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Where NGOs go and do not go?
(BRAC, 2011-05)
We aim to investigate the role of output market imperfections in constraining the
microfinance programme to mitigate credit market imperfections. We develop a
model in which output market imperfections increase operating ...
Asset transfer programme for the ultra poor: a randomized control trial evaluation
(BRAC, 2011-07)
Challenging the Frontiers of Poverty Reduction (CFPR), an innovative approach to address extreme
poverty, was launched in 2002 in rural Bangladesh. Evaluation of the first phase of the programme
revealed that livelihoods ...
Lives and livelihoods on the streets of Dhaka city: findings from a population-based exploratory survey
(BRAC, 2011-03)
BRAC has long been working to empower people and communities in situations of
poverty, illiteracy, disease and social injustice. In recent years, BRAC has extended
its activities to include the urban poor population ...
Eradicating extreme poverty in Bangladesh: national strategies and activities
(Brac University, 2013-04)
Although Bangladesh has achieved fairly steady economic growth, as of 2011,
almost half of its population still lived in extreme poverty. As a result, the Government
of Bangladesh and its development partners have recently ...
Agricultural practice and its relation to poverty and food security in selected river basins in Bangladesh: a situation analysis
(BRAC, 2011-08)
Poverty and food security in the context of Bangladesh has become a major concern
over time. While efforts have been intensified to increase crop yield through increased
land use, using inorganic fertilizers, pesticides, ...