The needs of citizens evolve, and to make necessary adjustments (in services, plans, programs, or policies), these needs must be periodically evaluated. Therefore, when conducting diagnostic studies or needs assessments, we focus on analyzing and understanding the problems that justify intervention and assessing the necessary services or actions to generate social change and transformation.
D’EP specializes in evaluation, incorporating a wide range of approaches through different applied social research techniques: from the most descriptive and qualitative to the most quantitative and experimental. These methods allow us to effectively conduct satisfaction studies and evaluate the design and process/implementation of services, plans, programs, or policies.
Impact studies and evaluations aim to analyze whether a plan, program, policy, etc., has achieved the expected results. We use methodologies typical of experimental studies (with random assignment of the intervention and simultaneous control group), quasi-experimental studies (without random assignment), retrospective case-control studies, and/or prospective cohort studies. D’EP’s experience allows us to identify and protocolize the most appropriate and efficient methodology for impact evaluation. Our impact measurement studies provide evidence on whether the project or policy achieved the expected results, the level of certainty in reporting specific impact results, the extent to which the results can be attributed to the project, and whether these results are transferable to other contexts.
At D’EP, we develop projects that integrate conversation dynamics and active listening of citizens to promote participation and transparency. We deploy techniques and methodologies aimed at incorporating citizens into public action through deliberation and citizen participation.
D’EP provides support in identifying, defining, and analyzing the necessary information to develop and/or reformulate a service or project. In this line, the search and analysis of information, both nationally and internationally, as well as consultations with experts and other social research methodologies, allow us to develop comparability processes (benchmarking) and learning, as well as descriptions and identification of future trends.
D’EP is an innovative organization with a clear commitment to promoting applied social research and knowledge transfer. For over 15 years, it has participated in European projects and other relevant calls in the field of social sciences (such as the Recercaixa program, Digital Agenda programs, etc.). Currently, it has a network of over 60 partners at the European level, a combination of public and private partners, demonstrating the company’s potential and capacity for international outreach.
D’EP Institut has conducted the recruitment, facilitation, and transcription of 24 interviews and 4 focus groups within the framework of the European project Invent Culture, of which the Autonomous University of Barcelona (UAB) is a partner. The Invent Culture project, funded by European funds, investigates social and cultural premises with the aim of successfully implementing the New European Union Agenda for Culture's (2018) new proposal for political collaboration within the European Union in the cultural field. More information: https://webs.uab.cat/edo/projecte/invent-inventari-europeu-dels-valors-socials-de-la-cultura-com-a-base-per-a-politiques-culturals-inclusives-en-el-mon-en-proces-de-globalitzacio-h2020-eu-3-6-3-2-870691/
The Caja Navarra Foundation annually contributes to a fund aimed at forgotten humanitarian crises. D’EP Institut supported the management of the 2023 call for proposals, in which 8 entities applied, and three benefited: Manos Unidas, UNICEF, and ACNUR. Specifically, D’EP was responsible for preparing the materials for the jury, systematizing the evaluation criteria, collecting their contributions, and providing the results of their assessment.
D’EP Institut has facilitated the sessions promoted by the Advisory Council for Sustainable Development (CADS) to identify the 10 challenges for Sustainable Development (2022 edition - published in 2023) which have involved the participation of the Catalonia Alliance 2030. The task carried out by D’EP Institut has been the preparation of contents and materials for the sessions, their facilitation, and the analysis and presentation of conclusions. Prior to the first session, an online consultation was carried out with members of the Alliance to focus the debate In total, 4 sessions have been held, each lasting approximately 4 hours. You can consult the report at: https://cads.gencat.cat/web/.content/Documents/Informes/2023/10-REPTES-15_09_23-ACCESSIBLE.pdf
D’EP Institut has collaborated with the Catalan Mental Health Federation and the Probitas Foundation in evaluating the project on child and adolescent mental health training. The main objective of this project is tertiary prevention and the promotion of mental health, improving the quality of life of children, adolescents, and young people with mental health issues and aiding in their recovery through the training of non-specialist family members and professionals in mental health. D’EP Institut has conducted the evaluation of two training actions within the project: "Talk", a basic mental health training for acquiring knowledge and resources, and "Workshop", a workshop on child and adolescent mental health training focusing on skills, tools, and strategies for supporting children, adolescents, and young people with mental health problems. For the evaluation, interviews were conducted with project managers, family members, and professionals, and an online survey was administered to participants from the second, third, and fourth editions of the training. More information: https://www.salutmental.org/que-fem/acompanyament-a-les-persones/salut-mental-infanto-juvenil-2/
