Social & Human Development

Market and investment context

Understand how services, institutions and opportunities affect household welfare and human capabilities. Research can examine health, education and social protection, poverty, livelihoods and employment, gender, youth and inclusion, food security and household resilience. The study boundary should reflect the proposed business model, geography and decision timeframe.

Questions that shape the assignment

• Who is being reached and who is excluded?
• Which implementation constraints affect delivery?
• What changes can be attributed to the programme?

Methods and typical assignments

• Socioeconomic surveys
• policy analysis
• process evaluation
• impact evaluation
• institutional research

Outputs for decision-makers

Depending on the scope, outputs may include a sector opportunity assessment, customer or stakeholder evidence, financial and economic scenarios, a risk register and an executive decision presentation. Source periods, assumptions and limitations accompany the analysis.

Relevant experience and specialist support

Recorded assignments include Ghana National Household Registry work and smallholder-farmer targeting.

Research applications are outlined for scoping. Relevant specialists, country capacity and assignment experience are confirmed in the proposal.

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