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Knowledge, attitude and perceptions of Bangladesh civil society on rice biotechnology research
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Listening to the "Extreme Poor": IGVGD participants speak on their success
(Research and Evaluation Division, Brac, 2000-07)Those dealing with the issues of poverty and development have recently acknowledged the heterogeneity of the poor. The extreme poor rest on the other side of this poverty spectrum. Women in the extreme poor households ... -
Literature review of women's empowerment
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Lives and livelihoods on the streets of Dhaka city: findings from a population-based exploratory survey
(BRAC, 2011-03)BRAC has long been working to empower people and communities in situations of poverty, illiteracy, disease and social injustice. In recent years, BRAC has extended its activities to include the urban poor population ... -
Longitudinal study on poultry rearing in Manikganj: a preliminary assessment for the first quarter
(BRAC, 1989-08)Vulnerable Group Development (VGD) program sponsored by a number of donors aimed at supplementing nutritional level and assisting the process of attaining self reliance by the rural destitute womenfolk. The womenfolk ... -
Main Findings reports of the RDP impact assessment study
(BRAC, 1995-02)Introduction The 1993-94 Impact Assessment Study (lAS) of the Rural Development Programme (RDP) has been carried out by BRAC's Research and Evaluation Division, with consultancy assistance from the Centre for Development ... -
Marketing scenario and sustainability of vegetable enterprise of specially targeted ultra poor in North Bengal
(BRAC, 2004-08)The study aimed to explore the marketing system of vegetables grown by the members of the specially targeted ultra poor (STUP) to identify problems and to suggest solutions for sustaining. Data were collected from 79 ... -
Measuring the dynamics of BRAC's contribution to employment generation
(Research and Evaluation Division, Brac, 2000-09)This study explores the areas of employment /types of job created through BRAC activities and estimates the actual achievements of BRAC in terms of numbers and/ or person-years of employment generated. BRACpaid full-time ... -
Microcredit programmes: who participates and to what extent?
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Microfinance in the Brahmaputra-Jamuna chars: the context, the providers and way forward
(BRAC, 2002-03)Informal financial sources dominate the financial landscape of the char areas in ways distinct from the mainland areas of rural Bangladesh. Microfinance in the char areas has not even scratched the surface of the first ... -
Monthly meetings of RDP: documenting the situation in ten village organizations in Matlab
(BRAC, 1996)BRAC' s Rural Development Programme (RDP) holds monthly meeting of the VOs and fortnightly meetings of the Essential Health Care (EHC) Programme as a part of organizational development for the poor. This study aimed to ... -
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 ... -
NGOs and village impacts: a case study in Badhair Union
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NGOs and village impacts: a case study of perceptions
(Research and Evaluation Division, Brac, 2000-05) -
A note on providing access to savings of VO members
(BRAC, 1995-11)After joining a Village Organisation (VO) BRAC members are required to deposit weekly savings. Members have access to their savings any time after discontinuation of membership. Two recent studies earned out by the ... -
A note on reasons of dropout from BRAC's matlab village organizations
(BRAC Research and Evaluation Division (RED), 1995-11) -
A note on the performance of RDP (1996-'98)
(BRAC, 1999-04) -
An overview and synthesis of studies on RDP with special reference to its impact on participants
(BRAC Research and Evaluation Division (RED), 1995-11) -
Participation in BRAC's Rural Development Programme and the impact of group dynamics on individual outcomes
(BRAC, 1998)This study explored women's participation in Brae's rural development programme to identify some unobserved selecting factors that are believed to influence women's decision to participate or not and, the effect of group ... -
Patterns and trends in food consumption in poor urban and rural households in Bangladesh: cluster analysis of household survey data
(BRAC Research and Evaluation Division (RED), 2003-09)Objectives: To identify groups within rural and urban Bangladesh demonstrating similar socio-economic characteristics and food consumption patterns. Design: A household survey was conducted in a variety of locations m ...