PSD was engaged by the Rural Development Trust to conduct the baseline and endline evaluations of a two-year sport for development program implemented in Anantapur, India. The program aimed to address learning and social gaps among young people following the COVID-19 pandemic through sport-based approaches.
Duration: May 2023 – August 2025
PSD provided consultancy support to Laureus Sport for Good Foundation to explore investment opportunities in non-traditional sports for social impact by researching the global landscape of skateboarding and dance-based sport for development initiatives.
Duration: September 2022 – March 2023
PSD was commissioned by NEIDA to conduct an endline evaluation of a multi-year badminton development project in Mizoram, implemented in partnership with the Mizoram Badminton Association, Mizoram State Sports Council and the Pullela Gopichand Badminton Academy.
Duration: June 2022 – December 2022
PSD conducted a research study for UNESCO New Delhi to map the sport for development (S4D) landscape in India and explore the scope for S4D programming aligned with the UN 2030 Agenda and Sustainable Development Goals.
You can access the report here.
Duration: August 2021 – Ongoing
PSD, in collaboration with Participatory Research in India (PRIA), worked on a research study commissioned by Oxfam India to develop a sustainable strategy for using sport to address gender-based violence and promote socio-economic transformation.
Duration: January 2021 – June 2021
PSD partnered with Laureus Sport for Good on the Sport for Good Cities Delhi project by conducting research, supporting coalition development in Seemapuri, and evaluating the project’s implementation and outcomes.
Duration: September 2019 – March 2023
PSD initiated a scoping study to understand the reach, impact, gaps and challenges of sport for development initiatives across South and South-East Asia, in collaboration with PRIA and FICCI.
The report can be accessed here.
Duration: February 2020 – December 2020
PSD’s Founder-Director was part of a PwC-led team that formulated a comprehensive sports policy for the state of Odisha, aimed at developing a sustainable sports culture for children and youth.
Duration: August 2019 – Ongoing
PSD conducted grassroots research studies with Anantapur Sports Academy to assess the physical, social and emotional impact of sports participation on rural children aged 10–15 years.
Duration: May 2018 – April 2020
PSD evaluated the managerial and operational systems of three youth residential cricket academies operated by the Andhra Cricket Association and conducted training workshops to support capacity building and system improvements.
Duration: September 2016 – August 2017