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The impact of BRAC's education programme on raising basic education levels for the children of rural Bangladesh
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Impact of BRAC's non formal education programme in raising life skills knowledge among females of rural Bangladesh
(BRAC Research and Evaluation Division (RED), 1996)The objective of this study is to assess the role BRAC's education programme on life skills knowledge among its graduates. Data were collected from Watch, in three rural unions of Manikganj district where BRAC has been ... -
Impact of non-formal primary education on women's autonomy and socialisation in rural Bangladesh: evidence from BRAC villages
(BRAC Research and Evaluation Division (RED), 1997-10)This paper investigates the impact of non-formal primary education programme of BRAC on women's autonomy and socialisation. The study was conducted in 87 villages in Manikganj district of central Bangladesh. The data ... -
Impact of the BRAC Education Programme on the adolescents
(BRAC Research and Evaluation Division (RED), 1999-08)Social institutions and services are seldom as good as they could be and even arrangement that worked well sometimes fail under changing social conditions. Some form of evaluation for improvement is therefore necessary. ... -
Indirect technique for estimating life expectancy from limited data set of BRAC female members
(BRAC Research and Evaluation Division (RED), 2003-12)This paper aims to construct the complete life table (L T) from limited data set of the female members of BRAC village organizations (VO) using the INDEPTH (International Network for the continuous Demographic Evaluation ... -
Initial Environmental Examination (IEEE) of BRAC dairy and food project
(BRAC Research and Evaluation Division (RED), 1997-02) -
Initial environmental examination of BRAC programs: agriculture, fisheries, forestry, sericulture
(BRAC Research and Evaluation Division (RED), 1996-05) -
Initial social impact of the Rupsha bridge project in Khulna
(BRAC Research and Evaluation Division (RED), 1998)Fallowing a decision by the government to construct a bridge over the river Rupsha in Khulna, a number of preparatory studies were undertaken on different aspects of the bridge project. An initial social impact assessment ... -
Interim report community based arsenic mitigation program: successes and constraints June - October 1999
(BRAC Research and Evaluation Division (RED), 1999)The severity of the problem of arsenic in ground water in Bangladesh is now well recognized. 97% of the population relies on ground water for drinking and cooking purposes and it is estimated that one third of the country ... -
International labor migration and women's status of the left behind the case of Bangladesh
(BRAC Research and Evaluation Division (RED), 1998)While the role of remittance sent by the migrant labors on economic development of the sending communities has received much attention, the non-economic consequences of international migration on the left behind family ... -
International migration and the change of women's position among left behind in rural Bangladesh
(BRAC Research and Evaluation Division (RED), 2000)While the impact of remittances on the economic condition of sending communities has received much attention, the effects of international migration on women's position among the left: behind have not been adequately ... -
Intimate partner violence against women: experiences from a woman-focused development programme in Matlab, Bangladesh
(BRAC Research and Evaluation Division (RED), 2002)Objective: This paper explores the effect of a credit-based development interventions on violence against women (excluding sexual violence) perpetrated by husband. Methods: Data for this study originated from a cross-sectional ... -
Investigation on the strategy and impact of artificial insemination programme and performance of Crossbred Cattle in Bangladesh
(BRAC Research and Evaluation Division (RED), 1998-08)This collaborative study was -sponsored by BRAC and executed by the Bangladesh Livestock Research Institute (BLRI), Savar with logistic and other support of the Department ofUvestock Services (DLS), GOB to investigate ... -
Jomtien, EFA goals and lessons from the ground : the challenge for the Dakar Conference
(BRAC Research and Evaluation Division (RED), 1999)It is now almost ten years since the last World Conference on Education for All (WCEFA), held in Jomtien, Thailand, had called for ensuring basic education to at least 80% of the children. This paper, with latest field ... -
Lead pollution in Dhaka city
(BRAC Research and Evaluation Division (RED), 1998-05) -
Learners' achievement in Chandina learning improvement project: an evaluation
(BRAC Research and Evaluation Division (RED), 1998-07) -
Learning achievement of the students after completion of grade five from BRAC schools
(BRAC Research and Evaluation Division (RED), 1999-11)The Non-Formal Primary Education (NFPE) programme of BRAC introduced class four and five to its curriculum to mesh with the formal primary education. BRAC launched this primary education programme in its 1000 schools ... -
Level and trend of basic education of children in Bangladesh: 1993-1998
(BRAC Research and Evaluation Division (RED), 1999-11)Using data generated through two nationally representative sample surveys, this article explores the trends in the level of basic education of Bangladeshi children. The instrument used for the purpose was based on the ... -
Level, pattern and socio-economic determinants of enrollment informal schools of the graduates of BRAC's education programme
(BRAC Research and Evaluation Division (RED), 1996)BRAC has been operating two models of primary education for the children of poor households in Bangladesh since 1985. After graduation from BRAC schools, these children enroll in formal schools for further education. ... -
Levels of basic competencies of the BRAC school graduates of 1995 and 1997
(BRAC Research and Evaluation Division (RED), 1998-04)The education programme of BRAC is designed to provide quality basic education to the poor children of Bangladesh. Based on the Declaration of the World Conference on Education, BRAC designed an instrument to measure the ...