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    • Awareness and choice of options of Arsenic-free drinking water 

      Hadi, Abdullahel (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 

      Rafi, Mohammad; Ahmed, Shah Asad (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 participation in BRAC RDP 

      Evans, Timothy G.; Mohammed, Rafi; Adams, Alayne M.; Chowdhury, Mushtaque (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 

      Nath, Samir Ranjan (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 

      Nath, Samir Ranjan (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 

      Khan, Suhaila H; Chowdhury, AMR; Karim, Fazlul (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 ...

    • Bhairab bridge project: assessment of the implementation of social action plan 

      Hadi, Abdullahel (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's Daycare Center: notes from non-participant observation 

      Seeleman, MC; Straver, ICM (BRAC Research and Evaluation Division (RED), 2002-08)
      This non-participant observation study on BRAC's day care centre for the toddlers (started in 1997, located near the BRAC head office and run by GRC of BRAC) was done to see the existing condition of the center and how ...

    • BRAC-Ain 0 Salish Kendro Joint Legal Aid Programme: a comprehensive review 

      Banu, Dilruba (BRAC Research and Evaluation Division (RED), 2003-12)
      BRAC-Ain 0 Salish Kendro (ASK) joint legal aid programme was initiated to promote legal awareness among the poor along with providing them legal assistance to resolve their problems. This study intended to review BRAC-ASK ...

    • BRAC-char development and settlement project 2000 - 2004 

      Banu, Dilruba (BRAC Research and Evaluation Division (RED), 2002-09)
      Char Development and Settlement Project is designed to link the poor char people to mainstream development. Through five local NGOs the project commenced a series of interventions such as group formation and provision ...

    • BRAC/DPHE/UNICEF collaboration on community-based Arsenic response 

      Jakariya, Md.; Haque, Salma R.; Nickson, Ross T.; Hossain, Md. Zabed; Chowdhury, AMR (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 relics on ground water for drinking and cooking purposes and it is estimated that half of the country may ...

    • Bridging the information gap and providing sex education to adolescents in rural areas of Bangladesh 

      Rashid, Sabina Faiz; Sarker, Mahmuda Akhter; Khan, Shamsher; Simmonds, Nicci (BRAC Research and Evaluation Division (RED), 1999-12)

    • Capacity development through training: the case of BRAC village organizations 

      Mahbub, Sharmin; Mannan, Manzurul; Khan, Shahriar R; Rana, Masud (BRAC Research and Evaluation Division (RED), 1996)
      Capacity development through skill training is an important component of BRAC' s credit programme. This study looked at the impact of capacity development of BRAC beneficiaries on their performance as village organization ...

    • Case studies of quality primary education in Bangladesh 

      Nath, Samir Ranjan; Mahbub, Amina; Shahjamal, Mirja M; Kabir, Md. Mahbubul; Zafar, Tata (BRAC Research and Evaluation Division (RED), 2004-10)
      How do some primary schools in Bangladesh succeed despite of well documented constrains they face? The major primary education research programmes conducted in Bangladesh over recent years have consistently demonstrated ...

    • Causes behind gender difference in mathematics: an exploratory study in BRAC schools 

      Shahjamal, Mirja Mohammad (BRAC Research and Evaluation Division (RED), 2000)
      This dissertation explores the causes behind gender difference in BRAC schools .The problem was derived from previous studies, which confirm gender difference in mathematics in BRAC schools. Exploratory as well as ...

    • Change in health knowledge of Bangladeshi children: five years experience 

      Nath, Samir Ranjan; Chowdhury, A Mushtaque R. (BRAC Research and Evaluation Division (RED), 1999-11)
      This article explores the improvement in the level of health knowledge of Bangladeshi children over a five year period 1993-1998. Data were generated from two nationally representative sample surveys covering respectively ...

    • Changes in lives of Kishori Supervisors due to employment in BRAC Education Programme 

      Khan, Md. Kaisar Ali; Hossain, Md. Altaf (BRAC Research and Evaluation Division (RED), 2003-07)
      This study aimed at exploring changes that occurred in the lives of Kisohri supervisors (KS) due to employment in the BRAC Education Programme CBEP). Twenty-six KSs, 24 non-KSs, 36 of their guardians, 67 community people ...

    • Child abuse among working children in rural Bangladesh: prevalence and determinants 

      Hadi, Abdullahel (BRAC Research and Evaluation Division (RED), 1999)
      The paper aims to improve our understanding about the prevalence and determinants of child abuse in rural Bangladesh. Data from the 1995 sample survey of 4,643 children aged 10-15 years in 150 villages were used. Findings ...

    • Child labor in Bangladesh villages: incidence, correlates and implications 

      Hadi, Abdullahel (BRAC Research and Evaluation Division (RED), 1995-12)
      The paper aims to improve our understanding about the prevalence and determinants of child labor in rural Bangladesh. Data for this study were obtained from 1995 sample survey of 3,809 eligible children aged 5 to 14 years ...

    • Children's performance in reading and writing Bangla: a comparison between BRAC and formal school 

      Nath, Samir Ranjan (BRAC Research and Evaluation Division (RED), 1998-01)
      This report aims to compare the performance of the learners of non-formal schools of BRAC and formal schools in reading and writing Bangla Data were collected from five areas where a surveillance system was in operation. ...