The Community Engagement team works with the objective of enabling social development partners to understand and access local communities so they are able to make impactful decisions and deliver services efficiently and effectively.
Their strength lies in their ability to understand and access communities in different settings within the local ecosystem. This approach is key to decisions, interventions, and services because the duration and speed of optimal community engagements vary widely based on the needs of stakeholders; and appropriate community engagement is a strategic piece in impact which cannot be done by tactical teams contracted on a short-term basis.
The team uses technology (like CommCare, ODK and SurveyCTO, Survey Solutions) to get error-free information.
The team takes pride in having the:
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Highest in People diversity, Geographical diversity, Data diversity and Domain knowledge.
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Rigorous Data Quality Assurance and Control Packs
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Pan India presence with more than 1500 network associates
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Master Trainers with multiple languages and adult training skills
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Geographical location covered through project engagement – Pan India, Nepal, Srilanka, Bangladesh, Kenya, Turkey, Jordan and Cambodia.
They have established community-level support systems for:
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Systems, institutions and facilities
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Onboarding of people, service providers
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Technology deployment
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Disaster response
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Operational research/ Action research / Proof of concept
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Setting up projects or interventions
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Community mobilisation and campaigns
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Reaching the most vulnerable to increasing access to services, creating demand and scale for interventions
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Identifying and collaborating with local groups, community leaders, partners and organisations for their local community needs
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Mobilising vulnerable communities including women, children, people with disabilities, elderly or aged people, and more
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Training and capacity building
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Certification support
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Quantitative and qualitative surveys deployment
