IFAD - Data collection and impact assessments services (Long-term Agreement) - 2019

Countries involved: Vietnam, Philippines, Solomon Islands, Tonga, and 15 other countries

Project Description Abstract:

IFAD awarded MKE a three-year framework contract to develop and administer surveys to collect data needed for impact assessments. The scope of the services include the performance of baselines and/or follow up surveys (at the appropriate level of analysis, namely, the individual, household and community level), that evaluate the impact of a specific project in a specific location, measured through identified outcomes of success, which will be specific to the project’s theory of change, and will have to meet IFAD corporate requirements.

Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Irrigation (MOALI) - Project Management Unit (PMU) Consultant: Irrigated Agriculture Inclusive Development Project (IAIDP) - 2018

Project Description:

The Irrigated Agriculture Inclusive Development Project (IAIDP), a sector project, will increase agricultural value added by improving irrigation and strengthening agricultural value chains in three regions of Myanmar's central dry zone (CDZ). The irrigation system rehabilitation and modernization component will cover about 90,000 acres (36,400 ha). The Project will also strengthen capacity for integrated water resources management (IWRM) at the township, regional and national levels.

MKE was engaged to provide day-to-day project management, administrative, financial, and technical support to the Project Director within the Executing Agency (EA), the Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Irrigation (MOALI), during the implementation of the Project.

Health Poverty Action - HARP Final Evaluation Service - 2018

Project Description:

Mekong Economics was selected to conduct a final evaluation of the HARP – F project. The overall aim of HARP was to improve the quality of life and reduce the vulnerability of households affected by the conflict in Kachin and Northern Shan states, Burma.

Our consultants undertook the following activities: literature reviews, data collection and compilation, data analysis and triangulation, liaising with relevant stakeholders and submitting reports to propose further actions

GERES (Groupe Énergies Renouvalables, Enviroment Et Solidarites) - Impact Study of SCALE Project - 2018

Project Description:

The main aim of the impact study was to assess the impacts of GERES’s SCALE project activities in Myanmar, along with assessing the effectiveness and sustainability of its approach. The impact assessment focused on two key aspects: measuring of impacts (both positive and negative) by the project and identifying unforeseen activities, and finding interventions to mitigate the negative impacts in the future.

Our team designed and conducted quantitative and qualitative data collection including household surveys using CAPI in Plain and Delta Zone with appropriate quality control checks; analysed and prepared the final report for the client.

Private Client/IFC - Ecosystems Services Assessment of a solar project in Vietnam - 2018

Project Description:

Our client proposed to develop a solar photovoltaic project in Vietnam. The Project site was located in a local commune, which is inhabited by both the ethnic minorities and Kinh (Vietnamese) people. The mission’s main objective was to undertake an ecosystems services assessment to: Determine the impact on surrounding communities of the loss of ecosystem services; Assess the capacity of the area surrounding the Project site; propose sustainable alternatives for offsetting the loss of those services and achieving a comparable livelihood resource balance.

MKE’s team was responsible for undertaking a rapid ecosystem services assessment, conducting household surveys, interviewing relevant stakeholders, drafting and submitting final evaluation reports to the client.

Yunnan Gateway Culture Communication Co.Ltd - Asphalt Shingles Roof in three countries: Thailand, Singapore, and Philippines - 2018

Countries Involved:

Thailand, Singapore, and the Philippines.

Project Description:

The project aimed to collect market data of asphalt shingles roofs in each of the three countries, such as production and consumption capacity, import and export, supply and demand base analysis, top 5 manufacturers, and other macro environmental factors affecting asphalt shingles roofs.

MKE team conducted literature review, interviews with relevant stakeholders, market research and prepared reports for each country.

WorldFish of Myanmar - Improving the production, nutrition and market values of small – scale aquaculture in Myanmar’s Shan State and Sagaing Region (MYSAP INLAND) - 2018

Project Description:

WorldFish Myanmar in collaboration with the Department of Fisheries (DoF) R&D Division, under the Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Irrigation (MoALI) will implement the ‘Improving the production, nutrition and market values of small-scale aquaculture in Myanmar’s Shan State and Sagaing Region (MYSAP Inland). The main objective of the baseline survey is using a value chain approach to collect baseline data for use by MYSAP Inland for results based monitoring and evaluation to assess MYSAP Inland progress towards specific milestones, output indicators and overall project impact.

The following tasks are accomplished by MKE Team: Execution plan for; Baseline survey questionnaire in both English and Burmese; Value chain analysis report; A full database of data collected; A draft summary of the overall study findings and A final baseline study report.

BKP Development Research & Consulting GmbH - Final Evaluation of the European Trade Policy and Investment Support Project (EU-MUTRAP ASIE/2011/022818) - 2018

Project Description:

The current European Trade Policy and Investment Support Project ("EU-MUTRAP"), has been implemented since 2012 with a total budget of EUR 16.5 million. Its objective is to further Vietnam’s integration into the global, ASEAN and sub-regional trading systems and to enhance EU-Vietnam trade and investment relations. Mekong Economics evaluates two components of the project, two out of the total six EU-MUTRAP grants, assists the PMU in technical aspects and prepares the reports focusing on the evaluated components and grants

ADB - Facilitating SMEs Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) Flows: An ASEAN+6 Case Study - 2017

Project Description:

The project assessed the likely impact of investment and other FDI-related provisions in the draft Regional Comprehensive Partnership Agreement (RCEP) for enhanced FDI flows in ASEAN+6; identified barriers to enhance SMEs’ FDI flows between ASEAN+6 countries; and proposed policy reforms, capacity development programs, and private sector transactional support to translate likely RCEP provisions and the potential internationalization of SMEs into enhanced FDI flows in the ASEAN+6 countries, particularly SME-driven FDI for agriculture, manufacturing, and services. MKE provided six key staff member to implement this enterprise-level in three source countries and prepared the final report on the RCEP agreement impact.

Plan International Myanmar - GFFO Project Final Evaluation - 2017

Project Description:

From May 2016 to October 2017, Plan implemented the project Expansion and maintenance of lifesaving support services to 31 IDP Camps in Kachin State (in this review, this project is referred to as “GFFO IV”). The project targeted 17,543 direct and indirect beneficiaries in 31 IDP camps in Kachin, 25 of which are in GCAs and six are in NGCAs. The project sought to increase the resilience of IDP populations through a distinct focus on water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH), nutrition, child protection (CP) and disaster risk reduction (DRR).

The purpose of this final project evaluation was to analyze the effectiveness to aid relevant stakeholders to the project with an assessment as to whether the project’s results were met and to attain an understanding of community perceptions.