Participatory Community & Social Sector Development

DMC lies in its multidisciplinary professional resource base and integrated approach in preparation of multi sectorial projects in social, institutional and community development.

The experts have proven track record of hand on expertise in their respective field. DMC provides state of the art and appropriate solutions using best of the breed methodologies to social and Participatory community development projects.

DMC has been uniquely placed for participating and involving community in identifying, formulating studies for demand driven projects.

DMC has been providing consulting services, support to the clients in the following areas.

INSTITUTIONAL STRENGTHENING CAPACITY BUILDING

The professional and well experienced staff had conducted numerous studies from design and development of comprehensive policy programs to strengthening and capacity building institutions as per the needs of the institutions,

Some of the studies DMC conducted include

• Designing and conducting workshops and seminars,
• Training need assessment of institutions,
• Preparing training plans and modules,
• To Arrange training programs and identifying training institution for Institutional Strengthening Capacity building,

COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT

The specialized social sector division of DMC is capable of carrying out all community development related activities as well as providing consultancy services like,

• Awareness campaigns,
• Motivating community people,
• Formulating & organizing community members,
• Training,
• Capacity building for planning, monitoring, implementing, operating and maintaining through a sustainable way using participation approach.

GENDER DEVELOPMENT

The specialized social sector division of DMC is capable of carrying out all gender development related activities with special emphasis on women development activities as well as providing consultant services in the areas of gender development like empowerment of women through followings,

• Awareness programs,
• Training programs,
• Micro credit linkage development,
• Skilled development center,
• Informal schools,
• Appropriate house hold technology programs,
• Health hygiene and medical camps.

SOCIOECONOMIC SURVEY

Our well experienced staff carries out studies, surveys and assessment using proven & tested methodologies through participatory approaches.

• Household surveys,
• Community socioeconomic surveys,
• Social assessment,
• Community needs assessment.

STUDIES, ASSESSMENT AND EVALUATION

Our well experienced team carries out studies, surveys and assessments with appropriate and proven research based methodologies and approaches.

• Environmental assessments,
• Environmental impact assessments,
• Natural & man made disaster assessment studies,
• Case studies,
• Benefit monitoring and evaluation (BME),
• Post project evaluation,
• Mid term evaluation,
• Third party validation.

PARTICIPATORY PLANNING

The DMC experts have long track record of participatory planning by involving community people at grassroots level all the way to the top level. The team in the process then identifies their demand and prioritizes to develop a detail participatory plan for development. The participatory plan includes a logical framework that consists of both tangible & non tangible indicator to monitor and evaluate project as well as consisting of feed back mechanism for improved planning.

The participatory planning includes;

• Community participatory plan,
• Community action plan,
• Development of indicators for M & E,
• Project planning,
• Financial management and planning,
• Land use planning,
• Social planning.

Projects Completed

• Feasibility Study of Solid Waste Management System In Earthquake Affected Areas of NWFP
• Community Infrastructure Project (CIP) NWFP
• Institutional Development of C&W Department NWFP
• Disaster Preparedness and Management Project NWFP – Consultancy Services for Technical Disaster Response Data Base, NWFP 2007 (Gtz)
• Damage Need Assessment Survey as Team Leader sponsored by The World Bank and Asian Development Bank in Sindh

Projects Designed and Supervised

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