Past Projects
Since 2012, ATR Consulting has worked with over 70 clients to deliver over 230 projects across 20 countries.
| Service | Sector | Description | Client | Country | Dates |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gender-based violence | Magenta | ||||
| Gender norms addressing poppy cultivation | Magenta | ||||
| A comprehensive multi-input project that advanced the community health by improving service quality, strengthening human resources, and engaging communities in healthy practices. ATR oversaw the project through sampling tool development, data collection, quality control, coding and analysis as well as report writing. | AKF | Afghanistan | July 20 - December 20 | ||
| A study to provide a baseline for an integrated nutrition, health, WASH, and communication for cross-sector development. The project sought to ameliorate the skill set of key frontline health workers and for community members to strengthen prevention practices for better maternal and child nutrition, new-born care and hygiene and sanitation. | UNICEF | Afghanistan | June 20 - August 20 | ||
| Research | Research | ATR has been commissioned by UNICEF to undertake a rapid welfare monitoring assessment to track the status of women, adolescents, children and their households in Herat through the Covid 19 crisis period. The rapid assessment seeks to collect data on women, adolescents (boys and girls) and their households as well as key service points that affect their welfare, such as health. | UNICEF | Afghanistan | May 20 - October 20 |
| Research | Research | ATR was commissioned by DFID to conduct key informant interviews in four provinces of Afghanistan in order to understand the dynamics of development projects. The data was collected through a randomised selection approach. The respondents included construction workers, government officials and civil society groups. In all, ATR is to conduct around 80 interviews but those figures may change as the project progresses. | DFID | Afghanistan | March 20 - July 20 |
| Translation Services | Translation Services | A long term agreement with UNICEF to provide high quality and technically accurate translations in English, Dari and Pashto of technical communication, training tools, documents, reports, press material, newsletters, press releases, human interest stories, scripts, briefing books, and other materials produced by UNICEF and partners. | UNICEF | Afghanistan | March 20 - February 20 |
| Baseline Data Collection | Baseline Data Collection | A needs assessment and a baseline data collection project as part of the Cultural and Sport for Social Cohesion and Sustainable Reintegration of Afghan Returnees and IDPs (Hamdeli) Project. ATR conducted a two-phased mapping and assessment of social integration, social cohesion, and peaceful co-existence of IDPs, returnees, and host communities in Herat and Nangarhar. | UNESCO | Afghanistan | January 20 - May 20 |
| ATR conducted 4,000 site visits throughout all 34 provinces of Afghanistan each year interviewing contractors and beneficiaries of the World bank through face to face interviews and phone surveys. | World Bank, BDO, ARTF | Afghanistan | |||
| Evaluation | Evaluation | Telephone interviews with 79 men and women who participated in listener club activities in six targeted provinces last year. The telephone interviews were conducted using a quantitative tools provided by BBC Media Action. | BBC Media Action | Afghanistan | December 2019 - January 2020 |
| Research | Research | ATR was commissioned to conduct a needs assessment study to understand the need for information on migration at community level, as well as to identify the tools for how these communities in and outside of Kabul can be better reached. | ICMPDF | Afghanistan | December 2019 - June 2020 |
| Western Afghanistan was hit by recurrent drought in 2018 and it led to massive displacements in 2018. ATR was commissioned to reimagine the initial response by both the humanitarian community and the government of Afghanistan for both IDPs at displacement sites and affected households. | DRC | Afghanistan | November 2019 - March 2020 | ||
| Data Collection | Data Collection | ATR was commissioned to measure instructional quality in Afghanistan classrooms using the Teach Tool, as well as other background information on schools, principals, teachers, and students, with the goal of providing information on the quality of teaching practices. | World Bank, MOE | Afghanistan | November 2019 - February 2020 |
| Data Collection | Data Collection | ATR was commissioned to conduct a data collection on the implementation of IMAM in Afghanistan. The evaluation’s main objective is to achieve results that will contribute to enhancing IMAM’s performance and strategies to deliver effective results. | UNICEF, ACH UK | Afghanistan | October 2019 - December 2019 |
| ATR was commissioned for a research study on the perspectives of IDPs on the National IDP Policy. The aim of the research study was to take stock of the implementation of the National IDP Policy and to formulate recommendations for an improved implementation of the National IDP Policy from the perspectives of IDPs. | ACBAR | Afghanistan | October 2019 - December 2019 | ||
| ATR assessed the performance of WFP’s efforts to promote the availability and affordability of nutritious food products in Afghanistan, with a particular emphasis on fortified wheat flour, fortified soy products, and the production of Ready-to-Eat Supplementary Food (RUSF). | WFP | Afghanistan | October 2019 - December 2019 | ||
| Monitoring & Evaluation | Monitoring & Evaluation | Development of National IDP Policy M&E framework and Complaints Response Mechanism for MoRR | WHH | Afghanistan | August 2019 - November 2019 |
| ATR has been commissioned by WHH, in collaboration with the Government of Afghanistan, to develop a campaign strategy and campaign materials for an awareness campaign designed to promote IDPs’ and returnees’ knowledge of their rights in Afghanistan. | WHH | Afghanistan | August 2019 - November 2019 | ||
| Research | Research | ATR was commissioned to assess the implementation of the Citizens’ Charter Afghanistan Project to date. The study focused on CCAP’s performance relative to the stated timeframe for implementation and programmatic objectives. | World Bank, ACBAR | Afghanistan | September 2019 - March 2020 |
| Research | Research | ATR was contracted to conduct a comparative study of local planning and budgeting processes throughout Afghanistan. The assignment included extensive desk research, consultations and workshops as part of an effort to help better align the provincial planning processes with the national budget. | UNDP | Afghanistan | September 2019 - December 2019 |
| Data Collection | Data Collection | ATR conducted a process evaluation of the CBNP by gathering evidence on the programme's fidelity to design, deliver and to identify operational gaps or barriers, plus potential strategies to mitigate them. | UNICEF | Afghanistan | August 2019 - November 2019 |
| Research | Research | ATR conducted preliminary research on the long-term impact that RoP has had on the farm and relevant areas. ATR is preparing in-depth case studies using qualitative and ethnographic methods to assess the effect of RoP on economic growth and prosperity, as well as its impact on social resilience and peace. | Roots of Peace | Afghanistan | August 2019 - October 2019 |
| Interviews | Interviews | ATR completed 30 interviews with land mine clearers who have returned to cleared areas and those still living near the affected areas. | Afghanistan | June 2019 - August 2019 | |
| Data Collection | Data Collection | ATR conducted a household listing of 7,000 eligible households in approximately 200 accelerated learning centers (ALCs). The purpose of this data collection was to contribute evidence-based and risk-inform programming to increase access to secondary education for out-of-school (OoS) adolescent’s girls and reduce child marriage practices in Afghanistan. | UNICEF | Afghanistan | July 2019 - September 2019 |
| Data Collection | Data Collection | ATR conducted a study in which clusters of health services were randomly allocated to either the CBNP intervention or the current standard of existing health services. The evaluation contributed to the efforts of the government of Afghanistan to promote evidence-base programming for community-based nutrition services. | UNICEF | Afghanistan | July 2019 - October 2019 |
| Monitoring & Evaluation | Monitoring & Evaluation | ATR entered into a lump-sum contract with ADB to perform Third party monitoring (TPM) on 5 large scale ADB-funded infrastructure projects across the energy, transport, agriculture and natural resources sectors. | ADB | Afghanistan | July 2019 - September 2019 |
| Research | Research | ATR was the subcontractor of C4ED to measure the impact of “Improving Adolescents’ Lives in Afghanistan” on indicators related to the adolescents’ wellbeing. The aim of the project was to improve the lives of adolescents and strengthen the government’s capacity to handle adolescent issues. | UNICEF, C4ED | Afghanistan | June 2019 - February 2020 |
| ATR, as the subcontractor of Cardno, conducted a socio-economic impact evaluation to provide guidance on the types of interventions that can have the most positive impact on rural communities in Afghanistan and, thereby, assist in the planning and prioritization of infrastructure in conflict zones. | CARDNO, MRRD, DFID | Afghanistan | June 2019. - July 2020 | ||
| ATR conducted an E-Readiness assessment for the Ministry of Finance of Afghanistan (MoF) in an effort to help it improve service delivery through streamlined business processes. | GIZ | Afghanistan | May 2019 - July 2019 | ||
| ATR was commissioned for a study (baseline and endline) of mobile health teams and community health worker services in hard to reach areas. The aim of this project was to understand the impact and effectiveness of medical outreach services. | UNICEF | Afghanistan | January 2019 - December 2020 | ||
| ATR conducted data collection for evaluation of the training delivered to school management shura members (SMS) in four provinces. The tools were developed by Magenta and further reviewed and tested by ATR senior staff. The methodology was developed by ATR in coordination with Magenta team. | Magenta | Afghanistan | December 2019 - February 2020 | ||
| The SDFs layed out both the medium to long term development vision of the city, as well as identified specific areas or sectors for investment and intervention based on a demand-driven, consultative, participatory process involving multiple stakeholders. ATR led a baseline data collection for this project and contributed to the development of guidance manuals for the use of the SDFs. | World Bank, Sasaki, MULD | Afghanistan | May 2019 | ||
| ATR facilitated the preparation of a series of context-specific area action plans for DRC and the other ADSP member agencies by identifying opportunities to promote community-wide resilience as well as helping ADSP staff predict obstacles and contextualize their interventions. | DRC | Afghanistan | May 2019 - September 2019 | ||
| ATR produced a comprehensive implementation plan for the strategic communication strategy for the national budget department. | GIZ | Afghanistan | March 2020 - June 2020 | ||
| WHH commissioned ATR for a study on TVET inclusiveness of TVET system in Afghanistan to gain a deeper understanding of the obstacles that IDPs and returnees face in accessing the TVET system. | WHH | Afghanistan | March 2019 - April 2019 | ||
| ATR served as the research organization for the IHSAN programme whose goal is to improve the nutritional status of women and children less than five years old, with a focus on the first 1,000 days. | FHI360 | Afghanistan | March 2019 - January 2021 | ||
| ATR submitted a comprehensive assessment report examining the implementation (or lack thereof) of the partners’ original institutional improvement and action plans, identifying areas of improvement. The assessment was mainly done in the areas of governance/leadership, administration, human resource management, financial management, and organizational management for CPGAP. | Colombo Plan | Afghanistan | March 2019 - August 2019 | ||
| ATR designed and implemented a conflict sensitivity training for de-mining agencies in Afghanistan, including the training manual and curricula for high-level stakeholders in UNMAS, its partner organizations and mine action implementing partners. | UNOPS | Afghanistan | March 2019 - August 2019 | ||
| Research | Research | ATR collected, translated, analyzed data and interpreted data in support of the gender audit that enhanced the collective capacity of the DRC-DDG in Afghanistan. | DRC | Afghanistan | February 2019 - March 2019 |
| Evaluation | Evaluation | ATR collected data for the KonTerra Group’s mid-term evaluation of the efforts made by UNICEF and USAID to address out-of-school children in Afghanistan, gathering evidence of programme performance as well as its general efficiency, effectiveness and sustainability. | UNICEF, Konterra | Afghanistan | January 2019 - June 2019 |
| ATR conducted field research to assess the implementation of the Norwegian Afghanistan Committee’s Conflict Transformation and Dialogue training. | NAC | Afghanistan | January 2019 - June 2019 | ||
| Research | Research | ATR was commissioned to better understand women’s needs in terms of transport in urban areas, and to identify viable business options to address these needs. | World Bank | ||
| Monitoring & Evaluation | Monitoring & Evaluation | ATR supported UNICEF’s programmes in Afghanistan’s central region through third party monitoring (TPM) of the health, nutrition and education facilities. | UNICEF | Afghanistan | November 2019 - February 2019 |
| Research | Research | ATR assessed the impact, efficiency, sustainability and relevance of the activities implemented through the USIP’s Community Court Observation (CCO) project in Kabul, Kandahar, Kapisa and Nangarhar provinces. | USIP | Afghanistan | October 2018 - January |
| Research | Research | ATR conducted research on the environmental, social and governance components of the saffron value chain in Herat. The research addressed labour requirements for saffron cultivation, income and international markets, working conditions, safety, supply chain and seasonal variations, skills, training and social trends. | INFRONTIER | Afghanistan | September 2018 - October 2018 |
| Research | Research | ATR evaluated the demand for financial products aimed at supporting imports and exports among SMEs in Afghanistan to help ACGF determine which trade finance products should be designed and offered to the Afghans SMEs involved in international trade. | ACGF | Afghanistan | September 2018 - October 2018 |
| Data | Data | As part of the impact evaluation of ACGF's credit guarantee scheme and ACGF's activities by Steward Red Queen (SRQ), ATR conducted both phone surveys as well as qualitative interviews with SMEs that have benefited from ACGF's credit services. | ACGF | Afghanistan | August 2018 - October 2018 |
| Research | Research | ATR provided the DRC with insights to promote legislative changes, inform policy development and enhance the effectiveness of interventions in the search for durable solutions for displaced Afghans in the region. | DRC | Afghanistan | August 2018 - November 2018 |
| Research | Research | As part of the knowledge management for a program launched by UNICEF, ATR partnered with the Center for Evaluation and Development (C4ED) in order to collect and document the knowledge and lessons of the program from the organizations, partners and the communities involved. | C4ED | Afghanistan | August 2018 - October 2018 |
| Monitoring & Evaluation | Monitoring & Evaluation | ATR conducted the Electricity Access and Socio-Economic Baseline Survey, providing USAID and stakeholders with baseline information about access to electricity, as well as economic, social, and political conditions, in the two designated zone(s) of influence in Ghazni and Wardak provinces. | USAID, CHECCHI | Afghanistan | June 2018 - August 2018 |
| Research | Research | ATR conducted an assessment on barriers to literacy in Afghanistan for the ACR programme of Creative International Inc. ATR has been responsible for supporting design and conducting the field work of this formative research in Nangarhar and Herat provinces. | Magenta | Afghanistan | May 2018 - July 2018 |
| Monitoring & Evaluation | Monitoring & Evaluation | ATR supported UNICEF’s polio eradication efforts through independent Third-Party Monitoring (TPM), providing UNICEF with triangulated and validated field-level information and identifying critical programme performance issues, thereby allowing UNICEF to make informed programmatic decisions and adjustments. | UNICEF | Afghanistan | July 2018 - July 2019 |
| Research | Research | Afghanistan is one of the three remaining countries where polio is still endemic. UNICEF, in partnership with WHO, has committed itself to polio eradication. ATR is acting as Third Party Monitoring on this national project by conducting surveys and data collection. | UNICEF | Afghanistan | July 2018 - July 2019 |
| Monitoring & Evaluation | Monitoring & Evaluation | Oxfam in Afghanistan and PUR Projet, commissioned ATR to conduct a baseline study to provide an information base (benchmark) on a project aimed to empower and support goat farming and cashmere producing communities in Afghanistan. | OXFAM | Afghanistan | May 2018 - June 2018 |
| Research & Evaluation | Research & Evaluation | ATR conducted a comprehensive labour market assessment across two provinces (Herat and Baghlan) for IOM, providing a comprehensive LMA report to be consolidated with ATR’s LMA for Mercy Corps, mentioned above. | IOM | Afghanistan | April 2018 - October 2018 |
| Research | Research | ATR is the research organization for the IHSAN programme whose goal is to improve the nutritional status of women and children less than five years old, with a focus on the first 1,000 days (from the beginning of pregnancy to 24 months of age). | IHSAN | Afghanistan | July 2018 - January 2021 |
| Research | Research | ATR was commissioned by the United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) to conduct nationally representative opinion surveys in Afghanistan throughout 2018. The aim of this research was to allow trends analysis and a developed understanding of local perceptions. | UNAMA | Afghanistan | April 2018 - March 2019 |
| Research | Research | ATR conducted an evaluation of the NAC portfolio across three provinces and 5 sectors of interventions. The evaluation was followed by a series of workshops facilitated by ATR. | NAC | Afghanistan | March 2018 - June 2018 |
| Evaluation | Evaluation | ATR assessed the organizational structure of the IDLG and its efforts to coordinate local affairs. ATR identified numerous issues, including the circumvention of formal channels of communication, incomplete implementation of the most successful communication strategies and a general lack of coordination amongst government entities. | IDLG | Afghanistan | December 2017 - March 2018 |
| Evaluation | Evaluation | ATR conducted an End Term Evaluation (ETE) of HiH Af’s poverty and gender inequality reduction programme, which aimed to increase household income and financial resilience for rural women through enterprise and job creation. | HIH, DFID | Afghanistan | February 2018 - May 2018 |
| Research | Research | ATR evaluated the impact of using a single vaccination handbook rather than separate documents for each vaccination as part of UNICEF’s Maternal and Child Health (MCH) handbook pilot programme in Kabul and Nangarhar provinces. | UNICEF | Afghanistan | January 2018 - June 2018 |
| Research | Research | ATR conducted assessments in 4 districts that have been designated 'white areas' and completed both quantitative and qualitative data collection methods through which conducted 3,200 surveys (800 in each province). | WHO | Afghanistan | January 2018 - June 2018 |
| Monitoring & Evaluation | Monitoring & Evaluation | ATR provided third party monitoring (TPM) services to verify progress reports of SCA programmes, assess if SCA interventions were appropriate for the needs of target groups, assess the quality of services according to standards set by SCA and identify gaps in the delivery of services. | SCA | Afghanistan | January 2018 - December 2018 |
| Research | Research | ATR conducted a Labour Market Assessment (LMA) across fourteen provinces for Mercy Corps and its implementing partners. The main objective of the LMA was to assess the status and context of the market in target provinces. | Mercy Corps | Afghanistan | November 2017 - March 2018 |
| Review | Review | ATR conducted a midterm review for Norwegian Church Aid (NCA) and its partner NGOs to measure general progress of their Building Resilient Communities for Sustainable Development and Peace programme. | NCA | Afghanistan | November 2017 - December 2018 |
| Research | Research | ATR conducted a Conflict and Fragility Study to provide more in-depth analysis of the conflict and political dynamics in Citizen Charter locations in both rural and urban areas and examine the role of CDCs in working with districts and provinces to build social cohesion at the local level. | World Bank, MRRD, IDLG | Afghanistan | February 2018 - February 2019 |
| Capacity Development | Capacity Development | ATR improved the quality of human resources management in the BAP through the creation of a training in HRM specific to the BAP. | Expertise France | Afghanistan | November 2017 - November 2018 |
| Monitoring & Evaluation | Monitoring & Evaluation | Midterm evaluation of "Tien Sira" and final evaluation of PDDH | Edburgh | Mali | July 2017 - October 2017 |
| Research | Research | ATR conducted an evaluation of the Improving Adolescents’ Lives in Afghanistan (IALA) programme, implemented by UNICEF Afghanistan with the financial support from the Ikea Foundation (IF). | UNICEF, C4ED | Afghanistan | October 2017 - March 2018 |
| Research | Research | ATR was commissioned by the UNDP to study the livelihood situation within the AliceGhan Township and explore economic opportunities in the surrounding areas. | UNDP | Afghanistan | September 2017 - November 2017 |
| Research | Research | ATR supported the civilianisation of the Afghan Ministry of Interior Affairs (MoIA). This involved: analysing the MoIA’s organizational design, including its management structure. | MOIA | Afghanistan | September 2017 - May 2018 |
| Research | Research | ATR provided recommendations for targeted capacity building interventions to strengthen the managerial, administrative and technical capacities of the Afghan Ministry of Rural Rehabilitation and Development in managing UNICEF’s Rural Water Supply, Sanitation and Irrigation Programme. | UNICEF | Afghanistan | August 2017 - June 2018 |
| Research | Research | ATR conducted research on the Afghan National IDP Policy to assess the extent to which the policy addressed the needs of IDPs at the field level. | WHH | Afghanistan | August 2017 - February 2018 |
| Research | Research | ATR produced a high-quality research paper focused on physical protection risks among Afghans on the move. | DRC | Afghanistan | August 2017 - December 2017 |
| Monitoring & Evaluation | Monitoring & Evaluation | Mid-term Evaluation of Reproductive Health and Reproductive Rights | Edburgh | Afghanistan | August 2017 - September 2017 |
| ATR conducted research in order to assess the extent to which the Afghan government and the international community met their aid effectiveness commitments of the past four international conferences on Afghanistan. | SCA | Afghanistan | August 2017 - November 2017 | ||
| Individual Mission on the Framework of International Cooperation Project | Expertise France | Kabul | August 2017 - November 2017 | ||
| Research | Research | ATR conducted and designed the feasibility study in collaboration with PUR Projet. ATR developed the feasibility study tools to collect information linking cashmere value chains and livelihoods. | OXFAM | Afghanistan | August 2017 - September 2017 |
| In conjunction with the Sub National Governance Task Force, ATR assisted the Deputy Ministers for Policy of the IDLG and MoF to draft a new Sub National Governance Policy. | IDLG | Afghanistan | June 2017 - August 2017 | ||
| Research | Research | ATR has been commissioned by the United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) to conduct nationally representative opinion surveys in Afghanistan throughout 2017. | UNAMA | Afghanistan | April 2017 - December 2017 |
| Analysis | Analysis | ATR was commissioned by Nomad Concepts to analyse data collected by Nomad using the UN Humanitarian Emergency Assessment Tool (HEAT) in Khogyani IDP camp in Nangarhar province. | NOMAD | Afghanistan | April 2017 - May 2017 |
| Monitoring & Evaluation | Monitoring & Evaluation | The “Girls Can Code!” programme is a project aimed at teaching web development to 11th and 12th grade girls. ATR assessed the potential of the programme to address the needs of the labour market and provide access to employment for females in Afghanistan, providing recommendations for future replication of the project. | Womanity | Afghanistan | April 2017 - April 2017 |
| Research | Research | ATR analyzed two large-scale surveys of users and actors of the informal justice system in Mali, under the Mali Justice Project (MJP) implemented by Checchi and funded by USAID. The analysis determined the level of knowledge, access and the usage of the informal justice, and provided recommendations to increase linkages between the formal and informal justice sectors. | USAID, CHECCHI | Mali | January 2020 - March 2020 |
| Review | Review | ATR facilitated the internal review of the Malian Peace Building Fund first phase. This review consisted in conducting Key informant interviews with all stakeholders involved in the PBF. | MINUSMA | Mali | February 2017 - April 2017 |
| Monitoring & Evaluation | Monitoring & Evaluation | ATR provided evidence-based recommendations for expanding the geographical scope of a local governance improvement program. | Embassy of the Netherlands | Mali | 2014 - 2019 |
| Monitoring & Evaluation, Strategic Advice | Monitoring & Evaluation, Strategic Advice | ATR was commissioned to plan Welthungerhilfe’s peace project in Mopti region. ATR conducted a feasibility study in Tenenkou and Youwarou and put together a full project plan with associated logical framework and budget. | WHH | Mali | December 2016 - January 2017 |
| Research | Research | ATR conducted a perception study intended to inform the Danish Refugee Council's programming with the Malian diaspora in the targeted regions. | DRC | Mali | December 2016 - January 2017 |
| Research | Research | ATR conducted a market assessment in Erbil and Kirkuk in order to identify small business and job opportunities for female IDPs. | War Child | Iraq | March 2017 - March 2017 |
| Research | Research | Feasibility study for a project supporting several Afghan value chains. ATR identified bottlenecks and opportunities for the Afghan carpet and jewelry sectors on the domestic market and abroad. | AFD | Afghanistan | February 2017 - July 2017 |
| Research & Evaluation | Research & Evaluation | ATR conducted research to examine audience perceptions of Burka Avenger, a children’s television program aired on Tolo TV and Lemar. | Lapis Communications | Afghanistan | December 2016 - July 2017 |
| Research | Research | ATR conducted a study aiming at identifying the conditions of Afghan unaccompanied children working in Iran. ATR made recommendations to allow War Child and the government to increase the protection. | War Child | Afghanistan | January 2017 - February 2017 |
| Monitoring & Evaluation | Monitoring & Evaluation | ATR conducted a third-party monitoring of a sample of 485 wells installed in 13 provinces under USAID-funded WATSAN project. | USAID, CHECCHI | Afghanistan | January 2017 - June 2017 |
| Monitoring & Evaluation | Monitoring & Evaluation | ATR implemented one baseline study to inform the development and the implementation of the latest large-scale USAID funded irrigation project covering North Afghanistan. | AECOM | Afghanistan | February 2017 - July 2017 |
| Monitoring & Evaluation | Monitoring & Evaluation | ATR conducted an evaluation of TdH humanitarian activities supporting returnees. The research set a baseline and assessed the feasibility to fully or partially replicate the current intervention in Kabul. | TDH | Afghanistan | November 2016 - January 2017 |
| Monitoring & Evaluation | Monitoring & Evaluation | ATR conducted an impact evaluation that assessed the extent to which the NSP influenced the perceptions of the government by the communities. | SCA | Afghanistan | September 2016 - October 2016 |
| Monitoring & Evaluation | Monitoring & Evaluation | ATR conducted a full inspection of education infrastructure funded by DANIDA, evaluating the quality of school construction and verifying data on student enrollment. | Danida | Afghanistan | January 2016 - August 2017 |
| Research | Research | ATR conducted an evaluation of the impact of the reintegration programs of ChildFund in Nangarhar. This project was canceled due to the close out of ChildFund. | ChildFund | Afghanistan | October 2020 - December 2020 |
| Research | Research | ATR conducted a survey of knowledge, attitudes, and practices (KAP) towards reproductive health with young males in 5 provinces. | JHPIEGO | Afghanistan | September 2016 - October 2017 |
| Monitoring & Evaluation | Monitoring & Evaluation | ATR conducted a baseline and endline assessment of a Conditional Cash Transfer program for the Ministry of Public Health using participatory evaluation tools. | UNICEF | Afghanistan | September 2016 - January 2017 |
| Capacity Development | Capacity Development | ATR trained two groups of eleven National NGO members as part of the Twinning Programme on proposal design. ATR delivered four two-day courses to each group. | ACBAR | Afghanistan | February 2015 |
| Research | Research | ATR analyzed 40,000 surveys, identified findings on perceptions on human security and service delivery and produced an advocacy document based on these findings. | UN Habitat | Afghanitan | June 2016 - September 2016 |
| Monitoring & Evaluation | Monitoring & Evaluation | ATR designed and conducted a two-day results review workshop with staff from War Child Canada, OHW, HRDA and PARSA and developed vocational training modules based on a market assessment. | War Child | Afghanistan | February 2016 - August 2016 |
| Monitoring & Evaluation | Monitoring & Evaluation | ATR performed field monitoring and data analysis for a large-scale survey of schools in Ghana as part of an evaluation of the World Bank's GPEG programme. | Edburgh | Ghana | February 2016 - March 2016 |
| Monitoring & Evaluation | Monitoring & Evaluation | ATR verified the quality of construction of 14 schools funded by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Denmark and the Ministry of Education. | Danida | Afghanistan | July 2016 - August 2016 |
| Research | Research | ATR conducted a baseline survey for NRC and UNOCHA in five under-researched provinces in order to analyze differences in humanitarian needs between easy-to-access areas and hard-to- access areas. | NRD, UNOCHA | Afghanistan | August 2016 - December 2016 |
| Research | Research | ATR conducted a review of governance programming and actors in the Extreme North province of Cameroon. | DAI | Cameroon | June 2016 - September 2016 |
| Monitoring & Evaluation | Monitoring & Evaluation | ATR conducted a comprehensive survey aimed at assessing people's awareness and perceptions of the justice system, as well as trends in the use of formal and informal justice mechanisms. | Moby Group | Aghanistan | May 2013 - July 2013 |
| Polling | Polling | ATR proceeded to a post broadcast survey of "Defenders Drama Series" broadcast on Tolo TV. | Moby Group | Afghanistan | |
| Research | Research | ATR developed two detailed district profiles covering political, governance, developmental and security aspects. | DAI | Afghanistan | March 2013 - June 2013 |
| Proposal | Proposal | ATR designed ‘Farhangsara’, a nine-year cultural programme to strengthen shared and diverse cultural values and peaceful interaction among people in two regions of Afghanistan. | Helvetas | Afghanistan | May 2018 - June 2018 |
| Monitoring & Evaluation, Capacity Development | Monitoring & Evaluation, Capacity Development | ATR facilitated the review of the program with the senior and field staff of Helvetas. | Helvetas | Afghanistan | |
| Strategic Advice | Strategic Advice | ATR and two other independent consultants developed Afghanistan’s Sub-national Governance and Development Strategy for UNDP through consultations with the key stakeholders. | UNDP | Afghanistan | August 2012 - December 2012 |
| Capacity Development | Capacity Development | ATR designed quantitative and qualitative tools for capacity assessment, beneficiary satisfaction and capacity development of DDAs on. ATR also conducted training on the use of the developed tools. | World Bank, MRRD, DLG | Afghanistan | April 2018 - May 2018 |
| Polling | Polling | ATR conducted two viewership phone surveys of 500 respondents for Afghan Star show on TOLO TV. | Moby Group | Afghanistan | December 2013 - March 2014 |
| Research | Research | ATR conducted market research and provided BBC with recommendations on addressing market gaps in TV offerings. | BBC | Afghanistan | March 2018 - Aprirl 2018 |
| Monitoring & Evaluation, Proposal Writing | Monitoring & Evaluation, Proposal Writing | ATR developed a proposal for the fourth phase of the Rural Access Improvement Project (RAIP) in northern Afghanistan. | UNOPS | Afghanistan | September 2016 - September 2016 |
| Research | Research | ATR collaborated on a comparative study of surveys and FGDs on the key variances in humanitarian needs between easy-to-access areas and hard-to- access areas. It was later used for evidence-based advocacy. | NRC, UNOCHA | Afghanistan | April 2016 - June 2016 |
| Research | Research | ATR provided War Child with a 600 respondent survey and focus group discussions with IDPs and returnees in camp settings in order to analyze their main challenges. | War Child | Afghanistan | February 2016 - May 2016 |
| Research | Reearch | ATR provided targeted recommendations for addressing barriers to economic inclusion through policy, advocacy and programme responses that addressed key factors contributing to youth unemployment. | OXFAM | February 2016 - March 2017 | |
| Polling | Polling | ATR conducted the first presidential approval rating after President Ashraf Ghani took office in September. | Moby Group | Afghanistan | February 2016 - October 2016 |
| Monitoring & Evaluation | Monitoring & Evaluation | ATR collected quantitative and qualitative data through surveys about the 'The Journey', a strategic communication program seeking to raise awareness and deter would-be migrants from attempting to illegally reach Australia. | Lapis Communications | Iraq, Iran, Pakistan, Afghanistan | March 2016 - September 2016 |
| Monitoring & Evaluation | Monitoring & Evaluation | ATR provided analysis on the course of the conflict resolution project Within and Without State (WWS). ATR recommended changes to improve project effectiveness and efficiency and expand policy-level influence in nine communities of Kunduz province. | OXFAM | Afghanistan | December 2015 - March 2016 |
| Monitoring & Evaluation | Monitoring & Evaluation | ATR conducted research to examine audience perceptions of Burka Avenger, a children’s television program aired on Tolo TV and Lemar. | Lapis Communications | Afghanistan | December 2015 - January 2016 |
| Research | Research | ATR conducted a market research on Pashtun audiences in Afghanistan through a series of FGDs and provided BBC with targeted recommendations on addressing market gaps in TV offerings. | BBC | Afghanistan | November 2015 - December 2015 |
| Strategic Advice | Strategic Advice | ATR’s strategic communications expert designed a multi-year strategy to raise the profile and positive perceptions of the EU with Afghans. | EU | Afghanistan | October 2015 - December 2015 |
| Monitoring & Evaluation | Monitoring & Evaluation | ATR assessed the extent to which road infrastructure and small-scale rural livelihood projects for women resulted in meaningful changes in socioeconomic conditions for people in those provinces. | UNOPS | Afghanistan | July 2015 - October 2015 |
| Monitoring & Evaluation | Monitoring & Evaluation | ATR evaluated the impact of six rule of law projects on the relationship between the formal and traditional justice sectors in Afghanistan. | USIP | Afghanistan | October 2015 - December 2015 |
| Monitoring & Evaluation | Monitoring & Evaluation | ATR worked on a project aimed at fostering better understanding of the shared cultural and historical ties between Afghanistan and Pakistan. | Lapis Communications | Afghanistan, Pakistan | October 2015 - December 2015 |
| Research | Research | ATR provided a baseline assessment of the challenges facing IDP's and Afghan returnee families. ATR conducted household surveys, market mapping, stakeholder interviews and case studies. | IRC | Afghanistan | September 2015 - December 2015 |
| Monitoring & Evaluation | Monitoring & Evaluation | ATR monitored and measured the progress of a community-based education program against key indicators, and provided an overall evaluation of the project at the end of the implementation period. | ACTED | Afghanistan | August 2015 - May 2016 |
| Polling | Polling | ATR conducted the first presidential approval rating after President Ashraf Ghani took office in September. | Moby Group | Afghanistan | January 2015 - January 2015 |
| Polling | Polling | ATR completed 3 complementary assignments for AFD in Kapisa to improve the implementation of its electrification projects. | AFD | Afghanistan | July 2015 - December 2015 |
| Capacity Development | Capacity Development | ATR advised and supported a capacity development project aimed at establishing the autonomous capacity to assess and train the personnel of the AOP. | Administrative Office of the President, French Embassy | Afghanistan | July 2015 - March 2018 |
| Capacity Development | Capacity Development | ATR conducted capacity assessments and developed curriculum and training modules based on the assessments and delivered training to government officials in 10 districts across four provinces. | IOM | Afghanistan | June 2015 - August 2015 |
| Research | Research | ATR conducted a baseline assessment in 4 provinces to assess conflict and fragility issues in selected districts. The research led to an understanding of the root causes, main actors and drivers of conflicts and conflict resolution. | The Asia Foundation | Afghanistan | May 2015 - September 2015 |
| Research | Research | ATR supported GIZ’s Promoting Good Governance in the Extractive Industries in Afghanistan by providing strategic recommendations. | GIZ | Afghanistan | June 2015 - July 2015 |
| Research | Research | Under the World Bank, ATR conducted 3 site-specific conflict and fragility assessments and delivered recommendations regarding the structure and membership of Grievance Redress Mechanisms (GRM). | World Bank | Afghanistan | May 2015 - May 2016 |
| Research | Research | ATR conducted a feasibility study aimed at providing general recommendations on the technical, social, environmental and economic feasibility of activities for "Support to Recovery and Stabilization of Food and Nutrition in Jawzjan and Nangarhar". | WHH | Afghanistan | April 2015 - May 2015 |
| Monitoring & Evaluation | Monitoring & Evaluation | ATR performed three baseline assessments of IDPs and returnees, including an analysis of socioeconomic conditions, protection challenges and market and labor challenges for reintegration. | IRC | Afghanistan | May 2015 - June 2015 |
| Capacity Development | Capacity Development | ATR facilitated exchange visits between District Government Offices in Herat province to compare the strengths of each district’s management systems, operational procedures, and civil servant culture. | IOM | Afghanistan | April 2015 - June 2015 |
| Capacity Development | Capacity Development | ATR facilitated a workshop gathering two district governments to share experiences and prepare for the next phase of the program. | IOM | Afghanistan | April 2015 - June 2015 |
| Polling | Polling | ATR conducted the first presidential approval rating after President Ashraf Ghani took office in September | Moby Group | Afghanistan | April 2015 - June 2015 |
| Monitoring & Evaluation, Capacity Development | Monitoring & Evaluation, Capacity Development | ATR conducted a baseline survey in Daikundi and provided training on data collection and M&E to the national staff for a project aimed at improving livelihoods, increasing food production and incomes, and improving natural resources management and resilience. | OXFAM | Afghanistan | April 2015 - July 2015 |
| Monitoring & Evaluation | Monitoring & Evaluation | ATR performed a review of the Central Highland's Programme M&E Framework and systems through the organization and facilitation of workshops in Bamyan. | Madera | Afghanistan | March 2016 - July 2016 |
| Monitoring & Evaluation, Capacity Development | Monitoring & Evaluation, Capacity Development | ATR conducted a baseline assessment for MADERA’s 4-year, EU-funded “Support to Animal Health and Animal Husbandry” project. | MADERA | Afghanistan | March 2016 - July 2016 |
| Monitoring & Evaluation | Monitoring & Evaluation | ATR visited schools in administrative regions throughout the country. Through a KAP survey of students, key informant interviews with education professionals, parents, and program staff and FGDs with children, ATR determined behavioral changes resulting from the projects activities. | UNICEF | Kyrgyzstan | March 2015 - June 2015 |
| Research | Research | ATR conducted a review of gender programming in Afghanistan since 2008. The result of this analysis was a detailed mapping of projects across the provinces of Afghanistan as well as concrete recommendations for designing a multi-year program. | DAI | Afghanistan | January 2015 - February 2015 |
| Capacity Development | Capacity Development | ATR prepared and implemented a ‘Municipal Governance Capacity Index’ to measure performance of Afghan municipalities in five essential areas: financial management, strategic planning, engineering and project management, administrative reform and community outreach. | DAI, IDLG | Afghanistan | January 2015 - November 2017 |
| Research | Research | ATR delivered an in-depth overview of the security cooperation environment, an analysis of collective potentials and incentives, and practical recommendations to promote security cooperation. | The Asia Foundation | Afghanistan, Azerbaijan, China, India, Iran, Kazakstan, Pakistan, Russia, Saudi Arabia, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Turkey, UAE | January 2015 - March 2015 |
| Research | Research | As part of the French Government strategy to support governance in Afghanistan, ATR conducted a review of training programs for civil servants in Afghanistan. | French Embassy | Afghanistan | January 2015 - February 2015 |
| Monitoring & Evaluation | Monitoring & Evaluation | ATR conducted a phone survey with women to gauge their perceptions of the Burka Avenger TV series. In addition ATR organized focus group discussions with mothers and children. | Lapis Communication | Afghanistan | January 2013 - March 2013 |
| Polling | Polling | ATR conducted the first presidential approval rating after President Ashraf Ghani took office in September. | Moby Group | Afghanistan | October 2014 - October 2014 |
| Monitoring & Evaluation | Monitoring & Evaluation | ATR conducted interviews and FGDs in IDP camps to capture beneficiaries’ perceptions of the strengths and weaknesses of individual components of Welthungerhilfe's (WHH), 3-year, $1.5 million BMZ financed project. | WHH | Afghanistan | January 2015 - February 2015 |
| Capacity Development | Capacity Development | ATR consulting delivered a training package that included modules on leadership techniques in order to enhance organizational efficiency, as well as communication and reporting skills to enhance communications internally and externally. | Helvetas | Afghanistan | October 2014 - November 2014 |
| Research | Research | ATR Consulting was contracted to adjust the UN’s multi-country system-wide Rule of Law Indicators to the Afghan context and to create a baseline for the Afghanistan RoL Indicators. | UNDP | Afghanistan | June 2014 - January 2015 |
| Capacity Development | Capacity Development | ATR built the capacity of the Helvetas program staff on monitoring outputs and outcomes under the ‘Improving Livelihoods of Rural Communities’ programme in the Central Highlands. | Helvetas | Afghansitan | June 2014 - January 2015 |
| Capacity Development | Capacity Development | ATR provided advisory to a capacity development project aiming at supporting the Human Resources Directorate of the Administrative Office of the President (AOP) in the establishment of an autonomous capacity to assess and train the personnel of the AOP. | French Embassy | Afghanistan | January 2015 - February 2015 |
| Polling | Polling | ATR conducted the first presidential approval rating after President Ashraf Ghani took office in September. | Moby Group | Afghanistan | January 2015 - October 2015 |
| Monitoring & Evaluation | Monitoring & Evaluation | ATR conducted spot checks that allowed information coming from implementing partners on school and classroom environments, including the use of learning materials, enrolment, attendance, and drop out records for preschool, community-based primary schools, and accelerated learning programmes to be verified. | AKF | Afghanistan | September 2014 - September 2015 |
| Monitoring & Evaluation | Monitoring & Evaluation | ATR conducted a short panel study after the final broadcast of the Dream and Achieve national programme on Lemar. | Moby Group | Afghanistan | August 2014 - November 2014 |
| Monitoring & Evaluation | Monitoring & Evaluation | ATR facilitated the internal review of the SDC-funded Rural Livelihood Program (RLP) and designed and implemented FGDs with CDCs, farmers, direct beneficiaries and women in the 4 project districts. | Helvetas | Afghanistan | August 2014 - August 2014 |
| Polling | Polling | ATR conducted the third presidential approval rating after President Ashraf Ghani took office in September. | Tolos News | Afghanistan | April 2015 - May 2015 |
| Capacity Development | Capacity Development | ATR consulting delivered training sessions on conflict management and resolution to 15 men and 15 women selected within the DDAs. | AECOM | Afghanistan | September 2014 - December 2014 |
| Monitoring & Evaluation | Monitoring & Evaluation | ATR evaluated USAID’s Rule of Law project, a USD 30 million project implemented by TetraTech DPK from 2010 to 2014 aimed at strengthening the formal justice system of Afghanistan. | USAID | Afghanistan | November 2014 - January 2015 |
| Monitoring & Evaluation | Monitoring & Evaluation | ATR consulting organized focus group discussions in 34 provinces to prepare the topics that should be discussed under each of the provincial Town Hall Meetings broadcasted by the Moby Group during the parliamentarian election campaign in 2015. | Moby Group | Afghanistan | November 2014 - August 2015 |
| Research | Research | ATR conducted a phone survey with 1,899 respondents including 883 smartphone users to examine the usage of smartphones in Afghanistan. | Moby Group | Afghanistan | August 2014 - September 2014 |
| Research | Research | ATR conducted 2 rounds of qualitative research in Kabul and Kandahar for CCI to gauge the legitimacy and credibility of the election process and how the latter impacted on the former. | Creative Associates | Afghansitan | August 2014 - September 2014 |
| Monitoring & Evaluation | Monitoring & Evaluation | ATR conducted an impact evaluation of the four-year stabilization initiative of the French Government in Kapisa province and Surobi district . | French Embassy | Afghanistan | September 2014 - December 2014 |
| Monitoring & Evaluation | Monitoring & Evaluation | ATR conducted an impact evaluation of the education and health projects of the “Pole de Stabilization” delivered as part of the French military’s intervention strategy. | French Embassy | Afghanistan | September 2015 - December 2015 |
| ATR conducted a baseline assessment of the SIKA-South program in 14 districts which involved conducting over 6,100 surveys, 96 focus group discussions and 35 key informant interviews with male and female community members. | AECOM | Afghanistan | August 2014 - November 2014 | ||
| Monitoring & Evaluation | Monitoring & Evaluation | ATR reviewed the Performance Management Plan and conducted 1,047 interviews to assess CDC and DDA perceptions across 5 mostly highly insecure districts. | Counterpoint International | Afghansitan | August 2014 - November 2014 |
| Research | Research | ATR trained youth to share their grievances and needs with government officials through activities used as a neutral platform for dialogue (poetry and Holy Quran recitation, athletic competitions) and supported elders by strengthening their capacity for dispute resolution through workshops and a district-wide Jirga. | Creative Associates | Afghansitan | July 2014 - October 2014 |
| Capacity Development | Capacity Development | ATR reviewed, edited and restructured the content of all training materials of NRC. ATR also developed detailed training modules, handouts, posters, visual aids, brochures and other relevant materials for legal training targeted at statutory and customary judicial players in Afghanistan. | NRC | Afghanistan | May 2014 - March 2015 |
| Research | Research | ATR conducted a study on social media usage, preferences, risks, opportunities and engagement with Afghans. | GIZ | Afghanistan | July 2014 - September 2014 |
| Research, Strategic Advice | Research, Strategic Advice | ATR researched and designed 4 white papers focused on topics relating to the investment climate in Afghanistan. | Moby Group | Afghanistan, International media | February 2014 - November 2014 |
| Polling | Polling | ATR conducted a 3,086-respondent, nationwide survey that measured national perceptions on people’s preferred candidates. | Moby Group | Afghanistan | February 2014 - February 2014 |
| Monitoring & Evaluation | Monitoring & Evaluation | ATR conducted a quantitative study with a survey of 800 people to monitor the quality of the ‘Promising Voices’ Program and its impact among young educated people. | Moby Group | Afghanistan | December 2013 - March 2014 |
| Monitoring & Evaluation | Monitoring & Evaluation | ATR conducted a nation-wide study to gauge the impact of the Afghan Premier League on Afghans' values and behaviors and verify that these changes are attributable to the APL programme. | Moby Group | Afghanistan | July 2012 - November 2012 |
| Polling | Polling | ATR conducted a 1,306-respondent nationwide phone survey that assessed people’s perception toward presidential candidates. The results were weighted to ensure geographical and gender representation. | Moby Group | Afghanistan | October 2013 - March 2014 |
| Polling | Polling | Phone survey on youth | Moby Group | Afghanistan | |
| Polling | Polling | Audience rating Afghan Premiere League 1 | Lapis Communication | Afghanistan | January 2014 - December 2014 |
| Polling | Polling | ATR conducted a nationwide phone survey that assessed people’s perception toward presidential candidates. The results were weighted to ensure geographical and gender representation. | Moby Group | Afghanistan | January 2013 - December 2014 |
| ATR designed and implemented a capacity building strategy for the district staff and governance bodies based on a research and capacity gap assessment conducted in the province. | DAI, MRRD, IDLG | Afghanistan | January 2014 - June 20140 | ||
| Monitoring & Evaluation, Capacity Development | Monitoring & Evaluation, Capacity Development | ATR designed and implemented a capacity building strategy for the district staff and governance bodies based on the previous research and capacity gap assessment conducted in the province. | DAI, MRRD, IDLG | Afghanistan | December 2014 - November 2014 |
| Monitoring & Evaluation, Capacity Development | Monitoring & Evaluation, Capacity Development | ATR designed and implemented a capacity building strategy for the district staff and governance bodies based on the previous research and capacity gap assessment conducted in the province. | DAI, MRRD, IDLG | Afghanistan | December 2013 - March 2014 |
| Monitoring & Evaluation, Capacity Development | Monitoring & Evaluation, Capacity Development | ATR designed and implemented a capacity building strategy for the district staff and governance bodies based on the previous research and capacity gap assessment conducted in the province. | DAI, MRRD, IDLG | Afghanistan | December 2014 - March 2015 |
| Monitoring & Evaluation, Capacity Development | Monitoring & Evaluation, Capacity Development | ATR designed and implemented a capacity building strategy for the district staff and governance bodies based on the previous research and capacity gap assessment conducted in the province. | DAI, MRRD, IDLG | Afghanistan | December 2015 - March 2016 |
| Monitoring & Evaluation, Capacity Development | Monitoring & Evaluation, Capacity Development | ATR conducted a qualitative baseline study to measure the reciprocal knowledge and perceptions of Afghans and Pakistanis. The findings informed the design of a TV series aimed at fostering improved relations and mutual understanding. | DAI | Afghanistan | November 2013 - December 2013 |
| Monitoring & Evaluation | Monitoring & Evaluation | ATR conducted a desk review leading publications on the electoral process of Afghanistan and 21 key informant interviews with CSO leaders from 7 provinces to understand the context of the elections and identify relevant issues at the national and local levels. | Moby Group | Afghanistan (Nangarhar, Kabul), Pakistan (Islamabad and Peshawar) | September 2013 - October 2013 |
| Research | Research | ATR conducted a 2,063-respondent phone nationwide survey that measured national perception on people’s preferred candidates and on the Bilateral Security Agreement. | Moby Group | Afghanistan | December 2013 - January 2014 |
| Polling | Polling | ATR collected data through media monitoring to assess the reporting of justice and human rights in 4 provinces and to identify gaps in the Ministry of Justice and Public Legal Awareness Unit in formulating and delivering messages of public legal awareness. | Moby Group | Afghanistan | October 2013 - July 2014 |
| Monitoring & Evaluation | Monitoring & Evaluation | ATR conducted a baseline survey with 1,013 respondents to assess their awareness of the electoral process, their motivations to participate and their preferences of presidential candidates. | Moby Group | Afghanistan | November 2013 - April 2014 |
| Monitoring & Evaluation, Research | Monitoring & Evaluation, Research | ATR reviewed the Performance Management Plan and conducted 1,156 interviews to assess CDC and DDA perceptions in nine mostly highly insecure districts. | AECOM | Afghanistan | August 2013 - December 2013 |
| Monitoring & Evaluation | Monitoring & Evaluation | ATR conducted qualitative and quantitative research with more than 4,200 respondents in different regions to shed light on dominant perceptions of the Taliban, state control and the role of the international community in Afghanistan’s future. | Lapis Communications | Afghanistan | August 2013 - January 2014 |
| Research | Research | Using quantitative and qualitative research tools, ATR provided detailed information on the impact and coverage of the “Our Rights, Our Future” radio program. | Moby Group | Afghanistan | July 2013 - October 2013 |
| Monitoring & Evaluation | Monitoring & Evaluation | ATR conducted a survey of 1,317 respondents to gauge the impact of “The Traveling Doctor”, a State Department-funded TV series with information on maternal and child health. | Moby Group | Afghanistan | May 2013 - July 2013 |
| Monitoring & Evaluation | Monitoring & Evaluation | ATR conducted an in-depth research aimed at developing 3 detailed district profiles covering political, governance, development and security aspects. | Afghanistan | October 2012 - January 2013 | |
| ATR developed an evaluation framework and 16 different data collection tools. | DAI | Afghanistan | February 2013 - June 2013 | ||
| Research | Research | ATR conducted in-depth research aimed at developing 3 detailed district profiles covering political, governance, development and security aspects. | DAI | Afghanistan | February 2013 - May 2013 |
| Monitoring & Evaluation | Monitoring & Evaluation | ATR proceeded to a capacity gap assessment of the local authority administrations and recommended a training scheme responding the preoccupations of the constituents, thus fostering stability in the district. | IRI | Afghanistan | January 2013 - March 2013 |
| Research | Research | ATR worked in collaboration with Lapis Communications in measuring the audience and impact of '100 Successful Women', a programme aimed at empowering women in the public sphere. | DAI | Afghanistan | January 2013 - November 2013 |
| Monitoring & Evaluation | Monitoring & Evaluation | ATR conducted a baseline assessment and evaluation of the "Afghan Premier League", a soccer programme. | DAI | Afghanistan | January 2013 - December 2013 |
| Research | Research | ATR conducted an audience rating of the TV programme, "The Voice". | Moby Group | Afghanistan | January 2013 - December 2013 |
| Monitoring & Evaluation | Monitoring & Evaluation | ATR conducted a capacity gap assessment in the government offices and a capacity assessment of traditional leaders on their ability to reach out to communities and support conflict resolution through semi-structured interviews, observations and a participant survey. | Lapis Communications | Afghanistan | April 2012 - June 2012 |
| Polling | Polling | ATR conducted semi-structured interviews, direct observations and surveys, produced a comprehensive training curriculum and conducted training for district government officials, tribal elders and civil society members. | Afghanistan | April 2012 - July 2012 | |
| Capacity Development | Capacity Development | ATR trained 50 young people. ATR conducted a pretest of the participants before the training to adapt the training to their level of understanding of key topics of the training. The training resulted in decreased frustration among the youth towards the government and increased resolve to organize and plan volunteer activities. | DAI | Afghanistan | April 2012 - May 2012 |
| Capacity Development | Capacity Development | ATR conducted an assessment of organizational setting, institutional and staff knowledge, and population access to information. ATR conducted direct observations, surveys, bilateral and group interviews and FGDs. | DAI | Afghanistan | March 2012 - June 2012 |
| Capacity Development | Capacity Development | ATR conducted an assessment of the organizational setting, staff knowledge and population access to information by conducting bilateral interviews, FGDs, direct observations. Based on this assessment, ATR developed a tailored curriculum and developed relevant training materials. | DAI | Afghanistan | March 2012 - June 2012 |
| Capacity Development | Capacity Development | ATR provided weekly atmospheric reports on perceptions and rumors in Dasht-e Archi, Imam Sahib, Khan Abad and Gor Tepa district of Kunduz, and recommendations to the client for future capacity building activities related to service delivery, communication with citizens, outreach and public administration management. | DAI | Afghanistan | November 2013 - October 204 |
| Capacity Development | Capacity Development | ATR reviewed the policy, legal and strategic frameworks of the education sector. ATR proceeded to an extensive desk review of 32 public and non-public documents and held key informant interviews with participants. | DAI | Afghanistan | December 2012 - December 2012 |
| ATR developed an evaluation framework for a one-year project launched by the US embassy to raise citizens' interest in the 2014 elections and improve election turnout, measuring both outcomes and impact in representative provinces. | DAI | Afghanistan | December 2012 - April 2014 | ||
| Capacity Development | Capacity Development | ATR provided weekly atmospheric reports on perceptions and rumors in Dasht-e Archi, Imam Sahib, Khan Abad and Gor Tepa district of Kunduz, and made recommendations to the client for future capacity building activities related to service delivery. | DAI | Afghanistan | November 2013 - October 2014 |
| Research | Research | ATR reviewed the policy, legal and strategic frameworks of the education sector. This included an analysis of donors’ support and NGOs’ approaches in promoting education, including the WB, SIDA, DFID and WFP. | Helvetas | Afghanistan | December 2012 - December 2012 |
| Monitoring & Evaluation | Monitoring & Evaluation | ATR developed an evaluation framework for a one-year project launched by the US embassy to raise citizens' interest in the 2014 elections and improve election turnout in order to measure both outcomes and impact in representative provinces. | Moby Group | Afghanistan | December 2012 - April 2014 |
| Research | Research | ATR provided weekly atmospheric reports on perceptions and rumors in Dasht-e Archi, Imam Sahib, Khan Abad and Gor Tepa district of Kunduz, and recommendations to the client for future capacity building activities related to service delivery, communication with citizens, outreach, and public administration management. | DAI | Afghanistan | November 2013 - October 2014 |
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Migration & Forced Displacement
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Civil Society, Gender, & Youth
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Infrastructure & Rural/Urban Development
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Conflict & Governance
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Education
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Health
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Labor Market Analysis
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