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An appraisal of the BRACs NFPE Programme in respect to coverage of terminal competencies specified by the government of Bangladesh
(BRAC Research and Evaluation Division (RED), 1999-04)
The study aimed to make an appraisal of the three-year Non-Formal Primary
Education (NFPE) programme of BRAC in respect to the terminal
competencies identified by the government of Bangladesh for the Formal
Primary ...
Targeted nutrition project at Muktagacha in Bangladesh: lessons learned
(BRAC Research and Evaluation Division (RED), 1999)
Millions of people suffer and many of them die from malnutrition in
developing countries. BRAC, a non-governmental organisation in
Bangladesh, has made significant progress towards planning and
implementing nutrition ...
Jomtien, EFA goals and lessons from the ground : the challenge for the Dakar Conference
(BRAC Research and Evaluation Division (RED), 1999)
It is now almost ten years since the last World Conference on Education for All (WCEFA), held
in Jomtien, Thailand, had called for ensuring basic education to at least 80% of the children. This
paper, with latest field ...
Poverty alleviation programmes reduce inequities in health : evidence from Bangladesh*
(BRAC Research and Evaluation Division (RED), 1999)
Over the previous two decades many poverty alleviation programmes have been
implemented in developing countries. Evaluation of such programmes have
traditionally looked at their success in increasing the income levels ...
Readership survey: the case of a research compendium in Bangla
(BRAC Research and Evaluation Division (RED), 1999-01)
Nirjash, a research compendium in Bangla, is published primarily for BRAC field staff. After three years of
its publication it was felt essential to conduct a readership survey on its usefulness, accessibility and
readability. ...
Community participation in improving Non-formal Primary Education in Bangladesh: a BRAC experience
(BRAC Research and Evaluation Division (RED), 1999-12)
Women in carp pond cultivation: a case of BRAC
(BRAC, 1999-08)
This is a case study on 106 female fishermen who made success in increasing their
household income with the help of BRAC provided services. Fish cultivation was
found to be highly correlated with many factors such as ...
Taking research to non-researchers: the case of a research compendium of BRAC
(BRAC Research and Evaluation Division (RED), 1999-11)
The study assessed the readership of Nirjash, a vernacular research
compendium of BRAC. Since its inception in 1995, five issues have been
produced. In 1998 we conducted a readership survey on its usefulness,
accessibility, ...
An analytical assessment of GPL kit for field level detection of arsenic in water
(BRAC Research and Evaluation Division (RED), 1999-07)
An attempt was taken to evaluate the suitability of GPL kit for field level detection of
arsenic in water. The sources of variation in results of tests for arsenic determined by GPL
kit seemed to be use of different sets ...
Health and nutritional status of 'target population' in Kachua thana, Bangladesh: baseline survey 1999
(BRAC Research and Evaluation Division (RED), 1999)
The state of nutrition in Bangladesh is precariously poor. The diet, being heavily deficient
in calories and seriously imbalanced, leads to the obvious consequences of widespread
protein-energy and micronutrient malnutrition ...