Browsing by Author "Qayum, Nayma"
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Achieving gender equality through challenging social norms: BRAC’s Polli Shomaj program
Qayum, Nayma; Hassan, Mirza; Aziz, Syeda Salina (Brac UniversityTaylor & Francis, 2023-06-21)Can NGOs implement rights-based gender equality programs when donor focus on the area is shrinking? This paper explores how one development program has made strategic choices incorporating the interests of multiple ... -
Eradicating extreme poverty in Bangladesh: national strategies and activities
Qayum, Nayma; Samadder, Mrinmoy (Brac University, 2013-04)Although Bangladesh has achieved fairly steady economic growth, as of 2011, almost half of its population still lived in extreme poverty. As a result, the Government of Bangladesh and its development partners have recently ... -
Group norms and the Brac village organization—enhancing social capital baseline
Qayum, Nayma; Samadder, Mrinmoy; Rahman, Rehnuma (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 ... -
Social protection package for the retrenched workers of state-owned enterprises: A quick assessment
Das, Narayan Chandra; Qayum, Nayma; Khan, Mehejabeen; Karim, Fazlul (BRAC Research and Evaluation Division, 2010-05)BRAC designed and implemented a project namely Kallyan, aiming to improve the quality of life of the retrenched workers of state-owned enterprises of Bangladesh. This study aimed to map the project’s cumulative achievements ...