HB possesses rich expertise and resources to conduct comprehensive Social Impact Assessment (SIA) Studies for various developmental projects. Consultants/Professional Experts under this discipline of HB have the competency in carrying out socio-economic and institutional studies which include demographic studies, regional economic development studies, studies on cultural and traditional aspects, poverty alleviation, micro credit and infrastructural facilities. Requirements of institutional set up and its re-structuring analysis, which is mostly needed to implement various management plans, can be effectively worked out by the concerned consultants/specialists of HB. HB successfully completed CARE funded "Building Union Infrastructure for Local Development (BUILD) Project" which is a large rural community development and capacity building project combining CARE's experience in rural road development and Union Parishad (local government) strengthening efforts. In the Islamic Development Bank (IDB) funded "Participatory Rural Appraisal (PRA) Project" HB worked to improve the livelihood and quality of life of the two target groups comprising the Small Farmer's Group (SFGs) and the Marginal and Landless household Groups (MLGs) of different districts of Bangladesh.