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Ending early marriage in Bangladesh and Uganda
The practice of child marriage adversely affects the lives of millions of girls in South Asia and Sub-Saharan Africa. In Uganda, nearly one in every two girls is married before reaching their 18th...
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New video: Here come the kabaddi champions
For young girls hailing from disadvantaged communities, activities such as competitive sports not only encourage them to discuss sensitive health issues but also empower them to take up leadership...
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It takes a woman to raise a village
Twenty-one year-old Judith Mugula at her shop in Iganga, Uganda. (Photo: BRAC) This blog post is an abridged version of a case study featured in Problem or Promise: Harnessing Youth Potential in...
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“I am one of one billion and I am rising for justice”
With the progress we are making in development, one would think that violence against women would by now be a thing of the past. On the contrary, it is proving to be an epidemic. One in three women...
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“Where’s My School Roof?”
This post originally appeared on the blog of the World Justice Project. The World Justice Project is an institutional partner of the Namati Justice Prize along with BRAC and the UN Development...
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The MasterCard Foundation: President & CEO, Reeta Roy, visits BRAC Uganda
Below is a post from Reeta Roy, President & CEO of the MasterCard Foundation. She is currently visiting BRAC’s programs in Uganda along with other members of the MasterCard team. Kampala, Uganda...
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Making & Understanding Girl connections in Rural Uganda
In June and July, Bell & Payne Consulting worked with BRAC to conduct research to understand connections between girls in rural Uganda for The Girl Effect. The Girl Effect believe that connecting...
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A World of 7 Billion: Cause for Scare or Celebration?
The following was originally posted by BRAC USA President & CEO Susan Davis in the Huffington Post.The UN has chosen today as a symbolic one on which the world’s 7 billionth person might be born....
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Girls take on a leading role in South Sudan
Girls play volleyball outside a BRAC supported Adolescent Girls’ Club in Gudele neighbourhood on the outskirts of Juba in South Sudan. (Photo: BRAC/Shehzad Noorani) Ajah is nineteen, and attends Bor...
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Not a moment of silence on International Women’s Day
Members of a BRAC Empowerment and Livelihood for Adolescents club singing in Jinja, Uganda, 2010. Photo: Jake Lyall “What I most regretted were my silences.” – Audre Lorde, The Transformation of...
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