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A study on membership overlap among different NGOs in selected villages: its impact on micro-credit programmes and rural poor
(BRAC, 1999-12)
For several decades BRAC and many other NGOs have been working with micro credit for
alleviating rural poverty. The growth of micro credit has therefore been phenomenal, and so
has the number of smaller NGOs working along ...
Performance and effectiveness of School Management Committees (SMC) of BRAC schools
(BRAC Research and Evaluation Division (RED), 1998)
The study examined the School Management Committees of NFPE schools. With the
knowledge of supposed ineffectiveness of the committees, the goal was to find out what practices
could be reinstated, or what could be done ...
Beneath the shadows of the BRAC Centre slums of Mohakhali
(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 ...
Primary healthcare in later life: improving services in Bangladesh and Vietnam (PHILL): post-intervention report on qualitative data
(BRAC Research and Evaluation Division (RED), 2005-11)
When thinking of the development of primary healthcare, the position of older people within
households and communities should be taken into account. Relationships between primary
healthcare and infonnal support for older ...
Investigation on the strategy and impact of artificial insemination programme and performance of Crossbred Cattle in Bangladesh
(BRAC Research and Evaluation Division (RED), 1998-08)
This collaborative study was -sponsored by BRAC and executed by the Bangladesh
Livestock Research Institute (BLRI), Savar with logistic and other support of the
Department ofUvestock Services (DLS), GOB to investigate ...
Mortality and fertility: impact evaluation of BRAC reproductive health and disease control programme
(BRAC Research and Evaluation Division (RED), 2001-06)
This study assessed the impact of BRAC's RHDC programme on fertility and mortality
compared to the baseline status as well as the comparison area. Subsequently, a number
of variables such as total fertility rate (TFR), ...
Impact of BRAC's non formal education programme in raising life skills knowledge among females of rural Bangladesh
(BRAC Research and Evaluation Division (RED), 1996)
The objective of this study is to assess the role BRAC's education programme on life
skills knowledge among its graduates. Data were collected from Watch, in three rural
unions of Manikganj district where BRAC has been ...
Patterns and trends in food consumption in poor urban and rural households in Bangladesh: major food sector studies
(BRAC Research and Evaluation Division (RED), 2003-09)
This paper examines six major food sectors in Bangladesh namely rice, wheat, fishery,
poultry, dairy, and fruits and vegetables, concentrating on production and consumption
changes with evidence from the BRAC/Imperial ...
Barriers to participation in BRAC RDP
(BRAC Research and Evaluation Division (RED), 1995-11)
As part of the BRAC RDP Impact Assessment Study (lAS), a participatory wealth ranking
exercise stratified households into four socio-economic groups: groups 1 and 2 being wellendowed
with land, assets and generally without ...
NGO intervention and the ultra poor
(Research and Evaluation Division, Brac, 2000-12)
This report mainly discusses the perceptions of the ultra poor regarding NGO
membership and their future development needs if they join NGOs like BRAC. It also
focuses on reasons for membership discontinuation, issues ...