Bangladesh
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Minorities: Strangers within their own country
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On Oct. 7, 2024, the 10th anniversary of my father’s passing, I yearned to connect with my older sister in Bangladesh. Unable to visit our parents’ graves herself, my sister arranged for someone to light candles in their memory. However, the images she sent me depicted not only the illuminated…
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Finance for Social Good: Are Microloans Truly Empowering the Impoverished?
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An experiment in rural Morocco finds that economic gains from access to microfinance are highly variable, and there are no significant indirect impacts on the status of women and children.
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Gender Dynamics and Public Health Technology: Clean Cookstoves in Bangladesh
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Authors investigate how women’s bargaining power in the household can influence the success of public health interventions.
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Boon or Burden? Lessons from Microcredit in Bangladesh, Bolivia, and South Africa
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Researchers investigate practices that contribute to successful microcredit programs