Publication: The Second Azerbaijan Rural Investment Project : Social Analysis for Better Project Design
Date
2012-05
ISSN
Published
2012-05
Author(s)
Schlossar, Sandra
Owen, Dan
Abstract
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.
Citation
“Schlossar, Sandra; Owen, Dan. 2012. The Second Azerbaijan Rural Investment Project : Social Analysis for Better Project Design. Europe and Central Asia Knowledge Brief; Issue No. 51. © World Bank, Washington, DC. http://openknowledge.worldbank.org/entities/publication/3a47c95a-795c-5212-a80b-b4b68d95caba License: CC BY 3.0 IGO.”