Research Reports (1997): Social Studies, Vol – XV

 

Recent Submissions

  • Impact assessment of BRAC's human rights and legal education training 

    Rafi, Mohammad; Hulme, David; Ahmed, Shah Asad; Amin, Md. Nurul (BRAC Research and Evaluation Division (RED), 1997)
    The huge training investment of BRAC calls for an answers to the questions -- what is the impact of the training on BRAC programs and on its recipient? This study endeavors to answer these questions. As a part of this ...

  • Effects of BRAC's development inputs on women's lives 

    Huda, Samiha; Khan, Mahmuda Rahman; Mahmud, Simeen; Khan, Shahriar Reza; Chowdhury, Mushtaque; Bhuiya, Abbas; Khan, Munirul Islam (BRAC Research and Evaluation Division (RED), 1996-10)
    The BRAC-ICDDR,B Joint Research Project consists of two phases of research, analysis and interpretation over a 6-year project cycle. Initiated in 1992, research in Phase I (1992- 1995) involved a large cross-sectional ...

  • Small groups and performance of village organizations in rural development programme of BRAC 

    Rafi, Mohammad; Ahmed, Shah Asad; Hossain, S. M. Alamgir; Haque, Md. Fazlul; Dus, Tapon Kumar (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 ...

  • Initial Environmental Examination (IEEE) of BRAC dairy and food project 

    Jakariya, Md.; Akter, Nasima (BRAC Research and Evaluation Division (RED), 1997-02)

  • Household violence against women in rural Bangladesh 

    Hadi, Abdullahel (BRAC Research and Evaluation Division (RED), 1997-03)
    The prevalence of household violence against women is high in Bangladesh. Poverty, illiteracy and religious values are usually blamed for such violence. This report assesses the prevalence and determinants of violence ...

  • Gender and environment framework/ agenda 

    Zaman, Faria (BRAC Research and Evaluation Division (RED), 1997-10)

  • Environmental awareness in rural Bangladesh: levels and differentials 

    Hadi, Abdullahel (BRAC Research and Evaluation Division (RED), 1997-01)
    This report assesses the level of environmental awareness in the rural communities of Bangladesh. Findings reveal that nearly half of the people were aware about the change of environment and its implications although ...

  • 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 ...

  • 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 ...