Author: Venita
Halfway around the world: Reflections after a month in Bangladesh
Guest post by Luke Pardue. Luke is in his second year studying Economics and Philosophy at the University of Notre Dame in South Bend, Indiana, USA. He is currently completing a two-month internship ... Read More
The art of storytelling – session on video editing
What makes a successful video? Erik Gregory‘s sessions on quick and effective ways of video editing, ended with an obvious take away: you don’t have to be an expert to produce an outstanding video... Read More
BRAC’s missing voice on innovations in health
Post by Maria May, Social Innovation Lab Last month, I had the opportunity to visit Boston and attend a scientific conference at Harvard. Hosted by the South Asia Initiative, the topic was Health i... Read More
‘Frugal’ gets traction in Bangladesh
Kudos! We are very excited to share Ashek Bhai’s article, published in The Financial Times. Ashek Bhai works at BRAC Enterprises and Investments and was blown away by Dr. Jaideep’s session on Frug... Read More
The ugly twin of development work: considering the perils faced by field representatives
On Thursday, May 3, a group of four armed men broke into BRAC staff residence in the western province of Ghor. This incident sadly resulted in the tragic loss of the life of one of our field repres... Read More
Effective brainstorming session on investing in youth
Guest post by Umniyat Choudhury By 2020 Bangladesh’s youth population will exceed 60 million. There is a definite need for empowering this ever-increasing group, and harnessing their abilities thr... Read More
Innovation Requires Discipline: Habits for Organizational Learning
Blog post by Maria May. This was published in the Standford Social Innovation Review on April 12, 2012. Innovation is rightly described as a creative and often collaborative process. As a result, we u... Read More
BRAC and ‘Jugaad’ Innovation
Last week’s talk on Jugaad Innovation gave us much to think about. We have two guest bloggers this week with great insights on BRAC’s institutional approach on frugal innovation. Toby Norman is o... Read More