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Dear {FIRST_NAME},
I want to thank you all for your continued support of BRAC. I was truly touched by the immediate and generous response that BRAC and its partners in Haiti received after the devastating earthquake. Did you know that any donations you give for Haiti relief between January 12 and March 1st count toward your 2009 tax return?
This week, the Executive Director of BRAC International is traveling to Haiti along with a small team to meet with our partners at Fonkoze and Partners in Health and to strategize BRAC's programs for relief, rehabilitation and sustainable development in Haiti. We will continue keeping you up to date on our blog.
Below, you can also read about BRAC's founder being knighted, a different way to give on Valentine's Day, and one of our Program Manager's visits to a BRAC school in Pakistan. Enjoy!
Best wishes,
Susan Davis
President & CEO
BRAC USA
P.S. BRAC recently celebrated it's 38th year of empowering the poor to bring about changes in their own lives by strengthening its mission and updating it's look. You can read about our updated logo and mission on our blog.
Founder of BRAC to be Knighted for Work on Poverty
On February 16, Fazle Hasan Abed, Founder and Chairperson of BRAC, will be knighted by Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II for services in tackling poverty and empowering the poor in Bangladesh and more globally.
Abed is to be appointed Knight Commander of the Most Distinguished Order of St. Michael and St. George (KCMG). He is the first person of Bangladesh origin to be honoured with a knighthood by the British Crown since 1947. Abed receives his knighthood for his work spanning four decades in education, health, human rights and social development and for bringing financial services to the doorstep of millions of the poor in an effort to eradicate poverty in Bangladesh and countries in Asia and Africa.
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This Valentine's Day, give from the heart by not buying
A box of chocolates or an expensive bouquet only lasts so long. This Valentine's Day, we're asking you NOT to buy - see how far the money you do not spend can go in making a lasting difference in the life of someone living on less than $1 a day.
What to see what your gift can do? Click here.
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Learning ABC's in the North West Frontier Province of Pakistan
“A B C D E F G…” From a cold, open-air classroom where temperatures are below 40oF (4oC), passersby’s can hear enthusiastic pre-primary schoolchildren practicing the English alphabet. These are sounds from one of BRAC’s pre-primary schools in the town of Haripur in North West Frontier Province (NWFP). The children are both ethnic Pathan and Hazara groups, the predominant ethnicities of the province.
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