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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 ...
Bangladesh public service commission : perceptions, problems and predictions
(BRAC University, 2007)
Development and human security in Asia: an analysis from human rights and cultural relativism point of view
(BRAC University, 2015-10)
This paper attempts to discuss the conflict between the liberal doctrine of Universal Human Rights
and cultural relativism from the view point of development and human security in Asia. Using the
Universal Declaration ...
Targeting effectiveness of CFPR/TUP in scale-Up environment
(BRAC Research and Evaluation Division and Aga Khan Foundation Canada, 2006-02)
Effective targeting is a hallmark of the BRAC’s CFPR/TUP program. Like many other targeted programs, CFPR/TUP combines a number of targeting methods. Launched in 2002, this program has scaled up in 2005. Despite this scaling ...
Geo-politics, democratization and external influence: the Bangladesh case
(BRAC University, 2013-03)
Bangladesh’s strategic importance is enormous as it is located at the heart of two very important
regions of the globe and might turn out to be a hub in South and Southeast Asia. Recognizing the
country’s strategic ...
Health domain of the ultra poor: An exploration
(BRAC Research and Evaluation Division and Aga Khan Foundation Canada, 2004-10)
There has been an increasing amount of materials surrounding health-seeking behaviour in recent years. However, a relatively small proportion of literature has focused upon health behaviours and types of health services ...
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 ...
Integration of the ultra poor into mainstream development: How effective is CFPR?
(BRAC Research and Evaluation Division, 2010-12)
The paper aims to understand the dynamics of participation of the Targeting the Ultra Poor (TUP) members of Challenging the Frontiers of Poverty Reduction (CFPR) phase I in the financial market since their graduation from ...
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 ...
Targeting the Poorest in Microfinance: Poverty outreach of BDP ultra poor program
(BRAC Research and Evaluation Division and Aga Khan Foundation Canada, 2006-08)
Despite the general consensus that microfinance does not reach the poorest; recent evidence suggests that nearly 15% of microfinance clients in Bangladesh are among the poorest. It is from the realization that even within ...