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Below are a number of the projects we have completed and their details.

When	| The Client		| The Project	| Our Work
2008-9	Diana, Princess of Wales Memorial Fund		Funding Assessment and Consultancy	Refugees and Asylum Seekers have been part of the Fund's thematic criteria since the first UK grants round of 1999. Awards have been made to a variety of organisations from large national bodies to smaller local refugee organisations. The Fund is proud to have been one of the first independent grant makers to offer funding specifically for young refugees and asylum seekers. Transparency Research has been working with the Fund since 2007 in planning and delivery of the open round of funding for the Refugee and Asylum Seekers Initiative.
	Independent grant-giving charity established in September 1997
2008-9	United States Institute of Peace		Socio-economic survey in Bukavu and Lubumbashi, Democratic Republic of Congo	Working with Bureau d'Etudes, de Recherches et de Consulting International, this project involved travelling through seven countries by commercial plane, cargo plane, boat and jeep, working in three languages and completing 500 questionnaires in two locations. The research is a baseline survey for the role of businesses in peace building in these two important Democractic Republic of Congo cities. We have made the DRC survey data available, in addition to the socio-economic report on Bukavu and Lubumbashi
	Funded directly by US Congress.
2007-8	Home Office		Evaluation of the Voluntary Assisted Return and Reintegration Programme (VARRP)	Voluntary Assisted Return is the process whereby failed asylum seekers or refugees can return to their country of origin in a dignified and orderly manner. Our evaluation of this programme, run by the International Organisation of Migration with partners, involves research in Zimbabwe, Nigeria, Pakistan and the UK, interviewing up to 300 individuals and organisations.
	UK Border and Immigration Agency
2007-8	Home Office		Evaluation of the Challenge Fund for Refugee Integration and the Purposeful Activities Fund for Asylum Seekers.	The final year of these two funds (see below for a further description) required our team to visit, support and troubleshoot (where necessary) all 88 projects funded. The evaluation report informed our client of the performance of all the projects, provided evidence-based policy research, and assessed the extent to which policy intentions were realised.
	Refugee Funding and Resettlement
2008	Bristol CAMHS		Research into the mental health needs of young Somalis in Bristol	Funded by the Department of Health, TRPL was the only company commissioned to work in the Community Engagement research programme. The work was completed over a year with Amana Educational Trust, University of Central Lancashire, partners across the region and employed a community researcher approach. The report highlights key issues in the mental health needs of young Somalis in Bristol. You can read the report on the mental health of young Somalis in Bristol here.
	Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services
2006-7	Home Office		Evaluation of the Challenge Fund for Refugee Integration and the Purposeful Activities Fund for Asylum Seekers.	The Challenge Fund provided funding for organisations working to assist refugees integrate into UK society, whereas the Purposeful Activities fund provided for Asylum Seekers to be constructively engaged while awaiting a decision on their case. The evaluation took the form of visiting, evaluating, and supporting all 112 projects funded by the Home Office in this year to inform future policy decisions on refugee integration and asylum seeker projects.
	Immigration and Nationality Department, Refugee Integration
2007	Dodoma AIDS Prevention and Control Association		Behavioural Surveillance Survey (BSS) of In-School Youth	BSS are standardised surveys undertaken to gather intelligence on HIV prevention. This survey of 683 randomly selected secondary school students in Dodoma (about 10% of the population under study) was completed in January 2007. An Executive Report of the findings of this behavioural surveillance survey of youth in Dodoma is availble.
	Dodoma, Tanzania
2006	West Wilts CAB and Wiltshire REC		Research on Migrant Workers in Wiltshire and Swindon. Jointly commissioned by Wilts Racial Equality Council and West Wiltshire CAB. Research to determine the location, needs and profile of migrant workers in Wiltshire.	We processed all the available statistics on migrant workers in Wiltshire and interviewed 23 migrants to the county, ascertaining their knowledge of housing, employment, health systems, their social and community life, their experience of Wiltshire and their aspirations. This is the first major piece of research done on migrants to Wiltshire and found that many experienced major housing and employment problems. The report is available: Migrant Workers in Wiltshire and Swindon
	West Wiltshire Citizens Advice Bureau and Wilts Racial Equality Council
2006	Refugee Action		Destitute Asylum Seekers. Database Design and Interrogation. Transparency Research was commissioned to manage the database and statistical analysis for this project.	A team of researchers interviewed destitute asylum seekers in the UK. The challenges of this project was the co-ordination of the data entry, and analysis. We created a bespoke MySQL database with PHP front end for analysis. The database was available on-line to the research team to file their field reports, and it also processed data and conducts statistical analysis on demand. The database provided the tool for analysing the data and the final report is available from Refugee Action here
	National charity working with refugees to help them build a new life in the UK.
2006	Somali Disabled and Elderly Association		Disabled and Elderly Somalis in Bristol. Research. Examination of existing information, semi-structured interviewing in Somali and English.	With extremely limited resources and an extremely limited timescale, we were able to interview 34 people and organistions within Bristol and gather valuable demographic information about the location, profile and needs of elderly and disabled Somalis in the City. The research proved the need for improved services catering to this group's particular needs. This report is available: Disabled and Elderly Somalis in Bristol.
	A small grassroots community association promoting the needs and interests of disabled and elderly Somali's in Bristol.
2006	16 Plus Independent Living Services		External Evaluation. Extensive management, employee and client evaluation. Semi-structured interviews.	The report gave 16 Plus valuable information on a number of issues pertinent to their business, including developments in social care policy within local authorities, and areas of their business they needed to develop. 16 Plus has, as a result, modified and developed its practice and remains a leader in it's field. The report is available: 16 Plus External Evaluation.
	16 Plus provides support services for young people leaving the care of the local authority.
2006	Refugee Council		Compilation and Research.Refugees into Business.	We produced two guides for this project, one to assist mainstream business advisers work with refugee community organistions, and another to help refugee community organistions give better business advice and work with the mainstream. The documents are available from Refugees Into Business. Refugee Council said: 'You did keep to deadlines which has not been my experience with a lot of well known consultancies'.
	Provides help and support for refugees and asylum-seekers in the UK.
2006	Matrix Research and Consultancy Ltd		Database Auditing System.	We generated a database and querying structure that checked the British Transport Police crime data against defined legal rules for allocation. Matrix said: 'I appreciate your willingness to provide a good product and your responsiveness. I will certainly consider you again when we need additional database support in house.'
	A company similar to Transparency Research, but with a focus on statutory sector work.
2006	Bristol City Council - EMAS		EMAS Refugee and Asylum Seeker Team Evaluation. External evaluation, using semi-structured interviews and focus groups.	We interviewed local education authority staff, teachers and head teachers, parents of pupils at Bristol schools and consulted with local community groups. The research showed that the service was widely respected but needed a great deal more resources to have considerable impact across the City.
	The Ethnic Minority Achievement Service works within Bristol Local Education Authority and is a small team devoted to improving the achievement of minority ethnic children in the City.
2005	Refugee Housing Association		Reducing Barriers for Refugees Accessing Choice Based Lettings Schemes. External Evaluation. Semi-structured interviews and survey of clients.	The report provided evidence to funders of the impact and effectiveness of the CBLP and also provided timely management information in the provision of the service. RHA said: 'Overall the evaluation report was very detailed, it included the key aims and objectives identified in the brief and therefore met our need. The style of report is easy to read i.e. there is no jargons which should make it easy to translate should we want to do so in the future.' The report is available: Reducing Barriers for Refugees Accessing Choice Based Lettings Schemes.
	Registered social landlord, industrial and provident society and provider of housing and advice services to refugees.
2003	Kensington and Chelsea Social Services		The Social Care of HIV-infected Heterosexuals in Kensington and Chelses. Research and Evaluation. Survey and semi-structured interviews.	Kensington and Chelsea has a very high proportion of homosexuals clients, relatively little was known about the heterosexual population at the time. We interviewed and surveyed a wide range of individuals who were identified as clients of the Health Team. The review allowed the team to develop its services more appropriately for this group.
	RBKC Health Team provides services to HIV-infected and affected adults and children in the Borough.

Additional projects our staff have worked on include:

Something for Your Bottom Drawer: The Availability and Affordability of Condoms Amongst Young People in Greater London, with Michael Bell Associates. Commissioned by the Greater London Authority. 2005.

Diversity in Archives, Libraries and Museums, with Michael Bell Associates. Commissioned by ALM London. 2005.

Home Office Grants: An Evaluation of Projects funded under the Challenge Fund and European Refugee Fund 2005-4, with Michael Bell Associates. Commissioned by the Home Office. 2005.

Integrating Refugees: An Evaluation of Projects funded under the Challenge Fund and European Refugee Fund 2003-4, with Michael Bell Associates. Commissioned by the Home Office

Review and Evaluation of the Association of London Government Grant Making, with Michael Bell Associates. Commissioned by the Association of London Government. 2004.

Southwark Drugs and Alcohol Action Team: Perceptions of Drugs and Crime among Minority Communities, with Michael Bell Associates. Commissioned by Southwark DAAT. 2004.

Research on Women Dispersed Through NASS, with Hildegard Dumper Commissioned by Refugee Action. 2003.

Research on Sudanese Refugees for Sudanese Community Information Service, with Hildegard Dumper. Commissioned by SCIS. 2003.

Research on Refugee and Asylum Seeking Women. Refugee Women's Association with Hildegard Dumper. 2003.

North West London Baseline Review for the National Strategy for Sexual Health and HIV, with Michael Bell Associates. Commissioned by Hammersmith and Fulham PCT. 2002.

HIV Support and Advice Services in South London: 2002 and Beyond A Proposal for a Review of Specialist HIV Support and Advice Services, with Michael Bell Associates. Commissioned by Croydon PCT. 2002

Westminster City Council Best Value Review: Grants to the Voluntary Sector, co-authored with Jean Ellis, Charities Evaluation Services. Commissioned by Westminster City Council. 2001.

Welfare Benefits & Debt Advice in Tower Hamlets An option appraisal for the London Borough of Tower Hamlets, with Michael Bell Associates. Commissioned by the London Borough of Tower Hamlets. 2002.

The St Matthews Area Plan, with Michael Bell Associates. 2002.

CASE Europe: Spring Institute in Educational Fundraising, co-authored with Jean Ellis, Charities Evaluation Services. 2002.

Mapping Disadvantage: Young People in England and Wales, editor, The Prince's Trust. 2000.

Research for The Runnymede Trust's Commission on British Muslims and Islamophobia, published in Islamophobia: a challenge to us all. With Tahir Abbas and Nusrat Shaheen. 1997.

Mixed Marriages in the UK: An Annotated Bibliography of Sources, Centre for Research in Ethnic Relations, University of Warwick. 1996.

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