South Asia is the second-largest contributor to global plastic waste, and Bangladesh is facing critical environmental challenges due to plastic and polythene pollution in its water bodies. To address plastic pollution, the PLEASE project recently organised a large-scale cleanup effort covering a 1.5km area in Cox's Bazar, southern Bangladesh. More than 155 volunteers participated in the cleanup, collecting over 6,800kg of waste, the majority portion of which was plastic. During this cleanup effort, a ward-based waste management model was officially launched at Tekpara Government Primary School. Rubaiya Afroz, Administrator of the Cox's Bazar municipality, inaugurated the model. The PLEASE project is being implemented by the South Asia Cooperative Environment Programme (SACEP), with the support of the United Nations Office for Project Services (UNOPS) and the World Bank. BRAC is the 2023 Regional Block Grantee, implementing the project in Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh.
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“My house was swallowed by a river. A decade later, I own my own house in the city.” Shahinur’s story is one of hope over fate. Listen to Reshmin Chowdhury tell this story for BRAC UK’s BBC Radio 4 Appeal and donate now. https://lnkd.in/erTe3ryv
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BRAC is currently working on the ground providing post-flood rehabilitation support to the people impacted by the worst flood the region has seen in the last three decades. Staff members have been providing essential emergency services to the people who need it the most. Bangladesh is calling, will you respond? To donate, please visit: https://lnkd.in/dAd4wpeW To donate via PayPal or Venmo from outside Bangladesh visit: www.bracusa.org
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BRAC এটি পুনরায় পোস্ট করেছেন
I'll be speaking about life on the frontlines of the climate crisis and how we can get climate adaptation right at #AsiaXchange in Bangkok on October 1-3. Join me virtually: https://bit.ly/AXvirtual The Rockefeller Foundation Deepali Khanna
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The flood water in Bangladesh has subsided, but it left behind a chaos of debris, most of which are plastic. A group of young changemakers from BRAC Youth Platform, in partnership with Bangladesh Sustainability Alliance and PRAN-RFL, are mobilising tomorrow in Feni, southeast Bangladesh, for a clean-up of plastic debris left behind by the recent floods. A medical camp for individuals affected by the flood will also be set for the day, alongside an information and awareness session for volunteers on the effects of plastic pollution during floods. Historically, plastic bags blocking waterways during the devastating floods of 1988 submerged two-thirds of Bangladesh. Discarded plastic bags also block drains, exacerbating flood risks and increasing microplastics in the environment. Together, we can address this pressing challenge.
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BRAC staff members have contributed their one day's salary to support people impacted by the worst flood to hit the region in three decades. This contribution will be used to support post-flood recovery efforts, including home repairs, healthcare, safe drinking water and sanitation, livestock feed, and agriculture. BRAC’s staff members have been working round the clock to provide emergency relief and rehabilitation on the ground to the people who need it the most. Bangladesh is calling, will you respond? To donate, please visit: https://lnkd.in/dAd4wpeW To donate via PayPal or Venmo from outside Bangladesh visit: www.bracusa.org
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We are just 3 days away from BRAC UK’s BBC Radio 4 Appeal on Sept 29, presented by esteemed journalist Reshmin Chowdhury https://lnkd.in/erTe3ryv
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We are looking for a transformational leader focused on gender equality and inclusive development in support of the Sustainable Development Goal. Apply now: https://lnkd.in/g3_P8np3 #NotJustAnyJob
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BRAC এটি পুনরায় পোস্ট করেছেন
One of the key things about innovation is it's not necessarily about products or fancy solutions. Innovations are about solutions that solve real problems. They have to be simple, and they have to be scalable. A few months ago I was in Tanzania and I met a group of women who are part of one of our microfinance groups. I asked them what their biggest problem was. They said heat - "we can't get out on our farms enough". I'm from Bangladesh, and just two weeks ago, in the middle of the night, we were hit by a massive flash flood. It knocked out 11 out of 64 districts, including some of the most prosperous districts. Years of gains against poverty were wiped out in one night. How do we solve these kinds of problems? The lives of people living in poverty are already hard enough. On top of that, when things like climate change are added - how do we bring in innovation that solves these kinds of real problems? To us, it is about giving people the tools to become more shock-proof and change their lives. In the districts that I was mentioning in Bangladesh, women are using the money they saved through microfinance, they're using the insurance products that they bought to safeguard their livestock and crops - and these tools are giving them the ability to fight back and restart. These are innovations solving real problems. To scale, these innovations also have to be evidence-based. The Graduation approach is an example. It was developed in Bangladesh and scaled in Bangladesh, and almost 2 million families have graduated out of extreme poverty through it in the last 20 years. It has been proven by dozens of rigorous evaluations. From BRAC's early evaluations, to a six-country study across Ethiopia, Ghana, Honduras, India, Pakistan and Peru - that robust evidence base has been critical to scaling. Which brings me to my final point - innovations are not about reinventing the wheel, but about ensuring the wheel fits the car. With climate impacts worsening rapidly, we need to scale innovations that solve real problems even quicker. We can already see in Bangladesh that poverty is the highest where the effects of climate are hitting the hardest. 6 of the 7 poorest districts in Bangladesh are also the most climate vulnerable. To make this happen, we need governments to lead, and development actors to support. Thank you to the Innovation Commission for Climate Change, Food Security, and Agriculture in partnership with the UN Convention to Combat Desertification, The Arab Gulf Programme for Development (AGFUND), and the BADEA - Arab Bank for Economic Development in Africa for letting me speak at the Science Summit at #UNGA79 this week, with Prof Michael Kremer, Dr. Issa Faye, Ulrike Haarsager, Guillaume Grosso, and Ambassador Ertharin Cousin.
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BRAC এটি পুনরায় পোস্ট করেছেন
Join us today at 1 PM EST for a side event co-hosted with World Vision, SDG2 Advocacy Hub, #HungryForAction, Ação da Cidadania, and the Government of Brazil at #UNGA79! 🤝 Partnerships to Catalyze Action to End Hunger and Malnutrition ⏰ 1 PM EST 💻 Join virtually: https://lnkd.in/eD7aksN2 We will spotlight the global food crisis and reflect on the impact of rising inequality, #poverty, #malnutrition, and hunger on vulnerable groups while showcasing the successful partnerships that unite stakeholders to tackle these critical challenges. Join us in the fight against hunger and poverty!
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