The Second Azerbaijan Rural Investment Project : Social Analysis for Better Project Design

The Second Azerbaijan Rural Investment Project : Social Analysis for Better Project Design

Under the first Azerbaijan Rural Investment Project (AzRIP), considerable attention was paid to assessing the socioeconomic impacts on, and participation of, marginal groups. Significant improvements in household incomes, access to services, and the participation of women in decision making were demonstrated. The follow-up AzRIP-2 plans to expand the geographic scope and more accurately capture improvements in social capital. One of the key changes in the new project is a number of livelihood pilots to foster rural employment and offer income support services. For the preparation of AzRIP-2, a stand-alone social assessment was commissioned to validate and enhance project design, and investigate additional indicators to track improvements in social capital. Findings from a spring 2011 social assessment were presented to a stakeholder consultation workshop in Baku in April 2011, and indicated the need to: (i) intensify the mobilization, representation, and participation of internally displaced persons (IDPs); (ii) lower the minimum population requirement for community projects; (iii) foster female leadership; and (iv) integrate the identified social capital indicators into the project's monitoring and evaluation framework.

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Main Authors: Schlossar, Sandra, Owen, Dan
Language:English
Published: World Bank, Washington, DC 2012-05
Subjects:ACADEMIC INSTITUTIONS, BASIC SERVICES, CAPACITY OF COMMUNITIES, COLLECTIVE ACTION, COLLECTIVE ACTIONS, COMMUNITY GROUPS, COMMUNITY INFRASTRUCTURE, COMMUNITY LEADERS, COMMUNITY LEVEL, COMMUNITY MEMBERS, COMMUNITY MOBILIZATION, COMMUNITY PROJECTS, CONSULTATION, DISPLACED PERSONS, DISTRICTS, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, EMPOWERMENT, ETHNIC MINORITIES, FACILITATORS, FEMALE, FOCUS GROUP, FOCUS GROUP DISCUSSIONS, GENDER, GROUP MEMBERSHIP, INHABITANTS, INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS, LESSONS LEARNED, LIVING CONDITIONS, LOCAL GOVERNANCE, NATIONAL MINORITIES, NONGOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS, POVERTY REDUCTION, PROJECT IMPLEMENTATION, PROJECT PREPARATION, PUBLIC INFORMATION, RURAL AREAS, RURAL COMMUNITIES, SOCIAL ANALYSIS, SOCIAL ASSESSMENT, SOCIAL CAPITAL, SOCIAL CAPITAL IMPACTS, SOCIAL CAPITAL INDICATORS, SOCIAL COHESION, SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT, SOCIAL INTEGRATION, SOCIAL RISKS, SOCIETY, STAKEHOLDER CONSULTATION WORKSHOP, URBAN AREAS, VALIDATION, VILLAGES, YOUTH,
Online Access:http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2012/05/16280494/second-azerbaijan-rural-investment-project-azrip-2-social-analysis-better-project-design
https://hdl.handle.net/10986/10040
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Summary:Under the first Azerbaijan Rural Investment Project (AzRIP), considerable attention was paid to assessing the socioeconomic impacts on, and participation of, marginal groups. Significant improvements in household incomes, access to services, and the participation of women in decision making were demonstrated. The follow-up AzRIP-2 plans to expand the geographic scope and more accurately capture improvements in social capital. One of the key changes in the new project is a number of livelihood pilots to foster rural employment and offer income support services. For the preparation of AzRIP-2, a stand-alone social assessment was commissioned to validate and enhance project design, and investigate additional indicators to track improvements in social capital. Findings from a spring 2011 social assessment were presented to a stakeholder consultation workshop in Baku in April 2011, and indicated the need to: (i) intensify the mobilization, representation, and participation of internally displaced persons (IDPs); (ii) lower the minimum population requirement for community projects; (iii) foster female leadership; and (iv) integrate the identified social capital indicators into the project's monitoring and evaluation framework.

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