Rethinking Youth: What Works and What Doesn’t

Last week I had the opportunity to talk to a crowd of young and buzzing youth activists through one of our monthly innovation forums. With the number of youth population reaching almost 52 per cent of... Read More

Youth Engagement Designs That Work

Riffat Ashrafee

“Life-skills…” “Leadership” “Sustainable development…” These are the terms Sanjida and her friends could recall from the workshop they attended in Dhaka few days back. They are very ex... Read More

A new lens on youth employment

Anjali Sarker

By Masud Rana During my thirteen-year tenure at BRAC and BRAC international, I have seen poverty in different contexts. Regardless of where I was, I noticed two key factors behind poverty, especially ... Read More

UNESCO launches a call for projects driven by young people

sameena

Thanks to BRAC USA for sharing this! Interesting opportunity for young people. © UNESCO / Rajneesh Bhandari UNESCO launches a call for projects in order to identify and support 15 action projects (... Read More

Engaging Youth: Going Beyond Skills

sameena

In Bangladesh, close to two million young people join the workforce annually. Many of the opportunities are not that of employment in the formal sector, but rather entrepreneurship in the growing info... Read More

STAR: Building Workforce and Entrepreneurs

sameena

Few days back Social Innovation Lab team along with Pushpita Apa, who is currently in charge of setting up low cost secondary schools project, went for a field visit, in Savar, Dhaka. The project we w... Read More

Investing in Youth and Financing Dreams

Venita

Guest post by Umniyat Choudhury As a SIL intern researching the demand for youth-centric finance, I visited an ADP (Adolescent Development Programme) beauty skills training class to hear what the ... Read More

A global glimpse of innovation at BRAC

sameena

Last month, the Social Innovation Lab had the opportunity and honor to arrange Innovation Day, where colleagues from all countries where BRAC has its interventions gathered to learn about innov... Read More

@ BRAC’s young blood: chance to win UN-HABITAT’s grant and lead a project of your own!

Ishtiaque

Are you a BRAC staff person aged below 32 years? Is your organization working on innovative and sustainable projects that will improve urban-slum communities and the lives of young people? The answer ... Read More

ICT Development in Development Sector

sameena

We can see a huge and rapid diffusion of information and communication technologies (ICT) in different regions of developing world like African and Asian countries. The hope and expectation grows when... Read More