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Perception of adolescent girls about their well-being
(BRAC Research and Evaluation Division (RED), 1999-02)
This qualitative study was initiated to explore adolescent girls' perceptions about wellbeing.
A part of the BRAC-ICDDR,B joint research project on health and well-being, the
study was done purposively in two villages ...
Needs of ethnic minority students for learning improvement in secondary schools
(BRAC Research and Evaluation Division (RED), 2005-12)
This study aimed to investigate the needs of ethnic minority students for learning improvement
in secondary schools through an in-depth understanding of the factors affecting their poor
performance. Findings reconfirmed ...
Literacy in Bangladesh: need for a new vision (Education Watch 2002)
(BRAC Research and Evaluation Division (RED), 2003)
Sustainability of Scientific Journals in the developing world with special reference to Bangladesh
(BRAC Research and Evaluation Division (RED), 1999-03)
The study aimed to explore the sustainability issues of journal
publication in Bangladesh. Forty-three journal editors were interviewed,
and 66 current journals were scanned. Findings reveal that 68~1o of the
journals ...
Women's productive role and marital violence in Bangladesh
(BRAC Research and Evaluation Division (RED), 1999)
This study assesses the role of women's participation in productive activities in reducing the
risk of marital violence. Data were collected from villages where numerous non-government organizations
(NGOs) had micro-credit ...
The role of NGOs to improve food security in Bangladesh: the BRAC perspective
(BRAC Research and Evaluation Division (RED), 1999)
Bangladesh is one of the worst food insecure nations in the world today. This paper looks into
some food security issues of the poor, the most food insecure group, particularly with respect to
the role of non-governmental ...
Small groups and performance of village organizations in rural development programme of BRAC
(BRAC Research and Evaluation Division (RED), 1997-09)
BRAC's Rural Development Programme (RDP) fonns the village organizations (VO) by
formulating their objectives precisely and by laying out explicitly the activities within it that the
members comprising it need to carry ...
Effectiveness of teachers training in BRAC schools
(BRAC Research and Evaluation Division (RED), 1999-03)
The study attempted to evaluate the newly designed training
module for teachers who are teaching English in class three, four,
and five of BRAC NFPE schools. With the knowledge of BRAC
graduates' relative weakness in ...
A documentation on BRAC's Shastho shebika: exploring the possibilities of institutionalisation
(BRAC Research and Evaluation Division (RED), 2000-10)
Shastho shebikas (SS) are health cadres, selected from BRAC's Village Organisations
(VO). They are the nucleus of BRAC health programmes and are trained in preventative,
promotive and curative aspects of health. As the ...
Evaluation of Environmental Awareness Training of BRAC
(BRAC Research and Evaluation Division (RED), 1998-12)