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Sunrise Foundation, a trust in Pune, runs a rural sanitation programme. Before expanding, its trustees want an independent review of the social, economic and environmental effects the programme has had on the community, measured against stated objectives. Which exercise best describes this review?
The exercise is a social impact assessment. It measures the social, economic and environmental changes a programme has produced for the community against its objectives, unlike a financial audit, tax assessment or secretarial audit, which examine accounts, income or legal compliance.
- ASocial impact assessmentCorrect
- BStatutory financial audit of the trust's books
- CIncome-tax assessment of the trust
- DSecretarial audit of the trust
Explanation
Social impact assessment evaluates the effects of an intervention on people and communities against its objectives. A financial audit checks accounts, tax assessment checks income computation, and secretarial audit checks legal compliance; none measures community outcomes.
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