Kenya: Call for Proposals: End Term Evaluation for Usigu Local Rights Programme
Country: Kenya
Closing date: 24 Sep 2013
ActionAid International Kenya is an affiliate of ActionAid International which is active in over 42 countries in Africa, Asia, America and Europe and works in partnership with other affiliate organizations in Spain, Britain, Ireland, Netherlands, Italy and the USA to eradicate poverty and social injustices. The organization has been working in Kenya since 1972 to ensure social justice through anti-poverty initiatives, local institutional capacity building and public policy influencing processes, directly impacting on lives of over 1 million people.
ActionAid is seeking consultant (s) or agency to conduct an end-term evaluation of its programmes in Usigu Local Rights Programme(LRP) which is phasing out in December 2013. ActionAid’s work in the LRP were focused on Right to Just and Democratic Governance; Women’s Rights; HIV and AIDS and Right to Health; Right to Food; and Education and Child Rights.
2.0 The Objectives of the Evaluation
The overall objective of the assignment is to carry out an end term evaluation in the LRP to assess the extent to which AAIK’s achieved the desired end-results and generate information to inform future interventions in other areas. Specifically, this evaluation aims to:? Establish the extent to which the goals and objectives of ActionAid programmes in Usigu were met
? Assess the effectiveness of AAIK’s interventions and strategies, outcomes and impact/change realized through the programme in the lives of direct target groups, indirect target groups and other stakeholders with special emphasis on community organization, capacity building and advocacy
? Determine the efficiency of the programme achieved in terms of cost vs benefit to community, human resource, timeliness and relevance of projects.
? Assess the viability of sustainability strategies put in place in the LRP - programming approaches (systems, structures and methods) examining them for quality, compliance with standard.
? Assess LRP county level engaements in relation to advocacy, networking and collaboration
? Identify possible gaps/weaknesses in programme design, approach and implementation and make recommendations to ActionAid to inform future interventions in other areas.
? To appraise the programme partnership approach to community implementation, research and advocacy in relation to the programmes achievement.
2.1 Scope of the Evaluation
AAIK work is anchored on the principles of Human Rights Based Approach (HRBA). In this context, therefore, the consultant/agency is expected to assess the performnace of the LRP in light of HRBA focusing on the following dimensions:
Impact and effectiveness: what are the impacts of the initiatives(intended vs unintended, positive vs negative); who benefitted from the initiatives and how, is it the rich or the poor; what is the level of involvement & participation of women and poor, how have these impacts been translated to households, how have the initiatives led to capacity building for local communities/groups.
Efficiency: is the money, effort and time well spent in relation to the objectives; how well were the tools and guidelines within AAIK used to implement the initiatives; are they appropriate; was the financial and technical support provided sufficient, is the planning process for the programme appropriate and are there adequate and efficient implementing procedures, how do the staff secure proper management of the various types of initiatives.
Relevance of the AAIK Initiatives: How were the interventions designed? What were the priority issues that AAIK sought to address, were these addressed? How were the various groups of poor people targeted and involved (i.e women, PLWHAs, children, youth), what is the relevance of the approaches used to the situational contexts of the LRP and to the set strategic objectives of the LRP, and to what extent are the LRP initiatives in line with AAIK’s HRBA approach? What are the gender considerations identified and integrated in programming.
Sustainability: Are the projects initiated sustainable, who owns or manages these projects; how would external factors affect their sustainability, what exit strategies are in place, do the local institutions and or partners have adequate capacity to carry on with the activities? how well is the project/interventions linked with others service providers for technical support?
Monitoring and evaluation systems: How were the results of the LRP initiatives measured? Did the LRP have appropriate monitoring and evaluation systems in place to track results of the initiative? To what extent did lack of an effective M&E system hinder the achievement of desired objectives at the LRP?
Partnerships: review identification and relationship with partners in relation to community implementation, research and advocacy in relation to the programme’s achievements. The consultant should assess the effectiveness of partnerships and make recommendations to improve our partnership in future. For example: how well has each partner fulfilled its obligations and contributed to the programme’s achievements; how have the different partnerships helped or hindered the achievement of programme’s objectives and the delivery of lasting change; what have been the key challenges among the partnerships and limitations among the partners?
3.0 Key Deliverables
The key deliverable expected at the end of the evaluation is the evaluation report that should include:• A stand-alone 6-10 page executive sumary distilling the key findings of the evaluation;
• A clear methodology for the evaluation
• Key findings focussing on the performance of the LRP focussing on the relevance, effectiveness, efficiency, sustainability and impact with regard to AAIK’s work and approach
• Lessons learned and best practices: What worked well and why; what didn’t work well and why?
• Practical recommendations for improving effectiveness of delivery of AAIK’s initiatives and areas requiring further support
Annexes: Evaluation tools, list of key informants and any other relevent information. The format of the report will be agreed upon with the successful bidder.
7.0 Evaluation Timelines
The evaluation is expected to be conducted between September and October 2013 and will last for a period of one month.
How to apply:
Interested consultants should submit a technical (not more than 10 pages) detailing understanding of the Terms of Reference and the methodology for the evaluation with resumes of the core team. They should also provide a financial proposal (one page). The proposals should be submitted to Wyckliff.Ombede@actionaid.org and George.Oduor@actionaid.org on or before Tuesday, September 24th, 2013. For any clarifications, please contact the aforementioned.
