Browsing by Subject "Development"
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Can ultra-poverty be sustainably improved? Evidence from BRAC in Bangladesh
(Taylor & Francis, 2012-06-19)With more than one-fifth of Bangladesh's population living in extreme poverty, surmounting it still remains a substantial predicament for development practitioners. To combat this issue, BRAC initiated the multifaceted ... -
Community economic development ultimately ensures social development
(BRAC University, 2008)Community Economic Development (CED), a North American perspective which focuses on creating employment, income maintenance, empowering powerless and poor people, business development, sharing ownership, and government ... -
Crafting a graduation pathway for the ultra-poor: Lessons and evidence from a BRAC program
(BRAC Research and Evaluation Division, 2008-03)The ultra poor are caught in a below-subsistence trap from which it is difficult for them to break free using available resources and mechanisms. Time is not an ally for the ultra poor, as things generally do not get ... -
Development and acceptability testing of ready-to-use supplementary food made from locally available food ingredients in Bangladesh
(© 2014 BioMed Central Ltd., 2014)Background: Inadequate energy and micronutrient intake during childhood is a major public health problem in developing countries. Ready-to-use supplementary food (RUSF) made of locally available food ingredients can improve ... -
Development and human security in Asia: an analysis from human rights and cultural relativism point of view
(BRAC University, 2015-10)This paper attempts to discuss the conflict between the liberal doctrine of Universal Human Rights and cultural relativism from the view point of development and human security in Asia. Using the Universal Declaration ... -
Development regimes in south Asia: History and the governance conundrum
(BRAC University, 2005-08)Until recently, regimes governing development occupied definite territories that delineated their relevant populations and identified authoritative leadership with distinct cultural boundaries. But development regimes today ... -
Disaster management and development in Bangladesh: education perspective
(© 2009 Published by Research Publishing Services., 2009)Natural disasters are considered as an impediment to development. The consequences of disasters may stop or slow down the development both locally and globally.While disasters are a threat to sustainable development, ... -
Disaster management and development in Bangladesh: education perspective
(© 2009 Published by Research Publishing Services., 2009)Natural disasters are considered as an impediment to development. The consequences of disasters may stop or slow down the development both locally and globally.While disasters are a threat to sustainable development, ... -
Effectiveness of training & development of Banglalink Digital Communications Limited
(Brac University, 2019-12)As part of my academic requirement and completion of my BBA program, I needed to complete a three month period of Internship program. I chose to do my Internship at Banglalink Digital Communications Ltd. Banglalink Digital ... -
Esquire Knit Composite Limited
(Brac University, 2020-06-10)The main focus of my industrial attachment is on the operational process of a knitwear industry. I got the opportunity to follow the relevant tasksin Esquire Knit Composite Ltd. (EKCL) which is fastest growing textile ... -
An evaluation of training and development policies and processes of a textile enterprise: A case study on Beximco Limited (Textiles and Apparel Division)
(Brac University, 2020-04)This internship report discusses the processes and procedures along with the need and importance of training and development in a textile company in Bangladesh. I was fortunate to work in the leading company in the ... -
Exclusion and poverty: An analytical approach for understanding exclusion and assessing programmes targeting the very poor in Bangladesh
(BRAC Research and Evaluation Division, 2008-04)Exclusion is a term that comes up often in association with poverty, social welfare and social injustice. Development interventions are designed with some notion of benefiting or including the excluded. This paper analyses ... -
Gendered politics of inclusive development
(BRAC Institute of Governance and Development (BIGD), 2014-05)Political settlement frameworks are gender blind. In this paper, we interrogate the nature of gendered political settlements through analyzing selected country cases studies of the gendered nature of political and policy-making ... -
Group norms and the Brac village organization—enhancing social capital baseline
(BRAC Research and Evaluation Division, 2012-04)As an NGO, BRAC adopts a holistic development approach centred on the Village Organization (VO), a group of female microfinance clients. In order to upgrade the VO integrity and norms, BRAC’s Social Development (SD) Program ... -
Importance of training and development at Telecom companies: The case of Banglalink Digital Communications
(Brac University, 2020-01)Banglalink Digital Communications Ltd. is one of the dynamic and leading companies in Bangladesh. It holds the second largest market share in Bangladesh telecommunication industry. Their organizational values work on ... -
Introducing Watch : an initiative in monitoring health and development
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Preparation is the key to face the challenges of Bangladesh
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Reconciling self-urban development practice and social justice
(BRAC University, 2005)We live in a world that is full of contradictions, of multiple positionalties, and of highly contested meanings and aspirations. Trying to position oneself in this complex world requires an understanding of the power, ... -
A review of sustainable biofuels from waste materials: development and challenges
(Brac University, 2021-12)Biofuel is a fuel derived from living things or their wastes (biomass) that is considered as the most potential and alternative energy source. It includes bioethanol biodiesel, biohydrogen, biogas, etc. Due to its environmental ...
