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BRAC-char development and settlement project 2000 - 2004
(BRAC Research and Evaluation Division (RED), 2002-09)
Char Development and Settlement Project is designed to link the poor char people to
mainstream development. Through five local NGOs the project commenced a series of
interventions such as group formation and provision ...
Testing of tubewell water of the Community Nutrition Centres (CNC) under the Bangladesh Integrated Nutrition Project (BINP) for presence of arsenic
(BRAC Research and Evaluation Division (RED), 2002-09)
Bangladesh faces multi-faceted problems in relation to groundwater. At present there is a new
threat - arsenic contamination in groundwater. Arsenic is a shiny, grey, brittle element possessing
both metallic and non-metallic ...
Socioeconomic and regional disparity in the utilization of reproductive health services in Bangladesh
(BRAC Research and Evaluation Division (RED), 2002)
Although the health care system has significantly expanded in Bangladesh during the last two decades,
the health status of the population has remained very poor because .of the uneven distribution of health
services. ...
Workshop proceedings of imp-act thematic group meeting on understanding the wider impacts of microfinance
(BRAC, 2002-03)
The proceedings brief the outcomes of the third Imp-Act thematic group meeting on
understanding the wider impacts of micro finance (MF) as a part of the three-year Global
Impact Assessment Project funded by Ford Foundation. ...
Experiences gained in tackling the arsenic disaster: final report on arsenic mitigation project in Sonargaon and Jhikorgachha
(BRAC Research and Evaluation Division (RED), 2002-06)
This report describes the experiences gained in the "action research on community-based
arsenic mitigation project" implemented by BRAC in Sonargaon and Jhikorgachha
upazilas of Bangladesh. The project was implemented ...
Combining targeting methodologies for better targeting of the extreme poor: some preliminary findings from BRAC's CFPR/TUP programme
(BRAC, 2002-09)
Since January 2002, BRAC has started a new program targeted at the extreme poor, called,
'Challenging the Frontiers of Poverty Reduction: Targeting the Ultra Poor' (CFPR/TUP). This
Programme seeks to challenge the frontiers ...
Fighting arsenic at the grassroots: experience of BRAC's community awareness initiative in Bangladesh
(BRAC Research and Evaluation Division (RED), 2002)
The study evaluates the arsenic mitigation project of BRAC in raising awareness of arsenic poisoning in rural
communities in Bangladesh. Data came from selected project villages in south-western Bangladesh. Comparison
villages ...
Level and determinants of pregnancy care in developing countries: the case of Bangladesh, 1999 - 2000
(BRAC Research and Evaluation Division (RED), 2002-11)
This study explored the current state of pregnancy care in Bangladesh using data from the
Bangladesh Demographic and Health survey (1999-2000), based on a nation-wide representative
sample. Data were collected from women ...
Socioeconomic differentials of the members of BRAC Gonokendra Patltagar
(Research and Evaluation Division, Brac, 2002-06)
This study aimed to document the socioeconomic background of the members of BRAC
Gonokendra (community-based library). to identify why some members did not avail its
services and why some members of the Management Committee ...
To produce or not to produce: tackling the tobacco dilemma
(BRAC, 2002-04)
This study seeks to look into the economics of tobacco cultivation in Bangladesh. At tire macro level, tire importance of tobacco farming has been declining. However, a survey conducted on 300
tobacco farmers in 19 villages ...