Presented by:

Founder: Sir Fazle Hasa Abed

Founded: 1972 Type: Non-profit Employees:

102281 Revenue: 30,816,

176,848 Taka (2011) (US$422,139,409) 

Brac at a glance

Vision A world free from all forms of exploitation and

discrimination where everyone has the opportunity to realize their potential.  

Mission To empower people and communities in situations

of poverty, illiteracy, disease and social injustice. Our interventions aim to achieve large scale, positive changes through economic and social programs that enable men and women to realize their potential.

Vision and Mission

Innovation Integrity Inclusiveness Effectiveness

BRAC Values

Economic development Education Public health Social development Disaster relief

Objectives

$1.5 billion in loans over the past thirty years

90 percent of BRACs microloans to women

Focus youth employment

Aarong BRAC Dairy and Food

Project BRAC Salt

Economic Development

Non-Formal Primary Education program

37,500 Primary Schools

24,750 Pre-Primary schools

3 million children 65% of whom are

girls Drop-out rate of less

than 5%

Education

Provide service to 31 million rural people

70,000 community health volunteers

18,000 health workers Deliver door-to-door

health care services 37 static health centers (NTP) covering 93

million people in 42 districts

Public Health

Focuses on building human and socio-political assets of the poor.

Institution building. Awareness raising. Training and collective

social mobilization. Popular Theatre Human Rights and

Legal Education (HRLE) classes

Social Development

largest NGO responses to Cyclone Sidr.

Distributed emergency relief to over 900,000 survivors.

Provided medical care to over 60,000 victims.

Secured safe supplies of drinking water.

Now focusing on long-term rehabilitation.

Disaster Relief

World Wide BRAC

Afghanistan (Microfinance, Health, Education,

National Solidarity)

Sri Lanka (Rehabilitation and Livelihood programs )

Pakistan (The Microfinance Program supports 837 village organizations )

Haiti (Microfinance, Limb and Brace centre)

African Nations (Microfinance, Education, Health,

Agriculture, Livestock and Poultry)

African Nations (Microfinance, Education, Health, Agriculture, Livestock and Poultry)

BRAC in Education Sector

BRAC Primary School (BPS) BRAC Adolescent Primary School (BAPS) Educational Support Program (ESP) Urban Cluater School (UCS) Education for Indigenous Children School

(EICS)

BRAC Education Programs

BRAC Primary School Single Rented Room 30-33 Students One Local Female

Teacher Block Teaching 4 Years cycle Age limit: 8-10 years

old Full National

Curriculum

Age Limit: 11-14 years old children Target Group: Drop-out Children 30-33 students in one class Single Local Female Teacher

BRAC Adolescent Primary School(BAPS)

Educational Support Program Started at 1991 with

other NGOs Target Group:

Disadvantaged Children who are not covered by BEP

Schools are usually operated to remote areas with higher concentration of ethnic students

Cluster Schools for urban areas Were designed as BPS or BAPS Schools Classes are held in Shift--- Morning and

Afternoon Ensures hygienic environment, clean water

and toilet facilities as most of the slums have no proper sanitation system

Urban Cluster School (UCS)

Established at 2001 Adapted BPS model Model suits the needs of the indigenous

communities Their language of instructions is the native

language of the students Employs two teacher, one from each

community

Education for Indigenious Children School (EICS)

Before setting up schools cooperation from the community is needed in selection of location, hiring or building school house, selection of the right kind of people.

Two formal ways to involve community with BRAC school--- Participation of parents in monthly parents’

meeting School Management Committee

Community Involvement