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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 ...
Does wealth increase affect school enrolment in ultra-poor households: Evidence from an experiment in Bangladesh
(Practical Action Publishing, 2015-06)
Access to education is usually found to be highly correlated with household income and wealth. This correlation often instigates an expectation that increasing income of the poor households will lead to greater human capital ...
A good mix against ultra-poverty? Evidence from a Randomized Controlled Trial (RCT) in Bangladesh
(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, ...
Capability Development among the Ultra-poor in Bangladesh: A case study
(BMC, 2009-08)
Microcredit is advocated as a development tool that has the potential to reduce poverty, empower participants, and improve health. Results of several studies have shown that the extreme poor, or the ultra-poor, often are ...
An early assessment of CFPR II support packages
(BRAC Research and Evaluation Division, 2009-12)
Based on the programmatic lessons and research knowledge accumulated from CFPR phase I, CFPR phase II was designed to expand its outreach while incorporating greater diversity in support packages. The support packages of ...
Changes in extreme poverty in Bangladesh (2000–2015): Trend, dynamics, and implications for research and interventions
(Practical Action Publishing, 2018)
Headcount extreme poverty in Bangladesh has been declining since 2000, but how has the profile and income distribution of the poorest changed and what do these mean for intervention design and directions for innovations? ...
Walking on two legs: Credit plus grant approach to poverty reduction
(BRAC Research and Evaluation Division, 2017)
There is a growing recognition that the ultra-poor are generally not integrated into the current anti-poverty programs. In this paper, we estimate the long-run impacts of a credit plus grant approach, a combination of ...
Crafting a graduation pathway for the ultra-poor: Lessons and evidence from a BRAC program
(BRAC Research and Evaluation Division, 2008-03)
The ultra poor are caught in a below-subsistence trap from which it is difficult for them to
break free using available resources and mechanisms. Time is not an ally for the ultra poor,
as things generally do not get ...
Self-perceived health of ultra poor women: The effect of an inclusive development intervention
(BRAC Research and Evaluation Division and Aga Khan Foundation Canada, 2006-03)
In 2002, BRAC launched a targeted and comprehensive development program called Challenging the Frontiers of Poverty Reduction: Targeting the Ultra Poor (CFPR/TUP) aimed at the poorest of the poor, who have often been ...
Grant vs. credit plus approach to poverty reduction: An evaluation of BRAC’s experience with ultra poor
(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 ...