PSD has been commissioned by Rural Development Trust to evaluate their sport for development project, funded by Generalitat Valenciana, as part of the Anantapur Sports Academy.
PSD provided consultancy support to Laureus Sport for Good Foundation’s plans to invest in new, non-traditional sports for social impact, by researching and preparing a report on the global landscape of skateboarding and dance-based social development organizations, programs and their impact, in select key locations across the world.
PSD was commissioned by UNESCO New Delhi to conduct a research study to understand the current landscape of the S4D sector in India and the scope for S4D programming in the country. The study focused on how S4D programming in India fits within the United Nations’ 2030 agenda for sustainable development and its alignment with the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
PSD along with Participatory Research in India (PRIA) worked on a research study commissioned by Oxfam India to develop a strategy outlining a sustainable model for using sports as a medium to address gender-based violence and provide an avenue for socio-economic transformation, which could be applied to Oxfam’s work across India.
PSD has partnered with Laureus Sport For Good on their Model City Delhi project to work on various research and evaluation aspects. Initially, PSD conducted a research study for Laureus to identify the potential of sports-based interventions to tackle issues faced by women and girls in various marginalized communities in Delhi. The findings of the research informed the future strategic direction for the Model City Delhi project, wherein PSD assisted Laureus in setting up a local coalition of stakeholders in the sub-district of Seemapuri in North-East Delhi in order to create local leadership for the project. Currently, PSD is part of the evaluation team for Model City Delhi, which is working closely with the coalition in order to identify a suitable vision and outcomes for the project, and in the future evaluate its progress in achieving those outcomes.
PSD initiated a research study to understand the scope of sport for development (S4D) programming in different countries across South and Southeast Asia. The study was conducted in collaboration with Participatory Research in Asia (PRIA) and the Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce & Industry (FICCI). . 
Suheil F. Tandon, PSD’s Founder-Director is part of a team led by PwC (PricewaterhouseCoopers) that is formulating a comprehensive sports policy for the state of Odisha, India. This policy will help in structuring a sustainable sports culture for children and youth in Odisha.
PSD, in collaboration with Anantapur Sports Academy (ASA), conducted two grassroots research studies to ascertain the impact of sports on the development of rural children in Anantapur, Andhra Pradesh. Focusing on the physical, social and emotional development of children aged 10-15 years, the studies developed by PSD incorporated a questionnaire along with physical tests to ascertain the impact that participating in sports has on the children. Read the research reports here: 
PSD provided curriculum development, training and monitoring and evaluation support to Monkey Sports, a sport for development organization based in Patna, in order to initiate and implement a physical literacy program for young children in schools across Bihar and Jharkhand.
PSD worked with the Andhra Cricket Association (ACA), to evaluate its three youth residential cricket academies for boys (U-14 to U-19) in Kadappah, Mangalagiri, and Vijayanagaram.
In 2016, PSD evaluated the managerial and operational structures and systems within the three academies and conducted a 2-day training workshop with the coaches, administrators and officers of the academies to aid them in addressing the recommendations from the evaluation.
In 2017, PSD undertook an audit of the three academies to determine to what extent the changes recommended in the whitepaper presented in 2016 had been implemented.
Duration: September 2016 – August 2017