Columbia University, University of California San Diego (UCSD)

13,816 students across 23 schools

13 cities across Delhi, Uttar Pradesh, Rajasthan, and Odisha

This study employed social network analysis using the Socionomy toolkit to understand peer networks, learning outcomes, and the role of classroom interventions in shaping social capital among students. A key research question examined how randomized seating arrangements could alter friendship patterns and influence student interactions over a 2.5-month intervention period.

Aawaaz functioned as the implementation partner, overseeing
on-ground data collection, intervention deployment, monitoring, and stakeholder engagement. Tasks included administering baseline and endline surveys, implementing randomized seating plans, coordinating site visits, managing transcription, cleaning, and processing of data, and producing school-level reports. The team also managed survey logistics such as printing,
transportation, scanning, and coding, alongside budgeting and resource allocation.