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Impact of char development and settlement project on improving the livelihood of char dwellers
(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 ...
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, ...
Towards employability and better livelihood: An evaluation of BRAC’s skills development initiative
(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 ...
Livelihood of slum-dwellers: Findings from baseline survey of ultra-poor program
(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. ...
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 ...
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 ...
The impact of entrepreneurship training and credit on the labour market outcomes of disadvantaged young people
(Taylor and Francis, 2024-02-23)
This paper estimates the impact of a program providing classroom and on-the-job entrepreneurship training followed by the provision of a loan to disadvantaged youth. We find that the program increases employment by seven ...
Labour market outcomes and child marriage: Evidence from BRAC's skills training programme
(Bangladesh Institute of Development Studies, 2023-05)
Inadequate employment opportunities and child marriage are major challenges for female adolescents in many developing countries. Using panel data on a group of 14-18-year-old Bangladeshi adolescents receiving vocational ...
Graduation approach to poverty reduction in the humanitarian context: Evidence from Bangladesh
(Wiley, 2023-01-18)
Increasing forcibly displaced populations worldwide are adversely affecting the poorest host communities' livelihoods. Livelihood programmes can reduce this tension by addressing host communities' skills and capital ...
A good mix against ultra-poverty? Evidence from a Randomized Controlled Trial (RCT) in Bangladesh
(Wiley, 2021-07-13)
Existing evidence shows that programs that provide grants to productive assets along with training to very poor women increase labor supply, earnings, and consumption. In contrast, evidence on the effect of microcredit on ...