Terms of Reference (TOR) for Final Evaluation for FFO Nexus Project ((Health, nutrition, WASH, education and child protection services and cash transfers for vulnerable children and families in Somalia

TERMS OF REFERENCE

Study location; Southern States of Somalia (Kismayo, Mogadishu, Adado), Puntland (Mudug region) and Somaliland (Sool, Sanaag, Toghdeer).  Study Title: FINAL EVALUATION FOR FFO NEXUS PROJECT ((Health, nutrition, WASH, education and child protection services and cash transfers for vulnerable children and families in Somalia) Submission deadline: 5th October-021 Submit documents to: somalia.tenders@savethechildren.org

BACKGROUND

For over 90 years, Save the Children has been making a difference in children’s lives in more than 120 countries. We are the world’s largest independent child rights organization, underpinned by a vision in a world in which every child attains the right to survival, protection, development and participation. Our mission to inspire breakthroughs in the way the world treats children, and to achieve immediate and lasting change in their lives.

Project objectives

FFO NEXUS is a 2-year (January 2020 – Dec 2021) project designed to address the most pertaining challenges faced by the most vulnerable communities living in 7 regions in Somalia (Kismayo, Mogadishu, Adado Mudug, Sool, Sanaag, and Toghdeer). The project is funded by German Government, it has benefited a total of 562,000 under five children and 473,000 age between 6 to 14 years.

The program fund was utilized to implement the humanitarian priorities of Save the Children’s Country Strategic Plan (CSP) for Somalia (see CSP logframe in annex). The focus on this funding was on the humanitarian components. The program has two main goals

Goal 1-Children has A strong start in life. Under this goal I the project has benefited (562,000 Most Deprived Children age 0-5 It has benefited “Crisis affected children under five through improved access to timely and adequate health, nutrition, WASH and child protection services and their families can meet their basic food and non-food needs in times of crisis”)

Goal 2:- Children Have A Better Foundation for A Bright Future. Under this goal 473,000 Children (6–14yr) – “affected by crisis are protected and enjoy uninterrupted access to education”) of the CSP.

In addition, the funding also contributed to the cross-cutting goals on gender and local capacity building.

For children under five, SC provided mobile and facility-based health and nutrition services ensuring access to preventive and curative health service throughout the emergency period. To treat and prevent malnutrition, SC applied the Provision Community based Management of Acute Malnutrition (CMAM) and the promotion of optimal Infant & Young Child Feeding practices in emergencies (IYCF-E). Measures was complemented with rehabilitating climate resilient water sources for communities in crisis as well as unconditional cash transfers for families with children under five.

To ensure protection of children in crisis, SC set up child friendly spaces, provide psycho-social support and family tracing and reunification services and conduct child resilience and community sensitization sessions. To ensure uninterrupted access to education, schools in communities with high numbers of IDP and returnees received temporary financial and material support.

Save the Children implemented integrated Health, nutrition, WASH, education and child protection services and cash transfers for vulnerable children and families for crises affected by the drought and Covid-19 related crises in Somaliland/Somalia. Activities consisted of health and nutrition service, provision of water and hygiene kits and unconditional cash transfers to droughts affected households with malnourished children, so that they can be able to meet their immediate food and non-food needs

Geographic scope of the evaluation: The project was implemented in Southern States of Somalia (Kismayo, Mogadishu, Adado), Puntland (Mudug region) and Somaliland (Sool, Sanaag, Toghdeer); thus, the final evaluation will cover all the project regions.

2. Purpose of Evaluation

The overall purpose of the Evaluation is to assess the processes and achievements made to draw lessons that will inform the future programming. The evaluation is intended to provide data on the performance, impact and sustainability of project interventions. The evaluation will assess the extent to which the outcomes of the project have been achieved, determine relevance, efficiency, effectiveness and sustainability of the interventions/project and document lessons learnt. The evaluation will also help to assess the effectiveness of beneficiary accountability system and mechanisms that were used during the project implementation period.

Specific evaluation questions include:

The specific objective the final evaluation is to answer questions around the effectiveness and efficacy of the project implementation.

• How did the program contribute to improved access to timely, inclusive and adequate health, nutrition, WASH and child protection services for families with children under five years?
• To what extend did the project supported the program participants households to meet their basic food and non-food needs in times of crisis?
• To what extend did the project contribute to improved access to education for all children aged 6-14 years disaggregated by disability, age and gender?
• What lessons were learnt throughout the project life cycle and how can these be used to inform future programming?

3. Scope and Focus of Evaluation

The final evaluation will look at the following areas: Project management; project activities; engagement of government institutions, organizations of persons with disabilities and other relevant stakeholders. It will address the results achieved, the engagements made and capacities strengthened

The evaluation will employ the specific evaluation criteria for humanitarian action from the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development – Development Assistance Committee (OECD-DAC) to guide the study. Following DAC criteria and the below key questions shall allow assessing the achievement:

Objective	Key Questions
Relevance/Appropriateness  To assess the relevance of the project activities to the local context and to the needs of the target communities	§  Assess design and focus of the project – To what extent did the project achieve its overall objectives?  §  What and how much progress has been made towards achieving the overall outputs and outcomes of the project to reduce food insecurity, hunger and malnutrition, as well as associated diseases and promote long-term resilience. §  To what extent were the results (impacts, outcomes and outputs) achieved? §  Were the inputs and strategies identified, and were they realistic, appropriate and adequate to achieve the results? §  Was the project relevant to the identified needs? §  To what extend were beneficiaries (men, women, children with and without disabilities), communities and families participated in project activities?
Effectiveness  To assess the progress made towards achieving the project’s objectives, outcomes and goal	§  To what extent did the programme achieve its outputs, outcomes and goals?  §  Were the activities and outcomes achieved on time, in response to women’s, men’s, boys’, girls’ and people with disabilities’ urgent and pressing humanitarian needs? §  Describe the management processes and their appropriateness in supporting delivery §  What were the major factors influencing the achievement or non-achievement of the objectives? §  Was the project effective in delivering desired/planned results? §  How effective were the strategies and tools used in the implementation of the project? §  How effective has the project been in responding to the needs of the beneficiaries, and what results were achieved? §  Identify any best program experiences/achievements supported by evidence such as case studies, quotes, best practices, and so on. §  How effective the collaboration was between programme and support functions to deliver organizations humanitarian mandate in timely and effective manner?
Efficiency  To assess whether the resources (financial, human, and materials) have been used efficiently and effectively in addressing the needs of the target community?	§  To what extend was the process of achieving results efficient? Specifically did the actual or expected results (outputs and outcomes) justify the costs incurred? Were the resources effectively utilized?  §  Did project activities overlap and duplicate other similar interventions? §  Were there more efficient ways and means of delivering more and better results (outputs and outcomes) with the available inputs? §  Could a different approach have produced better results? §  How efficient and inclusive were the management and accountability processes and structures of the project? §  How did the project financial management processes and procedures affect project implementation? §  What were the strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats of the project’s implementation process? §  Were the necessary and adequate resources (financial, human etc) available for running all of the activities? §
Impact  To assess the potential impact of the project on the targeted communities	§  What are the positive and negative, intended and unintended, changes produced by the project?  §  Analyze the contribution of the project to any observed impact (intended, unintended, positive, negative) and analyze what other actors and factors contributed to the impact. §  What real difference has the intervention made to the beneficiaries?
Sustainability	§  To what extent are the benefits of the projects likely to be sustained after the completion of this project?  §  What is the likelihood of continuation and sustainability of project outcomes and benefits after completion of the project? §  How were capacities strengthened at the individual and organizational level including government institutions, organizations of persons with disabilities, staff and other community structures? §  Describe the main lessons that have emerged? §  What are the recommendations for similar support in future? §  Assess the nexus and integration of FFO and BMZ programming in target locations
The above questions serve as guidance and are not an exhaustive list. The consultant is expected to refine and explore further as deemed necessary.

4. Evaluation Methodology

1.    SC Responsibilities

The SC Somalia will be responsible for the following:

• Ensure effective coordination of the evaluation logistics to support the consultants in undertaking their assignment.
• Review and Approve inception report
• Provide input into the tools developed, and evaluation design.
• Provide consultants with literature review materials/necessary documentations.
• Link consultants to relevant stakeholders
• Review analysis of the data collected prior to the documentation of the final report
• Review draft report
• Approve and sign off final report

2.    Consultant Responsibilities

The consultant will lead the process of:

• Study design, methodology, planning and quality control procedures;
• Recruiting and/or training enumerators in survey protocols, techniques and on the methods
• Reviewing existing literature to inform study designs, research questions, and development of sampling methodologies
• Finalizing work plan, questionnaire(s), KII & FGD guidelines
• The consultant will guide and provide required technical support to the field teams for carrying out interviews and gathering information from different stakeholders.
• The consultant will remain responsible for the entire study maintaining the highest-level standards and quality and for producing the final evaluation reports.

3.    Deliverables

The following outputs are expected from the consultant

• Work plan and Inception Report (with key parameters and indicators to be considered for the evaluation including methodology, key survey questions; source of information/data; sampling procedures and the sample size, data collection methods and tools, data analysis plan, reporting and all the tools)
• Both raw and cleaned data sets
• A comprehensive and well organized Final Report complete with standard reporting formats, not more than 40 pages excluding preliminary and annexes
• A set of actionable and evidence-based recommendations
• Recommendations should consider the needs of specific stakeholder groups, and be relevant to the effective impact measurement of programme objectives and outcomes.
• The consultant will present findings/recommendations in a workshop organized for key SC staff, program partners, and key stakeholders:
• Workshop report summary document to supplement the final report.

4.    Management and Logistics

The consultant will be supervised by the project MEAL manager. The consultant will be responsible for organizing logistical issues with limited facilitation from SCI and as per the consultancy agreement.

5.    Duration of the Assignment

The assignment will be 30 days inclusive of travels. The anticipated dates of the end line survey are November 20, 2021 – December, 20, 2021.

6.    Qualification

• Post graduate qualifications (MA level) in social science, particularly economics, Development studies, food security, public health or related fields
• Minimum of 10 years of demonstrated professional experience delivering Monitoring and Evaluations services
• Proven experience in conducting quality project Monitoring and Evaluation including final evaluation survey for multi-sectoral programs
• Proven experience in conducting evaluations for both humanitarian and development projects
• Experience in applying participatory, child-friendly, inclusive and gender sensitive tools especially when collecting data from children with and without disabilities, boys and girls of different ages.
• Knowledge of Save the Children and its internal processes will be beneficial but is not essential
• Knowledge and understanding of the social and cultural context of Somali people will be an asset.
• Solid analytical, result based planning, report writing, communication and diplomacy skills with ability to correlate different data sets to actionable conclusions.
• Proficiency in written English language(reports will be in English)
• Proven experience in providing quality technical reports
• Ability to make clear presentations and disseminate findings to both technical and nontechnical audience

7.    Payment Details

Payment will be in accordance with SCI payment modalities.

8.    Application Process

Interested and qualified consultants are expected to submit the following documents which will form part of the pre-selection recruitment process:

1. Company Profile
2. CVs of the consultants with at least three credible referees.
3. Technical proposal, outlining an understanding and interpretation of the TOR and methodologies including sampling procedure, data collection, data analysis plan, quality assurance, management and tools to be used
4. Detailed Work Plan
5. Financial Proposal outlining consultant’s daily rates and break down of all other costs associated with the assignment.
6. Proven samples of the previous similar work with INGOs and/or UN agencies preferably

Please send complete set of required documents to the email capturing , “ FFO PROJECT FINAL EVALUATION as the subject line of the email. somalia.tenders@savethechildren.org The deadline for the submission is 5^th October-21 at 10:00AM.

 

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