DRR & Climate Resilience
Strengthening community preparedness, response and recovery while supporting climate adaptation and resilient infrastructure.
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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.
OUR APPROACH
Development shaped with communities, not just for communities.
BRED adopts a participatory, demand-driven and community-led approach across planning, design, implementation, monitoring and evaluation.
Its work connects community priorities with local government, service providers, civil society and other partners to strengthen rights, resilience, opportunity and sustainable development.
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.
Inclusive & Quality Education
Promoting lifelong learning, disaster education, school safety and accessible educational opportunities.
Explore Area →Healthcare & SRHR
Improving access to comprehensive healthcare, including sexual and reproductive health and rights for vulnerable populations.
Explore Area →Human Rights & Gender Equality
Promoting rights, justice, gender equality and protection for marginalized people, including gender-responsive disaster action.
Explore Area →Climate-Resilient Livelihoods
Building community capacity, green practices, skills and pathways toward decent and resilient employment.
Explore Area →Food Security & Social Protection
Strengthening resilience against hunger, malnutrition and poverty through resilient food systems and social protection.
Explore Area →HOW WE WORK
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
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02PlanParticipatory solutions
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03ActBuild skills and systems
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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
Community capacity, service linkages and support for sexual, reproductive, maternal, newborn, child and adolescent health.
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Gender Justice & Child Marriage Prevention
Engaging women, men, boys and young people to prevent violence and strengthen gender-responsive action.
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Skills & Livelihoods
Skills development, entrepreneurship, women’s economic empowerment and income-generating opportunities.
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Climate, Energy & DRR
Renewable energy, climate adaptation, disaster preparedness, resilient WASH and community-based risk reduction.
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Education & WASH
Non-formal education, school-focused support, water supply, sanitation and hygiene interventions.
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Relief & Humanitarian Response
Relief and rehabilitation support for communities affected by floods, COVID-19 and other adverse situations.
CROSS-CUTTING ISSUES
What Connects All Our Work
◈DRR & Climate Resilience
✦Community Empowerment
◌Gender Equality
◇Poverty Reduction
⚖Human Rights
◎Good Governance
♧Environment & Ecosystem Restoration
+Health, Hygiene & Nutrition
☀Renewable Energy
▣Education & School Safety
SDGs & DEVELOPMENT
Contributing to Sustainable Development Goals
BRED's development experience is aligned with national development priorities, the SDGs and relevant national and international frameworks. The profile identifies SDG Goals 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 and 16 as broad areas of programme engagement.
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FEATURED PROGRAMS
Current Work on the Ground
Selected recent programmes from BRED's profile. The full programme portfolio can be explored separately.
Community Led Urban Accountability through Digital Engagement (CLUE)
Accountability Lab, USA under the DDI South Asia initiative
View Programme →Digital Literacy and E-Commerce Livelihoods for Women in Pabna
Nisa Global Foundation, UK
View Programme →Improving Sexual, Reproductive, Maternal, Newborn, Child and Adolescents Health
CORE Group
View Programme →Community Empowerment through SALT Project
Global Fund for Children
View Programme →Empowering Ethnic Youth for Change
WE CAN Bangladesh, MJF and Christian Aid co-funded by European Union
View Programme →Women ICT on Basic Development Project
ICT Division
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RESILIENCE IN ACTION
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
Explore Our Work →WHERE WE WORK
23 Districts Across 6 Divisions
BRED has served 315,500 people across its working areas in Bangladesh.
315,500People 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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