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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 ...
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 ...
Group norms and the Brac village organization—enhancing social capital baseline
(BRAC Research and Evaluation Division, 2012-04)
As an NGO, BRAC adopts a holistic development approach centred on the Village Organization (VO), a group of female microfinance clients. In order to upgrade the VO integrity and norms, BRAC’s Social Development (SD) Program ...
Addressing extreme poverty in a sustainable manner: Evidence from CFPR program
(BRAC Research and Evaluation Division, 2010-06)
BRAC initiated an innovative program known as Challenging the Frontiers of Poverty Reduction (CFPR) in 2002 to address the extreme poverty in Bangladesh. Impact assessment studies on the first phase of CFPR (2002-06) have ...
Barriers to institutional education for refugees: A case-study of Rohingya community in Bangladesh
(Bloomsbury Publishing, 2020-03-10)
This chapter is part of the book titled Business, Economics and Sustainable Development The Emerging Horizons, authored by Manipadma Datta.
The massive influx of refugees in recent times is daunting. On one hand, the ...
Beyond dropout: A study on BRAC Primary School
(BRAC Research and Evaluation Division, 2010-11)
This study explored the reasons for dropout of students from BRAC primary schools. Data were collected in two phases through qualitative and quantitative methods. In the first phase, 681 schools were visited to find out ...
Social protection package for the retrenched workers of state-owned enterprises: A quick assessment
(BRAC Research and Evaluation Division, 2010-05)
BRAC designed and implemented a project namely Kallyan, aiming to improve the quality of life of the retrenched workers of state-owned enterprises of Bangladesh. This study aimed to map the project’s cumulative achievements ...