Browsing Social Studies by Subject "Bangladesh"
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An analysis of the situation of community schools in Bangladesh
(BRAC Research and Evaluation Division (RED), 1999-12)Contributing towards a strengthening of the government's Universal Primary Education Programme- Education For All- by the year 2000, has been one of the important aims of BRAC education programme. To materialize this aim ... -
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 ... -
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 ... -
Early marriage, bride price and the practice of dowry in Bangladesh villages
(BRAC Research and Evaluation Division (RED), 1998-04)This study estimates the incidence and correlates of early marriage and the practice of dowry in rural Bangladesh. Data for this research came from Watch, a surveillance system of BRAC covering 70 villages in I 0 regions ... -
Effectiveness of field methods for detecting Arsenic between 0 and 100 ppb in Bangladesh ground water
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Enrollment at primary level: gender difference disappears in Bangladesh
(BRAC Research and Evaluation Division (RED), 1999-12)In the recent past, there has been a number of new initiatives to improve the access to primary education in many developing countries. Such initiatives, which came from the public, private and non-governmental (NGO) ... -
Environmental sanitation in participatory development approach: experience of NGOs in Bangladesh
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FIVIMS in Bangladesh: a tool for comprehensive data management and use
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Gender and good governance issues in local government of Bangladesh: a baseline report
(BRAC Research and Evaluation Division (RED), 2003-12)The study mainly describes the pre-intervention situation of women leadership capacity in local government system of Bangladesh. Data came from the 16 upazilas (sub-district) of 4 districts in Khulna division, where the ... -
Historical perspective of immunization in Bangladesh
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HOPE not COMPLACENCY: state of primary education in Bangladesh 1999
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International labor migration and women's status of the left behind the case of Bangladesh
(BRAC Research and Evaluation Division (RED), 1998)While the role of remittance sent by the migrant labors on economic development of the sending communities has received much attention, the non-economic consequences of international migration on the left behind family ... -
International migration and the change of women's position among left behind in rural Bangladesh
(BRAC Research and Evaluation Division (RED), 2000)While the impact of remittances on the economic condition of sending communities has received much attention, the effects of international migration on women's position among the left: behind have not been adequately ... -
Intimate partner violence against women: experiences from a woman-focused development programme in Matlab, Bangladesh
(BRAC Research and Evaluation Division (RED), 2002)Objective: This paper explores the effect of a credit-based development interventions on violence against women (excluding sexual violence) perpetrated by husband. Methods: Data for this study originated from a cross-sectional ... -
Level and trend of basic education of children in Bangladesh: 1993-1998
(BRAC Research and Evaluation Division (RED), 1999-11)Using data generated through two nationally representative sample surveys, this article explores the trends in the level of basic education of Bangladeshi children. The instrument used for the purpose was based on the ... -
Literacy in Bangladesh: need for a new vision (Education Watch 2002)
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Managing NGOs for growth and change a case study of Proshika in Bangladesh
(BRAC Research and Evaluation Division (RED), 1998-08)The non-governmental organisations (NGOs) in South Asian countries have attained phenomenal growth, more so in Bangladesh. There has been manifold increase in the number of NGOs, their staff and operational budget NGO ... -
Micro-credit programs, women's empowerment and change in nuptiality in Bangladesh villages
(BRAC Research and Evaluation Division (RED), 1998)Although the fertility impact of micro-credit and women's empowerment programs has received increasing attention in recent years, the role of credit-based income generating programs on nuptiality in traditional communities ... -
Political commitment of immunization Programme in Bangladesh
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Prevalence and correlates of the risk of Sexual violence within marriage in Bangladesh
(BRAC Research and Evaluation Division (RED), 1997)Sexual violence against women has never been new in history. What is new is to discover that this kind of act is wrong and has direct impact on women's health. Using data from a nationally representative sample of 500 ...