1. Prof.Halimu Shauri (hshauri@yahoo.com),
Social Impact Assessment of Livelihood- Developing an Inclusive Impact Assessment Instrument
Prof.Halimu Shauri
Sellah Lusweti Yvonne Kuhnke, Prof. Elisabeth Wacker
1st -5th May 2015
Technische Universität München, Pwani University Kenya
1 Introduction
In Kenya, very little is known about the situation of youths and young adults with disabilities with regard to their transition into the world of work and its related challenges
how youths and young adults earn their living
how or if they benefit from livelihood promotion programmes and
the impact that support programmes and networks have on their lives, and that of the broader community.
This does not only apply to youths and young adults with disabilities, but also to other vulnerable and marginalised groups. Against this background, this study critically analyses both intended and unintended effects of projects and programmes operating in the field of livelihood promotion.
3 Specific Objectives
This study specifically aims to
1. Develop a Social Impact Assessment (SIA) instrument to assess the social outcomes of livelihood programmes for persons with disabilities and other disadvantaged groups.
2. Develop a tool based on Social Return On Investment (SROI) for an “input-outcome analysis” to measure impact of on the individual, family, community and society levels in monetary terms.
 3. Determine how less tangible factors, such as the impact of policy and legislation can be adequately captured in impact assessment.
5 Methodology
Phase I: Development of Social Impact Assessment (SIA) tool
Phase II: Monetising the SIA tool into a Social Return On Investment (SROI) tool
Each tool will:
Assess the value of a project in form of returns as appreciated by the stakeholders themselves
Incorporate participatory methodologies, pre-resting and Field-testing in the Coastal Region of Kenya in conjunction with practitioners in the field of livelihood development.
7 Outputs and Outcomes
Outputs
The main expected outputs are the two tools: Social Impact Assessment & Social Return on Investment tools
Expected outcomes
The tools developed will facilitate comprehensive monitoring and evaluation of project/program impact since the SROI approach provides for including people with disabilities can reflect on the impact in all spheres of their lives. Further, stakeholders will have deeper insights into the life circumstances experienced by young persons with disabilities. Transitions into work for young adults with disabilities will also be better understood and can then be planned for strategically.
2 Significance and purpose
Significance
Many organisation do not have complete and up to date information of the impact that their interventions have on the situations of youth and young adults living with disabilities. Consequently there is a gap in planning and programming whose immediate result is continued exclusion.
Purpose
This study aims to investigate how the framework of Social Return on Investment (a cost-benefit-analysis technique) can be applied to the field of livelihood development for young adults with disabilities and other vulnerabilities.
4 Measuring impact
As projects/programs affect the entire personal and social circles of individuals and communities, Quality of Life (QoL) will serve as a comprehensive framework in this study for assessing social outcomes in 8 domains:
Personal development
Self-Determination
Interpersonal Relations
Social Inclusion
Rights
Emotional well-being
Physical well-being
Material well-being (Schalock 2010).
6 Milestones achieved
The draft Social Impact Assessment tool has been completed.
Feedback from experts and partners on the SIA tool obtained during a round-table meeting has been incorporated.
Research assistants have been trained to use the SIA tool.
Pre-tests of the SIA tool have been conducted analysis is currently ongoing.
Data will be collected (next step).
The assessed Impacts on Quality of Life will be monetised in a Social Return on Investment Process (next step).
9 Project Partners
Funding institutions
CBM Germany
CBM International
Researching institutions
Pwani University
Technische Universität München
Cooperation partners in the field of livelihood
Plan International (Kenya)
Association for the Physically Disabled of Kenya
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