Women and Gender Studies
Baseline, mid line, and end line survey of ‘Change Starts at Home’
In 2016/17, IDA undertook three surveys for ‘Change Starts
at Home’ which was implemented by Equal Access and supported by DFID. The project worked with couples, families, and community leaders to
drive a change in community attitudes towards violence against women and girls.
The survey had a sample size of 1,440 married couple and was conducted in three
districts- Chitwan, Nawalparasi, and Kapilvastu, in control as well as intervention
VDCs.
Safety, Security, Peace and Conflict Studies
Perception Survey for Strategy Development for Nepal Peace Trust Fund (NPTF)
In 2014-15, for GIZ, IDA conducted a perception survey amongst
key stakeholders (high level civil servants, political leaders, former
ministers of the Ministry of Peace and Reconstruction, civil society leaders,
and the media) regarding the accomplishments of the Nepal-donor basket fund,
Nepal Peace Trust Fund (NPTF) and the areas it needs to concentrate on in the
near future.
Public Safety and Security Tracker
From 2008-2011, IDA conducted four research studies under
Saferworld with the support of various donor organizations. IDA undertook four nationwide
surveys with a sample size of over 3000 respondents spread across 30 districts
in Nepal to track public’s perception of security over time.
Community Development and Livelihoods
Research on Community Organizations for Recovery and Resilience:
In 2018/19, through the support of JICA, IDA conducted a
research study on community organizations by examining community mobilization
models of Community Mobilization Project (CMP) and Saamudayik Bikaas Tatha
Hariyali Aayojana (SABIHAA). The study adopted a mixed approach and employed a
qualitative-quantitative method, conducting individual surveys, institutional
surveys, FGDs and KIIs.
Final End-line Survey of BASIS
In 2018, IDA
conducted an end-line survey with the University of Georgia, USA for of the
BASIS project was implemented by Heifer International. The project aimed to
improve the livelihood of rural households by increasing their social capital
and production of farm families, and to provide evidence based recommendation
for future project designing. For the end-line survey, the sample comprised of
3,200 respondents spread across 5 implementation districts of Palpa, Tanahu,
Rautahat, Sarlahi and Mahottari.
Economic, Business and Finance Studies
Business Climate Survey:
From 2009-2011, IDA
conducted two Business Climate Surveys in Nepal for the Asia Foundation. It was
undertaken to document the transactions and to explore the perceptions of 1,000
micro, small, and medium enterprises in four major urban centers of the country
– Biratnagar, Pokhara, Butwal and Nepalgunj. The survey analyzed the perception
of Nepali entrepreneurs regarding the business environment in their localities
and in the country as a whole.
Financial Inclusion Survey:
In 2015, IDA conducted two financial inclusion surveys. The first financial inclusion survey in early 2015 was conducted before the 2015 earthquake and undertaken with the support of DANIDA, DFID, UNCDF, and Fin Mark Trust. It measured profile levels of financial access and use of its services by all bankable adults across income ranges and other demographics. The sample size for this survey was over 4000 respondents and it was conducted across 71 districts.
The second survey after the earthquake was conducted with
the support of UNCDF. The sample size
for this survey was study was a subset of the first nationwide survey and
comprised of 768 respondents from 14 most earthquake affected districts.
Baseline Study of UNNATI’s sub-component on Rural Transport:
In 2015/16, IDA conducted a baseline study for UNNATI’s
sub-component on Rural Transport which was supported by Nepal-Denmark Development
Cooperation. The project focused on promoting sustainable inclusive growth by
reducing poverty and raising living standards by supporting farmers and working
with market forces such as banks, businesses and entrepreneurs. For the study,
IDA employed a mixed qualitative and quantitative approach. As a part of the
quantitative approach, a survey comprising of 1,400 respondents was undertaken.
One of the main components of UNNATI was upgrading/constructing rural roads and
IDA conducted a baseline for the road component.
Governance
Perception Surveys for Sajhedari Bikas Project
From
2013-2018, IDA conducted five perception surveys including a baseline survey
and an end line assessment for the Sajhedari Bikaas Project (2012-2017) which
was implemented by PACT and supported by USAID. The sample size for the
baseline survey was 7,539, the rest of the surveys had a sample size of about
2,880 respondents.
Baseline Study on Human Rights and Good Governance:
In 2010/11, IDA in collaboration with Social Science Baha and with the support
of DANIDA and DFID conducted a baseline study to generate baseline data for all
the indicators of three projects: Governance Baseline Study of Human Rights Good
Governance Programme, Enabling State Programme (ESP), and Rights, Democracy and
Inclusion Fund (RDIF). For the study, IDA adopted a qualitative-quantitative
research approach and undertook nationwide surveys, focused surveys, content
analysis, key informant interviews, focus group discussion to identify key
governance indicators in Nepal, their rationale, baseline and means of
verification, and also reviewed global governance indices.
Public Opinion Surveys
To capture the changing dynamics of Nepali public opinion, IDA has conducted several longitudinal public opinion surveys over the years.
Survey of Nepali People
Through The Asia Foundation Partnership with Australian Government, Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT) on Subnational Governance in Nepal, IDA has conducted two nation-wide surveys, ‘Survey of Nepali People’ in 2017 and 2018. The surveys had a sample size of over 7,000 who were spread across 7 provinces of Nepal. This longitudinal survey series will be conducted on an annual basis and aims to provide policy-makers and the broader public with rigorous data, reflecting the views of the Nepali people on the direction of the country, and on security, governance, politics, social relations, and the economy. The SNP 2018 was jointly published by The Asia Foundation, Inter disciplinary Analysts, and Kathmandu University School of Arts.
Nepal Contemporary Political Situation (NCPS)
From 2004 to 2015,
IDA undertook eleven nationwide public opinion surveys called "Nepal
Contemporary Political Situation (NCPS)". The NCPS
survey series, a nationwide longitudinal survey with a sample size of
3,000 respondents aged 18 and above was undertaken by rigorous sampling design.
Seven of the surveys were exclusively
supported by The Asia Foundation (TAF) (NCPS I, II, III, IV, IX, X, and XI) and
one was co-supported jointly by TAF and the UK’s DFID (NCPS V). Three of the
NCPS Surveys (NCPS VI, VII, and VIII) were supported by USAID.
The NCPS series reports
(NCPS I to VIII) have been published and are in the public domain, the rest are
in the public domain in the form of reports or power point presentations. It
had been greatly used by many journalists and opinion writers in their columns.
It was widely acclaimed by researchers, academics, politicians, journalists,
senior civil servants, and parliamentarians for having been a valuable longitudinal dataset, the only one of its kind
that tracked Nepali public opinion over several years.
Public Opinion on Political Parties and Electoral Legislative Process:
Supported by
Inter news Network and NDI, IDA conducted three nationwide public opinion
surveys from 2013-2014 called ‘Public Opinion on Political Parties and
Electoral Legislative Process’. The surveys were undertaken to document public
opinion on various political issues such as overall direction of the country,
main problems at the national and local levels, expectations from the
Constituent Assembly, federalism, decentralization, governance, media,
etc. The survey had a sample size ranging
from 3,000 to 4,000 and was spread across over 40 districts of the country.
Rolling Public Opinion Poll:
In 2010/2011, under the project Nepal Transition
Initiative (NTI) funded by USAID and implemented by Chemonics International,
IDA conducted three nationwide public opinion surveys called ‘Rolling Public
Opinion Poll’. The survey covered issues of contemporary politics and aspects
that the public wanted prioritized in the constitution being formulated. The
survey employed a random sample of 3,000 respondents that were spread across 35
districts in Nepal.