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Rapid Research Response (RRR) 2024

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টং আলাপ

Episode 002 (unplugged): Should student politics be allowed on campus?

Working Paper

Understanding the Onboarding Challenges in Digital Financial Services: A Qualitative Exploration

Blog

Making Change: women’s employment in Bangladesh’s mobile money sector

Publications
Journal Article

Globalising Southern Approaches to Reducing Extreme Poverty: Policy Adoption of BRAC’s Targeting the Ultra Poor Graduation Program

Date: 2024

Author(s): Hashemi, Syed M.; Montesquiou, Aude de

Topic(s): Ultra-Poor Graduation

Publisher: Development in Practice

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Journal Article

Impact of COVID-19 on Celebration of Death, Mortuary, and Funerary Customs in Bangladesh: A Qualitative Study

Date: 2024

Researcher(s): Rahman, Md Abdur; Islam, Md Redwanul; Chowdhury, Monidipa & 3 others

Topic(s): COVID-19

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Journal Article

What I Say Depends on How You Ask: Experimental Evidence of the Effect of Framing on the Measurement of Attitudes

Date: 2024

Researcher(s): Bloem, Jeffrey R.; Rahman, Khandker Wahedur

Topic(s): Wee-DiFine

Publisher: Economics Letters

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Working Paper

Being New Poor in Bangladesh: Coping Strategies, Constraints, and Trajectories

Date: 2024

Researcher(s): Nazneen, Sohela; Ahamed, Raihan; Aziz, Syeda Salina & 7 others

Topic(s): COVID-19

Publisher: Institute of Development Studies

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Forty Days of Uprising: What are People Thinking?
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Research Programs
Women’s Economic Empowerment and Digital Finance (WEE-DiFine)

Women’s Economic Empowerment and Digital Finance (WEE-DiFine)

WEE-DiFine is a research initiative that seeks to generate a comprehensive body of evidence that addresses the impact of digital financial services (DFS) on women’s economic empowerment (WEE) and the causal mechanisms between the two by funding rigorous research across South Asia, Sub-Saharan Africa, and Southeast Asia. The economic empowerment of women is a crucial development issue, which DFS has the strong potential to advance.

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Applied Research and Implementation Initiative (DigiDev)

Applied Research and Implementation Initiative (DigiDev)

The Applied Research and Implementation Initiative (DigiDev) during 2020-2023 will develop the organizational capacities of BRAC and BRAC International to integrate digital innovations into poverty programs. This will take place with support from BRAC’s Institute for Governance and Development (BIGD), BRAC International’s Independent Evaluation Research Cell (IERC), BRAC Social Innovation Lab and BRAC USA, working closely with country and program teams across the BRAC family.

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Blogs
30 September 2024

Making Change: women's employment in Bangladesh's mobile money sector

Jessica Goldberg, Xavier Gine, Lore Vandewale, Anusuya Sivaram, and Carlotta Nani

A new experiment with bKash, Bangladesh's largest mobile money operator, aims to close the gender gap in mobile money use by employing women as mobile money agents. Early results show promise, with 80% of women who were randomly offered jobs accepting the role, matching the take-up rate of men. While the study is still in its early stages, it could lead to increased financial inclusion for women and more flexible local employment opportunities, potentially transforming the sector.

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2 September 2024

Thanking our Peer Reviewers for their Contributions to the WEE-Connect and WEE-DiFine Review Process

WEE-DiFine Team

This year BRAC Institute of Governance and Development launched back-to-back requests for proposals for the WEE-Connect and WEE-DiFine Initiatives, respectively. We received an impressive number of submissions to each! Peer reviews are the building blocks of the proposal review process and our reviewers have been nothing short of outstanding in lending their important insights and time to the success of our review process. As a gesture of heartfelt gratitude, here’s a list of the amazing peer reviewers who supported our 2024 review process!

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27 August 2024

Developing Solutions through Digital Financial Services Research: Spotlight on Maliha Rahanaz

Tasnuba Sinha and Kym Cole

A recipient of the Developing Solutions Scholarship from the University of Nottingham, Maliha Rahanaz's research focuses on development economics, women’s economic empowerment, migration, and education. She is currently involved in a project that investigates the role of digital financial services in enhancing the economic empowerment of female domestic workers in Bangladesh. BIGD's WEE-DiFine team sat down with Maliha and learned about her passion for research, her ongoing projects in Bangladesh, and much more. 

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Multimedia

টং আলাপ | Episode 002 (unplugged): Should student politics be allowed on campus?

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Ten Years After Rana Plaza: Remembering, Learning, and Moving Forward

BIGD Holds Virtual Launch Event for Redesigned MA in Governance and Development (MAGD) Program

Studies
Economic Recovery of the Climate Migrants and New Poor Living in Climate-Vulnerable Urban Low-Income Settlements

Economic Recovery of the Climate Migrants and New Poor Living in Climate-Vulnerable Urban Low-Income Settlements

Against the backdrop of Bangladesh’s susceptibility to climate change and the compounded challenges accentuated by the COVID-19 pandemic, this project sets out to enhance the socio-economic resilience of climate migrants and “new poor” individuals residing in climate-vulnerable, low-income urban settlements. These communities confront multifaceted adversities, particularly urban slums characterized by high population density, inadequate infrastructure, and limited income avenues. The pandemic induced a new wave of poverty, pushing vulnerable groups further into destitution. By facilitating diverse livelihood opportunities, enabling capacity building, offering asset transfers, establishing market linkages, securing social safety net access, and improving water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) facilities, the initiative aims to empower these populations and offer a trajectory towards economic recovery and foster enhanced well-being.

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Enhancing Adaptive Capacity of the Climate-Vulnerable Ultra-Poor Households Affected by the COVID-19 Pandemic in Bangladesh

Enhancing Adaptive Capacity of the Climate-Vulnerable Ultra-Poor Households Affected by the COVID-19 Pandemic in Bangladesh

In response to the critical challenges presented by Bangladesh’s susceptibility to climate change and the additional complexities brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic, this study, jointly conducted by the BRAC Ultra-Poor Graduation (UPG) Programme and BRAC Institute of Governance and Development (BIGD) focuses on strengthening socio-economic resilience among targeted climate migrants and climate-vulnerable ultra-poor individuals who are confronting the risks of displacement.

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