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UNESCO launches a call for projects driven by young people
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
Mediating the ICT4D landscape: Exploring Unique Identifiers and Frontline Data Collection Technologies
Guest post by Gayatri Sahgal (Student of Masters in Public Policy, Taubman Center, Brown University). The proliferation of Information Communication Technology (ICT) has redefined the way in which i... Read More
Overcoming gender inequality through water, sanitation and hygiene
During my 12 years of work experience in the water and sanitation sector, it has been evident that gender inequality and poverty exclude large numbers of people from enjoying the benefits of water sup... Read More
The case against data: Part I
Guest post by Toby Norman (PhD candidate in Management Studies at Judge Business School, University of Cambridge). Managers love data. Pre-computer the constraints of crunching too many numbers may ... Read More
Innovators of BRAC
Innovation encompasses all the values of BRAC especially Effectiveness and Inclusiveness because innovation cannot take place in a vacuum and innovation usually comes out of doing things more effectiv... Read More
December Innovation Forum: Thinking about innovation
The Social Innovation Lab is pleased to announce that Professor Johanna Mair and Professor Christian Seelos (see bios below) of Stanford University will be speaking at our December Innovation Forum ... Read More
November Innovation Forum: Supporting Migrant Workers.
The UAE is currently home to 1.6 million migrant workers who left Bangladesh in search of a more prosperous future. Unfortunately, many of these workers face financial and personal struggles that sign... Read More
Innovation Forum 2.0: BRAC meets the brains behind ‘Digital Bangladesh’.
Historically, BRAC’s low tech but innovative solutions are what have made it so successful. But now, the organization is looking at technology as something that can fundamentally change its deli... Read More