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BRAC's Daycare Center: notes from non-participant observation
(BRAC Research and Evaluation Division (RED), 2002-08)This non-participant observation study on BRAC's day care centre for the toddlers (started in 1997, located near the BRAC head office and run by GRC of BRAC) was done to see the existing condition of the center and how ... -
BRAC-Ain 0 Salish Kendro Joint Legal Aid Programme: a comprehensive review
(BRAC Research and Evaluation Division (RED), 2003-12)BRAC-Ain 0 Salish Kendro (ASK) joint legal aid programme was initiated to promote legal awareness among the poor along with providing them legal assistance to resolve their problems. This study intended to review BRAC-ASK ... -
BRAC-char development and settlement project 2000 - 2004
(BRAC Research and Evaluation Division (RED), 2002-09)Char Development and Settlement Project is designed to link the poor char people to mainstream development. Through five local NGOs the project commenced a series of interventions such as group formation and provision ... -
BRAC/DPHE/UNICEF collaboration on community-based Arsenic response
(BRAC Research and Evaluation Division (RED), 1999)The severity of the problem of arsenic in ground water in Bangladesh is now well recognized. 97% of the population relics on ground water for drinking and cooking purposes and it is estimated that half of the country may ... -
Bridging the information gap and providing sex education to adolescents in rural areas of Bangladesh
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Capacity development through training: the case of BRAC village organizations
(BRAC Research and Evaluation Division (RED), 1996)Capacity development through skill training is an important component of BRAC' s credit programme. This study looked at the impact of capacity development of BRAC beneficiaries on their performance as village organization ... -
Case studies of quality primary education in Bangladesh
(BRAC Research and Evaluation Division (RED), 2004-10)How do some primary schools in Bangladesh succeed despite of well documented constrains they face? The major primary education research programmes conducted in Bangladesh over recent years have consistently demonstrated ... -
Causes behind gender difference in mathematics: an exploratory study in BRAC schools
(BRAC Research and Evaluation Division (RED), 2000)This dissertation explores the causes behind gender difference in BRAC schools .The problem was derived from previous studies, which confirm gender difference in mathematics in BRAC schools. Exploratory as well as ... -
Change in health knowledge of Bangladeshi children: five years experience
(BRAC Research and Evaluation Division (RED), 1999-11)This article explores the improvement in the level of health knowledge of Bangladeshi children over a five year period 1993-1998. Data were generated from two nationally representative sample surveys covering respectively ... -
Changes in lives of Kishori Supervisors due to employment in BRAC Education Programme
(BRAC Research and Evaluation Division (RED), 2003-07)This study aimed at exploring changes that occurred in the lives of Kisohri supervisors (KS) due to employment in the BRAC Education Programme CBEP). Twenty-six KSs, 24 non-KSs, 36 of their guardians, 67 community people ... -
Child abuse among working children in rural Bangladesh: prevalence and determinants
(BRAC Research and Evaluation Division (RED), 1999)The paper aims to improve our understanding about the prevalence and determinants of child abuse in rural Bangladesh. Data from the 1995 sample survey of 4,643 children aged 10-15 years in 150 villages were used. Findings ... -
Child labor in Bangladesh villages: incidence, correlates and implications
(BRAC Research and Evaluation Division (RED), 1995-12)The paper aims to improve our understanding about the prevalence and determinants of child labor in rural Bangladesh. Data for this study were obtained from 1995 sample survey of 3,809 eligible children aged 5 to 14 years ... -
Children's performance in reading and writing Bangla: a comparison between BRAC and formal school
(BRAC Research and Evaluation Division (RED), 1998-01)This report aims to compare the performance of the learners of non-formal schools of BRAC and formal schools in reading and writing Bangla Data were collected from five areas where a surveillance system was in operation. ... -
Combating a deadly menace: early experiences with a community-based arsenic mitigation project in Bangladesh
(BRAC Research and Evaluation Division (RED), 2000-08)Bangladesh is facing the problem of arsenic poisoning in drinking water. Around 27% of the tubewells, which supply drinking water to most of the population, have arsenic concentrations above the government of Bangladesh ... -
Community participation in improving Non-formal Primary Education in Bangladesh: a BRAC experience
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Comparing changes in basic competency, literacy and enrolment of children in Matlab between 1992 and 1995
(BRAC Research and Evaluation Division (RED), 2000-08)In 1995, three year after the baseline survey and initiation of the BRAC-ICDDR'B Joint Research Project in Matlab, a follow up survey was carried out to explore changes in the areas of education. These included enrolment, ... -
Compensating the affected persons of Mohakhali Flyover in Dhaka
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Competencies achievement of BRAC NFPE students improving
(BRAC Research and Evaluation Division (RED), 2004-06)Competency achievement of the students of BRAC non- fonnal primary schools at the end of their primary cycle was assessed and reported in this article. Four cohorts of students were considered and brought under assessment ... -
Completion report on verification and refinement of the System of Rice Intensification (SRI) project in selected areas of Bangladesh (SP 36 02)
(BRAC Research and Evaluation Division (RED), 2004-06)The System of Rice Intensification (SRI) was first developed in the 1980s in Madagascar by Fr. Henri de Laulanie, which offers unprecedented opportunities for improving rice production without dependence on high cost ... -
Continuation of BRAC non-formal school graduates of 1995 in formal school education
(BRAC Research and Evaluation Division (RED), 2000-05)The education programme of BRAC not only provides quality basic education to its learners it also put emphasis on their enrolment in formal schools for further education. The Research and Evaluation Division of BRAC ...