Browsing BRAC Research and Evaluation Division (RED) Archive by Title
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An assessment on the performance of BRAC nursery seedlings with special emphasis on Amrapali
(BRAC Research and Evaluation Division (RED), 2003-06)The study examined the performance of the three kinds of seedlings of BRAC nurseries named Amrpali, lemon, and guava. Interview was taken from those buyers who bought those seedlings from BRAG. A total of 153 buyers ... -
Asset transfer programme for the ultra poor: a randomized control trial evaluation
(BRAC, 2011-07)Challenging the Frontiers of Poverty Reduction (CFPR), an innovative approach to address extreme poverty, was launched in 2002 in rural Bangladesh. Evaluation of the first phase of the programme revealed that livelihoods ... -
Asset-ing the extreme poor: experiences and lessons from a BRAC project
(BRAC, 2002-05)The Jamalpur Flood Rehabilitation Project (JFRP) was designed to provide flood rehabilitation to women who were not targeted in the previous ECHO/NOVIB/BRAC flood rehabilitation project of 1998/1999, in which, mainly ... -
Attitudes of the Elite Groups towards the ultra-poor: secondary stakeholders in the CFPR-TUP
(BRAC Research and Evaluation Division (RED), 2003)"Attitudes of the Elite Groups towards the Ultra-Poor Secondary stakeholders in the CFPR-TUP" was initiated as a combined effort between Advocacy and RED. Secondary stakeholders are those that beyond the primary stakeholders ... -
Availability and rational use of drugs in primary healthcare facilities following the National Drug Policy of 1982: is Bangladesh on right track?
(BRAC Research and Evaluation Division (RED), 2010)In Bangladesh, the National Drug Policy (NDP) 1982 was instrumental in improving the supply of essential drugs of quality at an affordable price, especially in the early years. However, over time, evidence showed that the ... -
Awareness and choice of options of Arsenic-free drinking water
(BRAC Research and Evaluation Division (RED), 2000)The discovery of arsenic contamination in tubewell water has created concern for its potential health effects. BRAC initiated an arsenic mitigation project in two upazilas in 1999. The project included promotion of ... -
Backlash against posters of BRAC's human rights & legal education program
(BRAC Research and Evaluation Division (RED), 1997-09)The Human Rights and Legal Education program of BRAC was initiated with the assumption that if the legal awareness of its clients was raised they would be able to protect themselves· from illegal, unfair or discriminatory ... -
Barriers to Emergency Obstetric Care (EOC) and birth practices in rural Manikganj
(BRAC Research and Evaluation Division (RED), 1998-09)This study aimed to explore the situation during delivery in rural homes and to identify the barriers to emergency obstetric care (EOC). Twenty sO< pregnant women were followed-up at home by experienced female interviewers. ... -
Barriers to participation in BRAC RDP
(BRAC Research and Evaluation Division (RED), 1995-11)As part of the BRAC RDP Impact Assessment Study (lAS), a participatory wealth ranking exercise stratified households into four socio-economic groups: groups 1 and 2 being wellendowed with land, assets and generally without ... -
Basic competencies of the graduates of BRAC non-formal primary schools declining
(BRAC Research and Evaluation Division (RED), 2003-01)Based on the Declaration of the World Conference on Education for All held in Jomtien in 1990, BRAC designed an instrument to measure the level of basic education of Bangladeshi children. The Research and Evaluation ... -
Basic competencies of the graduates of BRAC's non-formal schools: levels and trends from 1995 to 1999
(BRAC Research and Evaluation Division (RED), 2000-04)Based on the Declaration of the World Conference on Education held in Jomtien in 1990, BRAC designed an instrument to measure the level of basic education of Bangladeshi children. The Research and Evaluation Division of ... -
Beneath the shadows of the BRAC Centre slums of Mohakhali
(BRAC Research and Evaluation Division (RED), 1997-07)This exploratory slum study looked at the demographic, socio-economic, health related, educational, and political characteristics of the slum dwellers living around the BRAC Centre. The study was conducted from April to ... -
Beneficial effects of a woman-focused development programme on child survival: evidence from rural Bangladesh
(Social Science and Medicine, 2002-11)This paper reports results from a prospective study of the impact of a woman-focused development programme on child survival in Matlab, a rural area of Bangladesh. The programme was targeted to households owning less than ... -
Beyond drugs: TB patients in Bangladesh need urgent attention for nutrition support during convalescence
(BRAC Research and Evaluation Division (RED), 2013-03)Tuberculosis (TB) is a global disease, which is responsible for 1.4 million deaths each year (WHO 2010). Bangladesh is the sixth highest TB-burden country in the world. TB treatment may be complicated when malnutrition ... -
Bhairab bridge project: assessment of the implementation of social action plan
(BRAC Research and Evaluation Division (RED), 2000-03)For construction of the Bhairab-Ashuganj Bridge, the government acquired land on both sides of the Meghna river that affected the owners of small and medium size enterprises (SMEs) and their employees in the area. To ... -
BRAC Health Centres (CLINIC): current scenario and future prospects
(BRAC Research and Evaluation Division (RED), 2013-06)OBJECTIVE This study was conducted to understand the current state of affairs in the upgraded BRAC Health Centres (now BRAC clinics) with in terms of infrastructure, operation, access, utilization of services and client ... -
BRAC HIV and AIDS Programme: the mid-term evaluation
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BRAC HIV/AIDS program
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BRAC Research: Annual Report 2005
(BRAC, 2006-05)