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Inter-generational Impacts of the Ultra-Poor Graduation Program (UPGP)

Status: Ongoing

Researcher(s): Marzuk A. N. Hossain, Shaila Ahmed, PhD, Munshi Sulaiman, PhD

Topic(s): BRAC Programs, Ultra-Poor Graduation, Gender and Social Development

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

Status: Completed

Researcher(s): Md. Mohsin Hossain, Rohini Kamal, PhD, Md. Mahbub Ul Hassan Sharan

Topic(s): BRAC Programs, Climate Change, COVID-19

Strengthening Economic Recovery Capacity of Climate- Vulnerable New Poor, Especially Returnee Migrants Impacted by COVID-19

Status: Completed

Researcher(s): Md. Mohsin Hossain, Rohini Kamal, PhD, Md. Mahbub Ul Hassan Sharan

Topic(s): BRAC Programs

BRAC: Deepening Evidence to Action on Childcare and Capital Levers (ECC)

Status: Ongoing

Researcher(s): Munshi Sulaiman, PhD, Shaila Ahmed, PhD, Sakila Yesmin

Topic(s): BRAC Programs

Access to (Digital) Information and Credit in Tertiary Education Choice

Status: Ongoing

Researcher(s): Khandker Wahedur Rahman, PhD, Abu S. Shonchoy, PhD, Shaila Ahmed, PhD, Marjan Hossain

Topic(s): BRAC Programs

A Randomized Controlled Trial (RCT) Study on Social Norms and Child Marriage: Impact Evaluation of BRAC’s SELP Program

Status: Ongoing

Researcher(s): Munshi Sulaiman, PhD, Shaila Ahmed, PhD, Md. Johirul Islam, Khandker Wahedur Rahman, PhD, Sakib Mahmood, PhD

Topic(s): BRAC Programs

An Early Evaluation of BRAC’s New Poor Programme

Status: Completed

Researcher(s): Imran Matin, PhD, Narayan C. Das, PhD, Nusrat Jahan, Mohima Gomes, Tanvir Shatil

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

Impact Assessment of BRAC’s Disability Inclusive Ultra-Poor Graduation (DIUPG) Programme

Status: Ongoing

Researcher(s): Imran Matin, PhD, Narayan C. Das, PhD, Sheikh Touhidul Haque, PhD, Semab Rahman

Topic(s): BRAC Programs, Social Transformation, Ultra-Poor Graduation

Sustaining Escapes From Ultra-Poverty: A Mixed Methods Assessment of Layered Interventions in Coastal Bangladesh

Status: Completed

Researcher(s): Rohini Kamal, PhD

Topic(s): BRAC Programs, Climate Change, Ultra-Poor Graduation

Managing Climate Migration: Experimental Evidence From Bangladesh

Status: Completed

Topic(s): BRAC Programs, Climate Change

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BIGD Reviews

BIGDWorks with BRAC | October 2025

Publisher: BIGD

Date: 2025

Topic(s): BRAC Programs

Journal Article

Disability-inclusive Graduation Programme Intervention on Social Participation among Ultra-poor People with Disability in North Uganda: A Cluster Randomized Trial

Publisher: BMC Medicine

Date: 2025

Author(s): Chen, Shanquan; Banks, Lena Morgon; Carew, Mark T.; Kipchumba, Elijah; Davey, Calum; Sulaiman, Munshi; Kuper, Hannah 

Topic(s): BRAC Programs

Report

Learning Brief on Path to Scale: A case of BRAC’s 4+ Pre-Primary Education model

Date: 2025

Topic(s): BRAC Programs, Education

BIGD Reviews

BIGD Reflections 2024

Date: 2025

Topic(s): BRAC Programs

BIGD Reviews

BIGD Works | September 2024

Publisher: BIGD

Date: 2024

Author(s): BIGD

Topic(s): BRAC Programs

BIGD Reviews

BIGDWorks with BRAC | April 2024

Publisher: BIGD

Date: 2024

Topic(s): BRAC Programs

Journal Article

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

Publisher: Development in Practice

Date: 2024

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

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

BIGD Reviews

BIGD Reflections 2023

Publisher: BIGD

Date: 2023

Author(s): BIGD

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

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How Effective is the BRAC Ultra-Poor Graduation Programme? | An Impact Evaluation of 2019 Cohort

Publisher: Innovations for Poverty Action, BIGD

Date: 2023

Author(s): Jahan, Nusrat; Mozumder, Tanvir Ahmed; Hsu, Sam; Arman, Md. Raied; Arif, Akmam Binte

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

Journal Article

Economic Recovery of the New Poor Created by COVID-19: Evidence From Bangladesh

Publisher: Development in Practice

Date: 2023

Author(s): Gomes, Mohima; Jahan, Nusrat; Shatil, Tanvir; Tahsin, Nabila; Das, Narayan; Matin, Imran.

Topic(s): BRAC Programs, COVID-19, Skills and Jobs, Social Transformation

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4 December 2025
Can Training Help Poor Youth Find Decent Employment in the Retail Sector in Developing Countries?
Nusrat Jahan

BIGD conducted a randomized controlled trial (RCT) on BRAC’s pilot initiative, titled Progressing the Retail Sector by Improving Decent Employment (PRIDE). Based on the study, an article titled “The Effects of Job Training on Labour Market Outcomes: Evidence from Bangladesh”—authored by Afsana Adiba, Md. Shakil Ahmed, Narayan Das, Md. Karimul Islam, Tanvir Ahmed Mozumder, and Muhammad Shahadat Hossain Siddiquee—was published in the Journal of Development Studies. This blog summarizes the key insights from the article.

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6 August 2025
Scaling Up & Stepping Back: The Shifting Ground of Women Empowerment at BRAC
Nusrat Jahan

Women empowerment has always been foundational to BRAC’s development approach. The strategies to this end, however, have evolved over time. On the occasion of BRAC’s golden jubilee, Sohela Nazneen, Maheen Sultan, and Nobonita Chowdhury critically analyze the causes and implications of this evolution in their article, “Quiet revolution? Women’s collective empowerment and BRAC,” published in the BRAC 50 special issue of the journal Development in Practice. This blog summarizes the key insights from the article.

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6 May 2024
How home-based childcare facilities support women’s workforce engagement in low-income areas of Dhaka city
Taslima Aktar

In Korail slum, working mothers like Nasima rely on home-based childcare for economic survival. Yet, our research reveals these facilities lack safety and developmental support for children. BRAC’s initiative aims to transform them into quality centers, empowering caregivers and advocating for national policies that prioritize childcare as a fundamental right for both children and working mothers.

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13 April 2023
A Brief Account of BRAC’s Approach Towards Sub-Sector Development for the Economic Empowerment of Women in Manikganj – Part II
Md. Shafiqul Islam

The Manikganj Integrated Project (MIP) was an ambitious initiative aimed at empowering rural women in Bangladesh by providing them with the necessary skills to generate income. Through activities such as pickle making, poultry rearing, and collective agriculture, BRAC aimed to create self-supporting groups of women. Despite facing significant social and technical challenges, BRAC’s dedication to building a sub-sector that worked for rural women was the driving force behind their success.

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12 April 2023
A Brief Account of BRAC’s Approach Towards Sub-Sector Development for the Economic Empowerment of Women in Manikganj – Part I
Md. Shafiqul Islam

BRAC had three major experiences of working with the poorest groups, including those in Sulla, Jamalpur, and Rawmari. The focus of the organisation then turned sharply towards the life condition and upliftment of the most disadvantaged groups, including poor women. Consciousness raising and organising marginalised women into groups was a vital part of BRAC’s strategy for initiating developmental and economic processes.

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5 April 2023
স্যার আবেদ ও ১৯৭১ : মুক্তিযুদ্ধে অ্যাকশন বাংলাদেশ ও হেল্প বাংলাদেশ-এর ভূমিকা (দ্বিতীয় পর্ব)
Rabbi Ahmed

‘অ্যাকশন বাংলাদেশ’-এর মূল উদ্দেশ্য ছিল মুক্তিযুদ্ধের স্বপক্ষে জনমত গঠন করা। এ-জন্য প্রথমেই তারা ২৫ মার্চ রাতে পাকিস্তানিদের বর্বর ও নৃশংস হত্যাকাণ্ডের ঘটনা পৃথিবীকে জানানোর প্রয়োজনীয়তা উপলব্ধি করেন। তারা মনে করেন, বিশ্ববাসী যদি প্রকৃত ঘটনা উপলব্ধি করতে না পারে তাহলে জনমত গঠন করার কাজটি দূরহ হবে। এছাড়া সাহায্য-সহযোগিতাও পাওয়া যাবে না। এ কারণে শুরুতেই তারা ‘লন্ডন টাইমস’ পত্রিকায় বেশ বড় একটি বিজ্ঞাপন দেন। যেখানে জানানো হয়, ‘বাংলাদেশে গণহত্যা চলছে। এই হত্যাকাণ্ড বন্ধ করার জন্য ব্রিটিশ সরকার ও জাতিসংঘের উদ্যোগ নেওয়া প্রয়োজন।’

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5 April 2023
স্যার আবেদ ও ১৯৭১ : মুক্তিযুদ্ধে অ্যাকশন বাংলাদেশ ও হেল্প বাংলাদেশ-এর ভূমিকা (প্রথম পর্ব)
Rabbi Ahmed

মুক্তিযুদ্ধ যখন শুরু হয় স্যার ফজলে হাসান আবেদ তখন ৩৫ বছরের টগবগে এক তরুণ— শেল অয়েল কোম্পানির হেড অব ফাইন্যান্স হিসেবে কাজ করছেন চট্টগ্রামে। কোম্পানি থেকে তাঁকে লিয়াজোঁ অফিসারের দায়িত্ব দেওয়া হলে মে মাসের প্রথমদিকে তিনি লন্ডনে চলে যাওয়ার সিদ্ধান্ত নেন। লন্ডনে স্যার আবেদ ও তাঁর বন্ধু ও সহকর্মীরা মিলে ‘হেল্প বাংলাদেশ’ এবং ‘অ্যাকশন বাংলাদেশ’ প্রতিষ্ঠার মাধ্যমে মুক্তিযুদ্ধে ভূমিকা রাখেন। ‘অ্যাকশন বাংলাদেশ’-এর মাধ্যমে তাঁরা পাকিস্তানি সেনাবাহিনী কর্তৃক বাংলাদেশে চলমান গণহত্যার বিষয়টি আন্তর্জার্তিক মিডিয়ায় তুলে ধরেন। এবং পশ্চিমা দেশগুলোতে মুক্তিযুদ্ধের স্বপক্ষে জনমত গঠন করেন। অন্যদিকে ‘হেল্প বাংলাদেশ’-এর মাধ্যমে মুক্তিযোদ্ধাদের জন্য তহবিল সংগ্রহ করা হয়।

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29 January 2023
UPG & Me: 20 Years of the Graduation Approach | Reflections from Yolande Wright
Yolande Wright

I joined some research work, visiting families prior to the interventions, and listened as women described what they had to eat in their home. How rice with a little garlic or chilli was their main meal, and the cooking water with a little rice in it would do for breakfast.

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16 January 2023
UPG & Me: 20 Years of the Graduation Approach | Reflections from Khondaker Hasibul Kabir
Khondaker Hasibul Kabir

One of my earliest encounters with extreme poverty was through BRAC’s Ultra-Poor Graduation (UPG) program. Although I grew up in a village myself and was accustomed to poverty, UPG made me realize what it really means to be extremely poor.

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15 November 2022
Long-term Migration – An Unenthusiastic Adaptation Response to Climate Change
Sonia Afrin

The recent (Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change) IPCC report has listed Bangladesh as the world’s seventh most climate-vulnerable country. Climate change wreaks havoc each year.

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Jun '25

Enhancing Livelihoods for Youth with Disabilities: Evidence from the STAR+ Programme Impact Evaluation

9:00 am BRAC Centre

On June 17, BIGD and the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine (LSHTM) co-hosted a knowledge-sharing session titled "Enhancing Livelihoods for Youth with Disabilities: Evidence from the STAR+ Programme Impact Evaluation." The...

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Jan '23

Development as Discovery: Learning from the Life and Work of Abed Bhai

3:00 pm BRAC Centre Inn Conference Room (1st Floor)

BIGD organized a roundtable discussion "Development as Discovery: Learning from the Life and Work of Abed Bhai" at the BRAC Centre, Dhaka on Sunday, January 8, 2023. Scott MacMillan, author of the biographical book on Abed bhai, 'Hope...

15

Jun '22

DSA 2022 Pre-conference Roundtable | BRAC@50: What Can We Learn From the World’s Largest NGO?

6:00 am BRAC Centre Inn Auditorium

BRAC’s 50 years of work focusing on the economic and social empowerment of people living in poverty has helped us to build a new approach to southern development. In this roundtable session organized by the Development Studies...

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Dec '21

Celebrating Abed Bhai and BRAC: Ideas and Relevance for Social Science Research

2:00 pm BRAC Institute of Governance and Development (BIGD)

Dr Shahaduz Zaman, Lead Researcher of the Historicizing BRAC Project, delivered a speech on the formative years of BRAC in a talk organized by BIGD to commemorate the organization's founder, Fazle Hasan Abed, on his second death...

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