Intervention Summary:

 

In 2017, Amel and Caritas Germany initiated a partnership in relation with psycho-social support for elderly. The 8-months project, was launched in July 2017, benefited at least 500 older people (50% Syrian refugees, 50% Lebanese). Activities included community events, gardening, cooking, awareness sessions, and support provided by a psychologist. The project activities has been then extended for an additional 4 months, and ended in August 2018.

 

Building on this experience and given the needs and concerns of the older people community -including vulnerable Lebanese and Syrian Refugees-  that may be neglected in the humanitarian response, the project has been redesigned and renewed starting November 2018 in Khiam (South Lebanon), and later expanded to include an additional center in Mashghara (West Beqaa) starting March 2019.

 

Psycho-social support programs including outreach, old age friendly activities and mental health support can be life-saving to isolated older people and or those with crisis-related symptoms of psychological trauma.

 

The project includes 6 different old age friendly activities: Cooking, gardening, loom weaving, art therapy, basic literacy and life-skills; in addition to a psychologist who is in charge of peer support groups/group activities and individual psychological counseling. Moreover the project has been designed to enhance older people wellbeing through community events and outings. A social worker is in charge of outreach and close coordination with the instructors on the session’s implementation as per plan.

 

The project targets Lebanese and Syrian, male and female older people (60+) living in the catchment areas of Khiam (South Lebanon) and Mashghara (West Bekaa).  The target for Khiam is 120 older people over 1 year of project implementation (4 cycles), and for Mashghara is 90 older people over 9 months of project implementation (3 cycles), making the overall target for the project 210 older people benefiting from the different activities. For each 3-month cycle, 30 new older people are outreached to participate in the 6 activities mentioned above and are divided into 2 groups (15 older people/ group), each group attends the center twice per week. The 2 groups have one joint outing, and one joint awareness session per month. A total of 11 community events are planned during the project lifetime in both locations. 

 

Each group of 15 older people attends the center twice a week, and on each day, they attend the 2 planned sessions/activities (2 hours each), and break for a snack in between. They are also encouraged to seek support from the psychologist and see her individually, as well as participate in group activities with her.

 

Objective of the Audit:

  1. The objective of the audit of Amel’s financial statements is to enable the auditors to express an independent professional opinion on the financial position of Amel Association International and to ensure that the funds utilized to Amel’s activities have been used for their intended purposes.
  2. The books of accounts of Amel provide the basis for preparation of the Amel’s Financial Statements. Proper books of accounts as required by law have been maintained by Amel and also maintain adequate internal controls and supporting documentation for the transactions.

 

Scope of the Audit

  1. The audit will be carried out in accordance with the International Auditing Standards and will include tests and verification procedures as the auditors deem necessary.
  2. The audit will verify all funds have been used in accordance with the established rules and regulations of Caritas Germany and Amel Association International and only for the purposes for which the funds were provided.
  3. Verify that goods, works and services financed should be procured in accordance with Caritas Germany established rules and procedures.
  4. Check all appropriate supporting documents, records and books of accounts relating to all activities. Clear linkages should exist between the books of accounts and the financial statements.
  5. Verify the financial statements presented by Amel management in accordance with applicable accounting standards and give a true and fair view of the financial position of Amel and of its receipts and expenditures for the period ended on that date.
  6. Present a comprehensive assessment of the adequacy and effectiveness of the accounting and overall internal control system to monitor expenditures and other financial transactions.
  7. Express an opinion as to reasonableness of the financial statements in all material respects.
  8. Include in the reports opinion on compliance with procedures designed to provide reasonable assurance of detecting misstatements due to errors or fraud that are material in the financial statements.
  9. Conduct entry and exit meeting with the Executive Director of PPD.
  10. In addition to the audit report, the auditors will prepare a Management Letter on the following:
    1. Give comments and observations on the accounting records, procedures, systems and controls that were examined during the course of the audit.
    2. Identify specific deficiencies and areas of weakness in systems and controls and make recommendations for improvement.
    3. Report on the implementation status of recommendations pertaining to previous period audit reports.
    4. Communicate matters that have come to their attention during the audit which might have a significant impact on the sustainability of the organization.
  11. Bring to the Caritas Germany’s attention any other matters that the auditors consider pertinent.

 

Deliverables:

  1. The Auditors on completion of the audit work will submit 5 (five) original copies of the Audit Report appended to the Financial Statements along with the reports to the attention of Caritas Germany.
  2. Management letter in accordance with the scope of work described here before.

How to apply

The audit firms based in Lebanon having affiliation/membership with an internationally reputed audit firms will be eligible to apply.

 

Please send all official documents attached to [email protected]

Expired
Deadline
Friday, 24. Jul 2020
Type of Call
Call for Consultancies
Intervention Sector(s):
Aging, Health, Mental Health
Remuneration range:
1000 to 2000 (USD)
Duration of Contract:
Two weeks to one month