WISE Development Ltd

WISE Development Ltd

Examples of Assignments undertaken by WISE Associates since 2000:

SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT: includes empowerment approaches, gender issues, community based interventions, social analysis and strategies, poverty assessments, social protection, health and education programmes, participatory research and methodologies

Country /

type of work

Agency & date

Description

* Under-taken by

Sub-Saharan Africa

Rwanda

Programme design and support

EU (with Law & Development Partnership)

June – Sept 2008

Rwanda Justice Sector Support Project:

Analysis of support needs for development of justice sector institutions

Immaculee Habiyambere (Director, WISE Rwanda & UK WISE Associate)

Ghana

Stakeholder analysis for PSIA

Govt of Ghana

(WISE in partnership with Sync Consult, Ghana)

Feb-May 2008

Conducting Stakeholder and Risk Analysis for Natural Resources and Environment Programme, as preliminary study to full Poverty & Social Impact Assessment

CP and Judith Ofori (WISE Associate)

Tanzania

Gender analysis of BEE programme

Govt of Tanzania; BEST programme

Sept-Oct 2007

Screening of BEST business environment programme from gender perspective for integration into programme strategy and M&E system

Rwanda

Gender Audit methodology and application to 14 development agencies

DFID, leading group of development partners, and 4 Govt of Rwanda MDAs.

Oct 2006 – June 2007

Developing a gender audit methodology in conjunction with a group of development partners and Govt of Rwanda agencies; then application of this methodology across 14 organisations that included government agencies, international bilateral and multilateral agencies, international and nation NGOs.

CP with Immaculee Habiyambere

(Director of WISE Rwanda & WISE UK Associate); advised by HM & Caroline Moser

Mali & Tanzania

Strategic Impact Inquiry (SII) into women’s empowerment

CARE International (US)

Jan – Oct 2006

Team leader of two-country study of impacts on women’s empowerment of Community Based Micro-Finance schemes, as part of C-I’s ongoing (3 year) Global Strategic Impact Inquiry into Women’s Empowerment.

Uganda

OD & capacity building

UNAIDS

March 2006

Harmonisation of Technical Assistance in the Uganda AIDS Commission: Organisational development and capacity building support for harmonising and streamlining Technical Assistance to support the Uganda National Response to HIV & AIDS; development of principles, guidelines and procedures

Malawi

Programme evaluation & lessons learnt

CARE

July – Aug 2005

Documenting lessons learnt from Livelihood Security Programme for contributing to design of subsequent phase of programme focusing on livelihoods of PLWHA.

Nigeria

Review of TB Control Programme

DFID

June 2005

Carried out a review of TB-related health seeking behaviour. Provided recommendations for implementing a communication campaign, and introducing community participation to expand coverage of the TB programme to rural communities.

Ghana

Social Protection Strategy

DFID

May 2005

May 2005: Government of Ghana (with Sync Consult, Ghana; funded by DFID Ghana): Resource person for development of Social Protection Strategy, advising and reviewing outputs of local consultancy team

Zimbabwe

Development of Strategic Plan

Christian Care

September and October 2004

Strategic Planning with Christian Care, Zimbabwe

OD advice to assist with development of a robust Strategic Plan (supported by an Implementation Plan) for Humanitarian, Development and Advocacy work

Malawi

Review of National Gender Programme

DFID

July – Aug 2004

Provided support to the Ministry of Gender in refining their National Gender Programme. Held consultations with a wide range of key stakeholders to define and prioritise national gender objectives. Designed a draft logical framework for a gender programme and presented to the Ministry for finalisation.

Malawi

Position Papers

CARE

June-July 2004

Research and write three Position Papers for CARE Malawi on: Gender; Safety nets and social protection; and Rural community institutional development

Rwanda

OD to Education Sector Programme

DFID

January to March 2004

Education Sector Programme, Organisation Development Adviser to the Department of Planning, Ministry of Education

OD, HRD and change management advice and planning to the Director of Planning, MINEDUC, and his team on Education Sector Development

Malawi

Research into routes out of poverty – “Economic Pathways”

CARE

Nov 2003,

Feb – June 2004

“Economic Pathways”- research into impacts of the recent food emergency in Malawi and potential routes out of poverty for very poor people eg via public works & other safety net programmes (CARE International, as part of Southern Africa-wide study funded by Gates Foundation)

Malawi

Review of Public Works Programme & Safety Nets Strategy

Govt of Malawi and CARE

April-May 2004: CARE Malawi and Government of Malawi - Social Development Adviser in Team researching and presenting policy paper for GOM’s Safety Nets Unit on “Study to inform selection of an appropriate wage rate for public works programmes in Malawi”

Ghana

Poverty Social Impact Assessment

Govt of Ghana / DFID / Sync Consult (Ghana)

Feb-March 2004

PSIA on Tackling Vulnerability and Exclusion, Ghana.

Carried out social analysis of vulnerability and exclusion in the contest of Ghana. Facilitated stakeholder consultations, validation and dissemination workshops. Presented preliminary findings to government stakeholders. Reviewed and structured the final report.

Malawi

Programme Appraisal

DFID

Jan 2004

Social Development Consultant in Appraisal team reviewing proposed programme for development of market and trading opportunities for groundnuts and other cash crops

Zambia

Assessment of Government policies and strategy

DFID

Jan – Feb 2003

Social development consultant & team leader for assessment of socio-economic impact of government policies for promotion of commercial agriculture on rural poor & other vulnerable groups.

Malawi

Review of Gender Power Relations

CARE

July – Oct 2002

Gender Power Relations: Participatory Study of the CRIMP (Central Region Infrastructure Maintenance Programme), drawing out lessons and making recommendations for future programming

Zambia

Review of gender policies and practices

CARE

Feb – March 2002

Research into institutionalisation of gender supportive policies and practices in CARE Zambia’s economic activity development programmes

Malawi

Water Development Project

World Bank / Govt of Malawi / Mott Macdonald

Jan – Nov 2002

Social Development member of consultant team (Mott MacDonald) to implement Government of Malawi’s National Water Development Project (World Bank)

Malawi

Longitudinal impact research study

DFID / Traidcraft / Durham University

2001-current

Team leader of a research team working with two enterprise development organisations in Malawi looking at the impact of their work on poverty and poor people over a four year period. This is a longitudinal programme of work where intermediary results feed into the adaptation of existing services and the development of new ones.

Malawi

Poverty Assessment & Analysis

DFID / Traidcraft / Durham University

July 2002

Team member undertaking Impact Assessment research for Traidcraft’s TEEM project with Foundation of SME Development, Durham University; conducted Poverty Assessment & Analysis in July 2002

Eritrea and Mauritania

Social assessment of effects of desert locust

DFID / OPM

Dec 2001 – Feb 2002

Carried out social research into the effects of the desert locust on poor farmers in order to provide an assessment of the benefits of a global desert locust control programme. Using participatory methodologies, held discussions with poor farmers in areas affected by the desert locust, as well as relevant government stakeholders.

Southern Africa

Gender Planning

World Food Programme

Nov 1999 – April 2001

Facilitated a series of capacity building workshops for WFP staff and government counterparts in five countries in Southern Africa in the design of logical frameworks, with a focus on setting gender specific indicators for monitoring.

Central, South and South East Asia

Sri Lanka

Women’s Empowerment in Sustainable Livelihood programming

CARE Sri Lanka

Sept-Oct 2008

To assess programme in SE Sri Lanka for promoting sustainable livelihoods and addressing underlying causes of poverty, in particular that experienced by women: reviewing programme progress, assessing staff capacity, drawing out lessons and contributing to next phase of programme

Kyrgyz Republic

Social Assessment for Agricultural Development Programme

ADB (via Landell-Mills)

March – July 2006

Carried out a social assessment to inform the design of a large Agricultural Area Development Programme in the South of the Kyrgyz Republic with a focus on water and drainage infrastructure rehabilitation. This involved: identifying key social and poverty related dimensions to agriculture; identifying and training a team of social researchers; supervising in-depth social research around potential project sites to assess likely impact of project on different socio-economic groups of beneficiaries.

Bangladesh

Programme review and learning

CARE

Feb 2006

Conducted a strategic review and reflective learning exercise with a livelihoods project that contributed to design of a new livelihoods programme targeted at ultra poor (urban & rural).

Vietnam / Asia

Documentation of workshop on gender and diversity

CARE (Asia Regional Office, Bangkok)

Dec 2005-Jan 2006

Facilitation and documentation of Gender Equity Exchange and Synthesis workshop in Vietnam, bringing together all C-I’s Asian country offices to discuss programmatic and organisational dimensions of gender equity and diversity.

Kazakhstan

Social Survey for Participatory Land Use Planning Project

DFID / SERA

Oct 2003 – present (ongoing)

Provided capacity building and field support for a local NGO in the implementation of a social survey around a former Soviet nuclear test site. Provided recommendations for alternative land use planning practices for local livestock owners to avoid further risks from contamination. Worked with a national NGO on the design of information and education material on risks from contamination.

Kyrgyz Republic

Gender evaluation of agricultural development project

ADB

Jan – May 2005

Designed a social assessment. Identified and trained a local team of social researchers and supervised the field work. Provided a recommended framework of action to the Ministry of Agriculture for improving the participation of women in the programme.

India

Evaluation and web design

Concern / ANANDI

Dec 2003

Evaluation and web design for ANANDI, funded by Concern Worldwide. Participatory Review using PALS methodologies to assess and document the achievements and challenges of Anandi's women's empowerment programme. To train staff in PALS and make practical recommendations for more systematic participatory action learning in their annual fair. Also design a website based on this and other ANANDI material.

Central Asia

Rural & Urban change processes

ERM / DFID

Dec 2003

Rural and Urban Change Processes in Central Asia

Provided an analysis of significant changes occurring in the region in labour markets and investment patterns, livelihood diversification, urbanisation patterns, rural-urban linkages and related social and political changes.

Tajikistan

Social Assessment for Education Project

World Bank

July 2002 – Feb 2003

Designed and managed a social assessment into reasons for non-attendance and rising drop-out rates in schools, and the departure of teachers from the profession, for an education reform project. Trained a team of national researchers and supervised the research implementation and analysis. Recommended inclusion of measures to address relevant social issues into the project. World Bank.

Bangladesh

Social Development Support to Agricultural Reform Project

DFID

(with HTS)

Feb – March 2002

Supported the national Social Development Consultant in an understanding of the key social development issues relevant to the project, in carrying out her TOR, and in identifying areas for prioritisation. Offered recommendations for appropriate entry points through which to mainstream social development themes throughout project components.

India

Sustainable learning for women’s empowerment

PRADAN / ICCO

Sept 2001 – March 2002

Conference facilitation and publication for India PRADAN, funded by ICCO. To facilitate a conference on participatory learning systems for women's empowerment and enterprise development. To produce overview documentation and edit a book of papers based on the proceedings.

Kyrgyzstan

Social Impact Assessment for a road project

TACIS

(with Roughton International)

May – Nov 2000

Designed a socio-economic assessment. Trained a national team of researchers and supervised implementation of the assessment. Used the results to draw up a resettlement plan and provided recommendations for how the project could initiate pro-poor economic growth.

Central & Eastern Europe, including transition economies & Former Soviet Union Republics

Albania

Stakeholder Analysis

Government of Albania / World Bank (for IDS, Sussex)

July – Nov 2000

Social development consultant in team to conduct Stakeholder Analysis and Design of Participatory Processes for Development of Republic of Albania’s Poverty Reduction Strategy

UK, rest of Western Europe, North America & Canada, Australia & New Zealand

Social audit

Newcastle City Council

Sept 2005 – July 2006

UK. Head of team undertaking Social Audit evaluation of a regional enterprise programme. Client: Newcastle City Council.

Gender Training

DFID / PARC

Sept 2005

September 2005 Gender Training for DFID Evaluation Department, UK

for DFID/PARC, funded by DFID. to prepare and co-facilitate training for DFID's evaluation department.

Developing Poverty Targeting Tools

USAID

Nov 2003 – Sept 2004

Desk Review for IRIS and University of Maryland, funded by USAID. Member of three person team based at Maryland University, US to mainstream gender and develop participatory tools for monitoring USAID’s poverty targeting initiative for micro-enterprise.

Impact of a wardens scheme on black & ethnic minority groups

Office of Deputy Prime Minister / SDD

Oct 2002 – May 2003

Carried out an evaluation of the extent to which the Neighbourhood Wardens Scheme addressed the needs of black and ethnic minority groups. Held discussions with project management staff, wardens and community members in Birmingham, Hackney and Swansea. Presented findings to the Office of the Deputy Prime Minister.

Review of Gender Mainstreaming in DFID

DFID / SDD

March – April 2003

Reviewed a selection of DFID programmes to identify examples of good practice in gender mainstreaming.

Gender Review of DFID’s Training Programme

DFID / SDD

Oct 2002 – April 2003

Attended a selection of DFID’s training courses, reviewed training material, and held discussions with participants and training facilitators. Used the results of the review to provided recommendations for strengthening the gender mainstreaming component of all DFID’s training courses.

International

Background paper on empowerment and enterprise development

Swiss Development Corporation

Jan 2003

Empowerment and Enterprise Development, Berne, Switzerland: Desk Review for Inter Co-operation, funded by Swiss Development Corporation. Consultant for workshop for Swiss Development Cooperation to produce key background paper on empowerment and enterprise development, including gender and civil society linkages.

UK and Africa region

Design & facilitate confeence

One World Action

Feb – April 2002

Women's Empowerment or Feminisation of Debt, UK,

Conference: designed, facilitated and documented for One World Action. To organize, facilitate and document a DFID-sponsored international workshop on gender and micro-finance in Africa and to write the conference report.

Facilitation of Colloquium

DFID

Nov – Dec 2001

Facilitation of DFID’s Social Development Department’s 2001 Colloquium, with topic of “Social Development Perspectives of PRSPs.”

International

Overview of enabling environments for women’s enterprise

ILO Geneva

March – April 2001

Enabling Environments for Women's Enterprise: Challenges and Ways Forward, UK:

Desk Review for ILO’s Investing in Social Enterprise Programme. To write overview paper of debates, evidence and frameworks for enabling environments for women's enterprise development. It reviewed secondary sources material from Africa, Asia, US and Europe and review of gender mainstreaming in ILO and other development agencies.

Multi-country / global reach

Global

Gender based violence in programming

UNIFEM / OPM (UK based)

Aug-Oct 2008

To Develop a Knowledge Asset on “Integrating Violence Against Women and Girls in National Development & Funding Frameworks”: researching and writing material for a web-based resource for UNIFEM staff and other development practitioners

Global

Impact of Avian Flu on Livelihoods of the Poor

DFID / FAO

April – June 2008

Reviewed a selection of literature relating to avian flu. Extracted and analysed information relating to how the virus and control measures have impacted on the livelihoods of poor households in affected countries. Identified gaps in livelihoods-related information for further research.

International / US

Gender Strategic Impact Enquiry

CARE (International – US)

Feb 2005

Facilitation of workshop to launch CARE International’s 3 year Global Strategic Impact Inquiry on Gender and Women’s Empowerment, with 4 pilot country teams (Niger, Ecuador, Yemen, Bangladesh)

International

Social Analysis Guidelines

World Bank

June 2004

Wrote guidelines for World Bank practitioners and consultants on social analysis for community driven development projects. World Bank, June 2004.

India & Kenya

Social assessment of education programme

Sight Savers International

March – May 2001

Undertook the social development component of a review of integrated education programmes for the blind / visually impaired for a large international NGO. Held open-ended discussions with visually impaired children and adults, parents, teachers and community members.

Eritrea & Mauritania

Social Assessment into affects of desert locust

DFID / OPM

Dec 2001 – Feb 2002

International: Zimbabwe, Cote d’Ivoire, India, US

Micro-credit Summit campaign

UNIFEM

Feb 2000 – Nov 2002

Training and Desk Reviews for UNIFEM. Conducted a series of gender trainings for the Micro-credit Summit Campaign Regional meetings in Africa and Asia and for the Micro-credit Summit +5 in New York. Also wrioe a Manual and series of Position Papers.

International: UK, Ethiopia, Ghana, India, Zimbabwe, Nicaragua, Bolivia

Conference facilitation & desk review

HIVOS / DFID

Oct 1998 – Oct 2002

October 1998 - October 2002, Sustainability versus Women's Empowerment in Microfinance?, UK, Ghana, Ethiopia, Zimbabwe, Nicaragua, Bolivia, India

Conference facilitation, desk review and documentation for various donors:, Action Aid UK, Opportunity Trust Zimbabwe, Puntos de Encuentro Nicaragua and Finrural Bolivia. Involved review of academic, NGO and donor literature on micro-finance, gender and empowerment, designing and facilitating three regional workshops in Ethiopia, Ghana and India and publication. A Southern Africa workshop was also held in Zimbabwe on in partnership with Opportunity Trust, Zimbabwe.