Selected Research & Knowledge Portfolio
CMD India has undertaken research, baseline studies, evaluations, impact assessments, and documentation assignments for government, international development agencies, foundations, and development partners. The selected portfolio below reflects CMD’s experience across health, WASH, livelihoods, agriculture, social protection, artisanal and small-scale mining, and community development.
Baseline Studies
2026
Endline Survey Report: Reckitt-Supported School Hygiene and Sanitation Programme in Odisha
Partner: AJ Foundation & Reckitt
2025
Baseline Survey Report: Reckitt-Supported School Hygiene and Sanitation Programme in Odisha
Partner: AJ Foundation & Reckitt
2023
Baseline Assessment of Behaviour Change Communication Interventions under the Dettol School Health and Hygiene Education Programme in India
Partners: AJ Foundation & Reckitt
2022
Baseline Survey on Artisanal and Small-Scale Mining (ASM) Communities: Livelihoods, Food Security, and Socio-Economic Conditions during COVID-19 in the KBK Region of Odisha
2018
Baseline Assessment of Youth Knowledge, Attitudes, and Practices in India, Nepal, and Bhutan under the UNAOC-Supported Initiative
Implemented by SRADHA
2017
Baseline Survey of Food and Agriculture Organization-Supported Dairy, Goatery, and Poultry Farmers in Odisha and Bihar
Partner: FAO
2016
Baseline Assessment of the Simavi-Supported Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) Project in Odisha
Partner: Simavi
1995
Baseline Study of the Urban Basic Services Programme in Odisha
Partner: UNICEF
1992
Baseline Survey of the DANIDA Training and Extension for Women in Agriculture (TEWA) Project in Odisha
Partner: DANIDA
Evaluations & Impact Assessments
2025
Impact Evaluation of Behaviour Change Communication Interventions under the School Health and Hygiene Education Programme in India
Partners: AJ Foundation & Reckitt
Endline Evaluation of the School Hygiene and Sanitation Programme in Odisha
Partner: AJ Foundation & Reckitt
2024
Social Cost-Benefit Analysis of Health, Hygiene and Sanitation Interventions: Economic and Social Returns on WASH Investments
Partners: AJ Foundation & Reckitt
2023
Endline Evaluation of the Emergency Response Project in ASM Communities in Odisha
Partner: SRADHA & EGPS, World Bank Group
2022
Gender Impact Assessment of COVID-19 in Odisha
Partner: SRADHA & EGPS, World Bank Group
Global Survey on the Socio-Economic Conditions of ASM Communities Two Years into the COVID-19 Pandemic: Evidence from India and Nepal
Partner: SRADHA & EGPS, World Bank Group
2021
Assessment of the Impacts of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Artisanal and Small-Scale Mining Communities in India
Partner: SRADHA & EGPS, World Bank Group
Gendered Impacts of the COVID-19 Pandemic on ASM Communities in KBK Districts of Odisha, India
Partner: SRADHA & EGPS, World Bank Group
Disruptive Impacts of COVID-19 on Essential Health Services in India: A Multi-State Assessment
Partner: SRADHA & EGPS, World Bank Group
2019
Endline Evaluation of the WASH Programme in Odisha
Partner: Simavi
Endline Survey of the Food Aid Programme in Chhattisgarh
Endline Study of the Knowledge, Attitudes, and Practices of Youth in India, Nepal, and Bhutan
Partner: SRADHA & United Nations Alliance of Civilizations (UNAOC)
2011
Concurrent Evaluation (Round I) of the National Rural Health Mission in Odisha and Chhattisgarh
Client: Government of India
External Evaluation of an Integrated Community Health Programme in Mayurbhanj District, Odisha
Partners: European Union & Lepra Society
2004
Endline Study of the DANIDA-Supported Training and Extension for Women in Agriculture (TEWA) Project in Odisha
Partner: DANIDA
1999
Endline Study of the Urban Basic Services for the Poor Programme
Partner: UNICEF
Best Practices, Success Stories & Case Studies
2025
Documentation of Best Practices from the Reckitt-Supported Harpic School Sanitation Education Programme in Odisha
Partner: Reckitt
2024
Documentation of Best Practices from the Reckitt-Supported Dettol School Hygiene Education Programme in Odisha
Partner: Reckitt
Best Practices of Alternative Livelihoods for Artisanal Mining: Case Studies Documenting Institutional and Community-Level Change Processes
Putting ASM Workers First: Understanding the Livelihoods Context of Small-Scale and Artisanal Mining in India
2022
Documentation of Best Practices from the EGPS-Supported ASM Project in Odisha – Phase II
Partner: World Bank Group
2021
Documentation of Best Practices from the EGPS-Supported ASM Project in Odisha – Phase I
Partner: World Bank Group
2017
Documentation of Best Practices from the Simavi-Supported WASH Programme in Odisha
Partner: Simavi
2006
Documentation of Best Practice Cases from the DANIDA-Supported Integrated Livestock Development Programme
Partner: DANIDA
2005
Documentation of Best Practices under the DANIDA-Supported Training and Extension for Women in Agriculture (TEWA) Project
Partner: DANIDA
Our Areas of Research & Evaluation
Health & WASH | Education & Hygiene | Livelihoods & Agriculture | Artisanal & Small-Scale Mining | Gender & Social Development | Community Development | Programme Evaluation | Behaviour Change & Communication
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