Social Safeguard Department

The global, multidisciplinary EQMS team provides social consultancy services that can put together the best team of experts with the particular expertise and skills necessary to achieve sustainable outcomes of development projects and other public/private initiatives. In order to manage environmental and social challenges and risks in development projects and mitigate the adverse impacts on community and the environment, we prioritize proper planning, assessment, mitigation measure and management plan of the projects’ actions to ensure best remedies and practices. We make sure that community inclusion is a top concern throughout the project lifetime by incorporating social considerations into project design, management systems, policy formulation and implementation.

Survey and Assessment

• Census • Socio Economic Survey • Market Survey and Assessment • Vulnerability Assessment • KAP Analysis

Planning

• Social Impact Assessment (SIA) • Social Management Plan (SMP) • Environmental and Social Action Plan (ESAP) • Environmental and Social Commitment Plan (ESCP) • Stakeholder Engagement Plan (SEP) • Grievance Redress Mechanism (GRM) • Gender Action Plan (GAP) • Human Rights Impact Assessment (HRIA) • Corporate Social Responsibility Plan (CSRP) • Indigenous Population Action Plan (IAP) • Social Feasibility Analysis • Community Development Plan (CDP) • Labor Management Plan (LMP) • Health Impact Assessment (HIA)

Compliance Audit and Monitoring

• Environmental and Social Due Diligence (ESDD) • Social Safeguard Compliance • Stakeholder Implementation Support • CSR Implementation Support • Environmental and Social Health and Safety Inspection

Framework

• Social Management Framework (SMF) • Community Need Assessment (CNA) • Organizational Development Framework

Training and Capacity Building

• Training Need Assessment • Skill Mapping • Occupational Health and Safety (OHS) • Training for Trainers (TOT) • Data Management and Analysis • Social Accountability (SA) • Training on Environmental and Social Safeguard and Standards (WB, IFC, ADB, FMO, DEG, KFW)

Monitoring and Evaluation

• Baseline Study • Mid-Term Review and Short-Term Assessment • End line Evaluation Study • External Monitoring

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