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We provide technical advisory, institution strengthening, capacity building and communication development services to non-profits, government entities, private entities, urban local bodies and multilateral and bilateral organizations to enable them to maximize efficiencies and deliver on development goals. Our advisory solutions help support systematic portfolio management and strategic support to enhance organization performance.
We also provide support to various organizations for capacity building for implementing livelihood restoration and income generation plans. We also aid government agencies, urban local bodies and multilateral and bilateral agencies in policy making regarding environmental and social safeguards, gender mainstreaming.
We have successfully completed many projects on policy advisory and capacity building.
1. Project Name: TA-9749 MON: International Social Development Specialist - Capacity Building for Sustainable Livelihood Support in Ger Areas (45007-011)
Year : 2022 – Till date
Location : Mongolia
Name of the Client: Asian Development Bank
The Asian Development Bank approved a transaction technical assistance (TRTA) to provide capacity development support to the Municipality of Ulaanbaatar (MUB) to institutionalize an approach to plan, design, and implement livelihood support programs that target affected households whose livelihoods were adversely affected by involuntary resettlement. The services of an international Social Development Specialist are needed to successfully carry out the implementation of the TRTA.
The Asian Development Bank approved a transaction technical assistance (TRTA) to provide capacity development support to the Municipality of Ulaanbaatar (MUB) to institutionalize an approach to plan, design, and implement livelihood support programs that target affected households whose livelihoods were adversely affected by involuntary resettlement. The services of an international Social Development Specialist are needed to successfully carry out the implementation of the TRTA.
Responsibilities include but not limited to finalize a sustainable model of integrating livelihood support program with urban resettlement planning in ger areas and develop and finalize the knowledge product showcasing the TRTA's outputs. The knowledge product to be developed either as an ADB publication or an ADB policy paper will highlight and showcase results and lessons learned and good practices in income and livelihood restoration as part of resettlement programs for future ADB projects.
Detailed tasks include: (i) support the TRTA team in conducting capacity building at PMO, MUB, and other relevant stakeholders on how to integrate livelihood support programs with urban resettlement planning and implementation; (ii) review the adequacy of the available documents and data sources in compiling the knowledge product and inform any key data gaps to the TRTA team and PMO and provide direction so that the required data can be collected by the TRTA team; (iii) undertake missions to Ulaanbaatar to (a) hold key informant interviews and focus group discussions with the affected persons together with the TRTA team, PMO and MUB officials, development partners, nongovernment organizations, and private sector entities; (b) provide inputs to the TRTA team leader and assist in sharing the recommended model with stakeholders and obtain their feedback, and (c) help obtain and compile any missing information required for the knowledge product; (iv) develop an outline for the knowledge product in consultation with the ADB team, members of the TRTA and PMO; (v) prepare a knowledge product on "A sustainable model on integrating livelihood support to the affected persons in urban resettlement planning in ger areas"; and (vi) respond to any comments received from ADB and PMO and finalize the knowledge product accordingly.
2. Project Name: Evaluation of Social, Economic and Environmental Impact of Renewable Energy Projects in Northern Maharashtra Revenue Zone
Year : 2022 – Till date
Location : Maharashtra, India
Name of the Client: Maharashtra Energy Development Agency
Maharashtra Energy Development Agency (MEDA), one of the premier organizations and a forerunner in India has been working in the field of renewable energy development and energy conservation. MEDA has awarded work for evaluation of social, economic and environmental Impact of renewable energy Projects in Northern Maharashtra Revenue Zone to CRIS. The main motive of the project is to document the contribution of renewable projects on various aspects of life of citizens of Maharashtra State as well as its economy and environment. Further the study would also act as a guide for future project by recognizing steps which led to positive impact on various aspects and emulating such steps for future projects. Similarly, all reasons behind negative impact may also be identified and their recurrence may be avoided for future projects.
Our scope of work includes preparation of an impact assessment framework for social and environmental framework for Infrastructure development in concern village /locality Viz, Road, School, Health Centre, Ambulance facility, Water Supply, Recreation facility, Communication facility other Community Developments. Up gradation of Electrical infrastructure and availability of reliable power at affordable cost, Improvement in overall standard of living, Social & CSR activities by Project Developers/ Industries, Total direct and indirect employment generation, Rise/ fall of pollution level (sound, water and air pollution), Impact on Flora and Fauna, Impact on Agricultural production, Impact on local climate changes, Impact of Human health related issue. The study includes primary and secondary surveys and stakeholders consultations.
1. Project Name: TA-8254 REG: Enhancing Economic Analysis and South-South Learning - Consulting Firm (Safeguards Survey) (46214-001)
Year : 2017-2018
Location : India
Name of the Client: Asian Development Bank
The consultancy is required primarily to support ADB's overall project due diligence efforts to ensure that ADB's due diligence requirements in terms of social and environment safeguard assessments are complied with. The objective of surveys is to assess various impacts and carrying out necessary primary surveys related to social, involuntary resettlement, indigenous peoples, environment impact, gender assessment and public consultations for the project.
The scope of study broadly cover (i) baseline socio-economic survey, (ii) census survey (land acquisition and resettlement survey) for permanent impacts such as substations and other associated facilities related to projects, (iii) assessment of temporary impacts along the Right of Way for the transmission lines through inventory surveys (iv) public consultation/ focused group discussion and (iv) focused group discussion among women group. The scope also includes to describe the physical features of the existing project environment and surrounding areas in sufficient detail of at least 3 alternative sites selected for development of sub-station and corridor for power evacuation/distribution lines with tower bases to allow the environment impacts of the proposal to be adequately assessed and to provide data against which predicted and future changes can be measured.
2. Project Name: Social Assessment & Livelihood Restoration Plan for BMM Cement (Proposed IFC funded)
Year : 2015
Location : India
Name of the Client: BMM Cement and International Finance Corporation (IFC)
IFC is considering an investment in BMM Cements (the company) which has set up a 1MTPA integrated cement plant at Gudipadu Village, Yadiki Tehsil, Anantpur District, A.P (about 360kms from Hyderabad).. The objective/scope of work of the assignment is to assess and establish a) the Socio-economic baseline and any adverse impact of land take on the impacted families/land sellers and b) develop a Livelihood Restoration Plan (LRP) for the affected families so as to be able to restore and improve income/livelihoods and optimize benefits from the project.
Role on the Assignment
We Provided technical input into the study tools to capture livelihood indicators; Stakeholder Consultation on Livelihood issues; Socio-economic analysis of the income and livelihood changes of PAPs; Development of a Livelihood Restoration Framework; SWOT analysis of existing livelihood portfolio; Development of a Micro-level (Family Level) Livelihood Restoration Plan (LRP) to restore and improve livelihoods; Develop Implementation Plan and Internal Monitoring Plan of the Implementation; Prepare Budget on the basis of the agreed Micro-level Livelihood Restoration Plan.
3 Project Name: Consultancy Services for Data Quality Review.
Year : 2013
Location : Malawi
Name of the Client: Millennium Challenge Corporation/ Millennium Challenge Account- Malawi
The consultancy output was to assess the data quality as part of Monitoring Plan in various compact activities related to energy sector especially, generation, transmission, distribution and institutional and financial reforms.
We Provided technical input into the study tools to capture livelihood indicators; Stakeholder Consultation on Livelihood issues; Socio-economic analysis of the income and livelihood changes of PAPs; Development of a Livelihood Restoration Framework; SWOT analysis of existing livelihood portfolio; Development of a Micro-level (Family Level) Livelihood Restoration Plan (LRP) to restore and improve livelihoods; Develop Implementation Plan and Internal Monitoring Plan of the Implementation; Prepare Budget on the basis of the agreed Micro-level Livelihood Restoration Plan.