Browsing by Subject "Women in development"
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BRAC Bank TARA: an initiative to empower women
(Brac University, 2019-08)This report has been written based on the internship experience of working in BRAC Bank Limited in the Account Service Department. During my 3 month internship period in BRAC Bank, I decided to write my report on BRAC Bank ... -
Center for training and rehabilitation of destitute women
(Brac University, 2019-08)Mymensingh is one of the poorest region in our country and their women have been struggling for a long period to establish their rights in family, society and in the state. The project “Center for Training and Rehabilitation ... -
Empowered women, peaceful communities” converting development initiatives into sustainable business model
(BRAC University, 2018-12-23)This report has attempted to highlight on the experience during the period of internship at Centre for peace Justice of BRAC University. This internship program helped me to learn about the practical scenario of a multi- ... -
Indirect technique for estimating life expectancy from limited data set of BRAC female members
(BRAC Research and Evaluation Division (RED), 2003-12)This paper aims to construct the complete life table (L T) from limited data set of the female members of BRAC village organizations (VO) using the INDEPTH (International Network for the continuous Demographic Evaluation ... -
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 ... -
The role of government on women entrepreneurs and development: a study on the Joyeeta Foundation
(Brac University, 2022-12)The thesis examines women entrepreneurs to influence women's empowerment in society with the help of a government organization known as the Joyeeta Foundation. This thesis is about the effect of entrepreneurs on the way ... -
Role of skilled female construction worker (Mason) in post- earthquake reconstruction and their Socio-Economic changes: a case of Gorkha Earthquake, Nepal
(Brac University, 2019-09)Women are seen as a vulnerable group in most of the disasters, but disasters do not only increase women’s vulnerabilities; rather, it also makes women socio-economically empowered by giving opportunity in post-disaster ... -
Rural women empowerment through microcredit: a comparative study between a small microcredit unit of leading go (BRDB) and NGO (BRAC) in Savar Upazila
(Brac University, 2020-02)Microcredit has been disbursing among the rural women without collateral for last few decades for the ‘well being’ and empowerment of them. This study investigates the women empowerment through microcredit following mixed ... -
Woman-focused development programme improves child survival in rural Bangladesh
(BRAC Research and Evaluation Division (RED), 1998)This paper reports results from a prospective study of impact of a woman-focused development programme on child survival in Matlab, a rural area of Bangladesh. A total of 5,567 children born during 1993-96 in the study ... -
Women Banking engaging women for economic empowerment
(Brac University, 2022-02)This report is based on the experience I had from my internship program in City Bank Limited. The report explores the knowledge I got from my internship experience. I have tried to implement the knowledge I got from ... -
Women focused development intervention reduces neonatal mortality in rural Bangladesh: a study of the pathways of influence
(BRAC Research and Evaluation Division (RED), 2003-05)Background: There has been a substantial reduction in hazard of childhood death in Bangladesh over the last decade. The reduction was much greater in case of infants whose mothers participated in the development program. ... -
Women's control over productive assets: role of credit-based development interventions
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Women's involvement in BRAC development activities and child nutrition
(BRAC Research and Evaluation Division (RED), 1998)This study explores the effect of women's involvement in BRAC's income and health development activities on the nutritional status of their children aged 6-72 months. MUAC measurements of 1,518 children aged 6- 72 months ... -
Women's participation in Primary school
(Brac University, 2021-06)The aim of this internship report is to describe the women’s participation in primary school in terms of woman as employee and female student. Since the industrial transformation, cooperation of women within the workforce ... -
Women’s empowerment in community-driven development project: a case study in Hsihseng Township, Myanmar
(Brac University, 2020-02)Women’s empowerment is the prerequisite for economic growth and development not only for the nation but also for the world. The study explored the impact on women’s empowerment affected by the National Community-Driven ...
