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Bhairab bridge project: assessment of the implementation of social action plan
(BRAC Research and Evaluation Division (RED), 2000-03)
For construction of the Bhairab-Ashuganj Bridge, the government acquired land on both sides of the
Meghna river that affected the owners of small and medium size enterprises (SMEs) and their
employees in the area. To ...
Occupational Pulmonary Tuberculosis among BRAC Community Health Workers of Trishal, Bangladesh
(BRAC Research and Evaluation Division (RED), 2011-09)
Different studies reported 2-14 times higher risk of TB for the healthcare workers
than the general populations. This poses a serious challenge to the healthcare
workers involved in TB control worldwide. BRAG has been ...
Development of standardized achievement tests for BRAC NFPE Schools
(BRAC Research and Evaluation Division (RED), 1995)
Measurement of learners' achievement in schools continues to be a great
concern to educational administrators, teachers and guardians. Learner's status
in the school, his/her future endeavors and many other personal ...
A note on reasons of dropout from BRAC's matlab village organizations
(BRAC Research and Evaluation Division (RED), 1995-11)
Interim report community based arsenic mitigation program: successes and constraints June - October 1999
(BRAC Research and Evaluation Division (RED), 1999)
The severity of the problem of arsenic in ground water in Bangladesh is now well
recognized. 97% of the population relies on ground water for drinking and cooking
purposes and it is estimated that one third of the country ...
Poverty outreach and BRAC’s microfinance interventions: programme impact and sustainability
(BRAC Research and Evaluation Division (RED), 2003)
This paper is based on the experience and evolution of a large microfinance provider BRAC -
which is working in Bangladesh. The paper stresses that poverty is not homogeneous, but is
manifested in different ways and in ...
Asset transfer programme for the ultra poor: a randomized control trial evaluation
(BRAC, 2011-07)
Challenging the Frontiers of Poverty Reduction (CFPR), an innovative approach to address extreme
poverty, was launched in 2002 in rural Bangladesh. Evaluation of the first phase of the programme
revealed that livelihoods ...
Pre-lacteal feeding practices in a rural area of Bangladesh
(BRAC Research and Evaluation Division (RED), 1997)
This study aims to describe the nature and extent of pre-lacteal fluid and colostrum
feeding practices in a rural community of Bangladesh and also to investigate the mothers
level of knowledge in relation to hygiene and ...
High level employees perceptions of the research and evaluation division and its work: a qualitative study
(BRAC Research and Evaluation Division (RED), 2000-02)
The purpose of this study is to examine the role of BRAC's Research and Evaluation Division
and how it provides information and support to BRAC's high level employees in program
development, planning and management. Data ...
The very poor who participate in microfinance institutions and those who never did: a comparative analysis
(BRAC, 2004)
Despite the general consensus that the very poor have not been adequately reached by existing microfinance institutions, very little focussed research exists on the financial market participation of the very poor in general ...