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Does involvement of women in BRAC influence sex bias in intra-household food distribution?
(BRAC Research and Evaluation Division (RED), 1997)
This study aimed to assess the sex preference in intra-household food distribution among school
going siblings in a rural area of Bangladesh. The study also examines the effect of women's
involvement in BRAC's rural ...
Reasons for RDP VO dissolution: a case study on five selected VOs
(BRAC, 1997-12)
During preparatory work for the Second Impact Assessment Study (lAS -ll) in 1996,
it was found that 18 VOs (8 women and 10 men) were not functioning out of 150 which were
studied for the lAS -I. As BRAC wanted the VOs ...
Environmental awareness in rural Bangladesh: levels and differentials
(BRAC Research and Evaluation Division (RED), 1997-01)
This report assesses the level of environmental
awareness in the rural communities of Bangladesh.
Findings reveal that nearly half of the people were aware
about the change of environment and its implications
although ...
Anaemia in pregnancy: a pilot study
(BRAC Research and Evaluation Division (RED), 1997-08)
Anaemia in pregnancy is a common health problem. According to the last national nutrition
survey of Bangladesh ( 1981-1982), about 47% of the pregnant and lactating women had anaemia.
Since then, a few community-based ...
Gender and environment framework/ agenda
(BRAC Research and Evaluation Division (RED), 1997-10)
Impact of Oxbow Lakes Project II on participant households
(BRAC, 1997-04)
The Oxbow Lakes Small Scale Fishermen Development Project Phase II (OLP-11) is being
financed jointly by International Fund for Agricultural Development (IF AD), Danish International
Development Assistance (DANIDA), World ...
GQAL: from rhetoric to reality
(BRAC Research and Evaluation Division (RED), 1997-07)
BRAC's Gender Quality Action Learning (GQAL) Progranune was initiated in 1994 to
improve the quality of programmes with village women and to improve the quality of
. gender relations within BR.AC. In its first year of ...
Backlash against posters of BRAC's human rights & legal education program
(BRAC Research and Evaluation Division (RED), 1997-09)
The Human Rights and Legal Education program of BRAC was initiated with the assumption
that if the legal awareness of its clients was raised they would be able to protect themselves·
from illegal, unfair or discriminatory ...
Muktagacha: a targeted nutrition project in Bangladesh
(BRAC Research and Evaluation Division (RED), 1997-12)
Malnutrition is one of the major public health problems in Bangladesh. Since 1993,
BRAC, a national non-governmental organisation (NGO), has been carrying out a
targeted nutrition project in a thana (sub-district) of ...
Effect of BRAC's rural development programme on calorie consumption: evidence from Matlab
(BRAC Research and Evaluation Division (RED), 1997)
This report describes the association between calorie consumption and socioeconomic status
indicators and examines the effect of BRAC's Rural Development Programme (RDP) membership
on per capita daily calorie consumption. ...