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RESEARCH
ACTIVITIES
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Besides,
the organization has carried out various research works. Those
are: |
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1.
'Empowering Rural Poor Women: Though Implementation of Collective
Enterprises by Utilizing the Services of an Educational Institution'
an Action Pilot Project funded by NORAD in 1991-92. |
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Critical
findings: This Action Pilot Research reveals that students
and teachers of the local schools/colleges are the most acceptable
community leaders in their respective society and they have
extra capacity to implementing development programmes without
hampering their education. |
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2.
`Development through an Educational Institution: A Case Study
of UDDOG', an evaluation report prepared for PACT-Bangladesh
in August 1992. |
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Critical
findings: The study learned that our educational institutions
have extra capacity to implementing development programmes without
hampering their learning atmosphere. Rather, the involvement
of the teachers and students in implementing development programmes
for their respective communities can influence their quality
of education positively as well as their involvement can reduce
the operating cost of development project. |
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3.
`Wastage in Youths, Dignity of Labor and Education System: BIKALPA
Experience (A highly debatable project of Sonali Bank for employment
generation for university students)', May 1993. |
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Critical
findings: BIKALPA experience shows that our educated youths
don't hesitate to do laborious jobs within the country if they
get necessary support from concerned authority. This type of
project could reduce the unemployment among educated youths
also. |
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4.
`Manikgonj Association of Social Services: An Evaluation Report',
a report prepared for DIAKONIA, Sweden in September 1993. |
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5.
`Social Association for Rural Advancement (SARA): An Evaluation
Report', a report prepared for DIAKONIA, Sweden in January 1994.
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6.
`Association for Village Advancement (AVA): An Evaluation Report',
a report prepared for DIAKONIA, Sweden in March 1994. |
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7.
`Bangladesh Society for the Enforcement of Human Rights (BSEHR):
A Review and Appraisal Report', a report prepared for the Royal
Danish Embassy, Dhaka in March 1994. |
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8.
'Report of the Evaluation of REFLECT on Bhola Island' a report
prepared for ACTIONAID, Bangladesh in May 1995. |
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9.
`Traditional Birth Attendants Training Program of Koinonia:
An Evaluation Report', a report prepared in August 1995. |
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10.
`Household and Intra-Household Impacts and Future Viability
of the Approach of Self-Development through Empowerment by Bangladesh
Bhumihin Shromojibi Sangstha (BBSS)', a report prepared for
DIAKONIA, Sweden in November 1995. |
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11.
`Household and Intra-Household Impacts and the Future Viability
of the Approach of BRAC', a report prepared for DIAKOINIA, Sweden
in January 1996. |
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12.
`Household and Intra-Household Impacts of the Credit Program
of Grameen Bank', a report prepared for DIAKOINIA, Sweden in
January 1996. |
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13.
`Household and Intra-Household Impacts and the Future Viability
of the Approach of CCDB', a report prepared for DIAKOINIA, Sweden
in January 1996. |
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14.
'A Comparative Study on the Approaches of Bangladesh Bhumihin
Sromojibi Sangstha (BBSS), BRAC, Christian Commission for Development
in Bangladesh (CCDB) and Grameen Bank (GB): Household and Intra-Household
Impacts', a project funded by DIAKONIA-Sweden in January 1996. |
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Critical
findings: This comparative study found that the development
approaches of BRAC and GB are more effective than the other
two BBSS and CCDB due to the institutionalizing of their organizational
structure. The organization of the beneficiaries is important
to have their rights but support service add an additional dimension
to this effort. |
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15.
`Implementation of the UN Convention on Child Rights in Bangladesh:
A Situation Analysis' a report prepared for the Save the Children
(UK) Regional Office (Nepal) and UNICEF, Dhaka in March 1998.
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Critical
findings: The CRC environment in Bangladesh placed in the
context of persistent poverty could not be termed as entirely
conducive for the fuller realization of child rights. Besides
socio-economic deprivations in the form of lack of satisfactory
access to education, health, nutritional facilities, the children
in Bangladesh are also experiencing gross violations of many
of the non-developmental rights like sexual abuse and exploitation,
trafficking, imprisonment, confinement in domestic services,
working in hazardous conditions etc. |
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16.
Base line survey/situation analysis under the project titled
"Family Welfare and Reproductive Health Education and Services
for Garment Workers" of Bangladesh Garments Manufacturers
and Exporters Association (BGMEA), - a project funded by BGMEA,
Dhaka in June 2004. |
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Critical
findings: The authorities of the garments factories should
increase the primary health care facilities at their working
places. The study also found that availability of this services
increase the productivity and thus it proves a closer link between
the two. |
