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BRAC USA

Org #795
Vetted since 2007 Site Visit Verified
1972
year founded
$524,096
raised on GlobalGiving
15
years fundraising
17
projects funded
* Amounts in US Dollars

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 programs that enable men and women to realize their potential.

Projects (18)

Educating Pakistan's Girls
Pakistan / Education
Trigger the girl effect with education
Liberia / Education
Stop Ebola: What you can do
Sierra Leone / Physical Health
Community resilience in Nepal
Nepal / Gender Equality
BRAC Global COVID-19 Response
Bangladesh / COVID-19
 
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Project Leaders
Asha Samtani
Asha Samtani
Sarah Allen
Sarah Allen
Meghan McLaughlin
Meghan McLaughlin
Davis Connelly
Davis Connelly
Team
Donella Rapier, Sharad Aggarwal, Dan Stoner
Organization Information
110 William Street, 29th Floor
New York, NY 10038
United States
(212) 808-5615
Organization Information
110 William Street, 29th Floor
New York, NY 10038
United States
(212) 808-5615

Project Reports

Each of GlobalGiving’s nonprofit partners is required to send quarterly donor reports detailing the impact of their work. Here are some of their recent updates:

Sep 7, 2023
Building a fashion empire: Cynthia's story
Overcoming poverty is a tremendous challenge for anyone, but for people who also face oppression and marginalization for who they are or where they come from, escaping the poverty trap can seem...
May 3, 2023
BRAC's Global Response to COVID-19
During the COVID-19 pandemic, you stepped up. Around the world, people’s lives were upended, but women and girls living in poverty were hit hardest—economically and socially.  Because...
Jan 3, 2023
Defeating the exclusion of people with disabilitie
Many families lost their businesses during the COVID-19 pandemic, but the pandemic had a greater impact on households with young people with disabilities.  Molly is one of over 1.5 million young...
 
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