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Bangladesh Rural Advancement Committee (BRAC)
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Over the past 50 years, Bangladesh has made outstanding progress across a range of development metrics and today serves as “a model for poverty reduction.” Within the last decade, Bangladesh achieved the highest cumulative GDP growth globally and is now on the path to becoming an upper middle-income country by 2031. The Government of Bangladesh has exhibited tremendous commitment to achieving the UN SDGs, aligning national plans and policy documents with SDG targets and goals, and working in close collaboration with civil society.
BRAC was founded in 1972 by Sir Fazle Hasan Abed, almost simultaneously with the country of Bangladesh itself. From its humble beginnings as a humanitarian relief provider, BRAC has grown to become one of the largest, most effective NGOs in the world, and the only one of its size to have originated in the Global South. BRAC’s programs in Asia and Africa now reach more than 100 million people, providing them with tools to move from poverty into secure, resilient livelihoods. BRAC’s proven solutions have emerged from five decades of work grounded in addressing poverty at the local level. Today, BRAC is working on scaling these proven solutions globally, helping to replicate the development successes created in Bangladesh. This reminds us that often the best solutions are found in local expertise and lived experiences. On the 50th anniversary of BRAC and the 51st anniversary of Bangladesh, we endeavor to share these learnings in order to scale this model of development led by the Global South.
