BacharLorai Canada

What BacharLorai Canada does

BacharLorai Global is a Canadian-registered non-profit corporation headquartered in Toronto, delivering community, research, and welfare programs across seven countries with primary operational hubs in Toronto, Dhaka, and New York. Founded in 2020 as a diaspora-driven social movement around the Bengali phrase "বাঁচার লড়াই" (the fight to survive) and formally incorporated as a non-profit in 2023, the organization operates through three compounding pillars. The Community pillar runs Impact Social networking events (New York, London, Kuala Lumpur), the Experience+ university partnership program, and Global Advocacy panels at UN and World Bank forums. The Research pillar publishes ImpactInk (a Substack policy magazine), runs the Policy Residency for graduate researchers, hosts the Youth Voices essay competition for middle school students, and produces ethnography work on Toronto's Banglatown. The Welfare pillar operates the Impact25 awards for 25 youth leaders under 25, the Global Impact Fellowship for 10 youth aged 18-25 annually, and humanitarian aid programs including Zero Gap Education, Heatwave Hydration Drive, Sew the Future, Water & Wellness for Women, and Bangladesh Recovery Fund.

The organization serves four primary constituencies: young changemakers aged 18-25 (fellowship and award programs), diaspora professionals (Impact Socials and volunteer networks), vulnerable communities in Bangladesh and other Global South countries (humanitarian aid reaching 260,000+ recipients across 55+ cities via 18+ partner organizations), and policymakers/researchers (Policy Residency and presentations at UN CSW forums and World Bank meetings). BacharLorai holds UN Department of Global Communications accreditation and World Bank Civil Society Organization status, credentials that grant access to international policy platforms. Its 40-person cross-disciplinary team is supported by a Board of Trustees, a Community Alliance Board, and a Global Research Council.

BacharLorai's revenue model is entirely philanthropic, with no commercial products or services sold. Funding sources include individual donations, Zeffy-based crowdfunding campaigns, named project funds (Zero Gap Fund, Global Impact Fund, Schoenl Family Fund), and partner contributions. Specific disclosed project-level fundraising amounts are modest (e.g., $1,131 for heatwave hydration, $7,873 for Global Impact Projects). The organization does not maintain a proprietary technology platform; its digital infrastructure relies on standard tools (Zeffy, Substack, Squarespace) for fundraising, publishing, and community management. Revenue and financial details are not publicly disclosed.

Name

BacharLorai Canada

Legal name

BacharLorai Global

Website

https://bacharlorai.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2020

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

BacharLorai Global is a Canadian-registered non-profit operating across seven countries through Community, Research, and Welfare pillars, serving young changemakers, diaspora professionals, vulnerable communities in Bangladesh, and policymakers via fellowship, humanitarian aid, and UN/World Bank advocacy programs.

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akta.pro rank

Product category

Social Impact Non-Profit Services

NAICS

Civic and Social Organizations (813410), Grantmaking and Giving Services (81321), Social Advocacy Organizations (8133)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300), International Affairs (9721)

akta.pro primary industry

International & Local Implementing NGOs (HLAJAKAD)

akta.pro secondary industries

Infrastructure, Housing & Community Development (BPAGABAL), Community Development & Social Impact Programs (EDAIAGAA), Global Health Advocacy, Policy & Rights Organizations (HLAJAKAO)

Keywords

• Humanitarian aid programs
• Youth fellowship programs
• Policy research publications
• Diaspora community engagement
• Social impact non-profit

Headquarters

HQ city

Toronto

HQ country

Canada

HQ region

North America

Offices4 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure, Supply Chain

Revenue model

1. Donations and Fundraising: BacharLorai raises funds through individual donations, crowdfunding campaigns (via Zeffy platform), and fundraising events. The Global Impact Fund enables peer-to-peer fundraising. Funds are directed toward humanitarian aid projects including education, economic relief, and health programs. The organization has raised specific amounts for named projects such as $1,131.02 for heatwave hydration, $1,025 for IHF School renovations, $1,728.03 and $7,873 for Global Impact Projects.
2. Awards and Fellowship Revenue: The Global Impact Fellowship selects 10 youth annually (ages 18-25) to participate in an 8-month capacity development program. Impact25 recognizes 25 youth leaders under 25. These programs may incorporate program-related contributions and partner sponsorship.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

BacharLorai Global is a non-profit organization that runs community, research, and social welfare programs focused on youth, policy, and humanitarian aid. It delivers this through nine programs across three pillars: Community (Impact Socials, Experience+, Global Advocacy), Research (ImpactInk publication, Policy Residency, Youth Voices), and Welfare (Impact25 awards, Global Impact Fellowship, Humanitarian Aid including Zero Gap Education, Heatwave Hydration, Water & Wellness for Women, and Sew the Future).

Product overview

BacharLorai Global is a non-profit social impact organization offering a multi-faceted portfolio of community, research, and welfare programs. The core offerings include: Impact Socials (flagship networking events), Experience+ (university partnerships for experiential learning), and Global Advocacy (UN forum panels) under Community; ImpactInk (policy publication), Policy Residency (graduate research collaboration), and Youth Voices Essay Competition under Research; and Impact25 Awards, Global Impact Fellowship, and Humanitarian Aid Programs (Zero Gap Education, Heatwave Hydration, Water & Wellness for Women, Sew the Future) under Welfare. Additionally, the organization produces cultural products including the Canadian in Banglatown photobook. These nine core programs compound each other: Community brings people together, Research sharpens understanding, and Welfare moves resources where needed.

Differentiator

Problem solved

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Brands

• Impact25: Awards recognizing 25 youth under 25 who are creating remarkable change in their societies
• Global Impact Fellowship
• ImpactInk
• Impact Social
• Policy Residency
• Youth Voices
• Experience+
• Zero Gap Fund
• Global Impact Fund

Products and services

• Impact Socials Flagship networking program that brings together change-makers through intimate gatherings connecting local community members to global social impact leaders. Held in major global cities including New York, London, Toronto, and Kuala Lumpur.
• Experience+ University partnership program providing experiential learning opportunities for undergraduate and graduate students globally, partnering with top universities to enable global development and public policy exposure.
• Global Advocacy Parallel events at UN Commission on the Status of Women, research presentations at global forums, and advocacy at UNGA and World Bank meetings.
• ImpactInk Policy review magazine applying a critical, human-centered lens to global issues, deconstructing power dynamics through consequential journalism bridging western expertise with eastern experiences. Published on Substack.
• Policy Residency Graduate researcher collaboration bringing together students from top universities to analyze pressing policy issues in the Global South, with final reports presented at UN forums.
• Youth Voices Essay Competition Annual international essay competition inviting middle school students (ages 11-14) to tackle pressing global issues through public policy lens using UN Sustainable Development Goals as framework.
• Impact25 Awards Flagship award recognizing 25 youth leaders under age 25 from Global South countries, providing international spotlight, media access, network connections, mentorship, and sustained alumni community engagement.
• Global Impact Fellowship Eight-month capacity development program cultivating next generation of social impact leaders aged 18-25, offering skills workshops on project management, communications, fundraising, advocacy, and hands-on humanitarian aid project delivery. Selects 10 youth annually.
• Humanitarian Aid Programs Multi-faceted aid initiatives including Zero Gap Education Fund, Heatwave Hydration Drive, Water & Wellness for Women, Sew the Future, Ramadan Impact Fund, Bangladesh Recovery Fund, and disaster response programs across 55+ cities reaching 260,000+ aid recipients.
• Bangladesh Community Clinics Policy Brief 2024-25 policy research assessing Bangladesh's Community Clinic Program alignment with international standards, focusing on regional implementation challenges and recommendations for improving efficacy of 10,000+ community clinics.
• Ethnography: Mapping the Social Economy of the Danforth Research project mapping the social economy and community dynamics of Banglatown in Toronto, documenting the Bangladeshi-Canadian diaspora experience.
• Canadian in Banglatown Photobook Photographic journal documenting the lives of Bangladeshi society in Toronto, exploring themes of longing, belonging, and becoming; won Top Place in Glocal Foundation 2023-24 CanConnect Program.

Quantifiable outcome

• 260,000+ aid recipients reached across 55+ cities and 18+ partner organizations
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers7 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles6 records

Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

18 partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• KPJ Tawakkal Specialist HospitalminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 7 November 2025KPJ Tawakkal partnered with BacharLorai for the Impact Social Malaysia event. Ustaz Khairuddin Khudri (Head of Medical Tourism) participated as a speaker, highlighting Malaysia as a land of opportunity for international patients and students.
• Sustainexus / Carbon BankminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 7 November 2025Mohd Hilmi bin Mat Saad (COO of Carbon Bank and Director of Sustainexus) participated as a panelist at Impact Social Malaysia, sharing insights on pathways from education to career and the creative economy in Malaysia.
• It's Humanity Foundation (IHF)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 14 June 2025The Financial Literacy Panel was organized by IHF with facilitation from BacharLorai's Aditi Zahir, reaching 25 community members in Saidpur, Nilphamari, Rangpur, Bangladesh, on topics of budgeting, saving, and financial fraud awareness.
• United Nations Commission on the Status of Women (CSW)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 13 March 2025BacharLorai has hosted parallel events at CSW68, CSW69, and CSW70 — presenting research, moderating panels, and advocating alongside partners on issues including period poverty, refugee women's leadership, and AI and women's economic empowerment. The organization holds UN Department of Global Communications accreditation.
• Bangladeshi-Canadian Community Services (BCS)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 28 February 2025BCS collaborated with BacharLorai to deliver a mental health workshop for 60 members of Scarborough's Bangladeshi community. The partnership addressed cultural stigma surrounding mental health and provided culturally sensitive resources and support networks.
• Bengali Information and Employment Services (BIES)minorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting Partner · 28 February 2025BIES Executive Director Dr. Imam Uddin presented findings from his 2020 research report on youth suicide in the Toronto Bengali community at BacharLorai's mental health workshop, providing research-based context for the community session.
• It's Humanity Foundation (IHF)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2025It's Humanity Foundation partnered with BacharLorai on multiple projects including the Amar Bag menstrual health initiative in Nilphamari and school renovation projects at the IHF School in Panchkhola, Dhaka. IHF is referenced as a key community partner.
• Max Bell School of Public Policy at McGill UniversityminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2025Anil Wasif (Co-Founder) sits on the Max Bell School Advisory Board at McGill University. Professor Neil Bouwer from the Max Bell School serves on BacharLorai's Global Research Council, creating a bidirectional academic partnership.
• University of Toronto Governing CouncilminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2025Anil Wasif (Co-Founder) serves on the Governing Council at the University of Toronto. The university is referenced as the alma mater of multiple founders and as a partner for BacharLorai's case competitions and fellowship programs.
• Drinkwell and Light to LifecoreImplementation/ SI/ Consulting Partner · 1 June 2024Drinkwell and Light to Life partnered with BacharLorai for the Heatwave Hydration Drive, providing water-ATM card infrastructure and volunteer training to distribute safe drinking water to 400 low-income residents of Dhaka during the 2024 heat season.
• World Bank GroupcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2024BacharLorai holds World Bank Civil Society Organization (CSO) status and participates in World Bank forums, panel discussions, and policy processes. The organization presented its community clinic policy brief at a World Bank Group panel on expanding health services to 1.5 billion people worldwide and engaged with the World Bank Economic Development Community of Practice.
• UN WomencoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2024UN Women is a key partner organization. Aji Fatou Gaye from UN Women served as a guest speaker for the Global Impact Fellowship's Presentation and Public Speaking Skills Workshop, providing expertise on data storytelling and advocacy.
• Equal Measures 2030minorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2024Dr. Coretta Jonah from Equal Measures 2030 served as a guest speaker for the Global Impact Fellowship, delivering a workshop on public speaking and data storytelling to support advocacy and professional growth.
• Stanford UniversitycoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 October 2023BacharLorai researchers presented a poster at the 22nd Community Health Symposium at Stanford University as part of the 2024-25 Policy Brief on Bangladesh Community Clinics. This academic partnership contributes to the organization's research credibility and global visibility.
• Footsteps BangladeshcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 12 August 2023Footsteps Bangladesh co-organized the inaugural Impact Social in New York City alongside BacharLorai and Bengalis of New York, bringing together 60 attendees for an evening of networking with nonprofit leaders.
• Bengalis of New YorkminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 12 August 2023Bengalis of New York co-organized the inaugural Impact Social in NYC with BacharLorai and Footsteps Bangladesh. Editor-in-Chief Anika Hossain was a featured speaker at the event.
• Glocal Foundation (CanConnect Program)minorGTM or Marketing Partner · 1 January 2023Glocal Foundation's CanConnect Program awarded Top Place recognition to BacharLorai's Canadian in Banglatown photobook, providing visibility and credibility for the organization's cultural documentation work within the diaspora community.
• Footsteps BangladeshcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2020Footsteps Bangladesh is referenced as a key partner in healthcare delivery for last-mile communities. BacharLorai's Trustee Tahmid Khan contributes to Footsteps Bangladesh's overdose prevention research, and Zarin Rashid serves as an advisor on Footsteps' board which has empowered over 700,000 people in Bangladesh.

Scale indicators7 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• UNDP: UNDP is the largest UN development policy and capacity-building agency and a benchmark for community-level welfare, policy research, and CSO engagement — relevant peer given BacharLorai's World Bank CSO status and policy publication work.
• UNICEF: UNICEF is the dominant UN-system incumbent for humanitarian aid, youth welfare, and global advocacy in Bangladesh and other BacharLorai geographies — overlapping on humanitarian programs, youth fellowships, and policy engagement at CSW.
• Aga Khan Foundation: Aga Khan Foundation operates one of the largest diaspora-led (South Asian/Muslim community) development networks across education, health, and rural development — overlapping with BacharLorai's diaspora philanthropy and welfare delivery in Bangladesh.

Direct peers

• Echoing Green: Echoing Green runs a fellowship program for early-career social entrepreneurs, including the Impact25 cohort of young changemakers — closely comparable to BacharLorai's Impact25 awards and Global Impact Fellowship in both demographic focus and capacity-development format.
• Bangladesh Youth Leadership Center (BYLC): BYLC runs youth leadership programs connecting Bangladeshi diaspora and students with social impact training — directly comparable to BacharLorai's Global Impact Fellowship, Experience+, and diaspora-led capacity-building model.
• Acumen: Acumen operates social impact fellowship and leadership programs that combine capacity development with grassroots project delivery — overlapping directly with BacharLorai's Global Impact Fellowship in mission and operating model.
• BRAC: BRAC is one of the world's largest implementing NGOs, headquartered in Bangladesh with deep footprint across education, WASH, economic empowerment, and humanitarian aid — overlapping directly with BacharLorai's welfare programs in Dhaka, Satkhira, and Panchkhola.
• BRAC USA: BRAC USA is the diaspora-led US arm of BRAC, channeling diaspora donations and volunteerism toward Bangladesh welfare programs — a direct comparator for BacharLorai's diaspora-to-grassroots operating model in North America.

Emerging players

• Malala Fund: Malala Fund advocates for girls' education and youth-led development in South Asian contexts including Bangladesh — an adjacent comparator for BacharLorai's education focus, Impact25 youth recognition, and UN CSW advocacy around girls' empowerment.
• Splash: Splash focuses on clean water and sanitation infrastructure for children in developing countries, including Bangladesh — directly comparable to BacharLorai's deep tube-well and gender-segregated washroom program in Satkhira's riverbank communities.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Profiles6 records

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