Research

Policy Brief Program

Since April 1 2023, we have brought together graduate student researchers from various academic disciplines at prestigious universities such as Columbia University, McGill University, the University of Chicago, the University of Maryland, the University of Toronto, and Western University.

Every year a new cohort of Policy Researchers join our Policy Brief team, to collaborate and analyzing a pressing policy issue in the global south.

They author targeted recommendations with advice from subject-matter experts from diverse professional backgrounds, with an influential voice in public matters.

Past advisors have included professors and board members from top-universities, senior civil servants, non-profit and corporate leaders. Along with a U.S. Presidential Medal of Freedom Award winner.

Our Policy Researchers and their Advisors work together to author, public and disseminate our annual policy brief.

The program culminates with the launch of the publication at a Community Building panel event during the United Nations General Assembly in New York City.

Our Policy Briefs

  • 23/24: Ending Period Poverty

    The Program’s inaugural cohort from 2021-2022 designed a menstrual health management program in collaboration with implementing partners on the ground in Bangladesh and co-authored “Ending Period Poverty”, a comprehensive policy brief on period poverty and the menstruation-related challenges faced by women and girls in Bangladesh.

  • 23/25: Scaling with Cause

    In 2023-2024, the second cohort’s policy brief “The State of Community Clinics in Barisal” explored Bangladesh’s Community Clinic model as a vehicle to promote universal health coverage, in collaboration with policy practitioners from McGill University, University of Toronto, Columbia University, New York University, and Stanford University.

Application Process

  • Applications closed on September 8, 2024. The program will commence in October 2024.

Program Outcomes

BacharLorai’s Policy Brief Program envisions continuing to uphold its commitment to advancing knowledge in Bangladesh’s non-profit sector and empowering promising young researchers and policymakers through the following objectives:

  • Project Design and Implementation: Cohort will collaboratively decide on the research methodology to adopt, select monitoring and evaluation tools, and collect and analyze data.

  • Hands-on Experience: Cohort will conduct thorough analyses of complex sociopolitical and public policy landscapes and contexts.

  • Stakeholder Engagement: Cohort will have the opportunity to engage in stakeholder consultations and navigate interactions with diverse stakeholders.

  • Research Writing and Policy Development: Cohort will co-author a comprehensive policy brief, including multifaceted, actionable policy recommendations.