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Accelerating the process of empowerment: the case of a poultry programme
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Agarwood plantation at BRAC tea estate: introduction, environmental factors and financial analysis
(BRAC, 2008-06)The Aquillaria malaccensis (known as agar) produces agarwood which is used in perfumes, incense and medicines, and thus, can be extremely valuable. Excessive harvesting of agarwood has made this species threatened. ... -
Agricultural practice and its relation to poverty and food security in selected river basins in Bangladesh: a situation analysis
(BRAC, 2011-08)Poverty and food security in the context of Bangladesh has become a major concern over time. While efforts have been intensified to increase crop yield through increased land use, using inorganic fertilizers, pesticides, ... -
Analysis of member performance: a case of BRAC's rural development programme
(BRAC, 1998-12)A comparative analysis of high performing and other BRAC members has been made to determine factors responsible for differences in their performance. It was found that both the success cases and other members owned similar ... -
Analytical documentation of the artificial insemination programme of BRAC
(BRAC, 2006-04)This paper intends to have feedback of the stakeholders of BRAC artificial insemination (AI) programme that could be useful for the programme. The findings show that implementers have to compete with other service provides ... -
Assailing poverty and patriarchy, how does small money fare?
(BRAC, 1999)This report is based on the findings of the case tracking study of 35 BRAC borrowers from Madab RDP over a period of one year Tracking began in July, 1996, and in all cases more than three months had elapsed before ... -
An assessment of a Tsunami warning in South -East Bangladesh
(BRAC Research and Evaluation Division (RED), 2007-12)This research aims to look at household responses to a tsunami warning that took place in south-east coastal areas of Bangladesh on 12 September 2007. The study was conducted in both the mainland and islands of Coxs Bazar ... -
An assessment of REP's apiculture program and methods for future research
(BRAC, 1998)The Rural Enterprise Project's apiculture program is at an important juncture in its progression toward becoming a full scale RDP program. REP's goal is to develop businesses that can eventually be implemented across all ... -
An assessment of the biweekly collection system of RDP
(BRAC, 1999-12)The present study intended to assess the effects of the biweekly collection system of RDP on both the BRAC staff and the programme participants. Data were derived from eight VOs as well as three AOs selected randomly. ... -
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 ... -
BRAC's achievements in generating employment in Jhikargacha RDP area: a quantitative study
(BRAC, 1995-04)By involving the rural poor in different BRAC financed activities, BRAC achieves its one of the main objectives - to generate new employment, mostly self-employment among the women folk. This study in Jhikargacha BRAC ... -
BRAC's contribution to gross domestic product of Bangladesh
(Research and Evaluation Division, Brac, 2000-07)This paper estimates the contribution of BRAC programmes to the gross domestic product (GDP) of Bangladesh. BRAC's contribution to GDP of Bangladesh has been divided into four components. These are 1) Value added in BRAC ... -
BRAC's microfinance canvass: financial services and strategic linkages
(BRAC, 2002-12)The poor are a diverse group with diverse livelihoods, needs and potential, which change over time due to lifecycle, new opportunities and external shocks. This diverse and dynamic reality of poor peoples' lives forms ... -
BRAC's pilot savings project of RDP: monitoring and evaluation
(BRAC, 1997-04)During July and August of 1996, the BRAC Rural Development Programme (RDP) initiated a Pilot Savings Project (PSP), whereby three experimental savings systems were implemented in various areas of Bangladesh, with a ... -
BRAC's pilot savings project: status reports
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Can basic entrepreneurship transform the economic lives of the poor?
(BRAC, 2013-04)Does the lack of capital and skills drive occupational choice and poverty? We provide evidence from a large scale and long term randomized control trial of a programme that simultaneously provides assets and training to ... -
Case studies of some selected rural enterprise projects in Kishoreganj: a tentative financial analysis
(BRAC, 1999-01)This study aimed to assess the viability of eight small scale potential economic enterprises covering the production of sweet toy, rubber shoe, toothpowder, ball pen candle, plastic bag, spice packet and rice mill ...
