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What we’re reading this week
There are an incredible number of thoughtful and exciting initiatives taking place around the world. Here are a few we read about this week that are particularly interesting: Development as freedom.... Read More
A global glimpse of innovation at BRAC
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
COOL Tech for development
“Development Sector.” As soon as we hear this phrase, the first thing that comes in our mind is poor areas where people are suffering to meet even their basic needs. By most definitions, basic “... Read More
Organizational Development requires Staff Development
BRAC’s success is largely a result of its ability to develop and retain very talented staff. As one of our core values is inclusiveness, we also must ensure that we are advancing staff in an equit... Read More
Increasing BRAC’s value creation at the secondary school level in Bangladesh
Guest post by Manik Kumar Saha and Iffat Khan (Young Professionals, Batch 4) Thanks to the gains made over the past 40 years in primary education, secondary school is increasingly an urgent area of pr... Read More
Heads Up for Concept Maps
Here is a hypothetical scenario: An issue arises on a project. A couple of meetings take place to discuss the outcome, and the positions are laid out. Resolution doesn’t occur and tempers may flair.... Read More
@ BRAC’s young blood: chance to win UN-HABITAT’s grant and lead a project of your own!
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
Innovation in progress: creating access to internal information
Thanks to Rudaba apa for alerting us to an innovation in progress in the Post-primary basic and continuing education (PACE) project of the BRAC Education Programme. In discussions with staff, it wa... Read More