BRAC based in Bangladesh, is the world's largest non-governmental development organization with 120,000 employees, the majority of whom are women, and operates various programs such as microfinance and education in over nine countries across Asia and Africa, reaching more than 110 million people. Established by Fazle Hasan Abed in 1972 soon after the liberation of Bangladesh, BRAC is currently present in all 64 districts of Bangladesh, with over 7 million micro-finance group members, 37,500 non-formal primary schools and more than 70,000 health volunteers. The organization is 80% self-funded through a number of commercial enterprises that include a dairy and food project and a chain of retail handicraft stores called ‘Aarong.’  Learn more at http://www.brac.net/