Browsing BRAC Research and Evaluation Division (RED) Archive by Title
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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 ... -
Beneficial effects of a woman-focused development programme on child survival: evidence from rural Bangladesh
(Social Science and Medicine, 2002-11)This paper reports results from a prospective study of the impact of a woman-focused development programme on child survival in Matlab, a rural area of Bangladesh. The programme was targeted to households owning less than ... -
Beyond drugs: TB patients in Bangladesh need urgent attention for nutrition support during convalescence
(BRAC Research and Evaluation Division (RED), 2013-03)Tuberculosis (TB) is a global disease, which is responsible for 1.4 million deaths each year (WHO 2010). Bangladesh is the sixth highest TB-burden country in the world. TB treatment may be complicated when malnutrition ... -
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 ... -
BRAC Health Centres (CLINIC): current scenario and future prospects
(BRAC Research and Evaluation Division (RED), 2013-06)OBJECTIVE This study was conducted to understand the current state of affairs in the upgraded BRAC Health Centres (now BRAC clinics) with in terms of infrastructure, operation, access, utilization of services and client ... -
BRAC HIV and AIDS Programme: the mid-term evaluation
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BRAC HIV/AIDS program
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BRAC Research: Annual Report 2005
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BRAC Research: Annual Report 2007
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BRAC's achievements in generating employment in Jhikargacha RDP area: a quantitative study
(BRAC, 1995-04)By involving the rural poor in different BRAC financed activities, BRAC achieves its one of the main objectives - to generate new employment, mostly self-employment among the women folk. This study in Jhikargacha BRAC ... -
BRAC's contribution to gross domestic product of Bangladesh
(Research and Evaluation Division, Brac, 2000-07)This paper estimates the contribution of BRAC programmes to the gross domestic product (GDP) of Bangladesh. BRAC's contribution to GDP of Bangladesh has been divided into four components. These are 1) Value added in BRAC ... -
BRAC's Daycare Center: notes from non-participant observation
(BRAC Research and Evaluation Division (RED), 2002-08)This non-participant observation study on BRAC's day care centre for the toddlers (started in 1997, located near the BRAC head office and run by GRC of BRAC) was done to see the existing condition of the center and how ... -
BRAC's microfinance canvass: financial services and strategic linkages
(BRAC, 2002-12)The poor are a diverse group with diverse livelihoods, needs and potential, which change over time due to lifecycle, new opportunities and external shocks. This diverse and dynamic reality of poor peoples' lives forms ... -
BRAC's pilot savings project of RDP: monitoring and evaluation
(BRAC, 1997-04)During July and August of 1996, the BRAC Rural Development Programme (RDP) initiated a Pilot Savings Project (PSP), whereby three experimental savings systems were implemented in various areas of Bangladesh, with a ... -
BRAC's pilot savings project: status reports
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BRAC-Ain 0 Salish Kendro Joint Legal Aid Programme: a comprehensive review
(BRAC Research and Evaluation Division (RED), 2003-12)BRAC-Ain 0 Salish Kendro (ASK) joint legal aid programme was initiated to promote legal awareness among the poor along with providing them legal assistance to resolve their problems. This study intended to review BRAC-ASK ... -
BRAC-char development and settlement project 2000 - 2004
(BRAC Research and Evaluation Division (RED), 2002-09)Char Development and Settlement Project is designed to link the poor char people to mainstream development. Through five local NGOs the project commenced a series of interventions such as group formation and provision ... -
BRAC/DPHE/UNICEF collaboration on community-based Arsenic response
(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 relics on ground water for drinking and cooking purposes and it is estimated that half of the country may ... -
Bridging the information gap and providing sex education to adolescents in rural areas of Bangladesh
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Building community based arsenic mitigation response capacity in four upazilas of Bangladesh
(BRAC Research and Evaluation Division (RED), 2002-06)BRAC in collaboration with DPHE and 'UNICEF implemented the project entitled "Building community based arsenic mitigation response capacity" during July 2001 to June 2002 in four upazilas named Barura, Haimchar, Bahanga, ...