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NGO intervention and the ultra poor
(Research and Evaluation Division, Brac, 2000-12)
This report mainly discusses the perceptions of the ultra poor regarding NGO
membership and their future development needs if they join NGOs like BRAC. It also
focuses on reasons for membership discontinuation, issues ...
Attitudes of the Elite Groups towards the ultra-poor: secondary stakeholders in the CFPR-TUP
(BRAC Research and Evaluation Division (RED), 2003)
"Attitudes of the Elite Groups towards the Ultra-Poor Secondary stakeholders in the
CFPR-TUP" was initiated as a combined effort between Advocacy and RED. Secondary
stakeholders are those that beyond the primary stakeholders ...
Morbidity and poverty measuring economic burden of illness requiring inpatient services
(BRAC Research and Evaluation Division (RED), 2006-12)
Severe illnesses may have important consequences for the poor in terms of the costs of
treatment they have to bear and income erosion effects of those illnesses. The resulting
depletion of wealth may also transmit poverty ...
Providing the urban poor with water and sanitation: an introduction
(BRAC Research and Evaluation Division (RED), 1999)
Poverty status and differential access to health services in RDHC area
(BRAC Research and Evaluation Division (RED), 2001-12)
Poverty outreach and BRAC’s microfinance interventions programme impact and sustainability
(BRAC Research and Evaluation Division (RED), 2003)
This paper is based on the experience and evolution of a large microfinance provider BRAC -
which is working in Bangladesh. The paper stresses that poverty is not homogeneous, but is
manifested in different ways and in ...
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 ...
The urban poor in Dhaka City: their struggles and coping strategies during the floods
(BRAC Research and Evaluation Division (RED), 1998-09)
Poorer groups are exposed to increased vulnerabilities during periods of floods. Some of
the difficulties faced by them include loss of possessions, fears of extortion and looting,
and separation from their social network. ...