Browsing Brac Institute of Governance and Development (BIGD) by Author "Bhattacharjee, Anindita"
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A good mix against ultra-poverty? Evidence from a Randomized Controlled Trial (RCT) in Bangladesh
Rahman, Atiya; Bhattacharjee, Anindita; Das, Narayan (Wiley Online Library, 2021-07-13)Published in the Review of Developmental Economics, the existing evidence from the article shows that programs that provide grants to productive assets along with training to very poor women increase labor supply, earnings, ... -
Grant vs. credit plus approach to poverty reduction: An evaluation of BRAC’s experience with ultra poor
Das, Narayan Chandra; Ahmad, Sibbir; Bhattacharjee, Anindita; Ara, Jinnat; Bayes, Abdul (BRAC Research and Evaluation Division, 2016-10)Challenging the Frontiers of Poverty Reduction- Targeting the Ultra Poor (CFPR-TUP) program of BRAC implements two interventions for the ultra-poor: a grant-based support package for specially targeted ultra-poor (henceforth ... -
How sustainable are the impacts of vocational training?: Evidence from BRAC’s intervention
Rahman, Atiya; Bhattacharjee, Anindita; Rahman, Rehnuma; Samadder, Zion Rabbi (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 ... -
Impact of char development and settlement project on improving the livelihood of char dwellers
Raza, Wameq; Bhattacharjee, Anindita; Das, Narayan Chandra (BRAC Research and Evaluation Division, 2011-01)The Char Development and Settlement Project (CDSP) was a joint initiative of the Embassy of the Kingdom of the Netherlands and the Government of Bangladesh to achieve sustainable livelihood development of coastal char ... -
Livelihood of slum-dwellers: Findings from baseline survey of ultra-poor program
Jimi, Nurat Abedin; Rahman, Atiya; Ahmad, Sibbir; Ara, Jinnat; Bhattacharjee, Anindita (BRAC Research and Evaluation Division, 2016-07)The groundbreaking program of BRAC titled “Challenging the Frontiers of Poverty Reduction-Targeting the Ultra Poor (CFPR-TUP)” commenced in 2002 with the intention to meet the challenge to reach and help the ultra-poor. ... -
Towards employability and better livelihood: An evaluation of BRAC’s skills development initiative
Bhattacharjee, Anindita; Kamruzzaman, Md. (BRAC Research and Evaluation Division, 2016-10)BRAC initiated Skills Training for Advancing Resources (STAR) as a pilot project in 2012 with the aim to provide skill development opportunities to urban youth for securing better employment. Several rounds of quantitative ...