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Employment and wage status of the ultra poor
(Research and Evaluation Division, Brac, 2000-12)
This report looked into the employment status of the ultra poor and factors affecting
the extent of employment. Findings showed that 92% of the households were with
economically active population. Majority of the rest ...
Health insurance in rural Bangladesh: proposal on a pilot project
(BRAC Research and Evaluation Division (RED), 2000-07)
Assessing operational status of BRAC Gonokendra Pathagar
(BRAC Research and Evaluation Division (RED), 2000-06)
This study aimed at assessing operational status of the BRAC Gonokendra pathagars.
Sixty randomly selected pathagars were surveyed. Data was collected on the basis of
some performance indicators. It was found that the ...
School without a head teacher: one-teacher primary schools in Bangladesh
(BRAC Research and Evaluation Division (RED), 2000-09)
Although there is no person called head teacher in BRAC's non-formal primary schools,
however, the programme organisers (PO), each of whom look after 12-15 schools, playa
pivotal role in the operation of BRAC schools. ...
Socioeconomic development and human well-being BRAC-ICDDR, B Joint Research Project, Matlab (Repeat survey 1999)
(BRAC Research and Evaluation Division (RED), 2000-10)
Awareness and choice of options of Arsenic-free drinking water
(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 ...
Exploratory study on BRAC's NGO cooperation project
(BRAC Research and Evaluation Division (RED), 2000-08)
BRAC embarked on an NGO Cooperation Project to enhance efficiency of the
small and medium NGOs in effective micro-finance management vis-a-vis augmentation of
micro-finance activities for poverty alleviation. The newly ...
The educational status of the ultra poor
(Research and Evaluation Division, Brac, 2000-12)
This report describes the state of education of the ultra poor by considering four
indicators namely: net enrollment rate of children between 6-10 years of age, adult and
household literacy rates, educational status of ...
Listening to the "Extreme Poor": IGVGD participants speak on their success
(Research and Evaluation Division, Brac, 2000-07)
Those dealing with the issues of poverty and development have
recently acknowledged the heterogeneity of the poor. The extreme
poor rest on the other side of this poverty spectrum. Women in the
extreme poor households ...
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 ...