The Task
The evaluation of the FTN2 Project, its implementation and impact, will be structured according to the OECD/DAC criteria and also cover the cross-cutting themes gender and conflict sensitivity to facilitate a joint learning process lasting proposed 18 consultant days. Statements should be supported by data generated from the reports, evaluator’s work, an (Arabic) online survey, interviews and other evaluation events (suggested methodology is tentative and can be adapted by the consultant). The proposed report (15 pages without annexes) should have anecdotal evidence (stories of change and personal narratives) to support the findings. Key challenges and lessons learnt by the project in the course of implementation and opportunities for the future are to be captured and recommendations are to be given by the evaluator. They should be feasible and clearly addressed to relevant actors.
About the project
Based on the experiences of the Future Together Now! I [1] project, the “Future together Now! II” project works since 2017 towards improving relationships within and between different communities in the Beqaa Valley (rural context) and in Tripoli (urban context). The project, with the forumZFD team consisting of one Project Manager and 3 mentors, with one additional coordinator from 2018(10) – 2019(07), aims at supporting the Lebanese civil society to be able to establish inclusive structures for conflict transformation, community development and relationship-building through Community Mobilising [2].
Within the “Future together Now II” project forumZFD trains, mentors and accompanies 16 community activists (CAs) together with its partner organisations March [3], RDFL [4], Ruwwad Al Tanmeya [5], Shift [6] and We Love Tripoli [7]. In a first step, the CAs received training (40 training days in 16 training events by forumZFD) on topics such as conflict transformation, project management, dialogue etc. as well as on personal and Community Mobilising and development. In a second phase, the CAs applied their newly acquired skills by planning and implementing activities addressing local conflicts and needs in their respected communities. The implementation was monitored jointly with the partner organisations and mentored by forumZFD. Simultaneously, forumZFD and the partner organisations reached out to key and other people in the wider community of the target locations. The aim was to carry out a consultation process to incorporate the Community Mobilising approach into the local context – always adapted to the changing realities on the ground. In the communities workings groups were formed and facilitated by the CA to ensure community participation. The working groups were crucial to formulate initiative relevant for the communities.
The theory of change of the project is: If we build the capacity of NGOs staff on being active focal points for conflict transformative activities and support them with mentoring and training, they will be empowered to develop ideas and solutions to address social cohesion on an individual and community level. Setting up inclusive and participatory community initiatives will create ownership, foster joint decisions making and trigger process to address local needs and conflicts.
Project partners
The project is a partnership between forumZFD and five NGOs, four (4) in Tripoli (March, Ruwwad Al Tanmeya, Shift and We Love Tripoli) and one in Baalbek (RDFL).
General objectives of the Evaluation
The evaluation aims to assess their effectiveness and efficiency, relevance to conflict transformation needs, and relevance (DAC criteria) to forumZFD’s set outcomes for the current planning period:
Specific objectives:
For the evaluation, the following specific objectives have been formulated:
In particular:
Methodology
The evaluators will propose their exact methodology, which will be finalized upon consultation with forumZFD. It will have to be appropriate to the objectives laid out earlier and revised by the evaluator, while the evaluation will need to be compatible with the OECD-DAC criteria. The evaluators are expected to use interactive and systemic methodologies as much as possible. The evaluation approach should be inclusive of all stakeholders, participatory, culturally- and gender-sensitive. An exclusively online approach cannot be excluded in the light of the currently COVID crisis.
Among others, the following methodologies can be considered:
Expectations
The following is expected from the evaluators:
Selection of the evaluator or evaluation team
After selection of the evaluator - Inception and implementation phase
forumZFD will provide the following:
Remuneration
Applicants are requested to submit a budget with itemizing the expenses especially the daily rate of and days needed to perform the proposed consultants in- and outputs.
Work plan/Timeline
(tentative and is subject to negotiation, depending on the methodology) for June & July 2020, expected day for finalisation of the report is 31 July 2020.
Total consultant days: 18
Interested candidates are requested to send in the following documents by 4 June 2020:
روابط
[1] https://www.forumzfd.de/en/future-together-now-i
[2] https://www.forumzfd.de/en/community-mobilizing
[3] https://www.marchlebanon.org/en/about/
[4] http://www.rdflwomen.org/eng/about-us/
[5] https://ruwwad.ngo/where-we-work/2/our-story
[6] https://www.facebook.com/pages/Shift-Incubation-Center/1723736214536994
[7] https://www.forumzfd.de/en/we-love-tripoli