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Exploratory study on BRAC's NGO cooperation project
(BRAC Research and Evaluation Division (RED), 2000-08)
BRAC embarked on an NGO Cooperation Project to enhance efficiency of the
small and medium NGOs in effective micro-finance management vis-a-vis augmentation of
micro-finance activities for poverty alleviation. The newly ...
Skilled attendance at delivery in Bangladesh: a strategy development tool
(BRAC Research and Evaluation Division (RED), 2002-11)
SAFE study aimed to provide new knowledge on the identification, implementation and
evaluation of effective, affordable and equitable strategies to increase Skilled Attendance
at delivery in developing countries. It was ...
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 ...
A documentation on BRAC's Shastho shebika: exploring the possibilities of institutionalisation
(BRAC Research and Evaluation Division (RED), 2000-10)
Shastho shebikas (SS) are health cadres, selected from BRAC's Village Organisations
(VO). They are the nucleus of BRAC health programmes and are trained in preventative,
promotive and curative aspects of health. As the ...
Changing health-seeking behaviour in the context of development interventions: experiences from Matlab, Bangladesh
(BRAC Research and Evaluation Division (RED), 2002)
It is generally assumed that socioeconomic development interventions will enhance the-material
and social capacities of the poor who are disenfranchised to prevent ill health, and to seek
appropriate and timely care. ...
Sector scan of TUP enterprises: identifying determinants of sustainability
(BRAC, 2005-03)
A key objective of the CFPR-TUP programme to assist the ultra poor is the development of sustainable
livelihoods, through the transfer of assets and skills to specially targeted ultra poor members for income
generation. ...
Exploring the perception of different stakeholders regarding BRAC pre-primary schools
(BRAC Research and Evaluation Division (RED), 2000-12)
BRAC began piloting its pre-primary school program with 40 schools in 1997. The
number of ongoing pre-primary schools stands at 950 at present. Another 484 schools have
already been closed. The present study is based on ...
Combining methodologies for better targeting of the extreme poor: lessons from BRAC's CFPR/TUP programme (TUP working paper -2)
(BRAC, 2004-08)
This paper aims to assess the effectiveness and draw lessons from the targeting
strategy used in a new BRAC programme called Challenging the Frontiers of Poverty
Reduction-Targeting the Ultra Poor (CFPR/TUP) that aims ...
Risk factors of violent death in rural Bangladesh, 1990-1999
(BRAC Research and Evaluation Division (RED), 2003)
Role of local elites and village level sanitation
(BRAC Research and Evaluation Division (RED), 2005-12)
This study aimed to explore the role of local elites and associated factors that prevent or
promote sanitation facilities to the poor. The study was conducted in five communities of tive
villages of Nilphamari and ...