Ayesha Abed Foundation - Ukhiya

About Us

The Ayesha Abed Foundation (AAF) was founded in 1982 to honour the memory and contributions of the late Mrs. Ayesha Abed, a BRAC staff member and spouse of the late Sir Fazle Hasan Abed, founder of BRAC. The foundation was established to organise thousands of rural women and give them training on a variety of crafts, connecting them to Aarong's designers, providing them a suitable working environment, linking them to BRAC's social development programmes, and most importantly, equipping them...

The Ayesha Abed Foundation (AAF) was founded in 1982 to honour the memory and contributions of the late Mrs. Ayesha Abed, a BRAC staff member and spouse of the late Sir Fazle Hasan Abed, founder of BRAC. The foundation was established to organise thousands of rural women and give them training on a variety of crafts, connecting them to Aarong's designers, providing them a suitable working environment, linking them to BRAC's social development programmes, and most importantly, equipping them with a regular source of income.