The International Rescue Committee (IRC) condemns the shocking attack on Halo Trust aid workers at Baghlan province on Tuesday, where 10 humanitarians were killed and 16 others injured. Sanna Johnson, Acting Vice President of Programme Delivery, said, “Our colleagues at the Halo Trust have suffered a grievous loss, and our thoughts are with the families, friends and co-workers
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The African Union Development Agency NEPAD (AUDA-NEPAD) and the Ecobank Group its strategic partner on the development have launched a $2 million fund to support 100,000 Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs).
AUDA-NEPAD launched the 100,000 MSMEs Programme to accelerate African economic transformation, provide the needed skills, and build resilience against the economic shock triggered by the global pandemic.
The initiative seeks to build the capacity of 1,000,000 enterprises in Africa through entrepreneurial and business training to improve access to finance and new markets while establishing networks for support and incubation to bolster their success.
“Across the globe, MSMEs are the biggest and the best engine of innovation, social transformation and economic development and growth.
Career with BRAC International
BRAC is a development success story, born in Bangladesh and expanding into 10 other developing countries in Asia and Africa. It spreads anti-poverty solutions making it a global leader in providing opportunities for the world’s poor.
BRAC was founded in Bangladesh in 1972 by Sir Fazle Hasan Abed, and is today one of the top leaders in developing cost-effective, evidence-based poverty innovations in extremely poor, fragile and post-disaster settings. BRAC started its first programme outside of Bangladesh in Afghanistan in 2002 through its Dutch registered Stichting BRAC International. BRAC International is currently reaching over 19 million people beyond Bangladesh and creating opportunities to break the cycle of poverty.