BRAC

Mobile money reduces costs

July 23, 2016BRAC, Research

IID’s study found that using a cash based transaction system has more than direct costs associated with it. Cash based systems were found to be insecure because transportation and storage...

From cash to bKash: The next big step for mobile money

November 13, 2015BRAC, ICT4D, Research

Can mobile money take the next big step and convince the big institutes to use mobile money for organizational transactions? IID study seeks to find that. IID has partnered with...

Common monitoring platform for education to be developed

June 18, 2015Archive, BRAC, Budget & Economy, EduCamp, Education, Participation, Research, Roundtable, Undialogue

Government and non-government educationists have agreed to establish a common online platform to monitor the progress of education sector. IID and BRAC, in collaboration with the education ministries will develop...

Basic competencies low among primary students

June 18, 2015BRAC, EduCamp, Education, Research

IID-BRAC survey finds very low level of basic competencies at the primary level. For instance, only 24% students of class 3; only 47% students of class 4 and 63% student...

Education Budget for FY2015-16: Further Drop in Sectoral Priority

June 18, 2015BRAC, Budget & Economy, EduCamp, Education, Research

In the budget for FY2015-16 taka 31,605 crore has been allocated to education (for the Ministry of Education and the Ministry of Primary and Mass Education), which is taka 2,392...

“Financing for Education Research: Government should take responsibility”- Stated Education Activists at a Workshop on Education Financing

October 22, 2014BRAC, CAMPE, EduCamp, Education, Participation, Workshop

Education research, infrastructure development in hard to reach areas, recreational better financial package for teachers and education professionals came out to be the most important areas to be considered for...

Workshops on Primary & Secondary Education

October 20, 2014BRAC, CAMPE, EduCamp, Education, Participation, Workshop

As part of the joint education advocacy campaign, BRAC, CAMPE and IID organised two workshops to identify major challenges in ensuring quality and access to primary and secondary education. The...

People around the Country Gives Input in Education Position Paper for National Level Policy Advocacy

August 12, 2014BRAC, e-FGD, EduCamp, Education, Grassroots Connect, Participatory Governance, Policy Analysis

Participatory policy discourse has been ensured while the Education Position Paper has been prepared as part of BRAC-IID education advocacy campaign. Parents, teachers and education workers gave suggestions on access,...

BRAC-IID Education Advocacy Campaign

July 9, 2014BRAC, EduCamp, Education, Policy Analysis, Research

BRAC and IID has taken up a joint advocacy campaign in order to promote a supportive policy environment that will facilitate development of the education sector of Bangladesh. The campaign…

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