Fazle Hasan Abed's guest appearances

Fazle Hasan Abed

ASIAN AMERICA: THE KEN FONG PODCAST

On Shifting Ground

Devpolicy Talks

Barack Obama

Tyler Cowen

Al Gore

Roger McNamee

Arlie Hochschild

Eve Ensler

Yanis Varoufakis

Larry Diamond

Adam Schiff

Sebastian Junger

Shadi Hamid

Walter Isaacson

Dick Costolo

Graham Allison

Stanley McChrystal

OwlTail

Sir Fazle Hasan Abed was a mild-mannered accountant from Bangladesh who may be the most influential person the majority of people in the world have never heard of. I only learned of him and his NGO's unparalleled innovations that are breaking the cycles of poverty because of American author Scott MacMillan's must-read book "Hope Over Fate: Fazle Hasan Abed and the Science of Ending Global Poverty." This is your opportunity to start learning Abed's story and to learn how the power of hope can actually be harnessed. 

Sir Fazle Hasan Abed was a mild-mannered accountant from Bangladesh who may be the most influential person the majority of people in the world have never heard of. I only learned of him and his NGO's unparalleled innovations that are breaking the cycles of poverty because of American author Scott MacMillan's must-read book "Hope Over Fate: Fazle Hasan Abed and the Science of Ending Global Poverty." This is your opportunity to start learning Abed's story and to learn how the power of hope can actually be harnessed.

Ep 395: Scott MacMillan on Sir Fazle Hasan Abed

Sir Fazle Hasan Abed is the Founder and Chairperson of BRAC, the world's largest NGO.

Sir Fazle Hasan Abed is the Founder and Chairperson of BRAC, the world's largest NGO.

2014 AAIDP Workshop - Sir Fazle Hasan Abed dinner speech

Poverty is often thought of as an economic issue, to be addressed through loans and other financial services. However, this is only one piece of the larger puzzle. Poor health can keep an individual from work or a natural disaster may destroy homes, crops and other resources. Lack of education limits opportunities for employment and higher wages. In order for the poor to escape poverty, they require the tools to fight it across all fronts. BRAC (Bangladesh Rural Advancement Committee), a development organization focused on alleviating poverty, therefore works with communities on a wide range of initiatives, from agriculture and food security to education and gender equality, in order to provide all the necessary tools for growth.How does promoting gender equality, education and human rights aid in the fight to end poverty? BRAC’s founder, Sir Fazle Hasan Abed, will share his insights on poverty alleviation and the power of education, as well as BRAC’s growth and evolution over the past 40 years.Sir Fazle has received several national and international awards for his achievements in leading BRAC, including the David Rockefeller Bridging Leadership Award (2008), Inaugural Clinton Global Citizen Award (2007) and Gates Award for Global Health (2004). The British crown knighted him in recognition of his services to reducing poverty in Bangladesh and internationally.Speaker Fazle Hasan Abed is the Founder and Chairperson of BRAC.Catherine Muther, President of the Three Guineas Fund, moderates the discussion.For more information please visit: http://www.worldaffairs.org/event-calendar/event/1438

Poverty is often thought of as an economic issue, to be addressed through loans and other financial services. However, this is only one piece of the larger puzzle. Poor health can keep an individual from work or a natural disaster may destroy homes, crops and other resources. Lack of education limits opportunities for employment and higher wages. In order for the poor to escape poverty, they require the tools to fight it across all fronts. BRAC (Bangladesh Rural Advancement Committee), a development organization focused on alleviating poverty, therefore works with communities on a wide range of initiatives, from agriculture and food security to education and gender equality, in order to provide all the necessary tools for growth.How does promoting gender equality, education and human rights aid in the fight to end poverty? BRAC’s founder, Sir Fazle Hasan Abed, will share his insights on poverty alleviation and the power of education, as well as BRAC’s growth and evolution over the past 40 years.Sir Fazle has received several national and international awards for his achievements in leading BRAC, including the David Rockefeller Bridging Leadership Award (2008), Inaugural Clinton Global Citizen Award (2007) and Gates Award for Global Health (2004). The British crown knighted him in recognition of his services to reducing poverty in Bangladesh and internationally.Speaker Fazle Hasan Abed is the Founder and Chairperson of BRAC.Catherine Muther, President of the Three Guineas Fund, moderates the discussion.For more information please visit: <a href="http://www.worldaffairs.org/event-calendar/event/1438" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.worldaffairs.org/event-calendar/event/1438</a>

Fazle Hasan Abed: An Anti-Poverty Toolkit