ABOUT HAPEN

Horn of Africa Peace Network (HAPEN) is a not-for-profit making and Non-Governmental Organization that was established in 2008 in response to immense suffering caused by protracted civil strife from 1991. The organization is registered both in Kenya and Somalia. HAPEN works to provide relief emergency and other humanitarian support to the affected populations in Somalia while building their capacity to reduce their vulnerability. The organization serves different groups including pastoralists, farming, agro-pastoralists, fishing, urban, rural, returnees, and Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs). In Somalia, HAPEN operates in 12 districts namely Kismayo, Afmadow, and Badhaadhe in (Lower Juba), Eelbarde, Rabdhure, and Atto (Bakool Region), Gedo (Garbaharey, Baardheere (the capital), Ceel Waaq in the south and Belet Xaawo, Doloow, and Luuq in the North)

The core broad areas of focus are Livelihood and Food Security, Health, Peace Building and Conflict Resolution with a Counter Violence Extremism Component, Nutrition, Protection, Shelter & NFIs, and Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene (WASH), and Education.

SCOPE

HAPEN is seeking to recruit a third-party agent to undertake mid term evaluation exercise on the ongoing project titled, “Somali Wellness and Economic Recovery Consortium (Somali WERC”.

The programme seeks to contribute to improved integration and reintegration of youth in order to reduce their vulnerability to violent extremist recruitment. The programme targets youth who have disengaged from violent extremism or criminal activity and youth who are vulnerable to recruitment. The employs a three-pillar strategy of:

• Scaling up a successful mental health programme for youth;
• Expanding training and financial support to entrepreneurs that will provide livelihood opportunities to vulnerable youth; and,
• Engaging communities to increase acceptance of youth and to identify community initiatives to support at-risk youth

GENERAL OBJECTIVE OF THE EVALUATION

Objective: To make an assessment, as systematic and objective as possible, of the above-mentioned project, its design, implementation and results.

The aim is to determine the relevance and fulfillment of objectives, developmental efficiency, effectiveness, impact and sustainability. The evaluation should provide information that is credible and useful, enabling the incorporation of lessons learned into the decision-making process of the Consortium led by HAPEN.

Principles underpinning the approach to the evaluation are:

1. Impartiality and independence of the evaluation process from the programming and implementation functions.
2. Credibility of the evaluation, through use of appropriately skilled and independent expert and the transparency of the evaluation process, including wide dissemination of results.
3. Usefulness of the evaluation findings and recommendations, through timely presentation of relevant, clear and concise information.

SPECIFIC OBJECTIVES OF THE EVALUATION

1. Result 1: The project activities are evaluated trough the following criteria relevance, effectiveness, efficiency, sustainability and impact.
2. Result 2: Recommendations for improving each of the criteria are shared (especially for the next phase of the project)
3. Result 3: A suggested action plan corresponding to each recommendation is included in the evaluation report.

The evaluation report should then provide conclusions and recommendations on the following questions:

1. Effectiveness: To which degree did the activities meet the objectives and results set out in the project (as outlined in the logical framework)?
2. Matching needs: Did the project/activities meet relevant needs of the beneficiaries?
3. Relevance: Was the project designed in a way that is relevant to reach its goals?
4. Alignment: to which extend the project is in line (and using) with international relevant standards and national action plans
5. Efficiency: Was the project run in an efficient way?
6. Sustainability: Are the results achieved so far sustainable?
7. Internal coherence: Were the result indicators and their means of verification adequate? What possible adjustments would the consultant recommend?
8. Gender mainstreaming: To what extent did the project succeed in including a gender perspective?
9. Impact: Where there any unforeseen positive/negative effects of the activities?
10. Synergies: to which extent were synergies achieved with other activities implemented by other NGOs, as well as with local initiatives?
11. Which unmet needs did the evaluator identify that would be relevant for the Consortium to look into in an eventual continuation of the project?
12. Identify impact stories, lessons learned and provide recommendations.

METHODOLOGY

Overall evaluation approach and data collection methods proposed:

1. Preparation phase: Secondary data review, briefing with Consortium personnel at headquarter and at Nairobi, writing an inception report for evaluation stating the sources of information, tools for collection. The methodological proposition of evaluation must allow a mutual understanding between the The Consortium teams and the consultant, regarding the objectives, scope, time and expected results of the evaluation.
2. Field phase (Kismayu and Belet-Hawa): Meeting key stakeholders, especially local authorities, beneficiaries and other relevant people using individual questionnaire and Focus Group Discussions (FGD).
3. Analysis and debriefing phase: The results and preliminary conclusions will be presented to the The Consortium teams and partners at field level. A debriefing will be organized to discuss the results and the recommendations.

DELIVERABLES

All deliverables are to be submitted to the MEAL Manager in English. Deliverables include:

1. An inception report, to be submitted one week after the beginning of the evaluation, explaining the methodology, work programme and timetable for the evaluation.
2. A final report to be submitted at the end of the evaluation. The final evaluation report will be structured as follows:

Table of contents

Acronyms

Executive summary

• Overview of the project
• Evaluation objectives and intended users.
• Methodology
• Most important findings and conclusions
• Main recommendations

I. Introduction

• Scope and purpose of the evaluation, intended users, team composition and structure of the report.
• Evaluation questions and criteria
• Eventual changes to the initial request (objectives and questions)

II. Methodology

• Description of methods used and rationale.
• Description of project Theory of Change if any
• Limitations and constraints, potential bias and mitigations measures
• International standards used as reference for the evaluation.

III. Context: Analysis of the context

IV. Core sections of the report by evaluation criteria and questions. Presentation of the evidence gathered, triangulation and findings.

V. conclusions; final appreciation (clear and defensible basis for value judgments. Provide insights pertinent to the intervention that has been evaluated and to the purpose of evaluation.

VI. Recommendations (clear, specific and relevant, implementable, linked with conclusions and reflect consultations with stakeholders, presented per priority level, with timeframe and suggestions of where responsibility for follow up should lie.

Annexes

• ToR
• List of groups people interviewed (anonymized), sites visited.
• List of documents consulted, and secondary data used
• Data collection instruments
• Evaluation matrix
• Power point presentation of the main findings and recommendations

SELECTION PROCESS

Consultants will be selected on the basis of an assessment of both technical proposals and financial offers. The financial offer has to be presented as a detailed budget of all relevant costs. The proposal should include as a minimum:

• Technical proposal taking into consideration the points above including description of methodology and time plan.
• A reference list of previous clients including a short description of similar assignments completed within Somalia.
• Copy of CVs of members of the consultant team proposed. The composition of the team must address the objective outlined above as well as the particularities of this assignment with an emphasis on technical know-how and experience with quantitative and qualitative research methodologies. It will be considered an advantage if the consultant team includes members of both genders.
• If a firm, a copy of the registration certificate.
• A financial proposal with a detailed breakdown of costs.