Projects At A Glance

CUTS International is implementing the following projects as on June 2006.

No. / Name / Funding Agency / Objective / Expected Outcome / Budget (Rs/US$) / Duration
1. / WTO Doha negotiations & South Asia: Linking civil society with trade negotiations (Phase II) / Oxfam Novib, The Netherlands / Conduct research on five select issues of Hong Kong Ministerial Declaration of WTO negotiations highlighting civil society’s perceptions & concerns
Domestic preparedness / Through action-research (civil society’s involvement in the process of conducting research) an informal forum of state (trade policy officials & trade negotiators) & non-state (NGOs, trade unions, research institutions, WTO experts, business bodies) actors will be in place / 17,550,000
(390,000) / 4/06-03/09
2 / Grassroots reachout & networking in India on trade & economics / Oxfam Novib, The Netherlands &
Royal Norwegian Embassy, New Delhi, India / Conduct capacity building & awareness generation activities in eight Indian states & to find out the impact of globalisation & WTO at the grassroots / A network of Indian civil society organizations will be established to work on issues of globalisation & the WTO continuously through interaction with research & other networks, which will enhance the skills & capacity of the involved stakeholders / 13,974,400
(320,000) / 01/05-12/06
3 / Linkages between trade, development & poverty reduction / Ministry of Foreign Affairs, The Netherlands &
Department for International Development, UK / Explore the linkages between trade, development & poverty by conducting perception analysis of relevant stakeholders / Establish a positive linkage between trade & development, especially from the point of view of poverty reduction by looking into coherence between different policies & role of different stakeholders / 133,000,000
(3,046,000) / 01/05-12/08
4 / Trade Facilitation – Needs Assessment in South Asia / United Nations Office for Project Services, Bangkok / To measure the present state of Trade Facilitation in the South Asian countries and to explore ways to increase exports / The research would lead to improved South Asian regional consultation / 1,168,650
(25,970) / 03/06-06/06
No. / Name / Funding Agency / Objective / Expected Outcome / Budget (Rs/US$) / Duration
5 / South-South economic cooperation: Exploring IBSA relationship / Swiss Agency for Development Cooperation / Explore current trade & investment relationship between India, Brazil & South Africa & what could be the future / Enhance economic cooperation between & among India, Brazil & South Africa / 7,676,000
(176,000) / 04/05-07/06
6 / South-South economic cooperation: Exploring Mekong-Ganga relationship / Swiss Agency for Development Cooperation / Explore current trade & investment relationship between India & three Mekong countries (viz. Cambodia, Lao PDR & Vietnam) & what could be the future / Enhance economic cooperation between India & Mekong countries / 14,760,000
(307,500) / 09/04-09/06
7 / Strategic Review of WTO-provided Trade-Related Technical Assistance (TRTA) Activities / World Trade Organisation / Evaluate WTO’s TRTA in order to provide independent views and recommendations that can be implemented on such aspects of TRTA, which are usually not subject to on-going internal evaluations. / Final Report to be submitted by 30 June 2006 to the Steering Committee of the Strategic Review. / 10,992,800
(239,408) / 01/06-06/06
8 / Research Programme Consortium on 'Improving Institutions for Pro-Poor Growth' / Department For International Development (through DESTIN, London School of Economics, UK) / Identify historically and comparatively those institutional sets and contexts that enhance pro-poor growth. / Develop 'middle range' theory about the institutional conditions for pro-poor growth and also aim to influence development policy and practice in the interest of realisation of the aims set out by the MDGs. / 25,372,316
(552,574)
(Budget for 5 years) / 09/05-08/10
(Cuts International is a partner organisation and contract is renewed annually)
9 / Capacity Building of Eastern and Southern African Civil Society during the Economic Partnership Agreement Negotiations / Danish Ministry of Foreign Affairs and GTZ / To contribute to the achievement of a rights-based development friendly gender-sensitised outcome of the Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA) negotiations between the EU and the Eastern and Southern African (ESA) region. / A broad range of CSOs in the project countries (Malawi, Zambia, Tanzania, Uganda, Ethiopia, Kenya) aware of the potential impacts of an EPA on their livelihoods, and empowered to advocate their rights-based concerns to policy-makers and participate in the consultative process surrounding the negotiations / 11,872,738
(258,468) / 10/05–08/06
10 / Advocacy & capacity building on competition policy & law in Asia (7Up2) / State Secretariat for Economic Affairs, Switzerland &
Department for International Development, UK / Develop competition culture in project countries & raise awareness on competition & economic development / Advocate for the enactment of a competition legislation where absent & the effective implementation of any in place / 32,309,000
(708,000) / 01/04-06/06
11 / Advocacy & capacity building on competition policy & law in Africa (7Up3) / Norwegian Agency for Development Cooperation &
Department for International Development, UK / Develop competition culture in project countries & raise awareness on competition & economic development / Advocate for the enactment of a competition legislation where absent & the effective implementation of any in place / 32,963,000
(755,000) / 01/05-06/06
12 / India Competition and Regulation Report
(ICRR) / British High Commission, New Delhi (Under Global Opportunities Fund of the Foreign & Commonwealth Office of the UK) / To promote effective markets in India by doing a biennial review of competition and regulation scenario in India and to serve as a useful source of data and well-researched information on competition and regulatory issues in the country / Enhanced competition and contestability in the market leading to higher efficiency and productivity, and thereby sustained high economic growth / 3,612,600
(78,165) / 05/06-03/09
No. / Name / Funding Agency / Objective / Expected Outcome / Budget (Rs/US$) / Duration
13 / Comparative Study of Sectoral Regulation in Select Developing Countries: Lessons for Policy, Governance and Implementation
(RegFrame 1) / Agence Francaise de Developpement (AFD), France / Evaluate the sectoral regulatory framework in select developing countries in Asia and Africa with regard to institutional and governance aspects and draw lessons for strengthening sectoral regulatory framework / Helps to bring out a set of good practices for sectoral regulation and provides an opportunity for establishing benchmarks relevant for developing countries / 607,436
(13,214) / 06/05-06/06
14 / Comparative Study of Regulatory Framework in Infrastructure Sector: Lessons for India (RegFrame 2) / Planning Commission, Government of India / Analyse and compare the regulatory frameworks in utility services in select countries and draw lessons for India / Suggest ways forward to strengthen the existing regulatory framework (i.e., policy, legislation and institutions) in utility and infrastructure sector in India. / 907,200
(19,732) / 04/06-11/06
15 / Third Annual Conference of International Network of Civil Society Organisation on Competition (INCSOC)
‘Strengthening Competition Regimes in Developing World’ / Australian Agency for International Development (AusAID) / To build coalitions of CSOs interested in promoting a healthy competition culture and to liaise with relevant institutions for sharing of experiences and promoting mutual learning on competition issues. / Facilitate CSOs in building capacity on competition policy issues to enable them to engage in competition advocacy at different levels / 559,221
(12,162) / 06/06
(June 2006)
16 / Securities & Market Awareness Programme / Securities & Exchange Board of India / Sensitise small investors on investor issues / Develop a network of small investors in Rajasthan / 200,000
(4444) / 07/06-06/07
17 / Involvement of Consumers in Power Sector Reforms in Rajasthan – 2nd Phase / FES (Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung) India / To Strengthen the regulatory regime in the electricity sector by building the capacity of consumers and sustaining a statewide network / Effective consumer participation and establishment of ‘best practice’ in the sector / 900,000
(20,000) / 02/05-06/06
18 / Sensitisation, capacity building and advocacy on the issue of Child Domestic Workers in Jaipur / Save the Children (UK) / Generating awareness on the issue and sensitizing common people against exploitation of children for preventing the child domestic work. / All stakeholders including the state government. / 11,01,100 (20,000) / 07/05-07/06
19 / Participatory Expenditure Tracking Survey (PETS) on ‘MID DAY MEAL SCHEME’
in Rajasthan / World Bank / To make comprehensive assessment of the salient features of the School Mid-Day Meal Scheme / A comprehensive report about the status of Mid-Day Meal scheme / 1,138,500
(25,300) / 10/06-06/06
20 / Capacity building, protection, development & welfare of children in select blocks of Chittorgarh & Bhilwara districts of Rajasthan / Save the Children Fund, UK / Strengthen the existing children’s forums to develop their capacity to raise issues pertaining to their lives / Establish a network of children’s groups at the divisional & state level / 444,800
(9885) / 04/06-09/06
21 / Formation and Maintenance of 200 Women Self Help Groups (SHGs) in Bhilwara, Rajasthan / NABARD (National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development) / To Empower the women from poor and the marginalised sections of the society / Better status, easy access to loans, and savings for the future / 360,000
(8,000) / 07/04-10/06
22 / RACHNA-Youth Intervention Project in Bhilwara, Rajasthan / CARE India / To create awareness among the youth to protect themselves from the RTI/STI including HIV / Increased knowledge of HIV and safer sex practices. / 83,100
(1847) / 04/06-08/06
23 / Campaign on Universal Birth Registration (UBR) / Plan India / To get all the new born children registered as child right / Birth Registration of all children / 380,000
(8,445) / 01/06-06/06
24 / Chayan Youth Intervention / CARE India / Making adolescents aware about HIV/AIDS and other sex education / Increased knowledge of HIV and safer sex practices. / 131,250
(2,917) / 01/06-06/06
25 / MNGOs scheme (Preparatory phase) / Ministry of Health & Family Welfare, GoI / Effective coordination of RCH services in the district / Increased awareness and delivery of RCH related services / 100,000
(2222) / 03/06-06/06
26 / Farmers right to livelihoods in Himalayan mountainous region of India / Oxfam Novib, The Netherlands &
The Ford Foundation, USA (through South Asia Watch on Trade, Economics & Environment) / Build stakeholders’ capacity for devising mechanisms to protect farmers’ rights to livelihoods / Sensitise various stakeholders for protecting farmers’ rights & facilitating farmers’ involvement in decision-making process / 3,375,000
(75,000) / 10/04-09/07

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