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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
Innovative and sustainable ways to work with senior citizens
“Ora hashlo jokhon oder bollam je ami chole jabo.” “They laughed when I told them that I would leave.” This is how Amina Begum, a 76 year old mother, expressed her sorrow and helplessness. Aft... Read More
Hope in the middle of complexity: working with the urban poor
During the Social Innovation Lab’s last field trip to Hazaribag – a very poor area on the edge of West Dhaka– the team met Feroz (on the far left of the picture, wearing an orange lungi) a ricks... 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
Business Incubation: A Step Towards Sustainable Development
The blog post I am writing today is to share the idea of business incubation and involvement of development sector in this, apparently, profit driven concept. The reason I tried to bring in this topic... 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