Research and Studies ...
 
About 10 years experience in Research and Consultancy enriched ChangeMaker and its highly professional team to offer its clients high quality and supreme end support and services. It’s team members are already recognized in multiple fields for their great contribution to the sectors and subsectors through highly convincing research outcomes. Highly satisfactory standards of researches and relevant services made ChangeMaker and its quality services unique. ChangeMaker is an organization that has both the private sector and social change sector experiences, which has included an added advantage for this organization.

So far it accomplished wider number of researches and studies in multiple fields including social and business issues.

Snapshot of detailed researches and studies so far ChangeMaker accomplished:
 

1.	Katalayst/SwissContact
	Strengthening Marketing Services for the growth of SMEs (Jessore)
2.	Katalayst/SwissContact
	Promoting Social Responsible Business Practices in Bangladesh
3.	Save the Children Sweden-Denmark
	Policy Advocacy for Integrating Local government in the Child Rights Issues
4.	USAID-Afghanistan Alternative Livelihoods Program Eastern Region / Bearing Point / Development Alternatives, Inc:
	Conducted Subsector and value Chain Analysis on tomato for enhancing farmer’s profitability through value addition in the Easter Region of Afghanistan
5.	CARE Bangladesh/DFID:
	Conducted training of CARE and CARE-Partner Organizations on Strategic Planning
6.	South Asia Enterprise Development Facility (SEDF)/IFC/World Bank:
	Conducted bicycle spare parts subsector analysis focusing on supply and value chain analysis to identify competitive advantage, cost leadership, product differentiation.
7.	South Asia Enterprise Development Facility (SEDF)/IFC/World Bank:
	Supervision of three subsector studies – research design, methodology development, data collection instrument design, field supervision, conducting FGDs, data analysis and report writing on supply and value chain analysis of Poultry, Vegetable and Agro Machinery and Tools subsector
8.	Katalayst/SwissContact:
	Conducted subsector analysis and market assessment for advertisement services for SMEs in Chittagong.
9.	Katalayst/SwissContact:
	Strengthening Marketing Services for the growth of SMEs (Bogra)
10.	Katalayst/SwissContact:
	Conducted subsector analysis and market assessment on marketing services for rural SMEs to designing interventions and detail implementations plan (DIP)
11.	Katalayst/SwissContact:
	Conducted research on Child Care Center as the potential intervention for Corporate Social Responsibility in Bangladesh
12.	Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC):
	Developed Strategies and Intervention for Sunamganj project. Conducted workshop on “Power Relationship and Causes of Poverty” in Sunamganj using “Future Search” methodology to identify poverty incidence, the various actors and their role in poverty dynamics
13.	Cordaid, the Netherlands:
	Conducted a mission appraisal for ICT applications in poverty reduction. Conducted technical feasibility, policy implication, social and economic impact and financial investment using “Ethnographic Action Research” methodology
14.	Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA):
	Identification and Evaluation of Trade and Business Associations and Business Promoters, preparing a Catalogue of Business Promoters - Trade Associations, Cooperatives and NGOs Involved in Business in association with BASC and CIPROCO
15.	SwissContact/International Development Enterprises (IDE):
	Conducted BDS Subsector Analysis and Market Assessment on rural markets focusing on potato, onion, vegetable and fish subsector in Rangpur and Faridpur
16.	Department for International Development (DFID), UK/SwissContact:
	Conducted a BDS Subsector Analysis and Market Assessment study on Agricultural Machinery and Tools Subsector in Bogra, Jessore, and Dinajpur
17.	SwissContact/DBSM:
	Conducted a field research on 13 Sub-sectors and 13 Clusters to identify potential for developing business service markets. The subsectors are: Knitted Fabrics and Knitwear Products, Embroidery, Plastic Hand Molding, Plastic Machine Molding, Paper & Packaging, Electrical Fittings, Domestic Electrical Appliance, Storage & Transport, Veterinary Services, Components of Agricultural Machinery, Steel and Cast Iron Metals, Tanning & Finishing: Leather Tanning & Finishing
18.	Department for International Development (DFID), UK:
	Conducted three BDS Subsector Analysis and Market Assessment on Fine Rice and Dairy subsector in Taragonj (Rangpur), and Chirrirbandar (Dinajpur)
19.	SEEP-USA:
	Conducted BDS Subsector Analysis and Market Assessment on vegetable subsector in Sherpur, Bogra
20.	Department for International Development (DFID), UK:
	Conducted BDS Subsector Analysis and Market Assessment on Dairy subsector in Sherajgong for their project “Making Markets Work for the Poor”
21.	MISEREOR (Germany):
	Need Assessment of CDL-Central Library Documentation and Information Center (CELDIC) program activities
22.	Pakistan Literacy Commission/Karachi University/Special Education Foundation:
	Chief facilitator to conduct Strategic Planning Exercise “Public Private Partnership - Transforming Dreams into Reality” and design a demand driven education model for replication in the country. The objective was to create scopes and opportunities of the partner organizations (governmental schools, colleges, technical centers and polytechnic institute, NGOs, private sector, professionals, parents/community) to participate in the design and implantation of the educational issues. The program was jointly sponsored by Asia Foundation, The Aga Khan Foundation, Faran Education Society, and Sindh Provincial Government with Karachi University and Pakistan Literacy Commission as the lead role
23.	Cornell University/CYMMIT/USAID:
	Conducted a study on “Prevalence of Rickets amongst the Ethnic Groups in Chittagong Hill Tracts, on Bandarban Hill Districts”
24.	Kathmandu Environmental Education Program (KEEP):
	Developed strategic options for integrating environmental education in tourism industry
25.	Oxfam(GB):
	Strategic planning exercise of Social Assistance and Rehabilitation for the Physically Vulnerable (SARPV) emphasizing program management; Community Based Rehabilitation (CBR); Resource and Knowledge Center; Human Resource Development; Advocacy and Social Mobilization; and Private Sector Networking.
26.	Independent Verification of Codes of Conduct (Sweden):
	Independent verification for compliance of Codes of Conduct in formal and non-formal sectors with emphasis on Garments Sector. Monitoring and evaluation, study and design of program for implementation of uniform code of conduct
27.	Social Assistance and Rehabilitation for the Physically Vulnerable (SARPV):
	Consultant for designing, implementing, monitoring and evaluation of programs funded by Caritas-Netherlands – CBR; AEM/Cornell University/CYMIIT – Rickets.
28.	Advocacy Institute, Washington D.C. USA:
	Consultant and Local Resource for Capacity Building and Strengthening Program for the Social Justice Advocates in Bangladesh
29.	CARE Bangladesh:
	Designed and implemented Health Information System, a computer driven database and provided information management related recommendations for CARE Bangladesh’s strategy and long-term programs for effective communication in health sector.