Browsing Working Papers (Brac Institute of Governance and Development) by Subject "Health"

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    • Evaluation of layering microfinance on an adolescent development program for girls in Tanzania 

      Buehren, Niklas; Goldstein, Markus; Gulesci, Selim; Sulaiman, Munshi; Yam, Venus (2015-10)
      The paper evaluates a program targeted towards adolescent women in Tanzania and aims to empower them both economically and socially. The program was found to be highly successful in Uganda in terms of economic, health and ...

    • Social capital and economic well-Being 

      Ameen, Farhad; Sulaiman, Munshi (BRAC Research and Evaluation Division and Aga Khan Foundation Canada, 2006-11)
      Sociologists and economists increasingly consider ‘social capital’ a valuable component in the asset endowment of households, improving productivity and enhancing economic well-being. Like physical and human capital, social ...

    • Targeting the Poorest in Microfinance: Poverty outreach of BDP ultra poor program 

      Barua, Proloy; Sulaiman, Munshi (BRAC Research and Evaluation Division and Aga Khan Foundation Canada, 2006-08)
      Despite the general consensus that microfinance does not reach the poorest; recent evidence suggests that nearly 15% of microfinance clients in Bangladesh are among the poorest. It is from the realization that even within ...