| Socio-Economic Research Needs Assessment Studies | |||||
| # | Client | Name of Project and Location | Services Performed | From | To |
| 62 | British Embassy Lebanon | Lebanon: Survey of media and communication channels, actors and messages in Palestinian Camps. | Information International will conduct face to face interviews with a sample of 1,047 residents in the following four Palestinian camps in Lebanon: Ein El Helweh, Borj El Barajneh, Borj El Shemali and Beddawi in order to obtain precise information about the popular mainstream media outlets and non mainstream communications means in these camps. |
October 2008 | April 2009 |
| 63 | Ministry of Interior and Municipalities-Lebanon World Bank | Beneficiary Assessment (BA) project | The general objective of the Beneficiary Assessment (BA) project is to increase the effectiveness and sustainability of the given grant which finances emergency works, goods and service contracts aimed at restoring key municipal infrastructure in the conflict-affected municipalities and villages of Lebanon. The Beneficiary assessment involves systematic consultation with project beneficiaries and other stakeholders to help them identify and design development activities, signal any potential constraints to their participation, and obtain feedback on reactions to an intervention during implementation. The BA also investigates the perceptions of a systematic sample of beneficiaries and other stakeholders to ensure that their concerns are heard and incorporated into project and policy formulation. BA includes field visits to over 150 municipalities, interviews with the heads of each of the municipalities including interviews with sample population in each municipality and the contractor in charge of the infrastructure work of the given grant in each municipality. Focus groups are also scheduled to be conducted with a cluster of villages to discuss the progress of work of the projects in each town, main problems faced, satisfaction with work progress, recommendations and others. |
April 2009 | June 2010 |
| 64 | Dr. Royce Hutson Lebanese American University-Lebanon | North Lebanon Health and Human Rights Survey-Wadi Khaled | Information International will conduct 800 interviews in various areas within Wadi Khaled to detect the respondents’ experiences with human rights violations, physical health problems or lack of medical care, food security, medication and treatment as well as their mental health. | June 2009 | August 2009 |
| 65 | Arab Center for the Rule of Law and Integrity (ACRLI)
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MENA- Commercial Law Strengthening (CLS)Program | The study aims at describing the status of commercial law from a demand-side perspective, with a view towards reflecting the investment, economic and legal situations in the following countries: Lebanon, UAE, Tunisia and Yemen. It also identifies the challenges and obstacles facing growth and the fostering of a business-enabling environment in these countries. The study has been requested by the Arab Center for the Rule of Law and Integrity in coordination with the Middle East Partnership Initiative (MEPI). The study will cover 165 questionnaires with respondents from the Judiciary sector, the Public sector as well as the Private Business sector in each of the four relevant countries. |
June 2009 | September 2009 |
| 66 | The Research Institute London United Kingdom |
Psycho Social/Political Study of Values and Attitudes. | The project consists of conducting 1800 questionnaires in the areas of Tyre, Chouf/Aley, Beirut, Baalbeck, Zahle and Tripoli, in order to detect the different values and attitudes of the residents concerning several national, social and political issues. | July 2009 | August 2009 |
| 67 | Eastern Michigan University USA |
Family Relations and Aging: The Case of Lebanon | The project consists of conducting 500 questionnaires in Greater Beirut in the following areas: The three districts of the Capital Beirut; Parts of Aley (Choueifat and Aley); Parts of Baabda (Dahiyeh and Hadath); Parts of Metn (Borj Hammoud, Sin El Fil and Zalka), with the main objective being to study the interrelations between stress, social/family relations, health and aging. |
July 2009 | September 2009 |
| 68 | Pursue Ltd Cyprus | Socio-Demographics and Violent Conflict in Three Palestinian Refugee Camps in Lebanon |
Information International will conduct face to face interviews with a sample of 1,500 residents in the following three Palestinian camps in Lebanon: Ein El Helweh, Nahr El Bared and Beddawi in order to better assist governmental and non-governmental organizations in planning social services in these communities. A representative sample of households in each of the three camps will be surveyed about the following issues: their household demographics; Employment/earning/education and other characteristics; their experiences with violence over the past 2 years and who committed these acts against them and their families; Emotional feelings and questions about their attitudes surrounding camp governance, the Lebanese government, and security. | July 2009 | October 2009 |
| 69 | Rouba Dabbagh Lebanon | Study of Fishermen in Tyre’s Port |
The study covers an overview of the current situation of a sample of 97 fishermen in Tyre port, their household conditions, ownership of fishing boats, sources of income, health coverage as well as problems faced and proposed solutions. | January 2010 | January 2010 |
| 70 | Ministry of Interior and Municipalities-Lebanon | Beneficiary Assessment (BA) project- Component 2 |
The scope of work entails conducting assessment surveys on 15 projects under Beneficiary Assessment component 2 in the Municipal Recovery and Development Project. Those projects are expected to assist the local municipalities in restoring their economic development and key municipal infrastructure. This component of the project helps in building new infrastructure to revive the local economy (among others, market places, access to public facilities, site and services schemes, and upgrading service delivery systems) in the 15 selected municipalities. The methodology of the project will be conducted on 3 levels: Municipality officials, general population (beneficiaries) and contractors through several rounds of surveying, in-depth interviews and site visits. | March 2010 | Ongoing |
| 71 | Arab Center for the Rule of Law and Integrity (ACRLI) | Training of Judiciary Institutes in Iraq |
The study aims at describing the status of the Judiciary Training Institute in Iraq, to identify the challenges and obstacles facing the development of the training of judges at this institute. The study has been requested by the Arab Center for the Rule of Law and Integrity in coordination with the United Nations Development Program (UNDP). The study will cover 185 questionnaires with Key Stakeholders (Institute Board of Directors, Higher Judicial Council, Minister of Justice/ his office, Head of the Higher Judicial Council), current professors at JTI, judges who graduated from JTI for the past three years, as well as Lawyers, Judges, University professors, Court Experts and Legal Assistants. | May 2010 | May 2010 |
| 72 | United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) |
Child Friendly Community (CFC) Pilot Project in Akkar |
The study aims at building the capacities of three municipalities in Akkar (Deir Dalloum/Zouk Al Mukashareen, Wadi Al Jamous and Fneideq) to handle and maintain basic demographical data relevant to the situation of children under their jurisdiction. Local inhabitants will be trained to collect relevant information and the survey results will be available in a database to be used by the municipalities for future updates. | November 2010 | March 2011 |
| 73 | Social Impact | Performance Management Program for Lebanon (PMPL) | Information International is to support Social Impact in Evaluation and monitoring; Survey Design and implementation; Field testing of surveys, data collection and data cleaning. | October 2010 | July 2011 |
| 74 | The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization-UNESCO
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School to work transition of young women in Lebanon |
Study the school to work transition of young women in Lebanon as a pilot test for a national survey. Elite interviews with 80 young women in specific majors from 4 universities in Lebanon that had just graduated and are looking for jobs will be conducted over 2 rounds to understand their perceptions and expectations of a job offer. Focus groups with university alumni offices, HR offices and recruitments agencies are conducted to understand the difficulties in finding appropriate job offers for women and/or difficulties hiring young women in appropriate positions. | May 2011 | Ongoing |
| 75 | American University of Beirut Medical Center (AUBMC)
| Prevalence and Correlates of Psychiatric Disorders and Treatment Seeking in Adolescents in Greater Beirut: An Epidemiological Study | The study aims at assessing the prevalence of psychiatric disorders and their correlates in adolescents residing in Greater Beirut, through conducting a quantitative survey with a sample of 1,000 households in this area with parents who have children between the ages of 11 years 0 months to 17 years 11 months. | January 2012
| Ongoing
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| 76 | Dar Al-Handasah (Shair & Partners)
| Beirut Peripherique Highway ESIA and Feasibility Study. | The prime objective of the Social Survey is to establish the location and identity of Project-Affected Persons (PAPs) within the designated corridor, to determine the need for involuntary resettlement and other disruption to existing living conditions and lifestyles, to enable the Consultant to make a considered assessment of the levels of compensation the construction of the Beirut Peripherique may entail. The survey and the data collected enumerates the demographic composition and socio-economic conditions of the residential population within the survey corridor, details of all enterprises within the survey corridor, be they occupying separate premises or units within residential or other shared buildings as well as the potential for social, economic and environmental impact. | January 2012
| Ongoing
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