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Farah Muneer

Farah Muneer

Senior Research Coordinator

farah.muneer@bracu.ac.bd

Farah Muneer is a Senior Research Coordinator at the BRAC Institute of Governance and Development (BIGD), BRAC University. 

Farah started her career at ActionAid Bangladesh in 2010. Her last appointment was as an Advisor of the Right-Fit Evidence unit at Innovations for Poverty Action. Throughout her career, she has worked in various capacities at UNDP and the Institute for Inclusive Finance and Development (InM). 

Farah completed her Master’s in Development Economics and Policy from the University of Manchester. Her policy and research work includes various development issues such as poverty, food security, women empowerment, child protection, WASH, and SDGs.

BIGD Reviews

BIGD’s Impact Journey: Knowledge for a Better World

Date: 2026

Author(s): Muneer, Farah; Khakshi, James Ward; Chowdhury, Noriya Mahin; Kabir, M M Fardeen; and Ahmed, Shudipto Rawshan

Publisher: BIGD

Report

Learning Brief on Scaling for Sustainability: Horizontal and Vertical Factors in the ICBC Project

Date: 2025

What Development Gets Wrong About Evaluation

What Development Gets Wrong About Evaluation

  • 12 May 2026

In an era of shrinking aid budgets and broken assumptions, the development sector can no longer afford to evaluate after the fact. The future belongs to organizations that learn in real time.

Socio-economic Profiling of Street Vendors in Bangladesh

Status: Ongoing

Researcher(s): Narayan C. Das, PhD; James W. Khakshi; Farah Muneer; Md. Kamruzzaman; Md. Ashikur Rahman and Tahasin Tasnim Mohce

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

Accelerating and Strengthening Skills for Economic Transformation (ASSET)

Status: Ongoing

Researcher(s): James W. Khakshi; Farah Muneer; Saadman Faisal and Noriya Mahin Chowdhury

Topic(s): Skills and Jobs, Social Transformation, Monitoring and Evaluation

Long-Term Follow-Up of Urban UPG Participants for Recalibrating Targeting, Intervention, and Priorities

Status: Ongoing

Researcher(s): Farah Muneer; Noriya Mahin Chowdhury and Md. Mahbub Ul Hassan Sharan

Topic(s): BRAC Programs, Ultra-Poor Graduation, Monitoring and Evaluation

Organizational Impact Evaluation: BIGD’s As A Case

Status: Ongoing

Researcher(s): Farah Muneer; Noriya Mahin Chowdhury and James W. Khakshi

Topic(s): Monitoring and Evaluation

Understanding Barriers and Opportunities for Women Motorcyclists in Bangladesh

Status: Completed

Researcher(s): James W. Khakshi; Farah Muneer; Noriya Mahin Chowdhury and Munshi Sulaiman, PhD

Topic(s): Monitoring and Evaluation, Gender and Social Development, BRAC Programs

Catalysing Whole Child Development: Learning from System Change Dynamics

Status: Ongoing

Researcher(s): James W. Khakshi; Farah Muneer and Noriya Mahin Chowdhury

Topic(s): Monitoring and Evaluation, Early childhood development

Digital Intelligence and Implementation Research (DIIR)

DIIR is BIGD’s integrated unit for digital intelligence and implementation research. Its purpose is to generate rigorous and actionable evidence using the best mix of data sources and methods, combining advanced analytics with learning-oriented evaluation approaches to support evidence-informed decision-making, adaptation, and program improvement, built on BIGD’s deep field data collection expertise.

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