consultancies

RAISON has conducted or contributed to many analyses and consultancies, especially in the fields of education, health and mapping. The most important of these are listed below:

EDUCATION

Development of a management information system (MIS) for vocational training in Namibia (2004).
Development of school mapping and GIS in the Nigerian states of Lagos, Kano and Nasarawa (2001, 2003).
Analysis of educational statistics to contribute to a study of the impact of HIV/AIDS on the Namibian education sector (2000).
Analyses of survey on English language teachers in Namibia (1999).
Development of GIS system for materials distribution to schools in Malawi (1998).
Feasibility study on the development of a youth training centre in Windhoek (1998).
Review of education sector in Namibia for Swedish International Development Agency (1997).
Survey and study of school boards and parental involvement in Namibian schools (1997).
Integration of GIS and EMIS data into viewing query system for all schools in South Africa (1996-1997).
Planning of education management information system (EMIS) and GIS in Ghana (1996).

HEALTH

Formulation of an information system and development of a database to monitor malaria, tuberculosis and HIV/AIDS in Namibia (2004).
Development of mapping and GIS for health planning in Lesotho (2002).
Training in the use of GIS for health planners in Bolivia (1996).

MAPPING

Aerial photography and production of geo-referenced, colour mosaics for eight towns in Namibia (2002-2003).
Production of data and themes or layers for new 1:250,000 maps for northern Namibia (2000-2001).

OTHERS

Compilation, co-writing and publication management for a book on communal conservancies in Namibia (2004).
Analyses and mapping of bush encroachment in Namibia (2003).
Demographic analyses and mapping of water points for a study to improve the provision of water in rural areas of the Kavango Region (2001).
Detailed compilation and analysis of rainfall data, with over 120 maps on variation in rainfall on a monthly, seasonal and annual basis. Compiled for the Ministry of Agriculture, Water and Rural Development. Windhoek, Namibia, and published as Rainfall distribution inNamibia: data analysis and mapping of spatial, temporal and Southern Oscillation Index aspects. (1999).
Provision of advice on the development and use of GIS for education planning and management to International institute for Educational Planning (IIEP), Paris (1999).
Analyses and mapping for environmental impact study for mining of stone and sand as building material (1997).