Browsing by Author "Halder, Shantana R."

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    • Analysis of member performance: a case of BRAC's rural development programme 

      Halder, Shantana R.; Husain, A M Muazzam (BRAC, 1998-12)
      A comparative analysis of high performing and other BRAC members has been made to determine factors responsible for differences in their performance. It was found that both the success cases and other members owned similar ...

    • Case studies on cost-effectiveness of BRAC provided services in selected enterprises 

      Halder, Shantana R.; Husain, AM Muazzam (BRAC, 1999-02)
      This case study was conducted on three types of enterprises that have been promoted by BRAC to examine the viability of the enterprises and the relative cost effectiveness of the services delivered by BRAC. Primary data ...

    • Combining methodologies for better targeting of the extreme poor: lessons from BRAC's CFPR/TUP programme (TUP working paper -2) 

      Matin, Imran; Halder, Shantana R. (BRAC, 2004-08)
      This paper aims to assess the effectiveness and draw lessons from the targeting strategy used in a new BRAC programme called Challenging the Frontiers of Poverty Reduction-Targeting the Ultra Poor (CFPR/TUP) that aims ...

    • Combining targeting methodologies for better targeting of the extreme poor: some preliminary findings from BRAC's CFPR/TUP programme 

      Matin, Imran; Halder, Shantana R. (BRAC, 2002-09)
      Since January 2002, BRAC has started a new program targeted at the extreme poor, called, 'Challenging the Frontiers of Poverty Reduction: Targeting the Ultra Poor' (CFPR/TUP). This Programme seeks to challenge the frontiers ...

    • Cost-benefit analysis of BRAC's sericulture programme 

      Halder, Shantana R. (BRAC, 1998-12)
      The Sericulture Programme of BRAC is one of the most ambitious among BRAC sector programmes. Since 1992 BRAe has gone through a large scale expansion of the plantation programme. Major components of the programme are: ...

    • Demographic and social characteristics of the ultra poor 

      Halder, Shantana R.; Husain, A.M.Muazzam (Research and Evaluation Division, Brac, 2000-12)
      This report aimed to understand the demographic, social and economic characteristics of the ultra poor. Analysis of data clearly showed that the ultra poor households were smaller in size than the rural average. One-third ...

    • The educational status of the ultra poor 

      Halder, Shantana R. (Research and Evaluation Division, Brac, 2000-12)
      This report describes the state of education of the ultra poor by considering four indicators namely: net enrollment rate of children between 6-10 years of age, adult and household literacy rates, educational status of ...

    • Employment and wage status of the ultra poor 

      Halder, Shantana R. (Research and Evaluation Division, Brac, 2000-12)
      This report looked into the employment status of the ultra poor and factors affecting the extent of employment. Findings showed that 92% of the households were with economically active population. Majority of the rest ...

    • The extreme poverty in Bangladesh: an overview 

      Halder, Shantana R.; Husain, A.M.Muazzam (Research and Evaluation Division, Brac, 2000-12)
      By reviewing existing literature this report focuses on methodological issues related to the identification of ultra poor in Bangladesh. According to different statistics up to 40% of the rural poor in Bangladesh remains ...

    • Female-headed households and the ultra poor in Bangladesh 

      Halder, Shantana R. (Research and Evaluation Division, Brac, 2000-12)
      This report focuses on the magnitude of FHHs among the poorest and examines their socio-economic profile to highlight the distinction between FHHs and the entire sample. Female-headed households (FHHs) are of two types: ...

    • Food security and the ultra poor 

      Halder, Shantana R. (Research and Evaluation Division, Brac, 2000-12)
      This paper aims to derive some policy guidelines by analysing factors affecting food security of the ultra poor. Here more emphasis is given on the number of rice meals taken and the sources of rice consumed during the ...

    • Food security through sustainable income uplift and poverty eradication project: a socio-economic baseline survey 

      Husain, A. M. Muazzam; Halder, Shantana R. (2000-12)

    • Identification of the poorest and the impact of credit on them: the case of BRAC 

      Halder, Shantana R.; Husain, A.M.M. (BRAC, 1998-12)
      This study offers a new approach for identification of the poorest and constructs a poverty profile by integrating four non-impact variables sensitive to poverty. Poverty was found to be highly correlated with all of the ...

    • The impact of BRAC on poverty dynamics and poverty transition: results of panel data analysis 

      Halder, Shantana R. (BRAC, 2002-09)
      This paper looks into the issue of economic graduation of the poor and tries to finding out the impact of BRAC's Rural Development Programme (RDP) on it. Economic graduation is defined by the upward mobility of the poor ...

    • Income status of the ultra poor 

      Halder, Shantana R. (Research and Evaluation Division, Brac, 2000-12)
      This paper reports on income status, major sources of income and determinants of income of the ultra poor Mean per capita income was calculated to be Tk.3,385, per annum that was even less than the estimated lower poverty ...

    • Innovation for universal health coverage in Bangladesh: a call to action 

      Adams, Alayne M.; Ahmed, Tanvir; El Arifeen, Shams E.; Evans, Timothy Grant; Huda, Tanvir M.; Reichenbach, Laura J.; Ahmed, Faruque S K; Ahmed, Shamim; Ahmed, Syéd Masud; Azad, Kishwar; Bhuiya, Abbas Uddin; Mahmood, Shehrin Shaila; Cash, Richard A.; Chen, Lincoln; Chowdhury, Mahbub Elahi Khan; Chowdhury, Ahmed Mushtaque Raza; Christou, Aliki; Halder, Shantana R.; Husain, Mushtuq Mushtaq; Islam, Mohammad Sirajul; Islam, Khaled Shamsul; Huq, Shireen; Hussain, Zakir; Mahmud, Simeen; Mallick, Fuad Hassan; May, Maria A.; Osman, Ferdous Arfina; Peters, David H.; Perry, Henry B.; Rabbani, Atonu; Rahman, Mijanur Aminur; Rahman, Mahmudur Ziaur; Rasheed, Sabrina; Rashid, Sabina F.; Al-Sabir, Ahmed; Standing, Hilary; Mahmud, Simeen (© 2013 The Lancet, 2013)
      A post-Millennium Development Goals agenda for health in Bangladesh should be defined to encourage a second generation of health-system innovations under the clarion call of universal health coverage. This agenda should ...

    • Measuring the dynamics of BRAC's contribution to employment generation 

      Halder, Shantana R. (Research and Evaluation Division, Brac, 2000-09)
      This study explores the areas of employment /types of job created through BRAC activities and estimates the actual achievements of BRAC in terms of numbers and/ or person-years of employment generated. BRACpaid full-time ...

    • NGO intervention and the ultra poor 

      Halder, Shantana R. (Research and Evaluation Division, Brac, 2000-12)
      This report mainly discusses the perceptions of the ultra poor regarding NGO membership and their future development needs if they join NGOs like BRAC. It also focuses on reasons for membership discontinuation, issues ...

    • The present status of lAS-I sample population 

      Halder, Shantana R. (BRAC, 1996-08)
      The Research and Evaluation Division (RED) of BRAC recently carried out a quick survey on the present status of the sample population of IAS-I in preparation for the IAS-ll to be conducted during 1996-97. It was contemplated ...

    • The process of poverty and the ultra poor 

      Halder, Shantana R.; Husain, A.M.Muazzam (Research and Evaluation Division, Brac, 2000-12)
      This report focuses on the poverty process - how they become poor, the reasons for their falling into poverty. Poverty is multi-causal. On average 1.7 causes were identified by the respondents. Major causes of poverty ...