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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 ...
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 ...
Impact evaluation and client satisfaction of Northwest Microfinance Expansion Project
(BRAC Research and Evaluation Division (RED), 2007-09)
Bangladesh is known for its microfinance outreach. However. the density of microfinance is
not evenly distributed. The poorer region, specially the northwestern part of Bangladesh has
long been underserved by the ...
Financing SMEs and its effect on employment generation: a study of brae bank's SME lending
(BRAC, 2005)
Financial and development assistance designed specially for small and medium enterprises in Bangladesh is a
new and upcoming trend. After the surge of micro-finance in the last two decades, small and medium
enterprises ...
Poverty outreach and BRAC’s microfinance interventions programme impact and sustainability
(BRAC Research and Evaluation Division (RED), 2003)
This paper is based on the experience and evolution of a large microfinance provider BRAC -
which is working in Bangladesh. The paper stresses that poverty is not homogeneous, but is
manifested in different ways and in ...
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 ...