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Geographical Mapping

The ‘Geographical mapping method’ is a method developed by us to understand the most vulnerable population.

Mapping refers to a process of estimating the numbers of particular populations to be addressed by the intervention in a certain geographical area, classifying the subcategories within that population, identifying the locations and availability of each of those subcategories in that particular geographical area, and deriving basic insights.

It employs clearly understandable and verifiable procedures that can reduce potential embarrassment, ensure confidentiality, involve primary stakeholders in the data collection process, and support researchers in securing the trust and cooperation of respondents. The process involves a simple interview methodology to collect data from the key informers (primary, secondary and tertiary key informers)

The key techniques used in the study are:

  • Clean slate method
  • Snowballing technique
  • Reaching saturation point
  • Triangulation

This methodology has been scaled up and used in over 800 towns and 35,000 villages in India and across Pakistan and Canada, as well. It has reached 628,424 respondents.

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COPI

In collaboration with PRAXIS, we developed a self-administrable tool with the objective of enabling community-led organisations to measure progress in community mobilisation and its pathway towards sustainability. The COPI tool helps identify key areas related to administrative, programmatic and financial systems that need to be strengthened. It applies a five-step process: Assessment, Analysis, Planning, Action and Monitoring.

The participatory characteristics of the COPI tool help Community Organisations assess their progress from a basic stage to a vibrant stage, which determines the ability of the community to own programmes and influence outcomes of HIV prevention and vulnerability reduction.

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Indicator Banks

Why

Indicators are reinvented, poorly built and do not stack up to larger goals

What

CMS has collated and categorised 2000 indicators from various sources for the following sector/topics:

  • Health
  • Primary Education
  • HIV
  • Adolescent Health
  • Social and Behavioural Change Communication
  • And others

How it Works

  • Indicators are organised on – Aspect, type, source, frequency, disaggregation, link to SDGs, ease of collection, cost of collection, numerator, denominator, description.
  • For Projects/Programmes working in this area, the bank has been used to:
    • Select indicators for M&E for existing proven bank
    • Understand how they link up to their RA
  • 15 programmes have used the bank successfully to decide on indicators or modify them.
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CATI – Area
Development Index
(ADI)

Village-level monitoring can play an important role in fostering knowledge and peer review sharing across villages in the same region (Gram Panchayat, Taluka, Zilla Parishad).

The ADI presents a new method of monitoring village development, because it expands the scope of understanding rural development– going beyond measuring physical infrastructure and livelihoods outcomes in isolation– to embed them within the multi-faceted context of SDGs inspired holistic development. Being able to focus closely on individual dimensions is an important way to find the aspects of village development that need attention, facilitating planning of policies. In other words, at a national level, ADI will provide data for policy planning and intervention.

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Capi 2020

Capacity Assessment and Performance Index (CAPI) for Community Organisations (COs)

Why

  • Internal – To continuously assess areas of improvement and strengthen
  • External – To understand the strengths, weakness and potential of organisations to partner with

What

  • Measures maturity and performance of Community Organisation (CO)
  • Measures the institutional capacity of the COs in delivering impact and achieve sustainability
  • Composite score arrived from assessment of critical dimensions of institutional capacity

Scope

  • Community Organisations – Members, Office bearers
  • Other Stakeholders – Funding agencies, Banks, Financial Institutions, Business partners, Resource Institutions