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Child labor in Bangladesh villages: incidence, correlates and implications
(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 ...
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 ...
An analysis of the situation of community schools in Bangladesh
(BRAC Research and Evaluation Division (RED), 1999-12)
Contributing towards a strengthening of the government's Universal Primary
Education Programme- Education For All- by the year 2000, has been one of the
important aims of BRAC education programme. To materialize this aim ...
Micro-credit programs, women's empowerment and change in nuptiality in Bangladesh villages
(BRAC Research and Evaluation Division (RED), 1998)
Although the fertility impact of micro-credit and women's empowerment programs has received increasing attention
in recent years, the role of credit-based income generating programs on nuptiality in traditional communities ...
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 ...
Prevalence and correlates of the risk of Sexual violence within marriage in Bangladesh
(BRAC Research and Evaluation Division (RED), 1997)
Sexual violence against women has never been new in history. What is new is to discover that
this kind of act is wrong and has direct impact on women's health. Using data from a nationally
representative sample of 500 ...
Early marriage, bride price and the practice of dowry in Bangladesh villages
(BRAC Research and Evaluation Division (RED), 1998-04)
This study estimates the incidence and correlates of
early marriage and the practice of dowry in rural
Bangladesh. Data for this research came from Watch, a
surveillance system of BRAC covering 70 villages in I 0
regions ...
Environmental sanitation in participatory development approach: experience of NGOs in Bangladesh
(BRAC Research and Evaluation Division (RED), 1998)