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Creating Hope and Opportunity in Haiti for Extremely Poor Women and their Families

Susan Davis | Posted 10.06.2009 | World

Read More: Brac, Women, Clinton Global Initiative, Susan Davis, Microfinance, Ultra Poor, Fonkoze, Haiti, Muhammad Yunus, World News
Susan Davis

After two years of support -- asset transfers, skill training and social linkages -- over 90% of our program women "graduate" into becoming successful microfinance members.

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Reflections on Afghanistan

Susan Davis | Posted 09.05.2009 | World

Read More: Brac, Women, Sheryl WuDunn, Susan Davis, Half the Sky, Microfinance, BRAC Afghanistan, Nicholas Kristof, World News
Susan Davis

I was glad to discover during my travels in Afghanistan that a mood of despair was giving way to hope and determination.

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Amidst Conflict, Pakistanis Persevere

Susan Davis | Posted 08.02.2009 | World

Read More: Women's Rights, Education, Poverty, Microfinance, Social Entrepreneurship, Pakistan Taliban, Pakistan, Working Women, Women in Business, Taliban, North-West-Frontier-Province, Nwfp, Poverty Alleviation, Brac, World News
Susan Davis

The impoverished North-West Frontier Province lays claim to devastating maternal and child mortality rates, and scant education for girls. But courageous women here are increasingly agents of change.

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A Visit to Bangladeshi Regions Hit by Cyclone Aila

Nilopar Uddin | Posted 07.10.2009 | Living

Read More: Floods, Diahrrhea, Hurricane, Flooding, Brac, Hurricane Aila, Bangladesh, Living News
Nilopar Uddin

The raging floodwaters which have submerged the wells across the country have made the water undrinkable. However, some people have became so desperately thirsty that they have resorted to drinking the floodwater and are suffering from diarrhea and dysentery.

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