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Mid-Term evaluation of BRAC-Char Development and Settlement Project (CDSP)-III: Livelihoods of coastal char dwellers
(BRAC Research and Evaluation Division, 2007-12)
This study was undertaken to explore the socioeconomic status of coastal char (polder) dwellers as a benchmark estimate for the BRAC-CDSP-III (Char Development and Settlement Project). A survey was carried out on 795 ...
Exploring the causes and process of becoming child domestic worker
(BRAC Research and Evaluation Division, 2013-01)
The study aimed to explore the demographic and socioeconomic characteristics of households with and without Child Domestic Workers (CDW), and explore the causes and process of becoming CDWs in Bangladesh. Both quantitative ...
Towards Sustainable Development Goals: Indexing the performance of Bangladesh in achieving the MDGs
(BRAC Institute of Governance and Development (BIGD), 2015-11)
The study evaluated the performance of regions in Bangladesh, both across divisions and districts, in their attainment of Millennium Development Goals (MDGs). Based on the data from the Multiple Cluster Survey and applying ...
Multi-Stakeholder initiatives in Bangladesh after Rana Plaza: Global norms and workers’ perspectives
(BRAC Institute of Governance and Development (BIGD), 2019-01)
The collapse of the Rana Plaza building in Bangladesh in April, 2013 resulting in the death and injury of more than 2,000 workers from the country’s export garment industry was one of the worst industrial disasters in ...
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 ...
How do intra-household dynamics change when assets are transferred to women? Evidence from Brac’s “targeting the ultra poor” program in Bangladesh
(International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI), 2013-12)
Growing evidence shows that the distribution of individuals’ ownership and control of assets within a household can have important implications for women’s empowerment and children’s well-being. Interventions that target ...
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 ...
Popular expectations of government: Findings from three areas in Bangladesh
(Programme for Research on Chronic Poverty in Bangladesh (PRCPB), 2006-02)
This paper presents findings from research into expectations from the government, based on focus group discussion sessions with over 100 poor and very poor people in rural and urban Bangladesh. The research was designed ...
Economic growth, poverty and inequality revisited
(BRAC Institute of Governance and Development (BIGD), 2015-09)
The paper inspects the dynamics of economic growth, poverty and income inequality in different countries over time. The experience with economic growth and inequality show that both absolute and relative inequalities in ...
Office of the comptroller and auditor general (OCAG)
(BRAC University, 2009-01)