Tonight a Conversation with Sir Fazle Hasan Abed from BRAC
May 25, 2010 No Comments
Tonight, May 25th, Global Washington, cordially invites you to participate in a dialogue with Sir Fazle Hasan Abed, founder and chairperson of BRAC. Driven by his desire to rehabilitate returning refugees in northeastern Bangladesh, Mr. Abed founded BRAC to deal with the long-term task of improving living conditions of the rural poor. He directed his policy toward helping the poor develop their capacity to manage and control their own destiny. Thus, BRAC’s primary objectives emerged as alleviation of poverty and empowerment of the poor. Under Abed’s leadership, in the span of only three decades, BRAC grew to become the largest development organization in the world in terms of the scale and diversity of its interventions.
BRAC reaches 110 million people in Africa and Asia through its innovative programs in microfinance, education, health and more.
Sponsored by Global Washington, Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, University of Washington Department of Global Health, World Affairs Council, BRAC USA
Who: Global development community members and supporters
When: Tuesday, May 25th; 5:00pm – 6:30pm
Location: D-209 in the Health Sciences Building
Cost: Free
RSVP: here
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Sir Fazle Hasan Abed has received numerous national and international awards for his achievements in leading BRAC, including the David Rockefeller Bridging Leadership Award (2008), the Inaugural Clinton Global Citizen Award (2007), the Henry R. Kravis Prize in Leadership (2007), the Palli Karma Sahayak Foundation (PKSF) Award for Lifetime Achievement in Social Development and Poverty Alleviation (2007), Gates Award for Global Health (2004), UNDP Mahbub ul Haq Award for Outstanding Contribution in Human Development (2004), Schwab Foundation Social Entrepreneurship Award (2002), Olof Palme Award (2001), UNICEF’s Maurice Pate Award (1992) and the Ramon Magsaysay Award for Community Leadership (1980). BRAC has also been awarded the Conrad N. Hilton Humanitarian Prize (2008), which is the world’s largest humanitarian prize, as well as the Swadhinata Puroshkar (2007), the highest state award in Bangladesh. Abed is recognized by Ashoka as one of the “global greats” and is a founding member of its prestigious Global Academy for Social Entrepreneurship. He has also received several honorary degrees including Doctorate of Law from Columbia University (2008) and Doctorate of Humane Letters from Yale University, USA (2007).
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