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DRR & Climate Resilience
Building preparedness and resilience for a safer tomorrow.
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WHAT WE DO
Turning Community Needs Into Lasting Change
Working with marginalized communities through inclusive development, resilience, rights, health, education and sustainable livelihoods.
WHAT WE DO
Development shaped with communities, not just for communities.
BRED works with communities through integrated development programmes in education, health, rights, gender, livelihoods, climate resilience and social protection.
Community-led actionFrom local priorities to practical solutions.
OUR AREAS OF WORK
Six Priorities. One Shared Purpose.
BRED's objectives translate its mission into practical action for poor, marginalized and vulnerable communities.
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Inclusive & Quality Education
Promoting lifelong learning and school safety for every child.
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Healthcare & SRHR
Ensuring quality health and SRHR services for healthy lives.
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Human Rights & Gender Equality
Advocating rights, justice and dignity for everyone.
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Climate-Resilient Livelihoods
Promoting green skills and decent livelihoods that last.
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Food Security & Social Protection
Ensuring food security and social protection for vulnerable people.
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From Listening to Lasting Change
Our approach is rooted in participation, local knowledge and practical action. Communities are involved throughout the process—from identifying risks and priorities to implementation, monitoring and learning.
01ListenUnderstand needs and risks
→02PlanParticipatory solutions
→03ActBuild skills and systems
→04LearnMonitor, evaluate and improve
DEVELOPMENT EXPERIENCE
Experience Across Sectors
Over its journey, BRED has built experience across multiple development sectors, from health and education to climate adaptation and emergency response.
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Health, SRHR & Wellbeing
BRED has experience in comprehensive healthcare, including sexual and reproductive health and rights, maternal, newborn, child and adolescent health.
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Gender Equality & Child Marriage
Work includes gender justice, women and youth empowerment, prevention of child marriage and action against violence and discrimination.
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Skills & Sustainable Livelihoods
Skills development, employability, entrepreneurship and income-generating opportunities help marginalized people strengthen resilient livelihoods.
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Safe Migration & Anti-Trafficking
Since 2012, BRED has supported awareness, training, networking and grassroots engagement for safer migration and action against trafficking.
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Climate, Renewable Energy & DRR
Experience includes renewable energy, climate adaptation, disaster preparedness, community risk reduction and resilient responses to climate shocks.
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Education, WASH & Humanitarian Response
BRED has implemented education, water and sanitation, hygiene, relief and rehabilitation initiatives for vulnerable communities.
CROSS-CUTTING ISSUES
What Connects All Our Work
Poor & Underserved Communities
Community Empowerment
Gender Equality
Poverty Reduction
Human Rights
Good Governance
Environment
Health, Hygiene & Nutrition
Renewable Energy
Education
SDGs & DEVELOPMENT
Contributing to Sustainable Development Goals
BRED contributes to the Sustainable Development Goals through work on education, health and wellbeing, gender equality, climate resilience, livelihoods, food security and social protection.
01No PovertyEnd poverty in all its forms.
02Zero HungerFood security and nutrition.
03Good Health & WellbeingHealthy lives and wellbeing.
04Quality EducationInclusive, quality education.
05Gender EqualityEquality, rights and opportunity.
06Clean Water & SanitationSafe water and sanitation.
16Peace, Justice & Strong InstitutionsRights, justice and accountable institutions.FEATURED PROGRAMS
Current Work on the Ground
Selected recent programmes from BRED's profile. The full programme portfolio can be explored separately.
Ongoing — Featured
Community Led Urban Accountability through Digital Engagement (CLUE)
Accountability Lab, USA under the DDI South Asia initiative
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Improving Sexual, Reproductive, Maternal, Newborn, Child and Adolescent Health (SRMNCAH)
CORE Group, USA
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Preparing Communities Before Disaster Strikes
BRED integrates disaster risk reduction into development interventions, addressing floods, river erosion, cyclones and climate variability.
Community risk assessments & hazard mappingEarly warning and preparedness systemsCommunity disaster management committeesResilient WASH and climate-adaptive livelihoods
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23 Districts Across 6 Divisions
BRED works across its programme areas in Bangladesh.
315,500+People served
23Districts
06Divisions
Working areas shown on the supplied BRED profile map include districts across the Dhaka, Rajshahi, Rangpur, Khulna and Chattogram regions.
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