Empowering Data-Driven Decisions Across the AIM Program

A global leader in development innovation, BRAC International operates across multiple countries to empower communities through education, health, livelihoods, and social protection programs.

BInsight is a comprehensive Monitoring & Evaluation (M&E) and program performance tracking system developed by Streams Tech for BRAC International. It was designed to support the Accelerating Impact for Marginalized (AIM) program—a bold, multi-country initiative focused on transforming the lives of adolescent girls and young women (AGYW) across Africa.

The system enables BRAC teams to collect, analyze, and visualize program data in real time—ensuring transparency, accountability, and adaptive management across all levels of implementation.

The Accelerating Impact for Young Women (AIM) program, launched in partnership with the Mastercard Foundation, is one of BRAC’s most ambitious initiatives to date. Operating across seven African countries—Sierra Leone, Liberia, Uganda, Tanzania, Rwanda, Ghana, and Kenya—the program aims to directly impact 1.2 million adolescent girls and young women over five years. 

AIM is structured around three core pillars: 

Social Empowerment:

• Life skills training, confidence building, and peer support groups 
• Youth-friendly sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR) education 
• Psychosocial support and safeguarding services 
• Advocacy training to help participants influence policies and community norms 

Economic Empowerment:

• Market-relevant skills development in agribusiness, entrepreneurship, apprenticeships, and vocational training 
• Access to microloans, startup inputs, and savings groups 
• Linkages to market actors and financial institutions 

Evidence-Based Advocacy:

• Research and data collection to inform policy and practice 
• Platforms for youth voices to influence decision-making 
• Strategic partnerships to create enabling environments for AGYW

The AIM program has already demonstrated significant impact in its early years: 

• Reach: Over 70,000 young people engaged through 660+ AIM clubs across four countries in Year 1 
• Skills Training: More than 20,000 young women received technical and entrepreneurial training 
• Savings Mobilization: Over 13,000 participants formed 630 savings groups, collectively saving $230,000+ 
• Education & Advocacy: Girls aged 12–17 supported to stay in or return to school, while older youth gained access to livelihood pathways 
• Behavioral Change: Reduced incidence of gender-based violence and increased agency among participants 

• Multi-country complexity: Diverse reporting formats, languages, and operational contexts 
• Fragmented data collection: Manual tools and inconsistent data flows across field offices 
• Limited connectivity: Field teams operating in low-bandwidth or offline environments 
• Delayed reporting cycles: Time-consuming aggregation and validation of field data 
• Lack of centralized visibility: Difficulty in tracking progress across geographies and indicators 

Streams Tech designed and deployed BInsight, a cloud-based, modular M&E platform tailored to BRAC’s operational realities. Key features include: 

System Architecture 

• Web-based dashboard for program managers and HQ teams 
• Android mobile app for field-level data collection with offline sync 
• Role-based access control for country teams, reviewers, and approvers 
• Integration with GIS layers for spatial analysis of program reach

Monitoring & Reporting 

• Custom indicator framework aligned with AIM’s theory of change 
• Automated data validation and approval workflows 
• Real-time dashboards with drill-down capabilities by country, sector, and time period 
• Exportable reports for donor submissions and internal reviews 

Data Synchronization 

• Offline-first mobile app with sync queue and conflict resolution 
• Server-side data harmonization across countries and program components 
• Secure cloud hosting with encryption and audit trails 

Learning & Feedback 

• Embedded feedback loops for field teams to improve data quality 
• Visualizations that highlight gaps, trends, and performance bottlenecks 
• Training materials and user manuals accessible within the system 

With BInsight, BRAC International now operates with real-time visibility, streamlined reporting, and data-driven agility. The system has become a cornerstone of AIM’s success—enabling teams to respond faster, learn continuously, and demonstrate impact at scale. 
Technologies Used 

• Frontend: React.js, Bootstrap 
• Backend: Node.js, PostgreSQL with PostGIS 
• Mobile App: Android (Java/Kotlin) with offline sync 
• Cloud Infrastructure: AWS with secure hosting and backups 
• Analytics: Custom dashboards, Power BI integration 
• Security: OAuth2, role-based access, encrypted data flows