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Child labor in Bangladesh villages: incidence, correlates and implications
(BRAC Research and Evaluation Division (RED), 1995-12)
The paper aims to improve our understanding about the prevalence and determinants of child
labor in rural Bangladesh. Data for this study were obtained from 1995 sample survey of 3,809
eligible children aged 5 to 14 years ...
Role of education in reducing child labour: a case from rural Bangladesh
(BRAC Research and Evaluation Division (RED), 1996)
This article examines the hypothesis that formal education of children and their parents plays
a major role in reducing child labour. Data are generated from a representative sample survey
of 3,809 children aged 10-14 ...
Household violence against women in rural Bangladesh
(BRAC Research and Evaluation Division (RED), 1997-03)
The prevalence of household violence against
women is high in Bangladesh. Poverty, illiteracy and
religious values are usually blamed for such violence.
This report assesses the prevalence and determinants of
violence ...
Environmental awareness in rural Bangladesh: levels and differentials
(BRAC Research and Evaluation Division (RED), 1997-01)
This report assesses the level of environmental
awareness in the rural communities of Bangladesh.
Findings reveal that nearly half of the people were aware
about the change of environment and its implications
although ...
Bhairab bridge project: assessment of the implementation of social action plan
(BRAC Research and Evaluation Division (RED), 2000-03)
For construction of the Bhairab-Ashuganj Bridge, the government acquired land on both sides of the
Meghna river that affected the owners of small and medium size enterprises (SMEs) and their
employees in the area. To ...
International migration and the change of women's position among left behind in rural Bangladesh
(BRAC Research and Evaluation Division (RED), 2000)
While the impact of remittances on the economic condition of sending communities has received much
attention, the effects of international migration on women's position among the left: behind have not been
adequately ...
Awareness and choice of options of Arsenic-free drinking water
(BRAC Research and Evaluation Division (RED), 2000)
The discovery of arsenic contamination in tubewell water has created concern for its potential health effects. BRAC
initiated an arsenic mitigation project in two upazilas in 1999. The project included promotion of ...
An evaluation of BRAC village organisations: focusing on selected indicators
(BRAC Research and Evaluation Division (RED), 1998-03)
1. The study was based on a conceptual premise that BRAC's credit-plus approach not only helps
improve economic condition of the rural poor by disbursing loan, but its group formation,
conscietisation, skill training and ...
Micro-credit programs, women's empowerment and change in nuptiality in Bangladesh villages
(BRAC Research and Evaluation Division (RED), 1998)
Although the fertility impact of micro-credit and women's empowerment programs has received increasing attention
in recent years, the role of credit-based income generating programs on nuptiality in traditional communities ...
Environmental sanitation in participatory development approach: experience of NGOs in Bangladesh
(BRAC Research and Evaluation Division (RED), 1998)