Theory of Change

Frame approach around BRACs core values:

Internal

Qualitative Impact
DEVELOPMENT ADVISORY TEAM

innovation effectiveness

integrity inclusiveness

External

- Better employee attendance - Higher retention rate - Improved workplace morale - Improved relationships with people with disabilities - Empowerment of people with disabilities and their families and caregivers - Increased inclusion and mainstreaming of people with disabilities into society

EMILY CONRON MACKENZIE DOME CATHERINE FLATLEY CAILEAN GEARY

Increasing opportunities and incorporating reasonable accommodations for employees with disabilities Incorporating disabilityinclusive approaches into development initiatives Scaling up medical, educational, and rehabilitation programs for people with disabilities Modeling inclusive perspectives and attitudes towards people with disabilities

Estimated Initial Costs for BRAC

Quantitative Impact

External Costs (Bangladesh Operations) Population: 150,493,658 % with disabilities: 15,049,366 % treated Y1: 15,049 Cost per person: $140 Total External Costs: $2 mil Internal Costs (Global Operations) Employees of BRAC: 100,000 Ideal % with disabilities: 10,000 % incorporated Y1: 10 Cost Per Person: $138 Total Internal Costs: $138,000

A COMPREHENSIVE, INCLUSIVE DISABILITY POLICY

Final Total:

$2 million in Y1

Promoting Opportunities for People with Disabilities

EMPLOYEE TRAINING POLICY ENGAGEMENT EXTERNAL TRAINING REFINING DEFINITION

Organizational Overview

Organizational Challenge

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A Definition of Disability
IMPAIRMENT PERSPECTIVE / MEDICAL MODEL: disability is seen as fixed in an individuals body or mind, thus requiring an individual to change to fit their environment.

BRAC lacks a comprehensive, organization-wide disability policy.

INTERNAL

SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT / HUMAN RIGHTS MODEL: disability is seen in terms of the socioeconomic, cultural and political disadvantages resulting from an individuals exclusion, thus requiring the environment to change to accommodate the individual.

IMPLICATIONS

BRACs 100,000 employees do not receive adequate accommodation in the workplace

The needs of people with disabilities served by BRAC are not comprehensively addressed

EXTERNAL IMPLICATIONS The second definition fits BRACs vision of a world free from all forms of exploitation and discrimination where everyone has the opportunity to realize their potential.

Disability is a cross-cutting development issue.

People with disabilities are disproportionately affected by natural disasters. Families with children with disabilities have a harder time escaping poverty. People with disabilities often lack access to the healthcare and social services they need.

Founded in 1972 as the Bangladesh Rural Advancement Committee Now the largest non-government organization in the world, known simply as BRAC South-South development approach: spreading knowledge and best practices to 10 other developing nations Current programs reach an estimated 126 million people worldwide, focusing on these priority program areas: - Social and financial empowerment of women - Grassroots empowerment - Health and education 97,000 community health workers Runs the worlds largest private, secular education system, with 38,000 schools - Empowering farmers - Inclusive financial services Disburses over a billion dollars in microloans annually Augments microfinance with additional services like financial literacy training Self-sustaining solutions