Experience
Bangladesh Alive & Thrive Process Evaluation Survey (Frontline health Worker)
Time Period : September-October 2011
Research Synopsis : Frontline Health Workers; Infant And Young Child Feeding; Maternal And Child Nutrition; Behavior Change Communication; Process Evaluation
Associates/Researchers : Data Analysis And Technical Assistance Limited And International Food Policy Research Institute.
Microinsurance Decisions: Field Research experiment- Gender aspects of Willingness to pay for Weather – based insurance in Bangladesh
Time Period : September 2011
Research Synopsis : Weather-Indexed Insurance; Microinsurance Demand; Gender Differences; Risk Management; Willingness To Pay
Associates/Researchers : IFPRI, ZEF and Data Analysis and Technical Assistance Limited.
Pilot Survey on Women Empowerment Index in Agriculture (WEIA) in Bangladesh, 2011
Time Period : August-September 2011
Research Synopsis : Women’s Empowerment; Agriculture; Household Decision-Making; Gender Norms; Measurement Pilot
Associates/Researchers : Data Analysis And Technical Assistance Limited, OPHI and International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI).
An Evaluation of The Employment Generation Program for The Poorest (EGPP)
Time Period : August 2011
Research Synopsis : Social Protection; Public Works; Poverty Alleviation; Targeting And Leakage; Impact Evaluation
Associates/Researchers : Data Analysis And Technical Assistance Limited And International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI).
Welfare Monitoring & Poverty Measurement Pilot Survey, July 2011
Time Period : July 2011
Research Synopsis : Poverty And Welfare Measurement; Living Standards; Socioeconomic Indicators; Household Survey; World Bank Analysis
Associates/Researchers : The World Bank and Data Analysis and Technical Assistance Limited.
CCT Operations Research Survey on Children’s Health, Education and Social Protection: Household Census and Baseline (SHOMBHOB)
Time Period : April – June 2011
Research Synopsis : Conditional Cash Transfers; Child Health And Education; Social Protection Targeting; Household Census; Baseline Assessment
Associates/Researchers : Data Analysis and Technical Assistance Limited and The World Bank.
Country Investment Plan (CIP): Farmers and Input Sellers View on Agriculture and Food Security in Bangladesh
Time Period : January –February 2011
Research Synopsis : Agriculture Input Markets; Farmer Constraints; Food Security; Country Investment Plan; Input Seller Perspectives
Associates/Researchers : International Food Policy Research Institute. And Data Analysis and Technical Assistance.
The Economics of Adaptation to Climate Change in Bangladesh, Baseline Survey 2010
Time Period : October 2010
Research Synopsis : Climate Change Adaptation; Household Vulnerability; Livelihood Impacts; Baseline Survey; Disaster And Environmental Stress
Associates/Researchers : International Food Policy Research Institute And Data Analysis and Technical Assistance Limited.
Study on College Education in Bangladesh College Survey Questionnaire
Time Period : July –August 2010
Research Synopsis : Higher Education Access; College Quality; Enrollment And Costs; Student Experience; Tertiary Education Policy
Associates/Researchers : The World Bank And Data Analysis and Technical Assistance Limited.
Study on Primary Education Stipend Program in Bangladesh
Time Period : November –December 2010
Research Synopsis : Primary Education Stipend; School Attendance; Poverty Targeting; Cash Incentives For Schooling; Program Monitoring
Associates/Researchers : The World bank And Data Analysis and Technical Assistance Limited.
Bangladesh Alive &Thrive (Baseline of Frontline health Worker), IFPRI Purnima
Time Period : September- October 2010
Research Synopsis : Maternal And Child Nutrition; Infant And Young Child Feeding; Frontline Health Workers; Behavior Change Counseling; Program Baseline
Associates/Researchers : International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) and Data Analysis and Technical Assistance Limited.
MNP Pilot Survey (Only Survey Instruments Developed)
Time Period : October 2010
Research Synopsis : Micronutrient Powders (MNP); Child Nutrition; Pilot Program Design; Survey Instrument Development; WFP And World Bank Support
Associates/Researchers : WFP, World Bank and DATA.
Survey on Impact of food crisis on households and coping strategies
Time Period : January – July 2010
Research Synopsis : Food Price Shock; Household Coping Strategies; Food Security; Income Shock And Consumption; Crisis Impact Assessment
Associates/Researchers : IFPRI, and Data Analysis and Technical Assistance limited (DATA).
Baseline Survey for Impact Evaluation of Alive and Thrive and GAIN Sprinkle Project of BRAC
Time Period : January – September 2010
Research Synopsis : Infant And Young Child Feeding; Micronutrient Sprinkles; Maternal And Child Nutrition; Behavior Change; Program Baseline
Associates/Researchers : IFPRI, and Data Analysis and Technical Assistance limited (DATA).
Operations Research Survey for National Nutrition Programme (NNP)
Time Period : February – July 2010
Research Synopsis : National Nutrition Programme (NNP); Service Delivery Performance; Community Nutrition; Operational Bottlenecks; Program Monitoring
Associates/Researchers : The World Bank, Bangladesh and Data Analysis and Technical Assistance.
Survey on “Outcome assessment of Food for Education (FFE) activity of WFP – Bangladesh”
Time Period : October 2009 – April 2010
Research Synopsis : School Feeding / Food For Education; Attendance And Enrollment; Child Nutrition Support; Programme Outcomes; WFP Bangladesh
Associates/Researchers : Data Analysis and Technical Assistance limited (DATA).
The Rice and Potato Value Chain in Bangladesh
Time Period : October- December2009
Research Synopsis : Rice Value Chain; Potato Value Chain; Input Supply And Marketing; Farmer Incomes; Post-Harvest And Market Access
Associates/Researchers : International Food Policy Research Institute. And Data Analysis and Technical Assistance.
Public Expenditure Tracking Survey and Impact Evaluation for ROSC project in Bangladesh
Time Period : February 2009 – October 2009
Research Synopsis : ROSC Project; Education Access For Out-Of-School Children; Public Expenditure Tracking; Fund Flow And Leakage; Schooling For The Poor
Associates/Researchers : The World Bank, Bangladesh, University of Reading, UK and Data Analysis and Technical Assistance.
Panel Survey on “Addressing Extreme Poverty in Bangladesh: The Case of Monga”
Time Period : October 2008 – October 2009
Research Synopsis : Seasonal Hunger (Monga); Extreme Rural Poverty; Lean-Season Employment; Cash / Food Assistance; Public Works Safety Nets; Northern Bangladesh
Associates/Researchers : The World Bank, Bangladesh and Data Analysis and Technical Assistance.
Panel Survey on “Secondary Education Quality and Access Enhancement Project (SEQAEP) in Bangladesh”
Time Period : June 2008 – March 2009
Research Synopsis : Secondary Education Access; Stipends and Exam Fee Support; Attendance and Retention; Poor / Rural Students; Learning Outcomes Monitoring
Associates/Researchers : The World Bank, Bangladesh and Data Analysis and Technical Assistance.
Panel Survey on “Evaluating the Impact of the Strengthening Dairy Value Chain Project of CARE - Bangladesh”
Time Period : June 2008 – January 2010
Research Synopsis : Dairy Value Chain; Smallholder Milk Producers; Market Access and Milk Prices; Women’s Income; Collection / Chilling Centers; Rural Livelihoods
Associates/Researchers : Care – Bangladesh, IFPRI, and Data Analysis and Technical Assistance.
Panel Survey on “Labor Migration As An Intervention: Mitigating Severe Seasonal Deprivation in North-Western Bangladesh"
Time Period : May 2008 – December 2009:
Research Synopsis : Seasonal Poverty (Monga); Temporary Labor Migration; Income Smoothing; Food Security in Lean Season; North-West Bangladesh; Distress Coping
Associates/Researchers : The University of Sydney, Australia and Data Analysis and Technical Assistance.
Qualitative Study on “Institutional Mechanism to help Household in Coping Idiosyncratic Shocks they suffered
Time Period : April 2008 – July 2008
Research Synopsis : Household Shocks; Coping Mechanisms; Informal Support Networks; NGO / Government Safety Nets; Health and Income Shocks; Social Protection Access
Associates/Researchers : IFPRI, University of Dhaka, and Data Analysis and Technical Assistance limited (DATA).
Fuel Subsidies to the Poor Bangladeshi (Phase I & II)
Time Period : March 2008 – August 2008
Research Synopsis : Fuel Subsidy Targeting; Cost of Living for the Poor; Energy Price Shock; Household Expenditure Relief; Cash / Voucher Support; Urban and Rural Low-Income Groups
Associates/Researchers : The World Bank, Bangladesh Institute of Development Studies, and Data Analysis and Technical Assistance.
Qualitative Study on “Collective Action, Assets, and Vulnerability: The Gendered Impact of Collective Action in Bangladesh”
Time Period : September 2007 – January 2008
Research Synopsis : Collective Action; Gender and Empowerment; Asset Ownership; Rural Cooperatives; Social Capital; Women’s Participation; Livelihood Security
Associates/Researchers : IFPRI, CAPRi, IDS at the Sussex University, University of Bath and Data Analysis and Technical Assistance limited (DATA).
Quality of Secondary School/Madrasa Education in Bangladesh (November 2007 - April 2008) The World Bank, Bangladesh
Time Period : November 2007 – April 2008
Research Synopsis : Education Quality; Madrasa Reform; Teacher Competence; Student Achievement; Infrastructure and Resources; Learning Assessment; Equity in Education
Associates/Researchers : The World Bank, Bangladesh and Data Analysis and Technical Assistance.
Adequacy and Effectiveness of Fuel Subsidies to the Bangladeshi Farmers
Time Period : March –September 2008
Research Synopsis : Agricultural Subsidy; Fuel Policy; Irrigation Cost; Productivity and Income; Targeting Efficiency; Price Inflation; Policy Effectiveness
Associates/Researchers : Data Analysis and Technical Assistance and The World Bank and Bangladesh Institute of Development Studies (BIDS).
Can we trust Retrospective Recall to Replace Panel Data?
Time Period : August – September 2007
Research Synopsis : Survey Methodology; Data Reliability; Panel vs Recall Comparison; Measurement Error; Socioeconomic Research; Memory Bias; Statistical Accuracy
Associates/Researchers : University of Waikato, New Zealand and Data Analysis and Technical Assistance limited (DATA).
Baseline and End–Cycle Outcome Monitoring Survey of WFP Country Programme, WFP Bangladesh
Time Period : June 2007 – November 2007
Research Synopsis : Food Security Monitoring; Nutritional Status; Household Coping Strategies; Safety Nets Performance; WFP Programme Outcomes; Vulnerable Populations
Associates/Researchers : University of Dhaka and Data Analysis and Technical Assistance limited (DATA).
Qualitative Study on “The Long-term Impact of Anti-Poverty Interventions in Bangladesh”
Time Period : March 2007 – September 2007
Research Synopsis : Extreme Poverty Reduction; Livelihoods Sustainability; Graduation from Poverty; Social Protection; Women’s Empowerment; Asset-Building; Long-Term Impact
Associates/Researchers : IFPRI, IDS at the Sussex University, University of Bath and Data Analysis and Technical Assistance limited (DATA).
Remittance and Poverty Study in Bangladesh
Time Period : January-March,2007
Research Synopsis : Migration and Remittances; Household Income; Poverty Reduction; Rural Development; Use of Remittance Money; Inequality
Associates/Researchers : International Food Policy Research Institute. And Data Analysis and Technical Assistance.
Study on “The Long-term Impact of Anti-Poverty Interventions in Bangladesh”
Time Period : October 2006 – June 2007
Research Synopsis : Anti-Poverty Programs; Asset Transfer Schemes; Safety Nets; Ultra-Poor Support; Income Generation; Household Resilience
Associates/Researchers : IFPRI and Data Analysis and Technical Assistance limited (DATA).
Outcome Monitoring Survey of VGD and IFS Activities of WFP
Time Period : June – October, 2006
Research Synopsis : VGD Programme; Income-Generating Skills; Women’s Food Security; Safety Nets for Ultra-Poor Women; Vulnerability Reduction; Nutrition Outcomes
Associates/Researchers : Data Analysis and Technical Assistance limited (DATA).
Relative Efficacy of Food and Cash Transfers in Improving Food Security and Livelihoods Of The Ultra-Poor In Bangladesh
Time Period : May 2006 – June 2007
Research Synopsis : Food vs Cash Transfers; Ultra-Poor Households; Food Security Outcomes; Livelihood Improvement; Safety Nets Targeting; Household Consumption; Coping Capacity
Associates/Researchers : IFPRI and Data Analysis and Technical Assistance limited (DATA).
Baseline Study of Reaching Out-of-School Children (ROSC) Project in Bangladesh
Time Period : January – August, 2006
Research Synopsis : Out-of-School Children; Primary Education Access; Stipend / Incentive Programs; School Enrollment; Vulnerable / Hard-to-Reach Children; Education Equity
Associates/Researchers : IFPRI and Data Analysis and Technical Assistance limited (DATA).
Impact Assessment study of WFP’s Rural Road Maintenance Program (RRMP) in Chittagong Hilltracts
Time Period : November 2005– April, 2006
Research Synopsis : Public Works for the Poor; Rural Road Maintenance; Women’s Employment; Household Income; Local Market Access; Chittagong Hill Tracts; Food-for-Work / Cash-for-Work
Associates/Researchers : University of Dhaka and Data Analysis and Technical Assistance limited (DATA).
Survey on Gendered Value Chain for Shrimp Industry
Time Period : September – November, 2005
Research Synopsis : Shrimp Value Chain; Gender Roles in Processing and Trade; Women’s Labor Conditions; Wages and Benefits; Export-Oriented Aquaculture; Market Access
Associates/Researchers : Data Analysis and Technical Assistance limited (DATA).
Advisory work on Technical Assessment of Impact Assessment Survey on NMT Ban
Time Period : August – October, 2005
Research Synopsis : Non-Motorized Transport (NMT) Ban; Urban Transport Policy; Traffic Management; Air Quality / Congestion; Household / Commuter Impact; Baseline and Method Review; Dhaka City Mobility
Associates/Researchers : World Bank, DTCB, DSM and Data Analysis and Technical Assistance limited (DATA).
Baseline and End-Cycle Outcome Monitoring Survey of WFP Country Programme
Time Period : April – July, 2005
Research Synopsis : Food Security Monitoring; Nutrition Outcomes; Safety Net Targeting; Household Consumption; Vulnerable Populations; WFP Programme Performance
Associates/Researchers : University of Dhaka and and Data Analysis and Technical Assistance limited (DATA).
Data analysis work on the WFP School Feeding Programme Re–evaluation Study
Time Period : November – December, 2004
Research Synopsis : School Feeding Programme; Child Nutrition and Attendance; Incentives for Enrollment; Primary Education Access; Programme Re-evaluation; Data Quality / Statistical Analysis
Associates/Researchers : Tufts University Friedman School of Nutrition Science and Policy, Boston, USA and Data Analysis and Technical Assistance limited (DATA).
Urban-Rural Linkages Study
Time Period : October 2004 – June 2005
Research Synopsis : Urban–Rural Linkages; Migration and Labor; Market Access; Income Diversification; Poverty and Food Security; CARE Bangladesh Programme Targeting
Associates/Researchers : IFPRI and Data Analysis and Technical Assistance limited (DATA).
Mid-Cycle Outcome Monitoring Survey of WFP Country Programme
Time Period : June – August, 2004
Research Synopsis : Mid-Cycle Monitoring; Food Security Status; Household Coping Strategies; Nutrition / Consumption Indicators; Safety Net Accountability; WFP Bangladesh
Associates/Researchers : Data Analysis and Technical Assistance limited (DATA).
Survey on Value Chains for the Shrimp Sector and the Horticulture sector in Bangladesh
Time Period : May – June, 2004
Research Synopsis : Shrimp Value Chain; Horticulture Value Chain; Export Quality and Standards; Post-Harvest Handling; Market Access for Producers; Income Opportunities for Small Farmers; Private-Sector Demand
Associates/Researchers : Data Analysis and Technical Assistance limited (DATA).
Baseline Survey on WFP’s Enhanced Commitments to Women – DATA
Time Period : May – June, 2004
Research Synopsis : Women’s Empowerment in Food Assistance; Gender Access to Rations; Control Over Resources; Household Decision-Making; Targeting of Female Beneficiaries; WFP Gender Policy (ECW)
Associates/Researchers : Data Analysis and Technical Assistance limited (DATA).
WFP School Feeding Programme Re-evaluation Study
Time Period : May – November, 2004
Research Synopsis : School Feeding; Primary School Attendance; Child Nutrition; Incentives for Enrollment; Programme Effectiveness Review; Education Access for Poor Children
Associates/Researchers : Tufts University Friedman School of Nutrition Science and Policy, Boston, USA and Data Analysis and Technical Assistance limited (DATA).
Dynamics of Microfinance Institutes in Bangladesh
Time Period : March – November, 2004
Research Synopsis : Microfinance Institutions (MFIs); Outreach to the Poor; Loan Products and Repayment; Sustainability of MFIs; Regulation / Policy Environment; Household Borrowing Patterns
Associates/Researchers : IRIS Centre at the University of Maryland, USA and Data Analysis and Technical Assistance limited (DATA).
Study on Developing Poverty Measurement Tools
Time Period : February – August, 2004
Research Synopsis : Poverty Scoring / Targeting Tools; Simplified Household Indicators; Rapid Poverty Classification; Monitoring Impact of Aid; USAID Programme Targeting
Associates/Researchers : IRIS Centre at the University of Maryland, USA and Data Analysis and Technical Assistance limited (DATA).
Methods for Analyzing Market and Market Reforms for High-Value Agriculture
Time Period : February – March, 2004
Research Synopsis : High-Value Agriculture; Market Reform; Value Chain Analysis Methods; Price Transmission; Smallholder Access to High-Value Markets; Export-Oriented Crops
Associates/Researchers : Technical Assistance and Logistical Support.
Cash Transfer Study in Bangladesh
Time Period : October 2003 – June 2004
Research Synopsis : Cash Transfer Programmes; Household Income Support; Poverty Reduction; Targeting and Delivery; Use of Cash vs In-kind Assistance; Social Safety Nets in Bangladesh
Associates/Researchers : University of Dhaka and Data Analysis and Technical Assistance limited (DATA).
Study on Food versus Cash for Education and School Feeding Programmes (FFE-CFE-SF Study)
Time Period : September – December, 2003
Research Synopsis : Food vs Cash Incentives; School Feeding; Conditional Transfers for Education; Attendance and Enrollment; Nutrition Support for Students; Programme Cost and Delivery
Associates/Researchers : IFPRI and Data Analysis and Technical Assistance limited (DATA).