Issue 11
Exploring Explanatory Model of Malaria in Hill Tracts of Bangladesh: Perspective from Dighinala Upazila |
| Shamim Hossain, Md. Kamruzzaman, Syed Masud Ahmed |
| June - 2010 |
This study aims to explore the explanatory model of malarial illness in different
communities... |
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Issue 10
Social Protection Package for the Retrenched Workers of State-owned Enterprises: A quick Assessment |
| Narayan Chandra Das, Nayma Qayum, Mehejabeen Khan, Fazlul Karim |
| May - 2010 |
| This study aimed to map the project`s cumulative achievements, and to assess its impact on the livelihood of the participant households.. |
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Issue 9
An Early Assessment of CFPR II Support Packages |
| Narayan Chandra Das, Wameq Azfar Raza, Farzana Akter Misha |
| December - 2009 |
| Narayan C Das, Wameq A Raza and Farzana A. Misha tries to make an early assessment of CFPR II support packages on livelihoods of the ultra poor... |
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Issue 8
Improving the Quality of Life of the Presbyopic Patients: The Reading Glass Project of BRAC |
| Syed Masud Ahmed, Qazi Shafayetul Islam |
| November - 2009 |
| This paper examines the impact of reading glass project of BRAC in raising the awareness about near vision lss... |
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Issue 7
An Assessment of the Impacts of Floods on Sanitation in Rural Bangladesh |
| Shamim Ahmed |
| January - 2009 |
| This study aimed to review the damage to sanitation facilities during floods. It also explored the possibilities of overcoming the negative impacts of floods on sanitation... |
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Issue 6
Determinants of Income of the Shasthya Shebikas: Evidences From a Pilot MNCH Initiative in the Nilphamari District of Bangladesh |
| Mahjabeen Rahman, Sakiba Tasneem |
| December - 2008 |
| BRAC started a pilot maternal, neonatal and child health (MNCH) programme in the Nilphamari district of Northern Bangladesh in August 2005. A large number of new Shasthya Shebikas (SSs) were recruited under the MNCH program beside the existing ones. This study attempted to explore whether and how the income earning capability of the Shasthya Shebikas, both old and new, was affected due to this new initiative and also, the determinants of income for the SSs, and motivation for SS work in general... |
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Issue 5
The Pilot Maternal, Neonatal and Child Health Project (MNCH) at Nilphamari: Profiling the Changes During 2006-07 |
| Shahnawaz Mohammad Rafi, Hashima-e-Nasreen, Sarawat Rashid |
| November - 2008 |
| This population based cross-sectional survey collected data from the randomly selected six upazilas of Nilphamari district (Nilphamari Sadar, Joldhaka, Kishoriganj, Syedpur, Dimla, and Domar) during both baseline (2006) and the follow-up (2008) using quantitative methods.... |
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Issue 4
Sex Workers and Condom Use-the Political Economy of HIV/AIDS in Bangladesh |
| Raihana Karim, Nasheeba Selim, Sabina Faiz Rashid |
| September - 2008 |
| A study was undertaken in Madaripur brothel to understand condom use reality within the social context of the lives of the commercial sex workers (CSW) in brothel and to critically analyze the effectiveness of a HIV/AIDS programme of BRAC in condom promotion.... |
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Issue 3
Providing Microfinance and Social Space to Empower Adolescent Girls: An Evaluation of BRAC’s ELA Centres |
| Rizwana Shahnaz, Raihana Karim |
| July - 2008 |
| Lately there has been a surge in the variety of approaches to assist the adolescents, specially the girls, in building up their lives and livelihoods. With financial assistance from Nike Foundation, BRAC started combining financial and social interventions in 2005 by setting up ELA (Employment and Livelihood for Adolescents) Centres for the ELA microfinance group members. This study is intended to assess the usefulness of this combined approach.... |
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Issue 2
Understanding the Relationship between Government and BRAC in Implementing WASH Programme |
| Shamim Ahmed, Hasanur Rahman, Mamun-Ur-Rashid, Bayazid Hasan |
| June - 2008 |
| To explore the relationship between government and BRAC in the implementation of Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) programme this qualitative research was undertaken.... |
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