BRAC

Basic Informations

Known formerly as the Bangladesh Rehabilitation Assistance Committee, then as the Bangladesh Rural Advancement Committee, and later as Building Resources Across Communities, BRAC was initiated in 1972 by Sir Fazlé Hasan Abed at Shallah Upazillah in the district of Sunamganj as a small-scale relief and rehabilitation project to help returning war refugees after the Bangladesh Liberation War of 1971. 14 thousand homes had to be rebuilt as part of the relief effort, as well as several hundred fishing boats; BRAC claims to have done this within nine months, as well as opening medical centres and providing other essential services.
Until the mid-1970s, BRAC concentrated on community development through village development programmes that included agriculture, fisheries, cooperatives, rural crafts, adult literacy, health and family planning, vocational training for women and construction of community centres. A Research and Evaluation Division (RED) was set up to evaluate its activities and decide direction, and in 1977, BRAC began taking a more targeted approach by creating Village Organisations (VO) to assist the landless, small farmers, artisans, and vulnerable women. That same year BRAC set up a commercial printing press to help finance its activities. The handicraft retail chain called Aarong, was established the following year.
In 1979, BRAC entered the health field by establishing a nationwide Oral Therapy Extension Programme (OTEP), a campaign to combat diarrhoea, the leading cause of the high child mortality rate in Bangladesh.Non Formal Primary Education was started by BRAC in 1985.
In 1986, BRAC started its Rural Development Programme that incorporated four major activities – institution building including functional education and training, credit operation, income and employment generation and support service programmes.
In 1991, the Women's Health Development program commenced. The following year BRAC established a Centre for Development Management (CDM) in Rajendrapur.
Its Social Development, Human Rights and Legal Services programme was launched in 1996.
In 1998, BRAC's Dairy and Food project was commissioned. BRAC launched an Information Technology Institute the following year. In 2001, BRAC established a university called BRAC University

Address

BRAC Regional Office
Uttar Katia, Mill Bazar
Satkhira.

Vision

A world free from all forms of exploitation and discrimination where everyone has the opportunity to realize their potential.

Mission

Our mission is to empower people and communities in situations of poverty, illiteracy, disease and social injustice. Our interventions aim to achieve large scale, positive changes through economic and social programmes that enable women and men to realize their potential.

Objectives

Our mission is to empower people and communities in situations of poverty, illiteracy, disease and social injustice. Our interventions aim to achieve large scale, positive changes through economic and social programmes that enable women and men to realize their potential.

Major Activities

1. BRAC Education Programme
2. Targeting The Ultra Poor
3. Water  Sanitation and Hygiene
4. Community Empowerment Programme
5. Human Rights and Legal aid Services
6. Agriculture and Food security
7. Skill Development (Progress)
8. TB Programme

Head Office

BRAC
BRAC Centre, 75 Mokakhali, Dhaka-1212

Project Office

BRAC Regional Office
Uttar Katia, Mill Bazar
Satkhira.

List of Excutive Body

  1. Sir Fazle Hasan Abed - Founder and Chairperson, BRAC
  2. Mushtaque Chowdhury - Vice Chairperson, BRAC
  3. Rachel Kabir - Chartered accountant VP, Institute of CA
  4. Tahrunnesa Abdullah - Social Scientist and Gender Specialist
  5. Dr Martha Alter Chen - Member
  6. Luva Nahid Choudhury - Member
  7. Advocate Syeda Rizwana Hasan - Member
  8. Syed S Kaiser Kabir - Member
  9. Latifur Rahman - Member
  10. Rokia Afzal Rahman - Member

Chief of NGO

Name: Sir Fazle Hasan Abed

Designation: Founder and Chairperson, BRAC

Phone & Mobile No. +88029881265 (N/A)

Staff Strength

Staff category Male Female Total
Support Staff 402 394 796

Infrastructure facilities:

Particulars Total Number
Table 435
Chair 553
Motor Cycle 167
Computer 47
Laptop 58
Almery 47
Fan 305
Bicycle 57
Rack 34
Meeting Table 43

Network / Forum

Name of Network / Forum : The Federation of NGOs in Bangladesh (FNB)

Type : NGO Network

Website : www.ngofederationbd.net

Micro credit related information Last three years: (If necessary)

Financial year Amount of Savings Loan disbursement (Cumulative) Amount of Total fund (Tk)
2017-18 150000000 1727600000 2000000000

Project List ( Total Project : 3 )

Project Name : Bridge School Programme for out of School Children.

Doner : Education Above All (EAC) Education Above All PO Box 34175, Doha, Katter

Sector : Education for Out of School Children

Area : Debhata

Time Line : January 2018 to December 2022

Brief of activities :

A core challenge for Bangladesh, as a country with an emerging economy, is to ensure that its growth policy addresses equity. Education for all children, which ensures economic and social inclusion, is a key element of that strategy. Our education programme aims to provide a full range of education opportunities from early childhood to adolescence, focusing particularly on girls from disadvantaged areas.

Project Name : Human Rights and Legal Aid Services

Doner : Department for International development (DFID) United House, 10 Gulshan Avenue, Gulshan -1, Dhaka 1212, Bangladesh. Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT) Australian High Commissioner 184 G

Sector : The rule of law at the national level and ensure equal access to justice for all.

Area : Satkhira Sadar Kaligonj, Tala, Asasuni, Debhata, Kakigonj, Shyamnagar

Time Line : January 2017 to December 2020

Brief of activities :

Access to Justice is defined by the ability to seek and obtain a remedy through formal or informal institutions or justice, in compliance with universal human rights standards. We believe that in order to facilitate a smooth access to justice, it is necessary to uphold the quality of justice services particularly through legal aid and legal awareness, strengthen the capacity of civil society, exercising equal and fair application of the law, promote transparency in the judicial and uphold professionalism in service delivery. Our efforts address the goal of promoting the rule of law at the national level and ensure equal access to justice for all (SDG 16)

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