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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 ...
Asset transfer programme for the ultra poor: a randomized control trial evaluation
(BRAC, 2011-07)
Challenging the Frontiers of Poverty Reduction (CFPR), an innovative approach to address extreme
poverty, was launched in 2002 in rural Bangladesh. Evaluation of the first phase of the programme
revealed that livelihoods ...
The impact of BRAC on poverty dynamics and poverty transition: results of panel data analysis
(BRAC, 2002-09)
This paper looks into the issue of economic graduation of the poor and tries to finding out the impact of
BRAC's Rural Development Programme (RDP) on it. Economic graduation is defined by the upward
mobility of the poor ...
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 ...
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 ...
Ecosystem services and poverty linkages in Bangladesh
(BRAC, 2008-01)
What is the relationship between ecosystem services and poverty alleviation? Finding answers to
this question is vital if resources are to be used sustainably and to alleviate poverty. However, this
is a question that ...
Eradicating extreme poverty in Bangladesh: national strategies and activities
(Brac University, 2013-04)
Although Bangladesh has achieved fairly steady economic growth, as of 2011,
almost half of its population still lived in extreme poverty. As a result, the Government
of Bangladesh and its development partners have recently ...
Agricultural practice and its relation to poverty and food security in selected river basins in Bangladesh: a situation analysis
(BRAC, 2011-08)
Poverty and food security in the context of Bangladesh has become a major concern
over time. While efforts have been intensified to increase crop yield through increased
land use, using inorganic fertilizers, pesticides, ...