Browsing Working Papers (Brac Institute of Governance and Development) by Subject "Ultra-poor"

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    • Crafting a graduation pathway for the ultra-poor: Lessons and evidence from a BRAC program 

      Matin, Imran; Sulaiman, Munshi; Rabbani, Mehnaz (BRAC Research and Evaluation Division, 2008-03)
      The ultra poor are caught in a below-subsistence trap from which it is difficult for them to break free using available resources and mechanisms. Time is not an ally for the ultra poor, as things generally do not get ...

    • An early assessment of CFPR II support packages 

      Das, Narayan Chandra; Raza, Wameq Azfar; Misha, Farzana Akter (BRAC Research and Evaluation Division, 2009-12)
      Based on the programmatic lessons and research knowledge accumulated from CFPR phase I, CFPR phase II was designed to expand its outreach while incorporating greater diversity in support packages. The support packages of ...

    • Grant vs. credit plus approach to poverty reduction: An evaluation of BRAC’s experience with ultra poor 

      Das, Narayan Chandra; Ahmad, Sibbir; Bhattacharjee, Anindita; Ara, Jinnat; Bayes, Abdul (BRAC Research and Evaluation Division, 2016-10)
      Challenging the Frontiers of Poverty Reduction- Targeting the Ultra Poor (CFPR-TUP) program of BRAC implements two interventions for the ultra-poor: a grant-based support package for specially targeted ultra-poor (henceforth ...

    • How sustainable is the gain in food consumption of the CFPR/TUP beneficiaries? 

      Haseen, Farhana; Sulaiman, Munshi (BRAC Research and Evaluation Division and Aga Khan Foundation Canada, 2007-10)
      Despite some remarkable improvements in nutritional status, malnutrition in Bangladesh is still highly prevalent, especially among the poorest. A number of initiatives are taking place that address the food intake of the ...

    • Self-perceived health of ultra poor women: The effect of an inclusive development intervention 

      Prakash, Vivek A.; Rana, AKM Masud (BRAC Research and Evaluation Division and Aga Khan Foundation Canada, 2006-03)
      In 2002, BRAC launched a targeted and comprehensive development program called Challenging the Frontiers of Poverty Reduction: Targeting the Ultra Poor (CFPR/TUP) aimed at the poorest of the poor, who have often been ...

    • Walking on two legs: Credit plus grant approach to poverty reduction 

      Ara, Jinnat; Das, Narayan Chandra; Kamruzzaman, Md; Quayyum, Tasmeen (BRAC Research and Evaluation Division, 2017)
      There is a growing recognition that the ultra-poor are generally not integrated into the current anti-poverty programs. In this paper, we estimate the long-run impacts of a credit plus grant approach, a combination of ...