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 th...

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Main Authors: Schlossar, Sandra, Owen, Dan
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Language:English
Published: World Bank, Washington, DC 2012
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spelling okr-10986-100402021-04-23T14:02:48Z The Second Azerbaijan Rural Investment Project : Social Analysis for Better Project Design Schlossar, Sandra Owen, Dan 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 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. 2012-08-13T10:14:25Z 2012-08-13T10:14:25Z 2012-05 http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2012/05/16280494/second-azerbaijan-rural-investment-project-azrip-2-social-analysis-better-project-design http://hdl.handle.net/10986/10040 English Europe and Central Asia Knowledge Brief; Issue No. 51 CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/ World Bank World Bank, Washington, DC Publications & Research :: Brief Publications & Research Europe and Central Asia
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topic 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
spellingShingle 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
Schlossar, Sandra
Owen, Dan
The Second Azerbaijan Rural Investment Project : Social Analysis for Better Project Design
geographic_facet Europe and Central Asia
relation Europe and Central Asia Knowledge Brief; Issue No. 51
description 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.
format Publications & Research :: Brief
author Schlossar, Sandra
Owen, Dan
author_facet Schlossar, Sandra
Owen, Dan
author_sort Schlossar, Sandra
title The Second Azerbaijan Rural Investment Project : Social Analysis for Better Project Design
title_short The Second Azerbaijan Rural Investment Project : Social Analysis for Better Project Design
title_full The Second Azerbaijan Rural Investment Project : Social Analysis for Better Project Design
title_fullStr The Second Azerbaijan Rural Investment Project : Social Analysis for Better Project Design
title_full_unstemmed The Second Azerbaijan Rural Investment Project : Social Analysis for Better Project Design
title_sort second azerbaijan rural investment project : social analysis for better project design
publisher World Bank, Washington, DC
publishDate 2012
url http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2012/05/16280494/second-azerbaijan-rural-investment-project-azrip-2-social-analysis-better-project-design
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/10040
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