UNDP Assessment of Conflict Management and Transformation Capacities

16 December, 2010 to 15 March, 2011

Social Science Baha worked with UNDP to map conflict management and transformation capacities at the national, district, and local level as part of Conflict Prevention Programme (CPP) of UNDP. This research identified people, processes/institutions, and issues where instances of collaboration, dialogue, participation take place. The research made programmatic recommendations to build and enhance the capacities so that inclusive and sustainable peace-building can occur.

World Bank - Peace Filter

15 August, 2010 to 28 February, 2011

Social Science Baha worked with the World Bank (WB), a development partner in Nepal, to develop a ‘peace filter’ in an attempt to strengthen their initiatives by eliminating obstacles emerging in the socio-political climate of post-conflict Nepali society that might otherwise reverse the gains of promoting peace and development. The objective of the ‘peace filter’ was to ‘identify, understand and mitigate the sources of conflict during project design and implementation’. The research identified social and political dynamics within communities in the project area for any potential for violence as well as analyse how the WB projects might trigger conflict in the project areas by challenging the existing power-structures exacerbating the state of conflict. The project provided guidance and support to WB teams after careful analysis of the causes and effect of the conflict situation.

World Bank - GESI

16 July, 2010 to 30 June, 2011

Social Science Baha undertook a project funded by the World Bank (WB) in order to promote Gender Equity and Social Inclusion (GESI), a framework developed by WB to bring about greater inclusion of the marginalised groups including promotion of gender equality within the World Bank operations by careful review of current portfolio. The project, in addition to incorporating GESI into the design of projects, report writing and attending meeting on behalf of the World Bank, will support the implementation of the Adolescent Girls Employment Initiative, assist in the completion of Gender and Social Exclusion Assessment (GSEA) Vol. 1 and 2 and represent the World Bank in the collaboration of development partners on GESI.

Social Assessment and Development of Social Action Plan for Rani Jamara Kulariya Irrigation Project, Department of Irrigation

13 September, 2010 to 15 November, 2010

A two-month long research was carried out by Social Science Baha on social assessment and development of social action plan of the Rani Jamara Kulariya Irrigation Project for the Department of Irrigation. The focus of this assessment was institutional analysis, from a gender and social inclusion perspective, of the existing irrigation management systems and stakeholders. The findings helped to develop a socio-economic profile of the project area as well as inform recommendations for the social action plans developed and presented for the Department of Irrigation.

Humanity United

Trafficking and Forced Labor: Literature Review and Gaps Analysis

1 September, 2010 to 15 October, 2010

In September 2010, Social Science Baha undertook the project Trafficking and Forced Labor in Nepal: Literature Review and Gaps Analysis for Humanity United - an international organisation based in the United States. The overall objective of the project was to compile and critically analyse the existing state of knowledge on different forms of human trafficking and forced labour existing in Nepal and how this affects different groups of people within and outside the country. To fulfil the objective, extensive literature review and consultations with different stakeholders - government officials, policy-makers; practitioners, rights activists and journalists; representatives of national and international NGOs; and representatives of international organisations was carried out in Kathmandu as well as in four districts of western and far western Nepal.

Baseline Study for the Danida-supported Human Rights and Good Governance Programme Phase III, DFID-supported Enabling State Programme, and Rights Democracy and Inclusion Fund Phase II

Duration: 10 March, 2010 to 9 May, 2010
This study was undertaken jointly by Social Science Baha and Interdisciplinary Analysts to review and refine the indicators and means of verification, and establish baseline and benchmarks for the Danida-supported Human Rights and Good Governance Programme Phase III (HRGGP-III), DFID-supported extended phase of the Enabling State Programme (ESP), and Rights, Democracy and Inclusion Fund (RDIF-II), with the aim of contributing to the development of appropriate monitoring and evaluation frameworks for tracking the performance of HRGGP-III, ESP and RDIF-II.