Road safety

BRAC tackles the challenge of making Bangladesh’s roads safer through a multi-sectoral approach. Unlike conventional interventions focused solely on infrastructure, we tackle the human factors.

Our model combines driver training through our driving school with community-led safety initiatives in high-risk areas, fostering local ownership of road safety. We also advocate for policy reforms to create lasting systemic change.

By empowering both road users and decision makers – from professional drivers to grassroots communities – we are building a culture of safety. This holistic strategy reflects our approach of identifying root causes rather than symptoms, and creating solutions that work.

Once struggling to find her footing after a difficult childhood, Srimti Banita found confidence and independence through a free driving training program. Today, she works as a professional driver for BRAC—a job that brings her both respect and joy. Military guards salute her on the road, and her sons proudly tell everyone, “My mom can drive!” As Srimti shares, “I steered my life in a different direction by becoming a driver. My sons beam with pride when I take them on the road.”