The project “Strengthening the right to land and water surface use and management for resettled fishermen in Tam Giang Lagoon, Phu Vang District” by Hue Center of Social Sciences and Humanities (CSSH) were implemented in five communes including Phu Dien, Phu Da, Phu Hai, Phu Thuan and Phu Xuan, Phu Loc district, Thua Thien Hue province. The project objectives included raising awareness of the right to land and water surface for the communities aiming at equally access to their rights, enhancing capacity and build social roles of local CBOs in the way that their roles will be significantly recognized by the communities and promoting the participation of local children in natural resources management and provide essential knowledge of migration.

The evaluation focuses on project activities during the period 2011-2014 in 5 communes including Phu Dien, Phu Da, Phu Hai, Phu Thuan and Phu Xuan. Five focus group discussions and 10 in-depth interviews were carried out to collect primary data. In addition, observation were made throughout the field trip to better understand the real context of project implementation, formulate reality-based questions and provide a double check for the other used methods.

Funded by the Interchurch Organisation International Cooperation (ICCO), from November 2014 to December 2015, the Center for Social Sciences and Humanities (CSSH) carried out the project “Community-based sustainable aquaculture production in Phu Da, Phu Thuan, Phu Xuan Communes, Tam Giang Lagoon” through the “shrimp-crab-siganus” intercropping model and stable market linkage. This project was designed as the first phase of a larger development strategy including two stages where the model is expected to be replicated across Tam Giang Lagoon. Through this project, ICCO also supported CSSH to pilot the model of a CSSH’s social enterprise in the upcoming time.

The independent evaluation was undertaken to provide a systemic and objective assessment of (1) project objectives and outcomes, (2) results, impacts and levels of achievement of expected results, and (3) relationships between CSSH and other stakeholders. The three main evaluation objectives were determined upon criteria of efficiency, effectiveness, sustainability, and stakeholder analysis.

CKC has recently carried out the following surveys which are relevant to this consultancy:

Social baseline survey and report on solar power in Binh Thuan province for the ERM consultancy in March 2019 (50 questionnaire surveys with a team of two with a vulnerable rural community).  This survey was conducted in Hong Phong district, Binh Thuan province that engaged the participation of 40 Kinh households mainly living on agriculture. The objective of the survey was to understand the socio-economic situation of households affected by land acquisition for solar power development and then build livelihood restoration strategies for local community.

Social baseline survey and report in Quang Nam and Quang Ngai provinces for the ERM Consultancy in April 2019 (280 questionnaire surveys with a team of five with a rural community). A large-scale survey with the participation of 280 households (1040 surveyed members) was conducted by a team of five members within 7 days on site. The survey was carried out in 13 villages located in five communes from Quang Nam and Quang Ngai provinces. Household interviews and key informant interviews were employed to grasp demographic information at provincial, communal and household levels.