International Center for Research on Women - interviews & survey in a garment factory in Vinh Yen, Vinh Phuc province - 2012

Project Description:

The education and life skills training that our Client ICRW was providing to garment factory workers in health, finance, and social entitlements could be used to their benefit both inside and outside the workplace by empowering the women to have a great voice and greater role in decision making. Under this contract, MKE conducted quantitative and qualitative research/ survey of selected participants in the Vietnam factory.

GIZ - Follow-up data collection for the result-based monitoring system of the program & Support to decentralized health system - 2012

Project Description:

MKE conducted a follow-up survey to assess access to premium quality health services for all strata of the population, with focus on the poor, for this GIZ health access through decentralized health system programme.

World Bank (Washington D.C) - Scaling up Hand-washing Behavior Change Project: Post intervention Data Collection and Analysis for the Impact Evaluation - 2011

Project Description:

MKE was assigned the task of conducting post-intervention data collection activity for an impact evaluation of the “Scaling up hand washing behaviour change” intervention, on behalf of Government of  Vietnam and Water and Sanitation Programme. Rigorous research methodologies were used, including a randomized impact evaluation design, and the collection of multiple survey measures using household and community questionnaires for more than 3,000 households in 310 communes in three provinces of Vietnam (Hung Yen, Thanh Hoa and Tien Giang). MKE accomplished the following main tasks:

·         Obtaining country-required permissions for implementing the post-intervention data collection as well as any project-required ethical review approvals.

·        Pre-testing new survey questions, pilot questionnaires and pilot the full survey and data collection

·        Organization and implementation of the surveys and the quality controls

DANIDA - Assessment of Technical Assistance Needs for the Strategic Plan of Agriculture Sector in the Provinces of Dien Bien and Lao Cai - 2010

Project Description:

Provided consultancy and facilitation services to identify agencies and individuals which should be consulted in the development of a five year agriculture and rural development sector plan 2011-2015, for Dien Bien province in Vietnam. MKE had:

• Worked closely with the provincial planning task force members to identify relevant sources of information.

• Prepare field mission work plan and activity plans/agendas

• Facilitate and run data collection and consultation activities

• Prepare sector planning document and conduct field missions in each province.

MOH/GTZ – Health Project Son La & Cao Bang Knowledge & Attitude – Practice (KAP) Survey - 2010

Project Description:

This study compiled essential up to date information and data on the knowledge, attitudes and practice of different target groups in the provinces of Cao bang and Son La regarding several health topics. The survey results allowed for comparison with the baseline result in order to draw conclusions concerning the effectiveness and impacts of the project activities.

GTZ - Tam Dao Rural Household Economic Baseline Survey - 2005

Project Description:

Baseline survey to collect qualitative and quantitative data and information about the present status of the selected community. Analyzed the causal relationship between the National Park and Buffer Zone. Vinh Phuc, Thai Nguyen, Tuyen Quang provinces.

EU - Framework Contract AMS/451 Lot. 1: Mission to Prepare EU Poverty Reduction Action Plan for the Central Highlands of Vietnam - 2005

Project Leader:

IAK Agrar Consulting.

Project Description:

A preparation for the EU Action Plan to help reduce poverty in the Central Highlands of Vietnam. Mission included: Desk research into past, ongoing and planned donor and GoV poverty reduction measures in the Central Highlands, field mission to the Central Highlands for fact finding, briefing session with EU donors and various Government agencies.

ADB - Making Markets Work Better for the Poor – Land Market Survey - 2004

Project Description:

Survey to understand the “real situation” of land use rights and records in Bac Ninh and Hung Yen.

SIDA ILSSA - Access to Resources Survey of SMEs and Rural Households - 2003

Project Description:

Survey to assess and analyze information on resource allocations in rural households including access to land, capital, labor and markets in Phu Tho, Ha Tay, Quang Nam, and Long An.

ILO/ MOLISA - The Demand for Financial Services from Poor Women in the Informal Sector - 2003

Project Description:

Survey and study on the demand for risk-managing financial services from poor women in the informal sector in Nam Dinh, Quang Ninh, Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City