Dr Catherine Ndinda
Dr Ndinda is a Research Director within the Human and Social Capabilities (HSC) division of the HSRC. She has a PhD Social Science (UKZN) and an MSc Urban and Regional Planning (UKZN).
In 2013 she was the recipient of a research fellowship awarded by the African Population and Health Research Centre (APHRC) and funded by the IDRC. She has been the recipient of 18 grants and authored 19 research reports. Her authorship includes papers in peer reviewed international journals, book chapters, conference papers and policy brief.
In 2016 she was the principal investigator in the Department of Human Settlements Study, Baseline assessment for the future impact evaluation of informal settlements targeted for upgrading, which was also presented the UN Habitat III Conference in Quito, Ecuador. The study developed baseline indicators for the both effectiveness and impact evaluation of informal settlements.
Her research interests are in human settlements research, monitoring and evaluation and policy analysis.
Dr Ndinda HSRC surplus funding 2022 - 2023
Parliamentary Grant Surplus Funding Approved....
Review of SA National Policy Framework on Women's Empowerment and Gender Equality
The Department of Women, Youth, and Persons with Disabilities (DWYPD) has made a call for a proposal to review South Africa???s National Policy Framew....
Undertaking of a Formative Evaluation on Implementation of the gender responsive
The purpose of this formative evaluation is to assess the progress of GRPBMEAF implementation and enhance knowledge to contribute to design and implem....
A Baseline Assessment of the Access to Water, Sanitation and Energy in O R Tambo District Municipality
The study aims to collect baseline data on water, sanitation and energy targeted for upgrading. In so doing the baseline data collected should in furt....
Women's Access to the City in Post-Apartheid South Africa
The objectives of this current evaluation are to: 1. Establish the extent to which the national housing programmes and policies have facilitated women....
Coherence of Food and Agricultural Policies with NCD Prevention in South Africa: The Case of Fruit and Vegetable Policies
To generate knowledge on the coherence (or lack thereof) of agri-food and Non-Communicable Disease (NCD) prevention policies in order to increase cons....
Buffalo City: Campus Tourism project
The BCMDA hereby assigns partnership services to the HSRC to conduct and facilitate research that will contribute towards the social progress and deve....
DHS: Acess to the cities
The current study seeks to explore and shed light on the ways in which implementation of various human settlements programmes has enabled the poor to ....
Agroprocessing and biofuel production facility in Mogolokwane mining region
For this proposed platform to succeed in its mission, it is crucial that additional social studies be conducted in order to elucidate the various soci....
GDHS: Design and Implementation Evaluation of the Gauteng Housing allocation process
The proposed study aims to examine the plausibility and appropriateness of the design of the housing allocation process and implementation of Gauteng ....
DST: StepSA 2016/17 Phase 3
The stepSA project has over the last 3-4 years seen a tremendous shift in moving from an original science and capability based investment (IPDM) to a ....
GDHS: Satisfaction Survey
The proposed study aims to collect data on levels of satisfaction with services provided by the Gauteng Department of Human Settlements (GDHS). In so ....
NDT: Tourism Resource Development (THRD) Strategy and the Tourism Skills Audit Review
Facilitating a consultative process to develop a new THRD strategy and implementation plan for the period 2016-2026. Specific Objectives: To review....
Public Perception Survey for the Gauteng Provincial Legislature
Public Perception Survey for the Gauteng Provincial Legislature....
DHS - Future Impact Assessment of Informal Settlements
Informal settlements, pose a major challenge for managers and planners in South African cities. Since 1994 the number of households living in informal....
Analysis of NCD Prevention Policies in Africa (ANPPA) Research Fellowship
ANPPA Fellowship. As an ANPPA fellow the HSRC was selected to conduct the country case study for South Africa. The Fellow will be expected to underta....
A Multi-disciplinary study exploring the challenges facing the mining industry - a specific focus on platinum around Rustenburg in the North West
The spate of labour unrest that resulted in clashes between the police and miners in the Lonmin Marikana mine in 2012 is a cause for concern among the....
Situation Analysis of population and development in eight priority districts of KZN and EC
The project aims to develop an evidence base to inform the SRH programming and support in the KZN and EC provinces.....
An Investigation of the Nature and Extent of Substance Abuse in Mpumalanga Province
The project seeks to understand the nature and extent of substance abuse/use in the province of Mpumalanga and subsequent effects to the individual, t....
Indigenous Knowledge System (IKS) MASTER SERVICES AGREEMENT
To contract independent consultants to asist the DST in fulfilling its implementation responsibilities by evaluating the South Afircan Indigenous Know....
Civil Society Activism in Accessing Health Care in South Africa
Whereas in accordance with its statutory mandate of strengthening the institutional basis of social science research and knowledge production in Afric....