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• Explain The Role Of A Social Impact Assessor In Research

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The role of a social impact assessor is to ensure that the development interventions, firstly, members are to be informed and take into account the key relevant social issues (Centre for Good Governance, s.a.:4). Being informed is an ethical and requirement especially when involving human participants, be it in research, projects and programmes (Centre for Good Governance, s.a.:4). As a social impact assessor, one needs to inform the community about the possible projects that will take place in that selected area. The community members need to know exactly what kind of projects/programmes will be implemented, what are the positives and negatives effects of this projects/programmes, members need to know who will be benefitting from the projects/programmes, the impact the projects/programmes will have on them (does it require members to change their ways of living, will it disrupt their daily lives and for how long (short-term or eternally). Furthermore, they need to take into account the relevant social issues that will directly and indirectly alter their performance in the society and at an individual level. When the assessor has identified the social issues, together with members, brainstorming solutions would be next step in coming up with ways on how to reduce the risk (Centre for Good Governance, s.a.:4). Secondly, the assessor need to incorporate a participation strategy for involving a wide range of stakeholders (Centre for Good Governance, s.a.:4).
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