Social Impact Assessment Study

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Social Impact Assessment Study

Impact Assessment is a means of measuring the effectiveness of organisational activities and judging the significance of changes brought about by those activities. Being able to assess and articulate impact is a powerful means of communicating, internally and externally, the contribution of those activities. Impact is seen as the positive and negative, intended or unintended long-term, either directly or indirectly.

Impact should be seen as the contribution of the intervention to the overall goal. Impact is a measure of the changes made and impact assessment seeks to establish a causal connection between inputs and changes in terms of magnitude or scale or both.

Assessments identify the best ways to avoid or reduce a project’s negative impacts. They may also find ways to enhance the positive aspects of a project. Their goal is to inform decision-makers about project impacts and ensure the protection of people and the environment. You can partner with one of the top social research companies in Middle East, Africa, and Asia Pacific to conduct this process easily and effortlessly.

It involves the assessment of long-term and/or significant changes brought about through a development intervention or series of interventions. Impact assessment is not a tool or methodology. Instead, it can be carried out through many different tools, methodologies and approaches. In comparison to Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E) impact assessment is focused on change, and pathways towards change, and never focuses purely on activities or outputs (deliverables).

There are many different types of Impact Assessments. These include:

Approaches of Impact Assessments

Broadly, impact assessment approaches can be classified into quantitative, qualitative, participatory, and mixed methods. Quantitative methods focus on generating quantitative data on the impact indicators, while qualitative methods are concerned with impacts within local socio cultural and institutional context. Participatory methods include an exploratory assessment of impacts wherein users and mixed-methods combine both qualitative and quantitative approaches so as to provide a comprehensive view of the impacts within the socio-cultural milieu. Based on time period of assessment Impact assessment may take place before approval of an intervention (ex -ante), after completion (ex post), or at any stage in between.

Based on research design: Impact assessment may be conducted using various designs – Experimental, quasi-experimental and non-experimental designs.

Many projects for example roads or dams can have both positive and negative impacts. They can bring about improvement in infrastructure. They might be helpful in creating employment opportunities, produce energy, or uncover other useful resources. However they can also cause harm to the environment, people, or economies. Through Impact assessments we can understand the possible impacts of these types of projects before their starting. Their goal is to inform decision-makers about project impacts and ensure the protection of people and the environment.

The factors that must be considered in an impact assessment include the purpose of, and need for, the project, changes to the environment, and to health, social, and economic conditions as well as the positive and negative consequences of these changes etc.

The steps of the social impact assessment & evaluation process are organized into five phases including the Planning phase, Impact Statement phase, Impact Assessment phase, Decision-making phase and the Post Decision phase

Being a top-rated social research company, ‘Spade Survey’ has a dedicated team of social development professionals with years of experience in conducting social impact services and assessment studies for reputed clients. This impact assessment company can help your organization in conducting the studies on your behalf.

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