BRAC USA

Mission

BRAC USA seeks to improve the well being of the poorest in Africa and Asia, particularly its women and children. To do so, BRAC USA will support BRAC in its work to build scalable, sustainable institutions that are indigenously led over time to create wealth for the poor, promote health and social development and advance education and entrepreneurship.

Programs

BRAC employs a holistic approach to alleviating poverty by integrating its core programs (health, education and microfinance) with strategic linkages and constant evolution. By organizing people for power through village organizations, BRAC provides ladders of opportunity for the poor to access credit and other services and break out of the cycle of poverty and despair.

Current Projects on GlobalGiving

BRAC health care for 30,000 people in S. Sudan

BRAC schools in Sudan for 175 poor children

BRAC Safe Spaces & Loans for Girls in Tanzania

Personnel Overview

Susan Davis - President & CEO
Susan has worked in the Ford Foundation, Women’s World Banking, led the Women’s Environment & Development Organization, and advised the head of the ILO. She has been a leadership group member of Ashoka for over ten years and leads its Global Academy for Social Entrepreneurship. She is a founding board member and Chair of the Grameen Foundation.

Monica Restrepo - Program Manager
Monica Restrepo has been working as a marketer in the publishing industry for three years. More recently, Monica has specialized in audience development for two online websites. Prior to working at Time Inc, she spent two summers at Goldman Sachs doing fixed income research.

Rachael Chong - Program Manager
Rachael Chong has taken a leave of absence from pursuing her Master’s of Public Policy degree at Duke University to work at BRAC USA. At Duke, Rachael was the Founder and President of the Duke Microfinance Club. Prior to graduate school, Rachael worked at UBS as an investment banking analyst in the Consumer Products and Retail group. She also interned at FINCA International for five months.

Personnel Statistics

Susan Davis,
President & CEO
Founded in 2006
Employees: 5
Volunteers: 4

Financial Statistics

Budget (2008): $ 2,966,466
Budget (2007): $ 5,850,740
Maximum Budget: $ 5,850,740
Overhead: 4 %
Other funding sources:
Religious Affiliation: n/a