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Review and design of manuals and training modules

Terms of reference (ToR)

Generic info

Location: Kenya, Dadaab refugee complex and Nairobi

Duration: 1 month from 7th May (or earlier if available) to 6th June 2018

Contract: Consultancy

Supervisor: Tdh Kenya Country Representative (in collaboration with Tdh Humanitarian Child Protection Specialist at HQ)

Context

Tdh started operations in Kenya in September 2011, as part of the response to the Horn of Africa famine. Attention concentrated immediately on the Dadaab refugee camps, where a joint Tdh/SDC health and WASH exploratory mission had taken place in August 2011, but had to then shift to the areas around, as other partners were already active in Dadaab. The emphasis remained on the arid and semi-arid areas around the refugee complex, heavily affected by the drought, and since then Tdh operations have focussed on Garissa county, with an integrated Nutrition/Child Protection/WASH programme in the rural Lagdera sub-county and with a child protection project in Kambioos refugee camp (Fafi sub-county), part of the Dadaab complex. The camp of Kambioos closed in April 2017 and Tdh shifted its activities in Hagadera, the biggest camp of Dadaab refugee complex.

In February 2018, a midterm evaluation of the current project supported by BPRM was done by an external international consultant. One of the main recommendations was on reviewing training manuals, strategies and policies:

Review and improvement of training material used (training for caregivers, peer support, life skills training, etc.) Suggest this material is also translated into Somali

Note: Reference in reviewing the documents should be made to child protection standard guidelines and other documents developed through the Department of Chidren Services (labour.go.ke website).

Objective

The purpose of this consultancy is to review and prepare a new design of manuals and training modules for Tdh Child Protection projects as a basis for promoting rational, appropriate and sustainable implementation of projects.

It is expected that the new manuals and modules will be based on Tdh design manuals or those prepared and used by other relevant local and regional agencies (UNICEF, the Alliance for Child Protection in Humanitarian Action etc)[1] and with reference to guidelines developed by DCS.Thus, the new tools will build on what has already been produced not requiring to start from the beginning. Therefore, the emphasis in terms of the content of the manual would be: Customizing the contents of the training modules and other manuals to the Kenya environment using the existing manuals, as well as those developed by Tdh at HQ level or in other countries, or by other agencies as a basis; Identifying gaps and addressing them with information sourced from other relevant manuals and the experience of the consultant.

In order to achieve the above objectives, one of the key tasks is to undertake a review of a number of existing manuals and modules for the reasons indicated above, and to prepare a summary report for presentation to Tdh at an Inception Meeting (report to include identified gaps in manuals, timelines and approach and expected deliverables within the specified timelines, among others).

Expected results:

• Result 1: Exhaustive review of all manuals and training modules used by Tdh CP project, including identification of gaps.
• Result 2: Presentation of an inception report (see details above). Breakdown on the work schedule to be provided by the consultant in the inception meeting.
• Result 3: New design of manuals and training modules in English that promote Participatory Learning Approaches that is directly related to the target group and to a standard acceptable to Tdh ( (translation into Somali language will be managed by Tdh).
• Result 4: Creation of adapted new pre-post tests to measure knowledge gained, based on the new content of the manuals and training modules
• Result 5: Training of the Tdh team on the new developed manuals and modules. The consultant will ensure the team is perfectly trained and able to use the new developed tools in full autonomy.
• Result 6: Presentation of a final report, including a draft suggested learning and development strategy for the project.

Indicative Timeframe

• 1 month in Kenya including travels from / to Switzerland and between the field locations, with an estimation of :
• 15 days in Dadaab refugee complex,
• 15 days in Nairobi.

Dadaab is located along the Kenya-Somalia border, 90km from Garissa town and occasionally experiences security incidences. However, the security situation has been relatively calm with caution observed in hot spot areas. The consultant is expected to adhere to Tdh Kenya mission security policy and other local guidelines (UNDSS, INSO etc). Flexibility in planning and undertaking the assignment is expected as security conditions in Dadaab may affect the planning.

Child Safeguarding Policy and behaviour:

The consultant will conduct his or her duties in respect of the Charter of Terre des Hommes and the Tdh Child Safeguarding Policy.

Tdh expects employee’s conduct reflects proper behaviour in accordance with local culture and traditions. The incumbent assures the moral protection of the name of Terre des Hommes and defends in all circumstances the interests of the organisation

Tdh intervenes without any affiliation for politics, religion or financial profit. The consultant will direct his or her activities and engagements without preoccupation of political, racial or religious affiliation.

Requirements

• Minimum 5 years proven experience in Child Protection projects, preferably with Tdh
• Strong technical child protection background is required.
• Preferably he/she should have a broad working experience in refugee camp context, in Kenya and in Dadaab is a plus
• Experience in collaborating with government officials, representatives of bilateral aid agencies, UN agencies, and other international institutions.
• Fluent English and good writing skills (the report should be in English)

Swahili and Somali an asset

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TERMS OF REFERENCE

Location : Korogocho slums, Nairobi outskirts

Starting date: 28.05.2018

• Duration of the field mission: 15 days
• Time dedicated to the desk review and to the writing of the report: to be defined with the consultant
• Under responsibility of: Marie Joron, Country Representative
• HQ follow-up: Rolland Gueneau, Desk Manager and Marion Prats Estingoy, CPiE Expert
• Funding Sources for the evaluation: Tdh

PRESENTATION OF TERRE DES HOMMES (Tdh)

• In general
• Tdh is the leading Swiss NGO focusing on child rights. It is active in more than 30 countries with development and emergency projects. Tdh focuses its action on the two following areas of intervention: health and protection of particularly vulnerable children. Modern management and communication tools ensure the quality of Tdh’s projects. The Foundation constantly aims to improve its services.
• Brief presentation of Tdh in Kenya
• Tdh started operations in Kenya in September 2011, as part of the response to the Horn of Africa famine. Since 2012, Tdh has provided direct aid to refugees in Dadaab’s Kambioos (closed in March 2017) and Hagadera refugee camps, through psychosocial support, recreational activities, case management, community mobilization and awareness
• In addition, Tdh implements Maternal and Child Health Nutrition and Child Protection projects in partnership with the Ministry of Health in Garissa district. In 2015, Tdh has initiated a child protection project in Korogocho, a low income community in the outskirts of Nairobi. With the support of the Peter Cundill Foundation, and other various private foundations, the project reaches out to extremely vulnerable children and their families by providing support to children who have dropped out of school and are experiencing on-going violence and violations of their rights.
• Tdh's national coordination office is located in Nairobi, with one field office in Korogocho slum. The team in Korogocho includes 10 operational staffers.

PRESENTATION OF THE PROJECT TO BE EVALUATED

Start: 1st June 2016
Duration: 3 years
Total budget: USD 500,000

Donors : Peter Cundill Foundation

Project beneficiaries : Korogocho slums’ vulnerable children and families

General objective: to provide immediate and sustained relief for children experiencing violence, and facilitate the establishment of a sustainable community support structure, which leads to prevention and reduction of abuse, exploitation and neglect of children.

Specific Objectives:

• Prevention and response to violence against children
• Education for vulnerable, deprived and mostly excluded children
• Livelihood support to poor families so to reduce children’s exposure to harm and violence.
• Target population of the project: 61,500 children and adults
• System of monitoring evaluation forecasted in the project documents: bi-annual reports and monthly update of the internal monitoring tool.

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 Tdh.
• Principles underpinning the approach to the evaluation are:
• Impartiality and independence of the evaluation process from the programming and implementation functions;
• Credibility of the evaluation, through use of appropriately skilled and independent expert and the transparency of the evaluation process, including wide dissemination of results;
• Usefulness of the evaluation findings and recommendations, through timely presentation of relevant, clear and concise information.

SPECIFIC OBJECTIVES OF THE EVALUATION

• Result 1: The project activities are evaluated trough the following criteria relevance, effectiveness, efficiency, sustainability and impact.
• Result 2: Recommendations for improving each of the criteria are shared (especially for the next phase of the project)
• 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:

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

METHODOLOGY

Overall evaluation approach and data collection methods proposed:

• Preparation phase: Secondary data review, briefing with Tdh 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 Tdh teams and the consultant, regarding the objectives, scope, time and expected results of the evaluation.
• Field phase (Korogocho): Meeting key stakeholders, especially local authorities, beneficiaries and other relevant people (from Department of Children Services DCS, local organizations and NGOs) using individual questionnaire and Focus Group Discussions (FGD).
• Analysis and debriefing phase: The results and preliminary conclusions will be presented to the Tdh teams and partners at field level. A debriefing in the capital and headquarter will be organized (if necessary via Skype) to discuss the results and the recommendations.
• DELIVERABLES
• All deliverables are to be submitted to Tdh Desk Manager and CPiE expert at HQ and Tdh Country Representative in Kenya in English. Deliverables include:
• An inception report, to be submitted one week after the beginning of the evaluation, explaining the methodology, work programme and timetable for the evaluation.
• A final report to be submitted at the end of the evaluation with a maximum extension of 30 pages excluding annexes. The final evaluation report will be structured as follows:
• Table of contents
• Acronyms
• Executive summary (2-3 pages)
• Overview of the project
• Evaluation objectives and intended users
• Methodology
• Most important findings and conclusions
• Main recommendations
• I. Introduction (1-2 pages)
• 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 (2 pages)
• Description of methods used and rationale
• Description of project ToC if any
• Limitations and constraints, potential bias and mitigations measures
• International standards used as reference for the evaluation
• Context : Analysis of the context (1,2- 1 pages)
• Core sections of the report (10-15 pages) by evaluation criteria and questions. Presentation of the evidence gathered , triangulation and findings
• Conclusions (2-3 pages) 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.
• Recommendations (2-3 pages) (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 (please provide the sources through wetransfer or dropbox)
• Data collection instruments
• Evaluation matrix
• Power point presentation of the main findings and recommendations

DURATION AND DATES

2 weeks, from 28th May 2018

PROFILE OF THE CONSULTANT

• Minimum 5 years proven experience in relief/development project evaluation
• Preferably he/she should have a broad working experience in urban settlements, in Kenya is a plus
• Experience in collaborating with government officials, representatives of bilateral aid agencies, UN agencies, and other international institutions.
• Fluent English and good writing skills (the report should be in English)

Swahili is an asset

Previous experience working with a child protection organisation is compulsory, preferably with Tdh

He/she will conduct his or her duties in respect of the Charter of Terre des hommes and the Tdh Child Safeguarding Policy.

Tdh expects that its contractors’ professional conduct reflects proper behaviour in accordance with local culture and traditions. The incumbent assures the moral protection of the name of Tdh and defends in all circumstances the interests of the movement.

Tdh intervenes without any affiliation for politics, religion or financial profit. He/she will direct his or her activities and engagements without preoccupation of political, racial or religious affiliation.