Driving development : a story of BRAC's evolution and effectiveness /

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Imprint:	Bangladesh : University Press Limited in association with BRAC, 2016.
Description:	xxxv, 320 pages ; 22 cm
Language:	English
Subject:	BRAC (Organization) BRAC (Organization) Rural development -- Bangladesh. Non-governmental organizations -- Bangladesh. Non-governmental organizations. Rural development. Education Microfinance Medical care Bangladesh.
Format:	Print Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11385511

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Varying Form of Title:	Story of BRAC's evolution and effectiveness
Other authors / contributors:	Hossain, Mahabub, 1945- editor. Kairy, Shib Narayan, editor. Bayes, Abdul, editor.
ISBN:	9789845062381 9845062385
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references and index.
Summary:	[The Bangladesh Rural Advancement Committee or] BRAC is now about 45 years old and this watershed moment provided an opportunity to reflect on the last four decades or so. More importantly, the aim is to look ahead for the challenges that would be confronted by BRAC. In the backdrop of these factors, this book inscribes the evolution of development interventions made by BRAC, including the mistakes made and the lessons learnt, in its efforts to contribute to socio-economic advancement of the country.--Publisher's website.

Table of Contents:

1. Introduction / Mahabub Hossain
2. Education: Facilitating Human Resource Development / Samir Ranjan Nath and Safiqul Islam
3. Reaching Healthcare to Grassroots / Syed Masud Ahmed, Kaosar Afsana, Akramul Islam and Faruque Ahmed
4. Maternal, Neonatal and Child Health / Hashima-E-Nasreen and Kaosar Afsana
5. Nutrition Interventions for Improved Child Health / Barnali Chakraborty and M Raisul Haque
6. Microfinance: Financial Inclusion for Employment Generation / Mahabub Hossain and SN Kairy
7. Challenging the Frontier of Poverty Reduction: Targeting the Ultra Poor / Mahabub Hossain, Anindita Bhattacharjee and Narayan C Das
8. Agriculture for Food Security / Mahabub Hossain, M Sirajul Islam, SC Nath, MA Saleque and Mokarram Hossain
9. Water, Sanitation, Hygiene and Disaster Management / Nepal C Dey, Tahera Akter, Sifat E Rabbi and Babar Kabir
10. Community Empowerment and Local Governance / Mohammad Rafi, Kazi Nazrul Fattah, Sharin Shahajahan Naomi and Anna Minj
11. Human Rights and Legal Aid Services / Mohammad Rafi, Sharin Shajahan Naomi and Faustina Pereira
12. Gender Justice and Women Empowerment / Sheepa Hafiza, Rumana Ali and Mohammad Rafi
13. Trajectory for Institutional Development / Abu Ahsan, Mohammad Rafi and Andrew Jenkins
14. Evolution of Development Management in BRAC / Sukhendra Kumar Sarkar
15. Governance, Transparency, Enterprises and Financial Sustainability / SN Kairy
16. Reflections on Drivers of BRAC Success / Salehuddin Ahmed
17. Research Driving Development / Ahmed Mushtaque Raza Chowdhury and Andrew Jenkins
18. Conclusion / Mahabub Hossain.

Driving development : a story of BRAC's evolution and effectiveness /

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