 1: No poverty’ in Times Higher Education (THE) University Impact Rankings 2022. BRACU also gets the 1st position in Bangladesh and 301- 400th globally in overall ranking. According to THE Impact Rankings 2022, BRACU’s performance has been found quite...

We are excited to announce our new partnership with Hempel Foundation to provide quality primary education to children who are currently out of school in northern Bangladesh. BRAC started working in education in 1985. Our high quality, affordable, scalable schooling model has made it one of the world’s largest providers of secular, private education. Our...

BRAC Global is pleased to announce that Jerome Oberreit has been appointed as its first Executive Director, effective 10 January 2022. BRAC is an international development organisation founded in Bangladesh in 1972 that partners globally with over 100 million people living with inequality and poverty to create sustainable opportunities to realise their potential. BRAC Global...

On March 11th, 2020, the World Health Organization (WHO) officially declared the COVID-19 outbreak a global pandemic. More than one year later, we are still in crisis. Empowering Rohingya women to make PPE Today, as India battles a horrific surge in new COVID-19 infections that began in March 2021, there is concern about the possibility...

Hear from BRAC USA staff about what it’s like to be a part of the team.   By Josephine Thornton BRAC works to empower people living in poverty, and our team has a big vision for big change. We strive to create a world where every person can realize their own potential — and that starts...