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Savings schemes for the rural poor: a comparative picture
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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. ... -
Selected living standard indicators and the ultra poor
(Research and Evaluation Division, Brac, 2000-12)This report aimed to give a clear picture on the nature of their vulnerability and potentiality to cope wit by analysis their non-land asset base, ownership of savings and their level of human poverty. It was estimated ... -
Socio-economic performance of BRAC DTW program
(BRAC Research and Evaluation Division (RED), 1995-11)BRAC launched its irrigation program in early 1980s with low lift pump and then introduced the DTW program in 1984-85. Since 1990-91 BRAC has gone through a large-scale expansion of the program. In the last 1994-95 boro ... -
Socioeconomic development and human well-being: BRAC-ICDDR,B joint research project, Matlab (phase II)
(BRAC, 1996-03)This report documents the first round of the seasonal survey with respect to household economy covering land holdings, savings and loans, employment and expenditure. For collecting household information, the household ... -
Socioeconomic development and human well-being: BRAC-ICDDRB joint research project, Matlab, Capacity development through training: the case of BRAC village organizations
(BRAC Research and Evaluation Division (RED), 1996-03)This study intends to look at the impact of capacity development of BRAC group members through the activities of RDP (Rural Development Program). Capacity development is an important complementation of the credit program ... -
Stories of targeting: process documentation of selecting the ultra poor for CFPR/TUP programme
(BRAC, 2004-04)The targeting process for the CFPR/TUP (Challenging the Frontiers of Poverty Reduction - Targeting the Ultra Poor) progranune brings together diverse strands of knowledge on ·poverty (indigenous, local, progranunatic, and ... -
Struggling TUP members: lessons from case studies
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A study on membership overlap among different NGOs in selected villages: its impact on micro-credit programmes and rural poor
(BRAC, 1999-12)For several decades BRAC and many other NGOs have been working with micro credit for alleviating rural poverty. The growth of micro credit has therefore been phenomenal, and so has the number of smaller NGOs working along ... -
A study on RDP loans and the investment costs of some IGAs
(BRAC, 1998-02)This paper is a cost study of the six most commonly performed micro-enterprises in four village organizations. It is an investigation to see whether loans for these micro enterprises restrict borrower's ability to meet ... -
Study on the first phase of the 100-day employment generation programme
(BRAC, 2009-02-10)In September 2008, the Government of Bangladesh embarked on the first phase of a 100-day Employment Generation Programme (EGP) for the poorest and jobless poor. This endeavour came in response to the soaring food price. ... -
A study on the present status of lAS-II comparison group
(Research and Evaluation Division, Brac, 2000-09)The Research and Evaluation Division (RED) of BRAC has over the years been making efforts to evaluate the impact of Rural Development Programme (RDP) on its members through impact assessment studit:S (lASs). RED has ... -
Summary of findings: Bangladesh shrimp culture project
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Sustainability assessment of BRAC's rural development programme: a pilot study
(Research and Evaluation Division, Brac, 2000-09)This is a pilot study on the sustainability of BRAC Rural Development Prgoramme (RDP). As because of the short duration (I) the sustainability of social and economic aspects of RDP VOs and (2) the sustainability of AO ... -
Sustaining health: the role of BRAC's community health volunteers in Bangladesh, Afghanistan and Uganda
(BRAC, 2011-09)This study fills an important gap in current understanding about a critical aspect of BRAG's health programmes - the financial sustainability of the community health volunteers (commonly referred to as Shasthya Shebikas ... -
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 ... -
Tracking change: A standard of living index for Matlab
(BRAC-ICDDR,B Joint Research Project, 1995-12)This paper is intended to show how an index measuring changes in living standards can be constructed by applying a fundamental economic concept on household expenditure data. Data from a small scale panel survey on 240 ... -
The ultra poor in the capital market
(Research and Evaluation Division, Brac, 2000-12)This paper looks into the issue of accessibility of the capital market for the ultra poor by analyzing the extent of borrowing, their sources and uses of loan. One-fourth had access to any capital sources, and only about ...