This opinion article was originally published on Devex on September 19, 2023. World leaders are gathering at the United Nations this week, at the midway point of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, to evaluate stalled progress and talk about how to get us back on track. This means doing more of what has already been proven to … Continued
This article was originally published by Inter Press Service (IPS) News Agency on August 30, 2023. PUNE, INDIA, Aug 30 2023 (IPS) – In a bid to tackle the complexities of urban poverty, the Government of Bihar’s Rural Livelihoods Promotion Society (BRLPS) has launched Satat Jeevikoparjan Yojana Shahari (SJY Urban). The program will include a time-bound … Continued
By Courtney Calardo, Head of Communications and Jean Claude Muhire, Rwanda Program Director Caption for featured image (above): Champions of gender equality gather at BRAC International’s side event during Women Deliver including Ministers Prof. Jeannette Bayisenge of Rwanda, Dorothy Gwajima of Tanzania, and Williametta Piso Saydee-Tarr of Liberia; along with Hana Brixi, Global Director of … Continued
PATNA, INDIA – BRAC International recently signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Government of Bihar’s Rural Livelihoods Promotion Society (BRLPS) to launch Satat Jeevikoparjan Yojana Shahari (SJY Urban), the first government-led urban Graduation programme in Asia. This programme was inspired by the existing rural programme, Satat Jeevikoparjan Yojana, locally known as SJY, the … Continued
By Courtney Calardo, Head of Communications, BRAC UPGI Jean Claude Muhire, BRAC UPGI’s Rwanda Program Director, has played a pivotal role in driving UPGI’s partnership with the Government of Rwanda under the Ministry of Local Governance. Under Jean Claude’s leadership, BRAC is now supporting the Government’s new National Strategy for Sustainable Graduation, designed to empower … Continued
This article was originally published by IPS News on April 10, 2023 PATNA, India, Apr 10 2023 (IPS) – Under the Bihar Rural Livelihoods Promotion Society, Bihar’s government announced the development of a new Program for Immersion and Learning Exchange (ILE) to be headquartered in Patna. The Bihar Rural Livelihoods Promotion Society, locally known as JEEVIKA, … Continued
BRAC International Executive Director, Shameran Abed, and other members of BRAC leadership participated in the Fifth United Nations Conference on the Least Developed Countries to emphasize the importance of investing in those furthest behind and addressing the multifaceted nature of extreme poverty. Governments, development partners, civil society organizations, and private sector partners came together to … Continued
BRAC International Executive Director, Shameran Abed, is interviewed at the SDG Action Space on March 7, 2023, during the Fifth United Nations Conference on Least Developed Countries (LDC 5) in Doha, Qatar.
This was originally posted by the United Nations covering the first high-level thematic roundtable at the fifth United Nations Conference on the Least Developed Countries on March 5, 2023. Read the full article here. With least developed countries fast approaching tipping points across a range of interlocking crises — including climate change, conflict, and the … Continued
Shanti Kumar | Technical Advisor, Program Design and Impact The wide-reaching and durable impacts of Graduation programs are often attributed to the multifaceted set of interventions that make up the approach. The sequence of their delivery is less often considered, though just as critical as the interventions themselves. Sequencing, also known as timing or layering, … Continued