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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 ...
Verbal autopsy as a tool of identifying the causes of childhood death: assessing the BRAC system
(BRAC Research and Evaluation Division (RED), 1995)
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 ...
Socioeconomic and regional disparity in the utilization of reproductive health services in Bangladesh
(BRAC Research and Evaluation Division (RED), 2002)
Although the health care system has significantly expanded in Bangladesh during the last two decades,
the health status of the population has remained very poor because .of the uneven distribution of health
services. ...
Impact of non-formal primary education on women's autonomy and socialisation in rural Bangladesh: evidence from BRAC villages
(BRAC Research and Evaluation Division (RED), 1997-10)
This paper investigates the impact of non-formal primary education programme of BRAC on
women's autonomy and socialisation. The study was conducted in 87 villages in Manikganj district
of central Bangladesh. The data ...
Identifying Non-communicable Disease (NCD) risk factors in Bangladesh
(BRAC Research and Evaluation Division (RED), 2005-11)
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 ...
An evaluation of BRAC village organisations: focusing on selected indicators
(BRAC Research and Evaluation Division (RED), 1998-03)
1. The study was based on a conceptual premise that BRAC's credit-plus approach not only helps
improve economic condition of the rural poor by disbursing loan, but its group formation,
conscietisation, skill training and ...
Household violence against women in rural Bangladesh
(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 ...
Trends and differentials in school enrollment in Bangladesh villages
(BRAC Research and Evaluation Division (RED), 1997-09)
Based on data from a nationally representative sample survey of children aged 6-15, the
author concludes that the enrollment rate has been
declining since 1995 particularly among the boys in the
rural areas of Bangladesh. ...