Browsing BRAC Institute of Governance and Development (BIGD) by Title
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Health domain of the ultra poor: An exploration
(BRAC Research and Evaluation Division and Aga Khan Foundation Canada, 2004-10)There has been an increasing amount of materials surrounding health-seeking behaviour in recent years. However, a relatively small proportion of literature has focused upon health behaviours and types of health services ... -
Health Governance in Bangladesh: an assessment of the millennium development goals
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How are women faring in the Bangladeshi labour market? Evidence from labour force survey data
(Sage Journals, 2022-08-11)In Bangladesh, despite increased participation in the labour market in recent decades, women are still lagging behind men by a significant margin, with the former being concentrated chiefly in low-paid agriculture as well ... -
How can It be a problem if you need them both? Women juggling paid and unpaid care work in Tanzania
(Institute of Development Studies, 2017-09)The paper summarizes the findings of a mixed-method research that was carried out in Tanzania as part of the "Balancing Unpaid Care Work and Paid Work: Successes, Challenges and Lessons for Women’s Economic Empowerment ... -
How do intra-household dynamics change when assets are transferred to women? Evidence from Brac’s “targeting the ultra poor” program in Bangladesh
(International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI), 2013-12)Growing evidence shows that the distribution of individuals’ ownership and control of assets within a household can have important implications for women’s empowerment and children’s well-being. Interventions that target ... -
How far does a big push really push? Long-term effects of an asset transfer program on employment trajectories
(University of Chicago Press Journals, 2019-09-09)BRAC launched its Challenging the Frontiers of Poverty Reduction: Targeting the Ultra Poor (CFPR-TUP) program in 2002 to address ultrapoverty in Bangladesh using an asset transfer approach combined with multifaceted training ... -
How much can asset transfers help the poorest? Evaluating the results of BRAC's ultra-poor programme (2002–2008)
(Taylor and Francis, 2012-02-28)The impacts of an innovative programme in rural Bangladesh, which has assisted extremely poor households, literally the poorest of the poor, were assessed over a six-year period (2002–2008). The provision of a substantial ... -
How much can asset transfers help the poorest? The Five Cs of community-level development and BRAC’s ultra-poor program
(Brooks World Poverty Institute, 2010-10)We develop a framework for assessing community-level development programs, building upon five related elements that are centrally important: confidence, cohesion, capacity, connections and cash (the five ‘Cs’). We use this ... -
How procurement become sustainable for Agro-Meteorological Information Systems Development Project (AMISDP), Department of Agricultural Extension (DAE) under Ministry of Agriculture
(Brac University, 2023-12)This thesis focuses on the development of sustainable procurement strategies for the Agro-Meteorological Information Systems Development Project (AMISDP) in the Department of Agricultural Extension (DAE) under the Ministry ... -
How procurement become sustainable for agro-meteorological information systems development project (AMISDP), Department of Agricultural Extension (DAE) under Ministry of Agriculture
(Brac University, 2023-12)This thesis focuses on the development of sustainable procurement strategies for the Agro-Meteorological Information Systems Development Project (AMISDP) in the Department of Agricultural Extension (DAE) under the Ministry ... -
How sustainable are benefits from extension for smallholder farmers? Evidence from a randomized phase-out of the BRAC Program in Uganda
(SSRN, 2017-03-26)Many development programs are based on short-term interventions, either because of external funding constraints or because it is assumed that impacts persist post program termination ("sustainability"). Using a novel ... -
How sustainable are the impacts of vocational training?: Evidence from BRAC’s intervention
(BRAC Research and Evaluation Division, 2018-06)In Bangladesh, the school dropout rates at both the primary and secondary level are quite high. Majority of the school dropout children end up unemployed or in low-quality jobs. Hence, training programs can be a potential ... -
How sustainable is the gain in food consumption of the CFPR/TUP beneficiaries?
(BRAC Research and Evaluation Division and Aga Khan Foundation Canada, 2007-10)Despite some remarkable improvements in nutritional status, malnutrition in Bangladesh is still highly prevalent, especially among the poorest. A number of initiatives are taking place that address the food intake of the ... -
HR activities and employment procedure at BRAC international
(BRAC University, 2016-12-05)Internship is a way of introducing the students to the practical world. This report shows the application of the academic knowledge to the reality. It is based on the experience and information that I have gathered working ... -
Human Resource practices in RMG industry. An experience with Maruhisa Pacific Co. Ltd.
(Brac University, 2019-08)This report is prepared for fulfilling the requirement of Post Graduate Diploma in Knitwear Industrial Management. As the class room discussion cannot give complete picture of real business situation, it is an opportunity ... -
Identifying and evaluating supply chain activities: a case study on Auto Equipment Limited
(BARC University, 2015-11-15)Along with the path of globalization, supply chains have expanded rapidly over the decades, with the aim to increase productivity, decrease costs and fulfill demands in emerging markets. In Bangladesh the practice of ... -
Identifying forward market scopes through value chain analysis: a study on dairy and maize sub-sectors
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Impact and challenges for the procurement of new products for a sustainable pharmaceutical industry
(Brac University, 2023-05)The goal of the study was to determine the fundamental difficulties and important facets involved in the launch of new pharmaceutical goods, as well as the typical approach taken to deal with the difficulties that were ... -
Impact and spill-over effects of an asset transfer program on child undernutrition: Evidence from a randomized control trial in Bangladesh
(Elsevier, 2018-10-10)Targeting the Ultra-poor (TUP) is an integrated programme that combines the transfer of income-generating assets and multifaceted training on entrepreneurship, health-nutrition, and social awareness over a two-year period ... -
Impact assessment of Adolescent development program in the selective border regions of Bangladesh
(BRAC Research and Evaluation Division, 2010-10)Border Adolescent Development Program (ADP) was implemented in the border areas of Bangladesh. The main objective of this program was to make the adolescents, their parents, and the communities aware of the social and legal ...
