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RT @: New Blog Post: : BRAC’s “Microfinance Plus” Approach
7:06 AM Nov 12th
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Thanks for all the great questions on !
12:00 PM Nov 9th
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microfinance wont end poverty alone, but prov platform to deliver other services to give poor ppl tools to climb out of poverty
11:34 AM Nov 9th
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@ in addition to traditional M&E, BRAC has a research dept that does impact studies of progs:
11:29 AM Nov 9th
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@ partner w/lawyers groups in Bangladesh to provide legal advice, arbitration and court claims if necessary
11:27 AM Nov 9th
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@ BRAC program countries are not food self sufficient, so first goal w/agr is to prod enough food domestically
11:25 AM Nov 9th
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@ BRAC has dist networks via for poultry & dairy, so can integrate agric products when yield is big enough
11:24 AM Nov 9th
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@ BRAC's MF members in Bangladesh take a legal ed course teaching them their rights. We also do arbitration &legal aid
11:18 AM Nov 9th
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RT @: @ To me, BRAC epitomises the power of the network as a distributor whether for microfinance, health education, anything.
11:11 AM Nov 9th
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@ BRAC USA & UK work together to support BRAC's progs. Engaging diaspora is part of both of our initiatives.
10:57 AM Nov 9th
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@ We teach green practice for agr.: all farming is organic, local and subsistence farming
10:54 AM Nov 9th
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@ Health channel is through trained health promoters. In Ag, we develop seeds for better yields & teach best practice
10:45 AM Nov 9th
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MF + Agriculture: We also research and develop higher quality seeds - have Seed Dist. in Bangladesh
10:43 AM Nov 9th
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MF + Agriculture: BRAC trains model farmers from its MF groups, who in turn teach best agric. practices to 20+ farmers in comm
10:41 AM Nov 9th
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@ Health prog in Bangladesh has led to reduced maternal and child mortality, lower fertility
10:40 AM Nov 9th
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@ 95% of staff in Afghan is local, we offerlivelihood training, MF and SME loans to nearly 200,000 members
10:37 AM Nov 9th
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@ We are looking to devel health insur products and health promoters offer basic health services incl prenatal, DOTS...
10:31 AM Nov 9th
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@ Yes, right now we are working with Visionspring in Bangladesh to distribute reading glasses:
10:23 AM Nov 9th
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@ Survey is taken to asses health risks by location. Common topics include TB & Malaria and maternal & child health
10:16 AM Nov 9th
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MF + Health: Through this program, our 80,000 health promoters reach nearly 100 million ppl
10:13 AM Nov 9th
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- Name BRAC
- Location Global
- Web http://www.bracus...
- Bio BRAC's vision is of just, enlightened, healthy and democratic societies free from hunger, poverty, environmental degradation and all forms of exploitation.
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