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Factors affecting early grade educational attainment: Evidence from South Sudan
(Science Direct, 2019-03)
Decades of conflict have left a majority of the South Sudanese population lacking basic educational skills. Using data from newly enrolled first graders in BRAC Non-Formal Schools, this study explores the current level of ...
Behavioural Change Communication (BCC) approach for BRAC: A formative research
(BRAC Institute of Governance and Development (BIGD), 2019-02)
As a part of social development, BRAC has been working in the Behavioural Change Communication (BCC) areas of its program participants for decades. Facing a revolutionary technological change, it is time to rethink the ...
Inclusive urban transport for vulnerable groups: the case of Dhaka city
(Brac University, 2019-09)
Public transport system in any city has immense importance for city dwellers particularly for vulnerable groups, such as women, physically challenged persons, senior citizens and low-income groups who have less access to ...
The role of price and convenience in use of oral rehydration salts to treat child diarrhea: A cluster randomized trial in Uganda
(PLoS journal, 2019-01-24)
Over half a million children die each year of diarrheal illness, although nearly all deaths could be prevented with Oral Rehydration Salts (ORS). The literature on ORS documents both impressive health benefits and persistent ...
Assessment of contributions of NGO Affairs Bureau to the utilization of foreign donation in primary education: an overview
(BRAC University, 2019-01)
The level of financial development that Bangladesh has achieved in recent years is considered to be exemplary for many nations across the world. With ample obstructions to
deal with, ranging from natural disasters to ...
Effect of community driven development project on local economic development in Tatkon township, Myanmar (FY2014-15 toFY2017-18)
(Brac University, 2019-06)
The Community Driven Development Project (CDDP) in Tatkon Township is one of
Sixty-three pilot project townships of the Myanmar National Community Driven
Development Program (NCDDP) which was initiated by the Government ...
The role of civil service management in Myanmar
(BRAC University, 2019-08)
The development of a nation is based on the development of civil service. A
highly efficient and capable body of civil service personnel plays a vital role in the
development process of the nation.
The objectives of the ...
Credit and land contracting: A test of the theory of sharecropping
(Wiley Online Library, 2019-03-26)
Choice of a share vs. fixed rent land rental contract has figured prominently in the theory of industrial organization. This theory tells us that, while a share contract is inefficient in a first-best world, it may be the ...
Urban mobility & inequality in public services in Dhaka city: An analysis of accessibility of transportation for people with disabilities (Pwds)
(Brac University, 2019-12)
Dhaka city lacks accessible, available, acceptable, reliable, safe, comfortable and affordable
transportation system for people with disabilities creating barriers to their mobility. The study,
through secondary sources, ...
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 ...