Our Projects
Feasibility Studies and Detailed Design Consultancy Services
Supporting Eptisa Servicios Ingeniería S.L, with the implementation of the Panj-Amu River Basin Sector Project with the main objective of this project to assist the Ministry of Energy and Water in the feasibility and design of subprojects to improve the conveyance and allocation of water to irrigated areas through rehabilitating and upgrading head works and main canals in nineteen priority sub-projects with command area over 400 hectares. Key aspects of our work are the following.
- Undertake feasibility studies to determine that the subproject is pro-poor (that is, benefits will mainly accrue to poor farming households)
- Prepare detailed designs of the works and tender documents
- Assist the Ministry of Energy and Water in conducting training courses in irrigation design for ministry staff and others so they are aware of the design process
Feasibility and Transaction Advisory: Public-Private Partnerships
Through a consortium partnership with Eptisa Servicios Ingeniería S.L, providing support with aim of identification of suitable PPP projects, conduct feasibility studies for the identified projects and provide transactional advisory for the procurement, including preparation of bidding and contract documents and execution of the approved PPP projects. Key aspects of our work are as follows.
- Identify suitable PPP projects in various priority sectors, in consultation with the Directorate General for PPP and other entities
- Form a pipeline of identified PPP projects
- Conduct feasibility studies for the PPP projects approved by the Directorate General for PPP and present it to the concerned Project Advisory Committees for evaluation and subsequent approval by the High Economic Council and Cabinet of Ministers
- Provide Transactional Advisory including preparation of bidding documents, procurement, draft contract agreement, the implementation of the project and close out report
- Provide basic level PPP capacity building/on the job training to both Directorate General for PPP and line ministries, for an agreed number of participants during every six months of contract execution.
Identifying Legal Barriers to Women’s Economic Empowerment
The aim of this research project was to capture insights into the real-life experience of women entrepreneurs with regards to the legal and regulatory environment in Afghanistan. The study covered the key industrial cities- Kabul, Herat, Mazar-e-Sharif, Kandahar and Jalalabad. The main objectives of the study were the following.
- Understand the difference between de jure and de facto applications
- Recommend short-term, medium-term, and long-term reforms, policy action reforms, and policy actions, such as amendments to regulations or other types of policy actions and recommendations, including required improvements in the legal incentive mechanisms
- Ensure that the recommendations and proposed policy changes are owned by the government as coordinated by the Women’s Economic Empowerment-National Priority Program
Survey of Rural Development Interventions
The aim of the project was to gain a better understanding of the attitudes, behaviors, and issues of rural Afghans in 30 districts throughout the country on a quarterly basis. The purpose of the research was to achieve a clear understanding of Afghans across all ages; social, ethnic, tribal, religious, and educational demographic groups in specific geographical areas, as well as their views on the policies and social, political, and development projects of the government of Afghanistan and the Afghan National Security Force and Coalition Forces in relation to providing development and stability.
Media Landscape Survey
The aim of this assignment was to conduct a media survey to determine the trends of Afghan adults ages 18 and over on television watching habits and likes and dislikes of television programs.
The scope of this assignment was to conduct 1,000 interviews in eight provinces, using the sampling distribution table provided by the client. The interviewees were randomly selected within clusters and villages according to a methodological sound random selection process, under advisement from the client. Within clusters of approximately 10 villages, households were selected according to a prearranged numbered pattern and conducted face-to-face interviews with a single household member chosen using the Kish method.
Feasibility Study for a Private K-12 School
The aim of the feasibility study was to identify whether the Kabul private education market generates enough demand to fill a newly created (2000) KG-12 places at the current fee of $120 per month per student.
In undertaking this study, Apama conducted extensive research among secondary sources, collected and analyzed data from the Ministry of Education’s Information Management System, the Central Statistics Office, and National Risk and Vulnerability Assessment. The study team also surveyed four private schools in Kabul and conducted consultations with parents of students enrolled in private schools.