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EVALUATION OF A FATHER ENGAGEMENT MODEL IN THE HOME VISITING HUMANITARIAN PLAY LAB (HPL) PROGRAM IN ROHINGYA REFUGEES CAMPS AND HOST COMMUNITY IN COX’S BAZAR BANGLADESHProject Introduction:New York University Global TIES and the ARCED Foundation have partnered to assess the impact of a home-visiting and group-based program led by BRAC, which targets caregivers and aims to involve both mothers and fathers. The evaluation will focus on the benefits of involving fathers in caregiver-focused interventions. Location:27 Rohingya Refugee camps in and 4 Upazilas in the Cox's Bazar district Timeline:September 2022 to December 2022 |
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How Can We Encourage Teachers to Improve the Skills of Low-Achieving Students? Experimental Evidence from BangladeshProject Introduction:The World Bank, ARCED Foundation, and the Bangladesh government have teamed up to conduct an impact evaluation with the goal of improving teachers' knowledge and students' learning outcomes. The ARCED Foundation led the data collection efforts in collaboration with researchers from the World Bank and New York University. Location:Dhaka and Mymensingh District Timeline:May 2022 to November 2022 |
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HOUSEHOLD AIR FILTER PILOT SURVEYProject Introduction:The ARCED Foundation, University of California San Diego and the National University of Singapore have partnered to conduct a pilot study examining the impact of air purifiers on indoor air quality in households in Dhaka. The study aims to determine the air quality within homes in Dhaka and evaluate the effectiveness of air purifiers in improving it. By participating in the study, households can contribute to the expansion of scientific understanding and potentially improve the air quality in their own homes. Location:Pallabi Mirpur, Dhaka, Bangladesh Timeline:On-going |
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AIR POLLUTION AND WORKER PRODUCTIVITYProject Introduction:ARCED Foundation with collaboration with University of California, San Diego (UCSD) and University of Colorado, Denver (UCD) aims to understand the effects of air pollution on worker productivity in Dhaka, Bangladesh, a rapidly growing megacity with poor livability due to high congestion costs, poor solid waste management, and increasing air pollution with a view to assessing the air quality and measuring worker productivity with the RCT intervention. Location:Dhaka (Kamrangirchar) and Narayanganj Timeline:On-going |
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Effects of COVID-19 on older adults in BangladeshProject Introduction:As part of COVID-19 response, ARCED took the initiative to solely organize an impact study regarding the effect of COVID-19 on older adults in Bangladesh. During 2020, 1000 Bangladeshi older adults and 400 Rohingya older adults were surveyed digitally and physically. During 2021 another 1000 Bangladeshi older adults and 800 Rohingya older adults were surveyed. ARCED collaborated with a large number of academicians, policymakers and practitioners on this study and published many scientific papers in reputed journals. Location:8 Divisions in Bangladesh and 10 FDMN Camps at Teknaf Timeline:Round 2020: September 2020 to December 2020 |
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Reach To Teach Virtual Teacher Training Intervention In BangladeshProject Introduction:Reach to Teach project, RCT, has been initiated by World Bank to focus on building teachers content knowledge and pedagogical skills and SEDP actively supported the project thoroughly. ARCED has been working tirelessly with Agami Foundation and Muktopath to implement the study by collecting quality data country widely from grade-6 mathematics teachers. Location:All over Bangladesh Timeline:January 2021 to September 2021 |
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A Market-based Livelihoods Assessment, TeknafProject Introduction:Bangladesh Red Cross Society (BDRC) in collaboration with the British Red Cross has tried to enhance resilience of cyclone and disaster prone communities through the Vulnerability to Resilience (V2R) program since 2012. In the light of the nation's second wave of COVID-19 infection, the V2R program has reshaped its planning to support the communities of Teknaf, Cox's Bazar who were vulnerable to the economic downswings of COVID-19. Location:Teknaf, Cox's Bazar Timeline:July 2021 to December 2021 |
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PHONE SURVEY ON B-SKILLFULProject Introduction:B-SkillFUL project initiated with the aim to improve the well-being of 40,0000 poor and disadvantaged men (45%) and women (55%) by increasing their access to the labour market and enhancing their income, while safeguarding their fundamental rights at work. Location:Bogura, Dinajpur, Gazipur, Jashore, Joypurhat, and Tangail Timeline:December 2018 |
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B-SKILLFUL TRACER STUDY 2019Project Introduction:B-SkillFUL project initiated with the aim to improve the well-being of 40,0000 poor and disadvantaged men (45%) and women (55%) by increasing their access to the labour market and enhancing their income, while safeguarding their fundamental rights at work Location:Bogura, Dhaka, Dinajpur, Gazipur, Jashore, Joypurhat, Nilphamari, and Tangail Timeline:August 2019 - December 2019 |
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BACK-CHECK SURVEY OF POTATO FARMERS IN BANGLADESHProject Introduction:The study was part of an impact evaluation of an ICT tool called GEOPOTATO, that alerted to potato farmers in Bangladesh about the incidence of late blight in their area. The tool was developed by Yale University. Location:Rangpur Timeline:March 2020- April 2020 |
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IMPACT OF SCHOOLING ON UNDERPRIVILEGED CHILDRENProject Introduction:The study was conducted to see the overall impact of schooling on underprivileged children. Location:Dhaka, Bangladesh Timeline:September 2015 -May 2016 |
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THE IMPACT OR SCHOOLING TYPE ON STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT IN DHAKA (PHASE II)Project Introduction:The study was conducted to gauge the relative impact of JAAGO Foundation schools as opposed to government schools and other NGO-run schools in Rayer Bazar and Korail slum areas of Dhaka to see the impact of different types of schools in children. Location:Dhaka, Bangladesh Timeline:May 2018- July 2018 |
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A baseline study of Stop Tolerating Violence Against Children (STVAC) - BLASTProject Introduction:ARCED Foundation conducted the baseline study of the "Stop Tolerating Violence Against Children (STVAC)" project from 2017 to 2021, which was implemented by BLAST and Save the Children. In Bangladesh Location:Dhaka, Chittagong, Moulvibazar, Rajshahi, and Chapai Nawabganj Timeline:October 2017 to March 2018 |
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Undertaking data collection on secondary teachersProject Introduction:The project tried to gauge if low learning level in the students of the developing countries were correlated to low effort from the educators. Location:Dhaka and Mymensingh. Timeline:August 2020 - September 2020 READ MORE |
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Survey of bidders of public contracts for the impact evaluation of the electronic government procurement system (e-GP)Project Introduction:The survey was designed for the bidders of public contracts for the impact evaluation of the Electronic Government Procurement system (e-GP) established by the Central Procurement Technical Unit (CPTU). Location:Barishal, Bogura, Chattogram, Cumilla, Dhaka, Gopalganj, Habiganj, Jhalokathi, Jhenaidah, Khulna, Kushtia, Munshiganj, Mymensingh, Pabna, Rangpur, and Sylhet. Timeline:June 2019 - August 2019 READ MORE |
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Global supply chains in the garments sectorProject Introduction:The research focused on how buyers' purchasing practices in various countries affect producers in garments sector. Location:Gazipur, Dhaka districts in Bangladesh Timeline:November 2016 - February 2017 READ MORE |
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Tracer study to examine employment outcomes of Bangladesh Skills for Employment and Productivity (B-SEP) supported Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) graduates, micro-entProject Introduction:Tracer study has been conducted on TVET graduates to scrutinize the employment outcome of B-SEP project which has receive support from ILO along with other related institute, departments of GoB like TMED, DTE, BTEB and NGOs. ARCED Foundation has conducted the study and prepared the surveyed final report with proper evidence-based findings by surveying 2189 TVET graduates from 47 districts. Location:All over Bangladesh (47 Districts) Timeline:September 2018 to December 2018 READ MORE |
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Data Management for EatSafe - Evidence and action towards safe, nutritious food: A COVID-19 responseProject Introduction:ARCED is the Data Management partner of the EatSafe project which is a five-year project of Feed the Future (FTF) and being implemented by GAIN with a view to enabling lasting improvements in the safety of nutritious foods in informal markets in low and middle-income countries (LMICs) with its critical focus on the consumer Location:Two wet markets in Dhaka South City Corporation Timeline:September 2020 to December 2021 |
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MIDTERM EVALUATION OF UTTORON PROJECTProject Introduction:The B-SkillFUL Phase I project has been designed to support forty thousand disadvantaged and unskilled men and women by i) providing skill development training and ii) supporting the skilled graduates to create linkage with financial institutions. Location:Cumilla, Gazipur, Habiganj, Molavibazar, and Sylhet Timeline:May 2018 - July 2018 |
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Randomized Controlled Trial on remote learning in Bangladesh during covid 19 school closuresProject Introduction:An experimental RCT on remote learning in Bangladesh during covid 19 school closures has been funded by World Bank and supported by SEDP of the GoB. ARCED as a research firm has conducted multiple stages of phone survey to collect data from maximum 15000 household at pre-baseline survey to narrow down to 3000 household for other stages. Location:Dhaka and Mymensingh District Timeline:August 2020 to September 2020 READ MORE |