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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 ... -
Verification and refinement of the System of Rice Intensification (SRI): 1st year trial monitoring report of BRAC sub-project areas
(BRAC Research and Evaluation Division (RED), 2003-12)We conducted SRI trial in two Upazilas of Noakhali district. The farmers practiced both SRI and conventional cultivation at a time to compare the results regarding production cost, yield and net return. Farmers applied ... -
The very poor who participate in microfinance institutions and those who never did: a comparative analysis
(BRAC, 2004)Despite the general consensus that the very poor have not been adequately reached by existing microfinance institutions, very little focussed research exists on the financial market participation of the very poor in general ... -
Vulnerability of the rural poor to seasonal fluctuations in food consumption: findings from longitudinal data base
(Bangladesh Rural Advancement Committee (BRAC), 1995-02)The study focuses on food consumption and vulnerability of the rural poor to seasonal variations in food consumption. The information for this study is derived from the Village Study Project (VSP) data on daily food ... -
Water sanitation and hygiene atlas of Bangladesh
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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 ... -
Why some VO members do not benefit from RDP intervention: a panel study of ten selected cases
(BRAC, 1999-09)The Rural Development Programme (RDP) of BRAC provides a comprehensive service to poor women incorporating awareness building, training, savings generation, credit disbursement and income generating activities. The Second ... -
Wider impacts of microfinance institutions: towards defining the scope and methodology
(BRAC, 2002-09)The theme of wider implications of microfinance institutions' interventions is a relatively uncharted territory, though the term is alluded to quite frequently. The interest in this theme has emerged out of a number of ... -
Women in carp pond cultivation: a case of BRAC
(BRAC, 1999-08)This is a case study on 106 female fishermen who made success in increasing their household income with the help of BRAC provided services. Fish cultivation was found to be highly correlated with many factors such as ... -
Women in sericulture: a case of BRAC
(BRAC, 1999-08)BRAC is a Bangladeshi non-government development organization working with mainly the rural poor women. Its twin objectives are alleviation of poverty and empowerment of women. The sericulture programme of BRAC as part ... -
Women's control over productive assets: role of credit based development interventions
(BRAC, 1998)This paper examines the degree to which participation in BRAC's development intereventions has any impact on women's ownership and control over assets. Information was collected under BRAGICDDR,B joint research project ... -
Women-focused development intervention reduces delays in accessing emergency obstetric care in urban slums in Bangladesh: a cross-sectional study
(BRAC, 2010)Background: Recognizing the burden of maternal mortality in urban slums, in 2007 BRAC (formally known as Bangladesh Rural Advancement Committee) has established a woman-focused development intervention, Manoshi (the ... -
Working with the ultra poor: learnings from BRAC experiences
(BRAC, 2002-12)This paper describes BRAC experiences of working with the ultra poor over the last two · decades. The ultra poor is the poorest section among the population with a few or no asset base, highly vulnerable to any shocks ... -
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. ...