Services & Sectors
- Baseline Studies 40
- Capacity Building 12
- Commercial Services 1
- Consumer Survey 3
- Economic Research 58
- Education Safeguards 14
- Enterprise Survey 28
- Gender Analysis 9
- Health 6
- Household Survey 32
- Human Resources 1
- Impact Measurement 67
- M&E 71
- Market Studies 55
- Policy Research 43
- Project Management 48
- Project Support 2
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- Value Chain Analysis 10
KOTO & MKE - KOTO (Know One Teach One) Market Entry and Feasibility Study for Myanmar Market - 2012
Project Description:
KOTO is a social enterprise that works with disadvantaged youth. Over a two year period, the youth were given training in hospitality management and the culinary arts. Training was provided in a training centre and the youth experienced a real world work experience in the KOTO restaurant. After their training, the youth go on to work in the hospitality industry and as chefs in various restaurants.
KOTO began looking for a suitable destination for the next branch of its social enterprise. Yangon was highlighted as a possible market to enter because of both the rapidly changing socio-political and economic situation in Myanmar and business connections to key supporters of the enterprise already located in the city. As such a Feasibility study was conducted.
The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) - Short – Term Consultant for The Round Table Process (RTP) - 2011
Project Description:
The Round Table Process (RTP) was the national mechanism to promote constructive dialogue and cooperation between the Government and development partners for the achievement of national development goals including the MDGs and LDC graduation. To assist donors and Lao Government for the Annual Round Table Implementation Meeting in November 2011, MKE had:
Provided an update and overview of Lao PDR’s key macro-economic and social development indicators, as well as challenges and outlook.
Provided a brief overview and description of the 7th NSEDP 2011-215 recently formulated under the leadership of MPI, as well as examined updates in the development of social development factors in the context of the MDGs and progress towards targets set for 2015
Took a look at the financing side for achieving the MDGs
Provided an analysis of the enabling environment, including an update on the business environment, and a review and analysis of the target of LDC graduation for Lao PDR by 2020.
UNCTAD - Case Study of the zone regime in Vietnam: How to upgrade and move beyond zone-based FDI - 2011
Project Description:
Completed a report on the development of Special Economic Zones (SEZ) in Vietnam as a case study of best practices in how to upgrade and move beyond zone based FDI. Through desk research, direct interviews with experts and specialists in this field and available data, the report aimed to capture the aspects to success of the zone regime in Vietnam, and how Vietnam managed to progress to higher value-added FDI, and greater integration with the economy through the zone regime.
The main objective was to draw out the lessons learned and key zone policies implemented over time in Vietnam which would be useful information for a target audience of other governments and policy makers implementing zone regimes in their countries.
ASEAN Secretariat (ASEC) - Services Diagnostics and Need Assessment Study - 2011
Countries Involved:
Vietnam, Lao PDR, Cambodia, Myanmar and Brunei.
Project Description:
Mke conducted a cross country study visiting each participating country in order to conduct field work and collate research. Consultants then synthesized all research done into a series of country reports which together made up the SDNAS. Apart from this, MKE organized the two ‘sandwich workshops’ in Hanoi and Jakarta. The project was a manifestation of the overall movement of ASEAN towards encouraging the development of service-based trade economies, as part of its general objective to promote economic growth through liberalization.
The World Bank - Urbanization Review: Financing Basic Services and Infrastructure - 2010
Project Description:
The Vietnam Urbanization Review was part of a series of prototypes under a global product called the Urbanization Review, being developed by the Finance, Economics, and Urban Development Department of the World Bank. The objective was to provide diagnostic tools to inform policy dialogues and investment priorities on urbanization by operationalizing the frameworks for urbanization policies developed in World Development Report (2009) – Reshaping Economic Geography and the Bank‘s new Urban and Local Government Strategy System of Cities: Harnessing Urbanization for Growth and Poverty Reduction.
To test the relevance and flexibility of the core diagnostic tools across countries at incipient, intermediate, and advanced stages of urbanization, prototype pilots were being initiated in India (incipient), Indonesia, China, and Vietnam (intermediate), and Colombia (advanced). MKE prepared report on the provision of local services and identify the main bottlenecks to achieving universal coverage of high quality services. The focus was on water, sanitation, electricity and road. MKE also developed data tables that covered all relevant variables.
DANIDA - Assessment of Technical Assistance Needs for the Strategic Plan of Agriculture Sector in the Provinces of Dien Bien and Lao Cai - 2010
Project Description:
Provided consultancy and facilitation services to identify agencies and individuals which should be consulted in the development of a five year agriculture and rural development sector plan 2011-2015, for Dien Bien province in Vietnam. MKE had:
Worked closely with the provincial planning task force members to identify relevant sources of information.
Prepare field mission work plan and activity plans/agendas
Facilitate and run data collection and consultation activities
Prepare sector planning document and conduct field missions in each province.
MOH/GTZ – Health Project Son La & Cao Bang Knowledge & Attitude – Practice (KAP) Survey - 2010
Project Description:
This study compiled essential up to date information and data on the knowledge, attitudes and practice of different target groups in the provinces of Cao bang and Son La regarding several health topics. The survey results allowed for comparison with the baseline result in order to draw conclusions concerning the effectiveness and impacts of the project activities.
GTZ - Baseline data collection for the result-based monitoring system & to decentralize health system - 2010
Project Description:
MKE conducted a baseline survey to access to premium quality health services for all data of the population, with focus on the poor, for this GTZ health access through decentralized health system programme.
Private Client/ Vietnam - Mining Survey - 2008
Project Description:
Baseline and monitoring surveys, including a ‘Socio and Economic Impact Assessment of the Development and Operation of a Northern Vietnamese Mine on Local and Regional Communities’.
Private client/ France/ECHO - Mobilizing Revolving Funds for Preventive Housing Reinforcement against Cyclone and Flood Damage in Viet Nam (Hue) - 2008
Project Description:
Services included the collection of baseline data and assessments with respect to potential lending institutions and the development of loan mechanisms accessible to poor communities.