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Vulnerable Populations in Decision-Making

SCOUT is CarbonWatch’s field-ready survey for empowerment and governance in conservancy communities—questions map to WELI-style dimensions. Complete the form in English or Kiswahili, then review indices, red flags, and action prompts. Pie charts below summarize illustrative social-comms inputs.

SCOUT survey

Answer 14 questions (two per dimension); get empowerment indices, red flags, and action prompts.

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Survey for community members—aligned to empowerment dimensions (WELI-style). After you submit, you get a SCOUT report with indices, red flags, and action prompts. Data can be entered manually and feeds the central repository; the Public Dashboard is the front-end for analysis. Use in the field or here to see how the tool works.

A) Production Decisions (carbon-relevant)

When decisions are made about grazing zones/rotations or where animals move, what is your role?

If the conservancy changes rules to support carbon goals (e.g., grazing restrictions), how much say do you have in whether your household follows them?

B) Nutrition Decisions

Who decides how money is spent on food most weeks?

If food is limited, how much influence do you have on who gets priority (children/elderly/sick)?

C) Resource Control (Land/Water/Grazing)

For land/water/grazing access, do you need permission from someone to use it?

If there is a grazing or water dispute, can you push for a fair resolution without fear of retaliation?

D) Income Control (especially carbon funds)

When income comes in (livestock/crops/wages), who decides how it's used?

Do you know how carbon-related money is allocated and can you question it if it seems unfair?

E) Opportunities (meetings, groups, agenda-setting)

In the last 3 months, how often were you invited to a conservancy/carbon meeting that matters?

When you speak in those meetings, what usually happens?

F) Time & Workload

How much control do you have over your daily workload and schedule?

Have you missed meetings/opportunities because of workload or caregiving?

G) Voice in Meetings (plus safety)

Do you feel safe speaking honestly about benefit-sharing or project issues?

If you report a complaint, do you trust it will be handled fairly and confidentially?

Process

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Empowerment and governance in conservancies

We need data on household assets, water & nutrition, and perceptions on security, conservancy, wildlife, and financing—the same goals as existing socio-economic monitoring in community conservancies.

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Targeting index-relevant questions towards marginalized groups

Modeled after existing proven measurements of women’s empowerment: decisions about agricultural production, access to and control over resources, access to and control of opportunities.

Aligned with Pro-WEAI (IFPRI) and WELI.

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SCOUT: Social Conservancy Oversight & Utilization Tool

CarbonWatch's survey tool for that purpose: social impact measurement and community voice, incorporating views of traditionally less outspoken groups. Outputs feed the central repository and inform carbon market education and policy.

SCOUT — community data

Pie charts from SCOUT survey data (livelihood, grievances, demographics). Data: data/social-comms.json. Survey inputs map to WELI-aligned empowerment dimensions.

Empowerment dimensions (SCOUT survey)

These are the areas of life where we measure whether people have a say in decisions that affect them—from production and income to voice in meetings and safety to speak up.

  1. Decisions about agricultural production
  2. Decisions related to nutrition
  3. Access to and control over resources
  4. Control and use of income
  5. Access to and control of opportunities
  6. Workload and control over own time
  7. Voice in meetings and ability to speak and be heard in conservancy and carbon-project decisions
SDG 5Gender Equality SDG 10Reduced Inequalities

How the survey works

1. Answer 14 questions (two per empowerment dimension).

2. Each question has 5 options from “no say” to “full control.”

3. Submit to get your SCOUT report: indices, red flags, and action prompts.

Use on phone or tablet in the field, or here to see how the tool works.

SCOUT outputs

  • Community-level indices: Inclusivity, Voice, Resource control, Trust in process
  • Warning signs: Sudden drops, Gender divergence, Repeated unresolved complaints
  • Action prompts: “Education module needed on X”, “Governance response overdue”, “Benefit-sharing dispute emerging”

SCOUT should force action, not just report.