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Anindita Bhattacharjee

Anindita Bhattacharjee

Senior Researcher & Initiative Lead, UPGI-BIGD Partnership

anindita.bhattacharjee@bracu.ac.bd

Anindita Bhattacharjee has joined BIGD as a Senior Researcher and as the Lead of BRAC Ultra Poor Graduation Initiative (UPGI)-BIGD Partnership, providing research capacity and support to UPGI’s efforts to work with governments to scale the Ultra-Poor Graduation approach. Anindita started her research career at BRAC’s Research and Evaluation Division (RED) in 2009. Previously, she has also worked at BIGD. Her last appointment was as Senior Manager- Research, Learning, and Knowledge at Save the Children International in Bangladesh, where she worked to build research and strategic learning capacity. During her career, Anindita has led/co-led designing and implementing operational and evaluative research projects on diverse topics, including poverty, adolescent development, youth skill development, child labour, COVID-19’s effects, and child protection. She is also experienced in synthesizing evidence, linking research with policy advocacy, and stakeholder management.

Journal Article

The Impact of Entrepreneurship Training and Credit on the Labour Market Outcomes of Disadvantaged Young People

Date: 2024

Author(s): Khan, Tahsina Naz; Bhattacharjee, Anindita; Das, Narayan; Hossain, Marzuk A.N.; Rahman, Atiya; Tabassum, Asma

Publisher: Development in Practice

Journal Article

Labour Market Outcomes and Child Marriage: Evidence From BRAC’s Skills Training Programme

Date: 2023

Author(s): Rahman, Atiya; Bhattacharjee, Anindita; Rahman, Rehnuma

Publisher: Bangladesh Institute of Development Studies

Journal Article

Graduation Approach to Poverty Reduction in the Humanitarian Context: Evidence From Bangladesh

Date: 2023

Author(s): Rahman, Atiya; Bhattacharjee, Anindita; Nisat, Rafia; Das, Narayan

Publisher: Journal of International Development

Report

Impact Evaluation Report of the Women’s Skill Development for Freelancing Marketplaces (WSDFM) Program

Date: 2022

Author(s): Arman, Md. Raied; Bhattacharjee, Anindita; Das, Narayan; Ghosh, Dipanwita; Gomes, Mohima; Huq, Lopita; Kamruzzaman, Md.; Mahmood, Sakib

Publisher: BIGD

Journal Article

A Good Mix Against Ultra-poverty? Evidence from a Randomized Controlled Trial (RCT) in Bangladesh

Date: 2021

Author(s): Rahman, Atiya; Bhattacharjee, Anindita; Das, Narayan

Topic(s): Ultra-poor Graduation, BRAC Programs

Publisher: Review of Development Economics

Report

Youth of Bangladesh: Agents of Change? Youth Survey 2018

Date: 2019

Author(s): Matin, Imran; Bhattacharjee, Anindita; Ahmed, Md Shakil; Das, Narayan C; Jahan, Nusrat; Morshed, KAM; Rahman, Mohammad Azad; Islam, Md Mazedul; Hamid, Nimmi Nusrat

Topic(s): BRAC Programs, Economic Development, Skills and Jobs

Publisher: BIGD

Working Paper

How Sustainable Are the Impacts of Vocational Training?: Evidence From BRAC’s Intervention

Date: 2018

Author(s): Atiya Rahman, Anindita Bhattacharjee, Rehnuma Rahman, Zion Rabbi Samadder

Topic(s): BRAC Programs, Skills and Jobs, Economic Development

Publisher: BIGD

Working Paper

Towards Employability and Better Livelihood: An Evaluation of BRAC’s Skills Development Initiative

Date: 2016

Author(s): Bhattacharjee, Anindita; Kamruzzaman, Md.

Topic(s): BRAC Programs, Skills and Jobs, Economic Development

Publisher: BRAC Research and Evaluation Division

Working Paper

Grant vs. Credit Plus Approach to Poverty Reduction: An Evaluation of BRAC’s Experience With Ultra Poor

Date: 2016

Author(s): Das, Narayan C.; Ahmad, Sibbir; Bhattacharjee, Anindita; Ara, Jinnat; Bayes, Abdul 

Topic(s): BRAC Programs, Ultra-poor Graduation, Economic Development

Publisher: BRAC Research and Evaluation Division

Book/Book Chapter

Livelihood of Slum-Dwellers Findings From Baseline Survey of Ultra-Poor Program

Date: 2016

Author(s): Jimi, Nusrat Abedin; Rahman, Atiya; Ahmad, Sibbir; Ara, Jinnat; Bhattacharjee, Anindita

Topic(s): BRAC Programs, Cities, Ultra-poor Graduation, Economic Development

Publisher: BRAC Research and Evaluation Division

Monograph

Profile of the Adolescent Girls: Findings From the Baseline Survey for Social and Financial Empowerment of Adolescents (SoFEA) Program

Date: 2011

Author(s): Bhattacharjee, Anindita; Das, Narayan C. 

Topic(s): Social Transformation, BRAC Programs, Economic Development, Gender Justice

Publisher: BRAC Research and Evaluation Division

Working Paper

Impact of Char Development and Settlement Project on Improving the Livelihood of Char Dwellers

Date: 2011

Author(s): Raza, Wameq; Bhattacharjee, Anindita; Das, Narayan Chandra

Topic(s): BRAC Programs, Economic Development

Publisher: BRAC Research and Evaluation Division

Measuring the long-term impact of reducing childhood poverty: Evidence from Ultra-poor Graduation program

Status: Ongoing

Researcher(s): Anindita Bhattacharjee, Narayan C. Das, PhD, Marzuk A. N. Hossain

Topic(s): Ultra-Poor Graduation

Impact Evaluation of the Ultra-Poor Graduation Program’s New Model

Status: Completed

Researcher(s): Atiya Rahman (On study leave), Md. Raied Arman, Farzin Mumtahena, Narayan C. Das, PhD, Anindita Bhattacharjee

Topic(s): Ultra-Poor Graduation, BRAC Programs, Economic Development

Coronavirus Outbreak, Schooling and Learning: Study on Secondary School Students in Bangladesh

Status: Completed

Researcher(s): Anindita Bhattacharjee, Farzin Mumtahena

Topic(s): COVID-19, Skills and Jobs

Impact of Entrepreneurship Training on the Livelihoods of the Youth

Status: Completed

Researcher(s): Atiya Rahman (On study leave), Anindita Bhattacharjee

Topic(s): BRAC Programs, Economic Development, Skills and Jobs

Are the Youth of Bangladesh Agents of Change? Youth Survey 2018

Status: Completed

Researcher(s): Imran Matin, PhD, Narayan C. Das, PhD, Nusrat Jahan, Anindita Bhattacharjee, Md. Shakil Ahmed

Topic(s): BRAC Programs, Skills and Jobs, Social Transformation

Credit plus Grant-Based Approach to Ultra-Poverty Reduction: An Experimental Evaluation

Status: Completed

Researcher(s): Narayan C. Das, PhD, Anindita Bhattacharjee

Topic(s): BRAC Programs, Economic Development, Ultra-Poor Graduation

How Sustainable are the Impacts of Vocational Training? Evidence from BRAC’s Intervention

Status: Completed

Researcher(s): Atiya Rahman (On study leave), Anindita Bhattacharjee

Topic(s): BRAC Programs, Economic Development, Skills and Jobs

Towards Employability and Better Livelihood: An Evaluation of BRAC’s Skills Development Initiative

Status: Completed

Researcher(s): Anindita Bhattacharjee, Md. Kamruzzaman

Topic(s): BRAC Programs, Economic Development, Skills and Jobs

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