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 |
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Monitoring Evaluation and Learning | Gender | Midterm Evaluation-Access to Justice through Culturally Sensitive Approaches-Phase II ATR evaluated the progress made towards achieving planned objectives of by TAF. This qualitative evaluation assesses the effectiveness and the sustainability of efforts made by this project implemented by the Asia Foundation to strengthen the capacities of Family Resolution Centre, Community Dialogue Group (CDG), CDG facilitators, Khateebs, teachers and targeted communities to promote and protect women’s rights within Islamic perspective. As a result, ATR provide recommendations for the enhancement of the project. ATR conduct 28 FGDs and 26 KIIs with relevant stakeholders and implementing partners and beneficiaries of the project. | The Asia Foundation | Afghanistan | 10/2020-01/2021 |
Socioeconomic Research | Health | Data collection for study for Weekly Iron Folic Acid Supplementation among Adolescent Girls ATR conducted a research to assess the perception of the community members (girls, teachers, parents and elders) about the usage of iron folic acid tablets distributed in schools by UNICEF. The result of this socio-cultural study will help UNICEF to better understand local barriers and fears and to develop more efficient plans for iron folic acid distributions. | UNICEF | Afghanistan | 10/2020-09/2020 |
Third Party Monitoring | Development and Humanitarian Assistance | Third-Party Monitoring of poppy substitution projects (CBARD East & West) ATR provides independent third-party monitoring to Community-Based Agriculture and Rural Development (CBARD) projects which aim to support farmers to increase their incomes by replacing poppy cultivation by more profitable and sustainable crops. These projects implemented by Tiger Swan and funded by International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs Bureau (INL) take place in Nangarhar, Badghis and Farah. | TigerSwan | Afghanistan | |
Monitoring Evaluation and Learning | Education | Formative evaluation of the Girls Access to Teacher Education (Gate) scholarship programme ATR, a local project partner collaborating with Education and Development Solutions (EADS), conduct a mixed method formative evaluation of GATE programme performance. ATR’s role include consultation in developing and revision of tools, piloting tools, data collection, translation of the data, analysis of quantitative data and review of the final report. ATR will conduct 350 surveys with programme’s beneficiaries, 189 KIIs and 27 FGDs with stakeholders, beneficiaries and persons involved in the programme in district level. Additionally, ATR will observe 5 TTCs in district and provincial level and will find 7 stories of transformation. | EADS | Afghanistan | 09/2020-11/2020 |
Monitoring Evaluation and Learning | Gender | Gender-based violence ATR assessed the evolution of violence against women in Kabul province during the COVID-19 pandemic. This assessment contracted by Magenta was done by conducting KIIs with women in the province. | Magenta | Afghanistan | 06/2020-07/2020 |
Socioeconomic Research | Gender | Gender norms addressing poppy cultivation | Magenta | Afghanistan | 07/2020-08/2020 |
Monitoring Evaluation and Learning | Health | 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 | 07/2020-12/2020 |
Monitoring Evaluation and Learning | Health | 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 | 06/2020-08/2020 |
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 | 05/2020-10/2020 |
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 05/ change as the project progresses. | DFID | Afghanistan | 03/2020-07/2020 |
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 | 03/2020-02/2020 |
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 | 01/2020-05/2020 |
Third Party Monitoring | Development and Humanitarian Assistance | 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 | 12/2019-01/2020 |
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 | 12/2019-06/2020 |
Socioeconomic Research | Migration & Displacement | Western Afghanistan was hit by recurrent drought in2018 and it led to massive displacements in2018. 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 | 11/2019-03/2020 |
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 | 11/2019-02/2020 |
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 | 10/2019-12/2019 |
Socioeconomic Research | Migration & Displacement | 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 | 10/2019-12/2019 |
Monitoring Evaluation and Learning | Development and Humanitarian Assistance | 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 | 10/2019-12/2019 |
Monitoring & Evaluation | Monitoring & Evaluation | Development of National IDP Policy M&E framework and Complaints Response Mechanism for MoRR | WHH | Afghanistan | 08/2019-11/2019 |
Strategic Advisory | Migration & Displacement | 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 | 08/2019-11/2019 |
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 | 09/2019-03/2020 |
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 | 09/2019-12/2019 |
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 | 08/2019-11/2019 |
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 | 08/2019-10/2019 |
Interviews | Interviews | ATR completed 30 interviews with land mine clearers who have returned to cleared areas and those still living near the affected areas. | Noah Coburn | Afghanistan | 06/2019-08/2019 |
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 | 07/2019-09/2019 |
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 | 07/2019-10/2019 |
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 | 07/2019-09/2019 |
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 | 06/2019-02/2020 |
Monitoring Evaluation and Learning | Development and Humanitarian Assistance | 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 | 06/2019.-07/2020 |
Monitoring Evaluation and Learning | Conflict & Governance & Rule of Law | 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 | 05/2019-07/2019 |
Monitoring Evaluation and Learning | Health | 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 | 01/2019-12/2020 |
Monitoring Evaluation and Learning | Education | 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 | 12/2019-02/2020 |
Monitoring Evaluation and Learning | Development and Humanitarian Assistance | 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 | 5/1/2019 |
Socioeconomic Research | Migration & Displacement | 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 | 05/2019-09/2019 |
Capacity Development | Conflict & Governance & Rule of Law | ATR produced a comprehensive implementation plan for the strategic communication strategy for the national budget department. | GIZ | Afghanistan | 03/2020-06/2020 |
Socioeconomic Research | Migration & Displacement | 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 | 03/2019-04/2019 |
Socioeconomic Research | Health | 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 | 03/2019-01/2021 |
Capacity Development | Gender | 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 | 03/2019-08/2019 |
Capacity Development | Conflict & Governance & Rule of Law | 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 | 03/2019-08/2019 |
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 | 02/2019-03/2019 |
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 | 01/2019-06/2019 |
Monitoring Evaluation and Learning | Conflict & Governance & Rule of Law | ATR conducted field research to assess the implementation of the Norwegian Afghanistan Committee’s Conflict Transformation and Dialogue training. | NAC | Afghanistan | 01/2019-06/2019 |
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 | Afghanistan | 01/2019-04/2019 |
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 | 11/2019-02/2019 |
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 | 10/2018-01/ |
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 | 09/2018-10/2018 |
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 | 09/2018-10/2018 |
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 | 08/2018-10/2018 |
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 | 08/2018-11/2018 |
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 | 08/2018-10/2018 |
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 | 06/2018-08/2018 |
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 | 05/2018-07/2018 |
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 | 07/2018-07/2019 |
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 | 07/2018-07/2019 |
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 | 05/2018-06/2018 |
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 | 04/2018-10/2018 |
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 | 07/2018-01/2021 |
Research | Research | ATR was commissioned by the United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) to conduct nationally representative opinion surveys in Afghanistan throughout2018. The aim of this research was to allow trends analysis and a developed understanding of local perceptions. | UNAMA | Afghanistan | 04/2018-03/2019 |
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 | 03/2018-06/2018 |
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 | 12/2017-03/2018 |
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 | 02/2018-05/2018 |
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 | 01/2018-06/2018 |
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 | 01/2018-06/2018 |
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 | 01/2018-12/2018 |
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 | 11/2017-03/2018 |
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 | 11/2017-12/2018 |
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 | 02/2018-02/2019 |
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 | 11/2017-11/2018 |
Monitoring & Evaluation | Monitoring & Evaluation | Midterm evaluation of "Tien Sira" and final evaluation of PDDH | Edburgh | Mali | 07/2017-10/2017 |
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 | 10/2017-03/2018 |
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 | 09/2017-11/2017 |
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 | 09/2017-05/2018 |
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 | 08/2017-06/2018 |
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 | 08/2017-02/2018 |
Research | Research | ATR produced a high-quality research paper focused on physical protection risks among Afghans on the move. | DRC | Afghanistan | 08/2017-12/2017 |
Monitoring & Evaluation | Monitoring & Evaluation | Mid-term Evaluation of Reproductive Health and Reproductive Rights | Edburgh | Afghanistan | 08/2017-09/2017 |
Socioeconomic Research | Conflict & Governance & Rule of Law | 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 | 08/2017-11/2017 |
Capacity Development | Conflict & Governance & Rule of Law | Individual Mission on the Framework of International Cooperation Project | Expertise France | Kabul | 08/2017-11/2017 |
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 | 08/2017-09/2017 |
Capacity Development | Conflict & Governance & Rule of Law | 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 | 06/2017-08/2017 |
Research | Research | ATR has been commissioned by the United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) to conduct nationally representative opinion surveys in Afghanistan throughout2017. | UNAMA | Afghanistan | 04/2017-12/2017 |
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 | 04/2017-05/2017 |
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 | 04/2017-04/2017 |
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 | 01/2020-03/2020 |
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 | 02/2017-04/2017 |
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 | 01/2014-01/2019 |
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 | 12/2016-01/2017 |
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 | 12/2016-01/2017 |
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 | 03/2017-03/2017 |
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 | 02/2017-07/2017 |
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 | 12/2016-07/2017 |
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 | 06/2020-07/2020 |
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 | 01/2017-06/2017 |
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 | 02/2017-07/2017 |
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 | 11/2016-01/2017 |
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 | 09/2016-10/2016 |
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 | 01/2016-08/2017 |
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 | 10/2020-12/2020 |
Research | Research | ATR conducted a survey of knowledge, attitudes, and practices (KAP) towards reproductive health with young males in 5 provinces. | JHPIEGO | Afghanistan | 09/2016-10/2017 |
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 | 09/2016-01/2017 |
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 | 2/1/2015 |
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 | 06/2016-09/2016 |
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 | 02/2016-08/2016 |
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 | 02/2016-03/2016 |
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 | 07/2016-08/2016 |
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 | 08/2016-12/2016 |
Research | Research | ATR conducted a review of governance programming and actors in the Extreme North province of Cameroon. | DAI | Cameroon | 06/2016-09/2016 |
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 | 05/2013-07/2013 |
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 | 03/2013-06/2013 |
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 | 05/2018-06/2018 |
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 | 08/2012-12/2012 |
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 | 04/2018-05/2018 |
Polling | Polling | ATR conducted two viewership phone surveys of 500 respondents for Afghan Star show on TOLO TV. | Moby Group | Afghanistan | 12/2013-03/2014 |
Research | Research | ATR conducted market research and provided BBC with recommendations on addressing market gaps in TV offerings. | BBC | Afghanistan | 03/2018-04/2018 |
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 | 09/2016-09/2016 |
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 | 04/2016-06/2016 |
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 | 02/2016-05/2016 |
Socioeconomic Research | Labor Market Analysis | 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 | Afghanistan | 02/2016-03/2017 |
Polling | Polling | ATR conducted the first presidential approval rating after President Ashraf Ghani took office in 09/. | Moby Group | Afghanistan | 02/2016-10/2016 |
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 | 03/2016-09/2016 |
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 | 12/2015-03/2016 |
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 | 12/2015-01/2016 |
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 | 11/2015-12/2015 |
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 | 10/2015-12/2015 |
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 | 07/2015-10/2015 |
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 | 10/2015-12/2015 |
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 | 10/2015-12/2015 |
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 | 09/2015-12/2015 |
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 | 08/2015-05/2016 |
Polling | Polling | ATR conducted the first presidential approval rating after President Ashraf Ghani took office in 09/. | Moby Group | Afghanistan | 01/2015-01/2015 |
Polling | Polling | ATR completed 3 complementary assignments for AFD in Kapisa to improve the implementation of its electrification projects. | AFD | Afghanistan | 07/2015-12/2015 |
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 | 07/2015-03/2018 |
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 | 06/2015-08/2015 |
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 | 05/2015-09/2015 |
Research | Research | ATR supported GIZ’s Promoting Good Governance in the Extractive Industries in Afghanistan by providing strategic recommendations. | GIZ | Afghanistan | 06/2015-07/2015 |
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 | 05/2015-05/2016 |
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 | 04/2015-05/2015 |
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 | 05/2015-06/2015 |
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 | 04/2015-06/2015 |
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 | 04/2015-06/2015 |
Polling | Polling | ATR conducted the first presidential approval rating after President Ashraf Ghani took office in 09/ | Moby Group | Afghanistan | 04/2015-06/2015 |
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 | 04/2015-07/2015 |
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 | 03/2016-07/2016 |
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 | 03/2016-07/2016 |
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 | 03/2015-06/2015 |
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 | 01/2015-02/2015 |
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 | 01/2015-11/2017 |
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 | 01/2015-03/2015 |
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 | 01/2015-02/2015 |
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 | 01/2013-03/2013 |
Polling | Polling | ATR conducted the first presidential approval rating after President Ashraf Ghani took office in 09/. | Moby Group | Afghanistan | 10/2014-10/2014 |
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 | 01/2015-02/2015 |
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 | 10/2014-11/2014 |
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 | 06/2014-01/2015 |
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 | 06/2014-01/2015 |
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 | 01/2015-02/2015 |
Polling | Polling | ATR conducted the first presidential approval rating after President Ashraf Ghani took office in 09/. | Moby Group | Afghanistan | 01/2015-10/2015 |
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 | 09/2014-09/2015 |
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 | 08/2014-11/2014 |
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 | 08/2014-08/2014 |
Polling | Polling | ATR conducted the third presidential approval rating after President Ashraf Ghani took office in 09/. | Tolos News | Afghanistan | 04/2015-05/2015 |
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 | 09/2014-12/2014 |
Monitoring & Evaluation | Monitoring & Evaluation | ATR evaluated USAID’s Rule of Law project, a USD 30 million project implemented by TetraTech DPK from 2010 to2014 aimed at strengthening the formal justice system of Afghanistan. | USAID | Afghanistan | 11/2014-01/2015 |
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 in2015. | Moby Group | Afghanistan | 11/2014-08/2015 |
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 | 08/2014-09/2014 |
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 | 08/2014-09/2014 |
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 | 09/2014-12/2014 |
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 | 09/2015-12/2015 |
Monitoring Evaluation and Learning | Conflict & Governance & Rule of Law | 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 | 08/2014-11/2014 |
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 | 08/2014-11/2014 |
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 | 07/2014-10/2014 |
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 | 05/2014-03/2015 |
Research | Research | ATR conducted a study on social media usage, preferences, risks, opportunities and engagement with Afghans. | GIZ | Afghanistan | 07/2014-09/2014 |
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 | 02/2014-11/2014 |
Polling | Polling | ATR conducted a 3,086-respondent, nationwide survey that measured national perceptions on people’s preferred candidates. | Moby Group | Afghanistan | 02/2014-02/2014 |
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 | 12/2013-03/2014 |
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 | 07/2012-11/2012 |
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 | 10/2013-03/2014 |
Polling | Polling | Phone survey on youth | Moby Group | Afghanistan | |
Polling | Polling | Audience rating Afghan Premiere League 1 | Lapis Communication | Afghanistan | 01/2014-12/2014 |
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 | 01/2013-12/2014 |
Capacity Development | Conflict & Governance & Rule of Law | 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 | 01/2014-06/2014 |
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 | 12/2014-11/2014 |
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 | 12/2013-03/2014 |
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 | 12/2014-03/2015 |
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 | 12/2015-03/2016 |
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 | 11/2013-12/2013 |
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) | 09/2013-10/2013 |
Research | Research | ATR conducted a 2,06/3-respondent phone nationwide survey that measured national perception on people’s preferred candidates and on the Bilateral Security Agreement. | Moby Group | Afghanistan | 12/2013-01/2014 |
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 | 10/2013-07/2014 |
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 | 11/2013-04/2014 |
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 | 08/2013-12/2013 |
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 | 08/2013-01/2014 |
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 | 07/2013-10/2013 |
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 | 05/2013-07/2013 |
Monitoring & Evaluation | Monitoring & Evaluation | ATR conducted an in-depth research aimed at developing 3 detailed district profiles covering political, governance, development and security aspects. | DAI | Afghanistan | 10/2012-01/2013 |
Capacity Development | Conflict & Governance & Rule of Law | ATR developed an evaluation framework and 16 different data collection tools. | DAI | Afghanistan | 02/2013-06/2013 |
Research | Research | ATR conducted in-depth research aimed at developing 3 detailed district profiles covering political, governance, development and security aspects. | DAI | Afghanistan | 02/2013-05/2013 |
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 | 01/2013-03/2013 |
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 | 01/2013-11/2013 |
Monitoring & Evaluation | Monitoring & Evaluation | ATR conducted a baseline assessment and evaluation of the "Afghan Premier League", a soccer programme. | DAI | Afghanistan | 01/2013-12/2013 |
Research | Research | ATR conducted an audience rating of the TV programme, "The Voice". | Moby Group | Afghanistan | 01/2013-12/2013 |
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 | 04/2012-06/2012 |
Monitoring Evaluation and Learning | Conflict & Governance & Rule of Law | 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. | DAI | Afghanistan | 04/2012-07/2012 |
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 | 04/2012-05/2012 |
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 | 03/2012-06/2012 |
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 | 03/2012-06/2012 |
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 | 11/2013-10/ 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 | 12/2012-12/2012 |
Monitoring Evaluation and Learning | Conflict & Governance & Rule of Law | ATR developed an evaluation framework for a one-year project launched by the US embassy to raise citizens' interest in the2014 elections and improve election turnout, measuring both outcomes and impact in representative provinces. | DAI | Afghanistan | 12/2012-04/2014 |
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 | 11/2013-10/2014 |
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 | 12/2012-12/2012 |
Monitoring & Evaluation | Monitoring & Evaluation | ATR developed an evaluation framework for a one-year project launched by the US embassy to raise citizens' interest in the2014 elections and improve election turnout in order to measure both outcomes and impact in representative provinces. | Moby Group | Afghanistan | 12/2012-04/2014 |
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 | 11/2013-10/2014 |