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Learning achievement of the students after completion of grade five from BRAC schools
(BRAC Research and Evaluation Division (RED), 1999-11)
The Non-Formal Primary Education (NFPE) programme of BRAC introduced class four
and five to its curriculum to mesh with the formal primary education. BRAC launched
this primary education programme in its 1000 schools ...
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 ...
Participatory research methods and gender data base Bangladesh country paper
(BRAC Research and Evaluation Division (RED), 1999-05)
Application of Participatory Rural Appraisal (PRA) in rural development as well as in
agricultural sectors is quite recent in Bangladesh and most of the PRAs are conducted by
NGOs. The review of participatory researches ...
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 ...
HOPE not COMPLACENCY: state of primary education in Bangladesh 1999
(BRAC Research and Evaluation Division (RED), 1999-08)
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) ...
Sustainability of Scientific Journals in the developing world with special reference to Bangladesh
(BRAC Research and Evaluation Division (RED), 1999-03)
The study aimed to explore the sustainability issues of journal
publication in Bangladesh. Forty-three journal editors were interviewed,
and 66 current journals were scanned. Findings reveal that 68~1o of the
journals ...
The role of NGOs to improve food security in Bangladesh: the BRAC perspective
(BRAC Research and Evaluation Division (RED), 1999)
Bangladesh is one of the worst food insecure nations in the world today. This paper looks into
some food security issues of the poor, the most food insecure group, particularly with respect to
the role of non-governmental ...
Women's productive role and marital violence in Bangladesh
(BRAC Research and Evaluation Division (RED), 1999)
This study assesses the role of women's participation in productive activities in reducing the
risk of marital violence. Data were collected from villages where numerous non-government organizations
(NGOs) had micro-credit ...
Effectiveness of teachers training in BRAC schools
(BRAC Research and Evaluation Division (RED), 1999-03)
The study attempted to evaluate the newly designed training
module for teachers who are teaching English in class three, four,
and five of BRAC NFPE schools. With the knowledge of BRAC
graduates' relative weakness in ...