Dear Rich, Thank you for your pledge to help eradicate extreme poverty. In the coming days, we’re going to introduce you to global poverty solutions that really work. I work for BRAC, formerly Bangladesh Rural Advancement Committee, which Nicholas Kristof of The New York Times called “the best aid group youve never heard of.” Community health workers like Kajol, in the video below, are changing lives, and whats more, theyre earning money while they do it. Thats sustainable development. Watch the video. The effects of programs like these have been remarkable. Maternal deaths have dropped 70% in Bangladesh since 1990 thanks largely to womens empowerment and entrepreneurship. That’s what happens when you put power in the hands of local women. We’re confident the same approach can work for poverty elsewhere. In fact, it already is: BRAC operates in 11 countries, where weve trained more than 114,000 community health workers. WATCH: Changing lives in the slum (1:40) I look forward to sharing more about the groundbreaking work of people like Kajol and how you can support them. Welcome to our community. Scott MacMillan Communications and Outreach | BRAC USA
Posted on: Tue, 08 Apr 2014 00:42:44 +0000
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