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BRAC

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

My primary destination in Bangladesh was to meet with BRAC , which is the world's largest NGO (nonprofit organization) with nearly 100,000 employees. Abed has accomplished an incredible amount since founding BRAC more than 30 years ago, but he is charging forward with expansion both inside and outside of Bangladesh.

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5 Ways To Expand Financial Inclusion For The World’s Poor

Global Giving

And the government of Bangladesh announced plans for a nationwide mobile payments system by early 2018.This That’s how many residents of India have enrolled in the world’s largest biometric identification system. Much of the Aadhaar identification system’s potential has yet to be realized. 1,171,000,000.

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Blockchain Explained: Risks And Opportunities For Philanthropy

Global Giving

This is particularly critical when these services are developed and tested on people who are already facing major risks, like Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh. Subscribe to get the best content from the Learn Library once a month. Blockchain has the potential to be transformative in the social sector and beyond.