About us

BRAC is a global leader in pioneering and scaling proven solutions to poverty and inequality. Founded in 1972 in post-war Bangladesh as a small relief effort, we are now the world’s largest southern-led development organisation. Our entrepreneurial, solutions-focused model of service delivery and systems change operates across Asia and Africa and has reached over 145 million people.

From Bangladesh to the World

145 million people reached with poverty solutions

Proven solutions to end poverty

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People trapped in a cycle of destitution often don’t realize their lives can be changed for the better through their own activities. Once they understand that, it’s like a light gets turned on.”

Sir Fazle Hasan Abed, BRAC Founder

Discover what makes BRAC unique

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Our History

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Our DNA

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Founding Story

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Shameran Abed accepts the Independence Award on behalf of BRAC founder Sir Fazle Hasan Abed, from Chief Advisor to the Government of Bangladesh, Dr. Muhammad Yunus

Awards and Recognition

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Our Solutions Ecosystem

BRAC is doing development differently through a solutions ecosystem that spans education, health, financial inclusion, livelihoods, and more. Each solution is community-led, scalable, and designed to create dignity at scale.

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Dr Boniarah Usngan, an educator from the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) in the Philippines, walks to school.

She walks, bikes, and rides a horse—all to bring education to children in the Philippines

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The Canadian Press | Ottawa’s drive for aid efficiency doesn’t have to abandon values

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NPR | With makeshift jump ropes and hide and seek, kids play to cope with crisis

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