Rural Development

Design and implementation of community driven development (CDD) and poverty alleviation interventions: Especially for governments seeking to deliver on constitutional or campaign promises, the Sonbim team is adept at designing community development and poverty alleviation projects. Many private sector clients as part of their corporate social responsibilities (CSR) also need our services to structure community investment projects and implementation plans. Again, Sonbim, will assist clients on the field to administer their CSR.

Conduct of poverty mapping and participatory rural appraisal (PRA): As part of the activities that go into an effective design and management of CDD projects, our team will map and categorize key problem areas in identified communities, design strategies for systematic mitigation following the map, and create an appraisal format for participation by community in the project.

Participatory development of non-farm rural livelihood opportunities:

Beyond the situational benefits of enterprises, whether agro, mining, manufacturing or industrial, rural host communities require water, electricity and clean environments and diversified work prospects. Sonbim Consult’s rural development process factors in these needs and proposes opportunities for both the community and the client.

Social and Environmental Development Conduct of environmental impact assessment (EIA), strategic environmental assessment (SEA):

For diverse project types, our social and environmental development service will conduct sector-relevant strategic and impact assessment to assist decision makers and project implementers. Environmental monitoring and evaluation: The outcome of a proper EIA and SEA is a robust monitoring and evaluation system, for which Sonbim has designed a number of templates that are adaptable to particular projects.