Prologue IMPACT Partners in Social Development (www.impactpartner.org.in) [IMAPCT PSD (P) Ltd.], established in 2008, is a for profit organization exclusively engaged in capacity building, program design and conceptualization, implementation, research and evaluation of social sector development projects for the last four years. IMPACT is housed at New Delhi, but operates in several states of India and is also managing a technical assistance project in Nepal. IMPACT works on the principles of Partnerships, Knowledge sharing and Development of sustainable strategies. IMPACT believes that every individual bring their own set of knowledge and experience and collective wisdom can result into multi fold increase in the impact of social development. Hence, IMPACT believes in working with and strengthening existing systems as opposed to creating new structures. IMPACT has established management systems including financial management. Its finances are externally audited every year. IMPACT s total turnover for 2011 12 was nearly 10 million INR and for year 2012 13 it is expected to reach around 13 million INR. IMPACT is currently managing large grants from the UN and other international and national donors/partners. IMPACT has experience of working directly with project teams implementing large scale projects and undertaking capacity building of the stakeholders at different phases of the programmes. IMPACT has capability of conceptualizing the training needs into action keeping the desired outcomes of the projects, objectives, timelines and outcomes. IMPACT currently has a team of 10 full time staff (2 Senior Management, 5 Management and 3 coordinators and contractual field staff) and works with a team of 8 10 regular development consultants. Key Areas Programme Conceptualization, Designing and Implementation Quantitative & Qualitative Research Development of multi level Monitoring Systems Organization Development Facilitation/Moderation Institutional Capacity Building Data Management and interpretation Process Documentation Strengths Partnerships and Networking Program Development and Implementation Research (Social/Action/Formative/Behavioural/Communication) Data Management and Interpretation Documentation and Reports Creation Thematic Areas Reproductive and Child Health HIV/AIDS Women Empowerment Human Trafficking Urban Development Water & Sanitation Social Marketing Adolescents/Young People IMPACT s current projects are in these thematic areas and it is working in capacity building, research, strategy development, advocacy, programme implementation, development of management information systems and evaluations.
Geographical Coverage IMPACT has 12+ ongoing projects in the states of UP, Rajasthan, MP, West Bengal and Nepal. Donors/Partners/Clients UN Women UNICEF UNDP DFID PACS & IPAP ATSEC Grouppe Developpement Tdh Perth College, UH&I Positive Action for Children Fund (PACF) Micronutrient Initiative Projects A. Multi Year Implementation Projects 1. UN Women and UNICEF funded Ensuring specific rights of Women Living with HIV (WLHIVs) and Children Affected by HIV (CAHIVs) in Rajasthan Jointly implemented with Rajasthan Network for People Living with HIV/AIDS (RNP+), this project is supporting Government of Rajasthan to design, ratify and implement a package of services for WLHIVs and CAHIVs. The recommendations were drafted after extensive research and consultations and submitted to the Rajasthan state government ensuring specific rights of WLHIV (completed in March 2012). 2. Positive Action for Children Fund (PACF) funded Implementing Home Based Care for Mental Health of CAHIVs Jointly implemented with RNP+, this project aims at developing and implementing a home based care model to improve the mental well being of CAHIVs. The project has conducted first ever research in India on mental health of CAHIVs using advanced psychological tests and developed and tested a training package for parents/caregivers of CAHIVs using cohort research. In 2012 the project will reach out to almost 10,000 families across Rajasthan, training the parents of CAHIVs to manage the mental well being of their wards and in 2013 will roll out the package to all the states of India through networks of people living with HIV. 3. Positive Action for Children Fund (PACF) funded Conditional Cash Transfer in PMTCT Management Jointly implemented with India Health Action Trust (IHAT), this project aims at developing and implementing a model to increase access to PMTCT services by HIV+ pregnant mothers in two districts of Rajasthan. The project will also support Rajasthan State AIDS Control Society to streamline its PMTCT services in the state 4. DFID funded Designing and Roll out of Management Information System for Poorest Area Civil Society (PACS) Programme Jointly implemented with Oxford Policy Management Group, UK, IMPACT is directly working with PACS and its 57 implementation partners in 7 states of India to design and implement a MIS to include input, process, output and outcome monitoring. IMPACT is engaged in capacity development of NGOs in managing the MIS including analysis of data using participatory methods. 5. DFID funded Management Support for International Partnership Arrangement Programme (IPAP) Jointly implemented with IPE Global and Oxford Policy Management Group, UK, IMPACT is part of the Management Committee constituted by DFID to provide technical support to the seven INGOs implementing IPAP, along with 130 NGOs in 18 states of India. IMPACT leads the component of M&E within the MC. 6. DFID BTAST funded Conditional Cash Transfer to enhance MCHN in Bihar Jointly implemented with Oxford Policy Management Group, UK, IMPACT is implementing the 3 Year RCT to assess the effectiveness of cash transfer (conditional and unconditional) in improving the uptake of anganwadi services and impact on maternal and child health and nutrition. 7. DFID funded Implementation Research on Improved Family Planning and Reproductive Health Services in India IMPACT is part of the consortium led by Futures Group to implementing the project in Odisha and Bihar on private sector engagement in strengthening family planning and reproductive health services
8. Government of Madhya Pradesh/DFID funded Physical and socio demographic mapping of urban settlements in one district of MP IMPACT is conducting revenue and socio economic survey across all urban wards and all notified and nonnotified slum areas of Singrauli district under MPHS, Govt. of Madhya Pradesh (MPUSP). The survey findings will be used for developing GIS maps for the district. 9. PACF funded Capacity Development Project for Small Grants Programme Through this project IMPACT is providing technical assistance to DANG Plus, a grass roots network of PLHIVs in the Dang district of Nepal. The project aims at reducing community level stigma and discrimination and IMPACT s role is that of a Grants Manager supporting DANG Plus in their capacity development, including designing the interventions, MIS and evaluating the programme funded by PACF. 10. UN Women funded Community Interventions to Prevent Human Trafficking Led by Cross Border Anti Trafficking Network (CBATN), IMPACT is part of the consortium to implement the project on community interventions for prevention of human trafficking in Nawagarh district of Odisha. The project also focuses on innovative livelihood models for young people in rural areas of Odisha. 11. Undertaking Supply Audit of Childhood Diarrhoea Management Program in Bihar for Micronutrient Initiative India. IMPACT has recently finished the field survey for supply audit of Childhood Diarrhoea Management Program in Bihar state covering 3 districts. Data analysis is under progress and findings will be used for re vitalizing the program and incorporate necessary actions at various levels. 12. UN WOMEN supported Capacity Building of Local Governance Representatives for Developing Multisectoral Plans to Prevent Trafficking in Women and Girls IMPACT has been awarded for undertaking the study in Gaya district of Bihar. Under the project, capacity building of local governance representatives will be undertaken in order to plan for their areas by developing multi sectoral plans to prevent in women and girls. B. Short Term Researches in last 12 months 1. UNICEF funded Utilization of Child Protection Schemes and Services by Vulnerable Children in Rajasthan Jointly implemented with RNP+, this project is first conducting a research on the extent of benefits received by children themselves of the schemes and services aimed for their benefit, particularly the Palanhar Scheme in Rajasthan. The research has adopted unique Peer Research Methodology engaging CAHIVs in the research. This research will feed into developing and implementing an Advocacy Agenda for strengthening the child protection schemes and services in Rajasthan. 2. Terres Des Hommes funded Developing Advocacy Strategy to Support Legal Interventions for Children Survivors of Trafficking IMPACT is working with Tdh to first conduct research on current provisions for legal support to children survivors of trafficking and then design and implement advocacy strategy for the Government of West Bengal including guidelines of operations for Child Welfare Committees to strengthen legal support to children survivors of trafficking 3. Groupe Developpment funded Research on Impact of Legal Procedures on Physical, Mental and Emotional well being of Survivors of Trafficking IMPACT is conducting research in four Indian states, Bangladesh and Nepal which will support GD in developing their long term strategy for funding human trafficking projects in India. 4. Geneva Global funded Evaluation of India Country Strategic Plan on Human Trafficking IMPACT conducted evaluation of 9 North India Human Liberty Initiative (NIHLI) grants funded by GG and evaluated the impact of 3 year strategy of GG of funding human trafficking projects. The findings were used to develop the next 5 year plan of GG for India and Nepal. 5. ATSEC, Save the Children, Action Aid and PLAN supported Status and situational analysis of human trafficking in Cross Border Districts of Bihar IMPACT helped ATSEC Bihar in assessing the situation of human trafficking in border districts of Bihar sharing borders with Nepal and studied about interventions being undertaken. The findings were shared with
Ministry of Social Welfare, Govt. of Bihar indicating emergent need of implementing anti trafficking policy in the state. 6. Assisted FHI360 in evaluation of GoI/MoHFW pilot scheme Social Marketing of Contraceptives at Doorstep by ASHAs IMPACT assisted FHI360 in evaluation of a scheme implemented by Directorate of Family Planning at MoHFW being piloted in 17 states and 233 districts on Social Marketing of Contraceptives at Doorstep by ASHAs. The survey findings will be used for scaling up the scheme at national level. 7. Unicef Bihar funded Capacity Assessment of Networks of PLHIVs in Bihar On behalf of Unicef Bihar, IMPACT is conducting a capacity assessment of networks of People Living with HIV in Bihar. The study will support Bihar SACS and Unicef to make investment related decisions for the networks. 8. Unicef funded Documentation of RRRI Procedures for Survivors of Human Trafficking On behalf of Unicef India, IMPACT is conducting case study documentations of rescue, recovery, repatriation and integration (RRRI) procedures adopted by governments of Maharashtra and West Bengal for survivors of human trafficking. The study extends to the cities of Pune, Mumbai, Kolkata and in Bangladesh. 9. Tdh funded Understanding RRRI Procedures for Nepali Girls trafficked into India On behalf of Tdh, IMPACT is conducting an elaborate exploratory study to develop an understanding of current procedures adopted in RRRI for Nepali girls trafficked to India. The study will enable the stakeholders to identify the challenges and gaps and help design actionable strategies to improve the current status. 10. Perth College, University of Highlands and Islands, UK funded Improving Young Survivors Access to Livelihoods On behalf of Perth College, UHI, IMPACT is conducting a qualitative research on human trafficking specifically focussing on improving the access of young survivors to livelihoods of their interest as well as most appropriate for them in terms of employment, safety and sustainability. The research will yield a compendium of existing livelihood models that can be adapted for integration of victims of human trafficking, including recommendations for replication and scale up of good practices. Team Profile available on request IMPACT Partners in Social Development [ IMPACT PSD Private Limited ] JE 1/1, LGF KHIRKI EXTENSION OPP. B BLOCK MALVIYA NAGAR NEW DELHI 110 017 T: +91 11 2954.5554; 4684.8446 E: helpdesk@impactpartner.org.in W: www.impactpartner.org.in