Ongoing Projects

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Despite high school enrollment rates, learning outcomes in Bangladesh, especially in rural areas, are alarmingly low. Approximately 44% of students cannot r...

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Despite progress in gender equality, gender norms continue to impact workplace productivity and employee experiences in Bangladesh. This study addresses these iss...

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Despite significant improvements in maternal and child health over the last three decades, Bangladesh's maternal mortality rate remains alarmingly high at 176 per 10...

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Littering poses significant threats to the environment and public health, degrading communities and leading to pollution, contamination of water sources, an...

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In the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, innovative solutions have emerged. Recent studies (Angrist et al., 2022; Hassan et al., 2021; Vlassopoulos et al., 2021) spo...

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In South Asia, despite improvements in school enrollment and completion levels, many learners continue to live in learning poverty, with approximately 50% u...

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The crop component plays a major role in income generation for farmers in Bangladesh, but the role of other components cannot be ignored. Homestead vegetabl...

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In Bangladesh, the prolonged school closures due to COVID-19 have intensified existing educational challenges. Over 37 million children experienced disruptions in their education...

Project Name: Transforming Inter-Gender Relational Culture in Schools: A Behavioral Approach to Mitigating Sexual Harassment

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In Bangladesh, verbal and sexual harassment i...

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Women’s economic empowerment (WEE) in rural Bangladesh is often hindered by entrenched gender norms and traditional power dynamics. Digital Financial Services (DFS) present a tra...

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Rohingya women in Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh, face pervasive challenges, including high rates of sexual and gender-based violence (SGBV), intimate partner violence (IPV), and trauma...