Community & Social Development

SSIC consultants implement strengths-based, inclusive and participatory approaches to support
communities, local, national and international government agencies, NGO’s and CSO’s and public
agencies across diverse sectors. Our community and social development work has ranged from
promoting food security in remote communities to advancing gender and social inclusion in
governance and fostering equitable livelihoods and income generation opportunities.

PROGRAMME DESIGN AND DEVELOPMENT FOR ADVANCING AN INCLUSIVE AND SUSTAINABLE BLUE ECONOMY FOR ZANZIBAR.
Tanzania
UNDP
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Supporting the strengthening of Blue Economy programme design and incorporated of gender equity, disability and social inclusion (GEDSI) across three thematic areas: (1) Marine Spatial Planning (MSP), (2) conservation of key marine habitats (mangroves, seagrass beds and coral reefs), and (3) advancing sustainable blue ecotourism. In support of the Ministry of Blue Economy and Fisheries, Zanzibar. Included research and development, facilitation and presenting of findings at validation workshop (Zanzibar).

On-Going
SCHOLARSHIP ASSESSMENT FOR THE PROTECTED AREAS COLLABORATION.
Australia
BMWHI/PAC
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Assessing the efficacy and effectiveness of the PAC scholarship initiative (operational since 2017) to guide and inform scholarship planning and investment moving forward. This evaluation explored the impact of the scholarships on recipients of the awards, in terms of: (a) personal growth, (b) professional development, and (c) levels of understanding or reframing of Indigenous peoples and/or local communities (IP/LC’s) cultural knowledge, and ethical, equitable and effective ways of weaving Indigenous and local knowledge systems with western scientific knowledge systems to inform protected area management, and conservation policy and practice more broadly.

On-Going
FEASIBILITY STUDY ON THE APPLICATION OF THE IUCN GREEN LIST STANDARDS.
Republic Of Maldives
IUCN
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Assessing the feasibility of adopting the IUCN Green List Standard in the Maldives. Reviewing the status of protected and conserved areas in the Maldives, including their values, threats and management status. Providing an analysis of the potential to use The Standard to enhance the management and governance of protected areas to achieve successful conservation outcomes in Maldives. Developing a set of strategic recommendations for adopting the Green List, including a roadmap and the suggested roles and responsibilities of key stakeholders.

On-Going
BUSINESS PROSPECTUS AND THEORY OF CHANGE DEVELOPMENT FOR PERMACULTURE ORGANIZATION.
Australia
FARM MY SCHOOL
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Completing a business prospectus and Theory of Change document to help a start-up permaculture non-profit to showcase their work to stakeholders and funders. Successful in attracting over $500k of funding and in-kind support.

On-Going
DEVELOPMENT OF EVIDENCE-BASED SOCIAL AND BEHAVIORAL CHANGE MATERIALS.
Timor-Leste
MERCY CORPS
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Developing a broad range of materials to support nutrition, hygiene and health related behaviors based on previously conducted research by Sustainable Solutions Timor-Leste. The materials include growth charts for children as a participatory education and awareness tool to prevent stunting, flipbooks for community and parent sessions and a range of facilitation guides and training packages.

On-Going
MARKET ASSESSMENT WITH NUTRITIONAL ANALYSIS USING THE COST OF THE DIET METHOD.
Timor-Leste
CARE
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Assessing market prices of food products, as well as nutritional habits of the local population through the adoption of the Cost of the Diet methodology. Providing advice the Ministry of Education on the cost of nutritious meals for their School Feeding Program.

On-Going
MID-TERM REVIEW CLIMATE RESILIENCE FOR ALL (CR4ALL) PROJECT.
Timor-Leste
WVTL
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Undertaking a mid-term review of the CR4All project to establish the progress made towards the project’s indicators, as well the general adoption of the introduced technologies to adapt to climate change.
The MTR follows a mixed method approach with a survey and qualitative data gathering among beneficiaries, as well as interviews among other stakeholders, including local officials and the private sector.

On-Going
ECOLOGICAL PLANNING AND THE DEVELOPMENT OF MANAGEMENT MEASURES.
Republic Of Maldives
IUCN
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Designing, coordinating and undertaking ecological surveys of marine and terrestrial habitats across the Maldives with the aim of designating protected areas and designing management plans. Using ecological and social surveys and secondary data to create impact mitigation strategies for local communities and coastal developments. Providing technical support for developing zoning plans and habitat and impact mapping. Liaising with government departments, private industry, and local communities. Creating comprehensive reports on the marine and terrestrial ecology of the Maldives.

2022
FINANCIAL SUSTAINABILITY PLAN FOR HEALTH/SAFETY FOCUSED PEAK BODY.
Australia
VICTORIA WALKS
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Creating a five-year financial sustainability plan to assist this non-profit organization to diversify its funding options and build resilience in its revenue streams.

2022
PROPOSAL WRITING SUPPORT.
Namibia
NNF
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Supporting the Namibia Nature Foundation (NNF) to develop a successful grant proposal to the Blue Action Fund, to support the ongoing management of the Namibian Islands Marine Protected Area (NIMPA).

2022
MID-TERM REVIEW – MULTI-YEAR PREPOSITIONING ARRANGEMENT BETWEEN DFAT AND THE PHILIPPINE RED CROSS.
Philippines
ABT ASSOCIATES
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Undertaking a mid-term review of this multi-year arrangement, including the prepositioning of cash and relief goods by the Philippine Red Cross to ensure quick mobilization of support to victims of natural calamities. At the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic the arrangement was expanded to include testing equipment and operational costs for the country’s largest COVID testing laboratory, and to provide other equipment to help the Philippines handle the outbreak.

2022
DEVELOPMENT OF MEAL FRAMEWORK FOR STRENGTHENING COMMUNITY RESILIENCE IN THE LOWER MEKON.
Cambodia, LPDR, Thailand and Vietnam
OXFAM CAMBODIA
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Reviewing the individual country strategies and partner interventions for strengthening community resilience (SCR) and the design of a common framework against which all of the countries can report. The SCR project brings together projects from the four countries with different interventions but similar outcomes. The assignment was conducted remotely through online country level consultations as well as workshops with representatives of the four countries.

2022
BASELINE STUDY – COMMUNITY RESILIENCE FOR ALL (CR4ALL) PROJECT.
Timor-Leste
WORLD VISION
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Undertaking a mixed-method baseline study exploring the prevailing situation of communities and mechanisms to increase the capacity of local Disaster Management Committees to develop and implement gender- and disability-inclusive disaster risk-reduction and climate change adaptation plans. Exploring systems to increase livelihood and employment opportunities that are climate-resilient and nutrition-sensitive, and increase access to financial services, especially for women and people with disabilities.

2022
MONITORING AND EVALUATION ADVISER.
Philippines
ABT ASSOCIATES
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Designing DFATs Manila’s Strategic Framework, Program Logic and M&E framework for its disaster Response and Recovery Assistance Philippines Investment.

2021
BASELINE STUDY – COMMUNITY READINESS IN BOHOL (CRIB) PROJECT.
Philippines
ARC
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Establishing a baseline study for the CRIB project, for a Community Disaster Risk Reduction and Management project.

2021
INDEPENDENT EVALUATION OF THE SUPPORT PROGRAM FOR DISASTER RESPONSE (SPDR).
Philippines
ABT ASSOCIATES
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Undertaking an evaluation to assess the program’s effectiveness, impact and likelihood of sustainability of the program’s achievements. SPDR is a program supported by DFAT Manila to support the capacity development of the Philippine Department for Social Welfare and Development to increase their preparedness for disaster response.

2021
BUSINESS PLAN FOR DIALYSIS MACHINERY INVESTMENT.
Tuvalu, Fiji, Marshall Islands, New Zealand
AYUS CHARITABLE TRUST
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Supporting the client to create multiple business plans to present to several governments of Pacific Island countries for the purchase, delivery and implementation of dialysis machinery on home soil.

On-Going
FORMATIVE RESEARCH INTO BARRIERS AND DRIVERS FOR SOCIAL BEHAVIORAL APPROACHES TO NUTRITION AND HEALTH.
Timor-Leste
MERCY CORPS
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Supporting improved understanding of the factors behind nutrition and health related behavioral change – why some people have, and other people have not, adopted positive practices. Sustainable Solutions Timor-Leste is working across four municipalities to explore the knowledge, attitudes and norms that enable and prevent the adoption of actions, including hand-washing, exclusive breastfeeding, joint-household decision making and consumption of nutritious foods.

2022
FIVE-YEAR STRATEGIC PLAN PRODUCTION (Phase 2).
Indonesia
YPI
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Following the successful completion of phase 1 (strategic framework development), phase 2 is expanding upon this for the development of a full five-year strategic plan. This plan will include a clear five-year vision and mission statement, a summary of organizational core values, a simplified theory of change, strategic goals and SMART objectives, targets and indicators, and a monitoring, evaluation and learning (MEL) plan to assess key performance indicators (KPIs) moving forward.

2022
STRENGTHENING ACCESS TO JUSTICE FOR SURVIVORS OF GENDER-BASED VIOLENCE AND IMPROVING JUSTICE SECTOR RESPONSIVENESS.
Timor-Leste
UNDP / JU,S
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Working together with survivors of gender-based violence (GBV) Sustainable Solutions Timor-Leste is supporting feminist participatory action research which will inform the content and design of community outreach materials on access to justice. Importantly, the results will shape the development of the first online course for justice sector actors on client and trauma informed approaches to working with gender-based violence. This work is conducted with Juridco Sosial (JU,S), a human rights social enterprise with the support of UNDP’s Access to Justice Program.

2022
DESIGN OF PROTECTED AREA FINANCING FRAMEWORK WITHIN NATIONAL PA NETWORK.
Timor-Leste
CI/ STARLING RESOURCES
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Developing a new national framework for protected area financing, and creating business plans for two protected areas that will act as pilot sites for the framework.

2022
REVISION OF THE HAMETIN FAMÍLIA (STRENGTHENING FAMILIES) POSITIVE PARENTING PROGRAM.
Timor-Leste
UNICEF / MSSI
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Supporting the advancement of the positive parenting program. Introduced by the Ministry of Social Solidarity and Inclusion (MSSI) in 2014, this program has seen some positive results towards improving child development through engaging parents in building their knowledge about and behaviors towards positive parenting. Supported by UNICEF, Sustainable Solutions Timor-Leste are now revising the modules to take a gender-transformative approach aiming to contribute to prevention of violence against women and children, which will reinforce and contribute to the sustainability of healthy child and family development.

2022
OXFAM TIMOR-LESTE GENDER TRANSFORMATION.
Timor-Leste
EQI & OXFAM TL
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Supporting processes for gender transformation for Oxfam Timor-Leste, together with the Equality Institution (EQI), and for the HAKBIIT program partner organisations (as well as the Women and Land program partner organisations in the future Work Order).

On-Going
BARRIERS ANALYSIS OF ACCESS TO EYE-HEALTH CARE AND MID-TERM EVALUATION OF FRED HOLLOW’S INTERVENTIONS.
Timor-Leste
FHF
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Starting with a barriers analysis including gender, social and demographic factors, Sustainable Solutions Timor-Leste (SSTL) is working with Fred Hollows Foundation (FHF) and the National Eye Centre to identify ways to improve access to eye-health services. In addition to participatory approaches, SSTL conducted an innovative COVID-safe survey which allowed participants to respond electronically and mobilized local youth groups to facilitate data collection in their areas. SSTL continues to support FHF to deliver services for those most in need.

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FINAL EVALUATION – TOGETHER IMPROVING FAMILY NUTRITION PROJECT.
Timor-Leste
ADRA TL
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Evaluating the Hahan project, to measure the extent of achievements towards its intended outcomes in commercial food production and the adoption of good nutrition and hygiene practices in the project areas of Viqueque Municipality. In addition, the evaluation explored aspects like sustainability and inclusiveness of the project. The findings informed recommendations for the remaining period of the project, as well as an expansion programme until 2027.

2021
COVID-19 SOCIAL PROTECTION RESEARCH.
Timor-Leste
TAF
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Supporting the design and training processes to develop research questions, sample tools and ethical research mechanisms (using a Do-No-Harm approach) for collecting preliminary data on Covid-19 impacts on intra-households (funded by Government for Development [G4D]). Leading interviews with select households in two Municipalities, supervising research assistants and documenting daily debriefs during data collection as well as participating in coding processes and presenting to the Ministry of Social Solidarity.

2020
FINAL EVALUATION, WORLD VISION’S FLOODING AND HIGH WINDS RESPONSE PROJECT.
Timor-Leste
World Vision
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Supporting targeted Sucos (villages) in Bobonaro Municipality that have historically suffered from flooding. The project’s objective was: ‘Communities are prepared for and better assisted during natural disasters, particularly flooding and high wind events.’ The evaluation used quantitative and qualitative tools to evaluate the performance and document learnings from the project’s two core components: 1) improving the resilience of communities to natural disasters, and 2) establishment and testing of an efficient digital cash distribution system.

2020
YOUTH IGNITE FINAL EVALUATION.
Philippines
NETHERLANDS RED CROSS
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The YIAC project aimed to help youth cope with the effects of armed conflict. The project consisted of components that directly targeted youth, including psychosocial support services and livelihood development, and activities to create an enabling and protective environment for youth development. The latter benefit the whole community and include disaster risk reduction and environmental restoration. The evaluation included quantitative and qualitative data gathering. Interviews and focus groups were facilitated remotely due to Covid19 travel restrictions.

2020
Women’s Economic Empowerment And Recycling Project.
Timor-Leste
TAF
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Engaging with new international NGOs and private sector stakeholders to agree on an approach for the separation and collection of office paper waste for recycling and mechanisms for participation in pilot sites. Providing support to the administration and coordination of behavior change efforts for pilot adoption, working closely with the women’s groups, other consultants and youth group partners.

2020
Timor-leste Covid-19 Social Protection Research On Intra-household Impacts.
Timor-Leste
TAF
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Supporting the design and training processes to develop research questions, sample tools and ethical research mechanisms (using a Do-No-Harm approach) for collecting preliminary data on Covid-19 impacts on intra-households (funded by Government for Development [G4D]). Leading interviews with select households in two Municipalities, supervising research assistants and documenting daily debriefs during data collection as well as participating in coding processes and presenting to the Ministry of Social Solidarity.

2020
Final Evaluation Of Oxfam’s Harvest Value Chain Development Program.
Papua New Guinea
OXFAM
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The Highlanders Accessing Rural Value- chains for Equitable Sustainability (HARVEST) program is implemented through six partners, including private enterprises and Community Based Organizations, to help increase the income and well-being of rural farming families in the country’s highlands, particularly in Eastern Highlands, Simbu and Jiwaka Provinces. The focus commodities of HARVEST are Bulb Onion, Honey and Vegetables. The final evaluation included quantitative and qualitative data collection and analysis to identify progress, and generate lessons and recommendations for future programming.

2020
EDITING SERVICES FOR THE USAID PROMOTING WOMEN’S ECONOMIC EMPOWERMENT PROJECT.
Papua New Guinea
CARDNO
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Providing editing services to USAID LGP and W-GDP Initiative PWEEP to edit / re-write technical documents in English (quarterly reports, annual work plan reports, training reports, standard operating procedures, factsheets, flyers, write-ups, good practices, success stories and other communication materials).

2021
Evaluation of The Water and Sanitation Project in Sikka, Flores.
Indonesia
NTA
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Evaluating the long-running Water and Sanitation Project of the Nusa Tenggara Association (NTA), which aims to improve living standards in rural areas of eastern Indonesia by providing access to adequate water and sanitary facilities and training people in relevant skills, leading to better health and hygiene. The outcomes of the evaluation will inform the NTA’s future Water and Sanitation activities, government relations and investment modalities.

2020
Endline Evaluation of The Crops Program.
Timor-Leste
MERCY CORPS
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Conducting an endline evaluation of the Crops Program aimed to increase food self-sufficiency through access to post-harvest grain and rainwater storage systems and the promotion of climate-smart farming production systems. Evaluation includes an assessment of the overall program performance against indicator targets, aggregate program successes and lessons learned, and providing recommendations for future programs.

2020
Program Coordination For Women In Engineering.
Timor-Leste
EWB
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Supporting ‘Women in Engineering: Timor-Leste’ to create a better future through activities including: outreach to high schools and universities, mentoring integrated with Engineering Without Borders (EWB) Timor-Leste; networking with NGOs in Timor-Leste in supporting activities in technical and gender equality. (on-going)

2021
Supporting Reflection Workshops and Transition Planning for Rural Women’s Development.
Timor-Leste
IWDA
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Supporting the Rural Women’s Development Program (RWDP) to develop and prepare for a three-year transition plan development through reflection workshops (mentoring and training of facilitation) for groups supported by the Covalima Community Centre (CCC) in Timor-Leste.

2019
Community Policing Support Program’s Theory of Change Development.
Timor-Leste
TAF
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Developing an understanding of the concepts surrounding the Theory of Change and facilitating a review and planning process for the Community Policing Support Program.

2019
Baseline Survey for Resilensia Diak Program.
Timor-Leste
MERCY CORPS
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Resiliensia Di’ak operates aims to ensure food security for poor and vulnerable rural farming households in Timor-Leste through increased resiliency to, and less exposure from, recurring natural disasters. The assignment established baseline values for the program’s indicators.

2019
Evaluation Stand Up Project – The Border Consortium.
Myanmar
UNOPS - LIFTS
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The STAND UP project is implemented by The Border Consortium under LIFT’s Uplands Programme. The project aims to improve natural resource management, nutrition and sanitation, and to build local capacities. Interventions target displaced and conflict affected communities as well as returnees who are subsistence or smallholder farmers in areas where ethnic armed organizations exert at least some degree of authority. LIFT Fund evaluations assess the relevance, effectiveness, efficiency, and perspectives of sustainability of the project.

2019
Mid-Term Review, Harvest Livelihoods Program.
Papua New Guinea
OXFAM-PNG
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The Highlanders Accessing Rural Value- chains for Equitable Sustainability (HARVEST) program is implemented by Oxfam in Papua New Guinea. The program is implemented through six Implementing Partners including private enterprises and Community Based Organizations to help increase the income and well-being for rural farming families in the country’s highlands, particularly in Eastern Highlands, Simbu and Jiwaka Provinces. The Mid-term review was implemented to assess progress towards the project objectives and outcomes.

2019
Supporting The First Responder Early Recovery Response Plan, Central Sulawesi Earthquake and Tsunami Disaster.
Indonesia
UNDP / CRTOI
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Monitoring donor interests and funding availability, compiling baseline and situational analysis, and resource mobilization needs in preparing and updating the UNDP Recovery Resource Mobilisation strategy package for the Central Sulawesi Earthquake and Tsunami disaster. Writing concept notes and proposals for UNDP short, medium and long-term recovery interventions.

2019
Avansa Agribusiness And Household Survey.
Timor-Leste
CARDNO Ltd.
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Implementing the Avansa Annual Agribusiness and Household Survey at the end of the fourth year of project implementation. Surveying 385 households for agricultural information and 281 for nutritional information, the survey covers five districts. Providing comprehensive training program for all staff involved, and delivering ongoing in-field support and analysis.

2019
Psycho-Social Support To Alfela ( Women And Children’s Legal Aid ).
Timor-Leste
IWDA & ALFeLa
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Piloting an innovative 12-month program to support staff of Timor-Leste’s only legal aid organization that supports women and child survivors of violence. The program involves over 25 staff members and combines self-care, monthly programs and plans for ongoing mentoring for staff involved. This is supported by International Women’s Development Agency who recognize the need to provide care and support to those involve in front-line service provision.

2019
Wave Program Mid-Term Reflection.
Timor-Leste
IWDA
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Supporting the ‘Womens Action for Voice and Empowerment’ (WAVE) Mid-Term Reflection for the International Women’s Development Agency, focusing on Timor-Leste’s partners utilizing feminist participatory approaches.

2019
Security, Environment And Economic Pilot : Mt. Ramelau.
Timor-Leste
ASIA FOUNDATION
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Supporting the ‘Womens Action for Voice and Empowerment’ (WAVE) Mid-Term Reflection for the International Women’s Development Agency, focusing on Timor-Leste’s partners utilizing feminist participatory approaches.

2019
Interactive Grant Writing Training: Design, Development & Implementation.
Indonesia, Malaysia
NGS
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Designing pedagogical curricula and implementing interactive grant writing training workshops in collaboration with the Coral Triangle Center (CTC). Workshops aimed to support Asia-based candidates for the National Geographic Society grant schemes to improve their grant writing skills and enhance their competitive potential to successfully acquire grants.

2018
Local Government Partnership And Funding Development. Victoria.
Australia
CITY OF GREATER GEELONG
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Supporting the City of Greater Geelong in its development of new partnerships and funding arrangements Working with Council staff to develop program strategies and budgets, engage donors and develop funding bids and partnership packages. As a result of the work, two new funding arrangements are now in place to support cultural heritage management, and the innovative ‘Mountain to Mouth’ environmental arts trail.

2018
Evaluation: Migration As A Livelihood Strategy-In Labutta, Bogale And Mawlamynegyun Townships (MILDAS) Project.
Myanmar
UNOPS - LIFT
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Evaluating the MILDAS project, implemented by the International Organization for Migration, which aimed to encourage people to position migration in their strategic livelihood planning while recognizing the negative consequences to migrants and their families. In addition, the project also aimed to strengthen LIFT’s stakeholders’ understanding on migration and development. The final evaluation assessed the progress of the project towards its expected outcomes, particularly in terms of the project’s relevance, effectiveness, efficiency, and sustainability, as well as reviewed its overall approach and specific methodologies.

2018
Mid-Term Review: Enhanced Livelihoods For Displaced People (ELDP) Project Implemented By The Karen Development Network.
Myanmar
UNOPS - LIFT
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Undertaking a mid-term review of the ELDP project, which is funded by LIFT under its Uplands Programme and focuses on vocational training and social protection in conflict affected area. The project is awarded to the Karen Development Network, with Karen communities and individuals as primary target beneficiaries. The project duration is from 4 July 2016 – 30 June 2019 and the Mid-term Review was conducted to capture the achievements to date, identify gaps and provide recommendations for the implementation of the remaining project period and potential extension.

2018
Mid-Term Review Of The Haforsa Livelihoods Program – Oxfam.
Timor-Leste
OXFAM AUS
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Undertaking a mid-term review of Oxfam’s livelihoods program in Timor Leste. Known as ‘HAFORSA’ this program is being implemented from July 2015 to June 2020 through a partnership approach. Local partners implement the program, while Oxfam provides supervision and capacity building support. The mid-term review conducted a survey to collect data on quantifiable indicators to measure progress since its baseline, assessed the overall program implementation and its modalities, and provided recommendations for the remaining period.

2018
External Evaluation, Community Resilience Programme: Disability Inclusion in Disaster Risk Management.
Philippines
ASB
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Undertaking an external evaluation of ASB’s program in the Central Philippines to: (1) determine if it has met its identified objectives and results (in particular the inclusion of persons with disabilities in disaster risk reduction and management); (2) provide insight and feedback on ASB programming and partnerships; (3) document the program’s engagement model; (4) provide recommendations to support future programming and partnerships.

2018
Midterm Review Of Two Lift Fund Delta Projects Of National Implementing Partners.
Myanmar
UNOPS LIFT-FMO
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Undertaking a midterm review to explore progress made towards the programs objectives, and providing recommendations for the implementation of two projects supported by the Livelihoods and Food Security Trust Fund and to be implemented by local partners in the Ayeyarwaddy Delta, Myanmar: (1) setting up sustainable livelihood funding mechanisms at community level in Phinsalu Sub-Township; (2) the improvement of smallholder farmer access to certified rice seeds in Bogale and Mawlamyinegyun Townships.

2017
Study Into The Status Of Candlenut Plantations In The Municipality Of Covalima.
Timor-Leste
OXFAM AUS
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Assessing the status of candlenut plantations in Covalima in order to explore the potential for commercializing this traditional product in order to promote increased incomes for farmers in the medium and long-term. Identifying and providing recommendations to address the challenges in terms of accessing profitable markets and limited knowledge of appropriate management practices to increase productivity.

2017
Professional Development Curriculum Production For Community Engagement, Gender And Social Inclusion In Farming Communities.
Timor-Leste
CCT
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Producing a ‘Professional Development Curriculum’ to guide training for over 200 practitioners working in community engagement, promoting gender and social inclusion approaches and facilitation skills. This assignment included active field-based participatory research, staff training and the implementation of a social inclusion organizational policy, and resulted in a rise in the percentage of registered rural women farmers from 7% to 49%. This represents a significant shift in attitudes, opportunities for women and all farmers, as well advancing the potential for more equitable economic benefits in this sector.

2016
Baseline Study Haforsa Food Security Project, Atsabe.
Timor-Leste
CARE
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Designing survey tools and training enumerators in the conduct of electronic data collection; data analysis, qualitative data gathering with key stakeholders including community and government officials. Data analysis and report writing under CARE Australia.

2016
Water Sanitation And Hygiene (WASH) Program Implementation In Schools.
Timor-Leste
PLAN INT'L
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Planning, implementing and monitoring of the WASH initiative in Schools (WinS) component of the on-going WASH program. Working with partners to implement hygiene promotion via the CHILD to child methodology and with contractors for the construction of new WASH facilities.

2016
Baseline Surveying For Haforsa Livelihoods And Resilience Program, Oecusse And Covalima.
Timor-Leste
OXFAM AUS
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Designing survey tools and training enumerators in the conduct of electronic data collection; data analysis, qualitative data gathering with key stakeholders including community and government officials. Data analysis and report writing.

2016
Partnership And Rice Sector Market Assessment.
Thailand
MERCY CORPS
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Designing and conducting a market assessment and identification of partners for a Corporate Social Responsibility Strategy for one of Mercy Corps’ corporate partners. Market assessment conducted for the rice sector, in particular smallholder farmers in Ubon Ratchatani province; consultations held with key stakeholders and recommendations made to the corporate partner.

2015
Country Strategy Evaluation 2010 – 2015.
Timor-Leste
THE LEPROSY MISSION
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Formative evaluation of the country strategy to date, both for learning and accountability; to be used both internally and externally. Providing training and accompaniment to country team to co-facilitate the research, the evaluation focused on how much progress has been made towards achieving the strategic ambitions; providing findings, conclusions and recommendations in order to draw learning from the last five years that needs to be retained and used to influence the next five-year strategy of the Leprosy Mission.

2015
Five Year Strategic Plan Development: Implementing Cognitive Assessments For Diverse Learners In School Education.
Indonesia
YDB
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Facilitation, design and development of a five year strategic plan for addressing diverse learners’ needs in schools in Indonesia, in collaboration with the University Gajah Mada, Jogjakarta. The five year plan facilitates skills building for diverse learners and implements the AJT-Cognitive assessment testing system to support the identification of and learning plan development for schoolchildren with diverse needs in eleven pilot and beta school trial sites across the country.

2015
Baseline Study Into Women And Girls In Participation Program.
Timor-Leste
PATRIA
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Facilitating and training a team of collaborative researches from three different organizations – Patria, Plan International and Women’s Action for Change – to conduct a baseline study into the barriers and enablers to women’s political and economic participation at the local governance level. Participatory research with leaders and community members on political participation and attitudes and responses to family violence and violence against women. Intended to inform approaches to creating more opportunities for women to participate in local governance and leadership.

2015
Final Evaluation – Community-LED Rural Development Program.
Timor-Leste
OXFAM AUS
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This Community-led Rural Development Program (CLRDP) worked in partnership with district-based civil society organizations across four districts in Timor-Leste; DAC criteria were applied to document achievements and learning of CLRDP’s integrated and community-led approach to strengthen civil society and improve the livelihood security and voice of rural men and women in Timor-Leste.  A household survey and qualitative data gathering was conducted among stakeholders.

2015
Agricultural Recovery: Typhoon Haiyan Response.
Philippines
CRS
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CRS was one of the first INGOs on the ground after Typhoon Haiyan hitting the Philippines on November 8, 2013. To complement and follow up humanitarian relief programs this assignment looked at the challenges and needs of the affected communities to recover and sustainably develop their livelihoods. To inform medium and long-term programs situational and market assessments were conducted in the heavily affected fisheries/aquaculture and coconut based sectors. As Team Lead the consultant integrated findings in proposals and a livelihoods development strategy.

2014
Assessing The Impact Of Projects Funded By The Australian NGO Cooperation Program (ANCP) From 2012- 2014.
Timor-Leste
APHEDA
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Working together with three key local partners to design and implement participatory evaluation methodologies to evaluate programs in four districts. Using innovative techniques to discuss outcomes for communities and collectively analyzing the results with local organizations to enable better program design that addresses community needs. Assignment under APHEDA (Australian Union Aid Abroad).

2014
Scoping Study For A ‘whole Of School’ Approach To Gender Based Violence Prevention.
Timor-Leste
UN Women
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Collaborative research with local partners following training in participatory methodologies and accompanying them with on the job capacity development in research skills including analysis, interviewing techniques, designing methodology and conducting primary and secondary data analysis. The study forms the basis of a multi-year community based approach to preventing and responding to violence against women and children at the community level. Assignment under UN Women, Association of Men Against Violence.

2014
Support To Red Cross Timor-leste Hiv/aids Program.
Timor-Leste
CVTL
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Assisting and advising on the ongoing implementation and the completion of Cruz Vermelha De Timor-Leste (CVTL – Red Cross Timor-Leste) HIV/AIDS Program. Contributing knowledge and capacity building assistance for project staff in key areas identified for technical assistance / capacity building, including production of guidelines, agreements and procedures for partners, strengthening and integration of HIV and AIDS interventions and development of appropriate tools for staff for effective project implementation. Providing technical support for the inaugural youth camp with over 300 participants from Red Cross International branches and all districts of Timor-Leste.

2014
Final Review: Documenting Learning And Good Practices From Cafod’s Work In Timor-leste Between 2000 And 2013.
Timor-Leste
CAFOD
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Documenting lessons learned and good practices of CAFOD’s work in East Timor to be used by CAFOD as well as partners and East Timorese civil society in general. Demonstrating the lessons and good practices, and presenting written materials detailing the inputs of CAFOD from 1999 to 2013. Working with partners and holding workshops to identify the key inputs and successes of partnership.

2013
Final Evaluation: Leafs Project.
Cambodia
CRS
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Designing and supervising the end-line survey and conducting qualitative data gathering for evaluation. The LEAFS project, implemented with local partner CEDAC, was designed to empower women to improve food security and nutrition. The evaluation documented achievements and lessons learned on the introduction of savings and internal lending communities (SILC), and improved climate resistant agricultural techniques.

2013
Final Evaluation Of ‘secure’ Program.
Timor-Leste
MERCY CORPS
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The SECURE program was a 45-month initiative funded by the European Commission (EC), and implemented by Mercy Corps with two local NGO partners.The program aimed to improve agricultural production and storage and develop market linkages for food insecure communities while increasing household resource management skills for more stability against shocks. The evaluation reviewed monitoring data, surveys and conducted quantitative data gathering through Focus Group Discussions and Key Informant Interviews to evaluate the SECURE program achievements.

2013
Mel Capacity Building And Tool Development With Karuna Yangon.
Myanmar
CRS
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Improving monitoring, evaluation and learning (MEL) skills and capacity of key staff of CRS’ partner, Social Services (KYSS) – Myanmar. Support provided through training and hands on development of an MEL manual and tools, KYSS’ monitoring systems were elevated from output based monitoring to the ability to track changes in the application of newly learned agricultural techniques by project beneficiaries, and resulting changes in productivity.

2013
Final Evaluation Of ‘AID To Uprooted People’ Program (MATASIRI).
Indonesia
MERCY CORPS
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The evaluation of the Aid to Uprooted People Program included the conducted of quantitative research and review of collected data to evaluate the program’s achievements in the sectors of Food Security, Nutrition, Enterprise Development and WASH. Field sites in the Maluku Islands were visited and discussions conducted with beneficiaries to verify the quantitative data gathered by the program team.

2013
Assessing Accountability & Documenting Lessons Learned Of Wash Project.
Timor-Leste
PLAN INT'L
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Supporting an assessment of accountability and documenting of lessons learned with partner consultant (FH Design) of Plans’  Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) programs in Aileu and Lautem, Timor-Leste which operated between 2005 and 2012 and was supported by Plan’s Australian National Office (ANO).

2013
Sub-sector And Value Chain Analysis: Cattle & Agricultural Commodities.
Timor-Leste
HIVOS TL
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Supporting Hivos Timor-Leste through the development of a participatory process for the conduct of sub-sector and value chain analysis for cattle and agricultural commodities in the districts of Baucau, Lautem and Viqueque. Collaboratively designing the tools for the assessment with Hivos’ local partner staff, with the results documented to inform future food security and market development initiatives.

2012
Collaborative Ecotourism Concept Development In Mebliling, Flores.
Indonesia
BIRDLIFE IND
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Following participatory methods with rural communities in western Flores to determine ecotourism sites for development, potential benefits and risks of ecotourism development, prioritization of sites for development, and production of action plans at organizational and community level.

2012
Baseline Livelihoods Survey Support.
Timor-Leste
TROCAIRE
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Utilizing a participatory development process for the establishment of baseline survey tools, and providing training to staff data collection and assessment processes, with support provided for final data analysis and report production.  Trócaire’s livelihoods program worked with local partners and was focused on  food security in Ermera and Manufahi districts, Timor-Leste. The program incorporated Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR) and Climate Change Adaptation (CCA) within its design.

2011
Mapping Of Schools And Education Facilities.
South Sudan
AED
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Managing, coordinating and providing technical support to the Academy for Educational Development, Juba, South Sudan, for collecting, processing, analyzing and reporting education data for policy-making, decision-making, and resource allocation.

2010
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Clients:

  • Academy for Educational Development (AED)
  • Adventist Development & Relief Agency (ADRA) Timor-Leste
  • ALFeLa (Asisténsia Legal ba Feto e Labarik)
  • Arbeiter Samariter Bund Indonesia and the Philippines (ASB)
  • Australian Union Aid Abroad (APHEDA)
  • Bee Timor-Leste (BTL)
  • Birdlife (Burung) Indonesia
  • Cardno Emerging Markets USA Ltd.
  • Cardno International Development USA
  • CARE Australia
  • Catholic Relief Services (CRS)
  • Center for International Forestry Research (CIFOR)
  • City of Greater Geelong (Local Government, Australia)
  • Cooperativa Cafe Timor (CCT)
  • Crisis Response Team Operations Indonesia
  • Cruz Vermelha De Timor-Leste (CVTL)
  • Engineers Without Borders (EWB) Australia
  • Fred Hollows Foundation
  • Hivos Timor-Leste
  • International Women’s Development Agency (IWDA)
  • Jane Goodall Institute
  • Livehoods and Food Security Fund (LIFTS) Management
  • Ministériu Solidaridade Sosiál no Inkluzaun (MSSI)
  • Mercy Corps
  • Netherlands Red Cross
  • Nusa Tenggara Assosiation (NTA)
  • Oxfam Australia
  • Oxfam Papua New Guinea
  • Oxfam Timor-Leste
  • Patria
  • Plan International
  • TEC International (TECI) Japan
  • The Asia Foundation
  • The Equality Institution (EQI)
  • The Leprosy Mission
  • Trócaire
  • UN Women, Association of Men Against Violence
  • United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF)
  • United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)
  • United Nations Office for Project Services (UNOPS)
  • World Wildlife Fund, Indonesia
  • World Vision Timor-Leste
  • Yayasan Darma Bermakna (YDB)
  • Yayasan Planet Indonesia (YPI)