1. Background and Context
1.1. About ChildFund
ChildFund is an international child-centred development organization. We are a member of the ChildFund Alliance; a global network of 12 organizations that assists more than 15 million children in 58 countries around the world. ChildFund Kenya works through 13 local partners (LP’s) comprised of 38 community organizations in 26 counties. The thematic areas that we focus on are Child Protection, Household Economic Strengthening, Early Childhood Development, Education, WASH (Water, Sanitation and Hygiene), Emergency Response, Health and Nutrition. Our three-fold mission is to help deprived, excluded and vulnerable children improve their lives and become adults who bring positive changes to their communities: to promote societies that value, protect and advance the worth and rights of children: and to enrich supporters’ lives through their support of our cause.
1.2. About Nanny III Project
This is a project that support for young people as entrepreneurs and sustainable livelihoods in 2 sub-districts Rongo and Rachuonyo in the province of Nyanza, Kenya. The project whose implementation began on 1st July 2018 is funded by the German Government through ChildFund Deutschland and the Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ) of Germany. The project has 3 main objectives namely:
a) To strengthen the government support systems that support youth employability programs by creating income possibilities through provision of market driven livelihood opportunities and technical skills training.
b) To work with highly vulnerable youths to make their own destiny and increase their chances of planning for and developing & operationalizing business models
c) To strengthen the economic coping capacity of grandmother households to have sustainable economic activities that enable them meet their basic needs and the basic needs of other children in their households.
The project primarily aims at creating self-employment of youth via entrepreneurship, increasing entrepreneurial skills among pupils and enabling grandmothers to take better care of children under their supervision. The project is based on the understanding that youth unemployment and high HIV/Aids pose major challenges to the development of the region in which this project is intervening. These factors are interconnected: when children grow up in unstable circumstances, which can be for example due to the illness or death of a parent, with insufficient care, education and available resources, they become youths who lack perspectives and often employment. Unemployment of these youth creates in turn problems for the society not just by lack of economic participation, but also by vulnerability towards unsocial behaviour such as radicalisation or violence.
For out of school youths, the project implements a unique capacity strengthening approach focussed on training of the youths on entrepreneurship skills, supporting them to develop feasible business models and supporting some selected youths with start-up funding for implementation of their business ideas. The youths and their businesses are monitored and mentored throughout the life of the project. This strategy is facilitated by the project staff. The youths in school, through Aflatoun approach, are given capacity building aimed at equipping them with life skills, financial literacy skills and entrepreneurship skills. The students then initiate income generating activities/projects of their own choice. The interventions in schools are facilitated by teachers who had been trained as club patrons.
Interventions with elderly women through nanny voluntary savings and loaning (VSL) groups are facilitated with the help of trained community-based trainers. The nannies are trained on the VSL methodology and also on selection and planning of income generating activities (IGAs). Activities involve regular and continuous monitoring and supporting of the nannies during their VSL meetings and implementation of their IGAs.
The project focused on connecting all beneficiaries to available governmental services, such as health services and programs fostering youth employment and entrepreneurship. To do so, the project worked closely with government departments and their representatives. The project was implemented in Homabay and Migori counties, Rachuonyo North and Rongo sub counties. The wards were Wangchieng, West Kanyaluo, Rambira, East Kanyaluo, Karabondi, East Kamagambo, Karabondi, and North Kamagambo.
2. Evaluation Purpose and Scope
2.1. Goal
This endline study seeks to record the change from baseline to assess the effectiveness of the project. It is doing so by providing a scientific overview of the change based on quantifiable indicators.
2.2. Specific purpose
- Measure the changes at the end of the project based on a comparison of their initial status as per baseline survey versus the current situation of families of the target community with a focus on the status of grandmothers, OVC and youth.
- Identify relevant lessons learned and best practices experienced and achieved during the implementation of the project
- Recommend suggestions that will improve similar future projects based on what went well/did not go well.
2.3. Scope of Evaluation
The evaluation will cover all project activities from July 2018 to end of December 2021. It will assess the changes in the lives of the project beneficiaries by comparing baseline survey indicators and their current socio-economic status. The study geographical scope is Rachuonyo and Rongo sub counties.
3. Evaluation Methodology and Approach
3.1. Methodology
The evaluation will use mixed methods approach which includes extensively reviewing the project documents such as baseline and progress reports; conducting field survey interviews using semi structured questionnaire with Aflatoun patrons/teachers, grandmothers and youth. Interviews with project staff, county government officers
3.2. Evaluation questions
The evaluation seeks to answer the following evaluation questions. The successful consultant will be free to adjust or add to these questions to ensure sufficient data is collected through the above data collection methods. It is necessary to consider the indicators of the outcome matrix (Proposal) as well as the data material of the Baseline Study.
Entrepreneurship Training Method SLDP
1. To what extent did the project impact out of school youth/children with market oriented skills to establish their own feasible businesses?
2. How many market and value chain analysis were produced by the project district youth employability officers?
3. Was the county government youth entrepreneurship curriculum improved by integrating the SLDP methodology?
4. How many additional youth (apart from the identified project target group) were trained and mentored by government officials in the nearby sub counties?
5. How many youth who were trained and supported by county government officials report increased turnover from business?
6. How was the training curriculum implemented? What was its success/challenges in comparison with other youth programs in the same counties/sub counties?
7. How can the entrepreneurship training be scaled up/sold to interested stakeholders from government and NGO, private sector levels? What should be done differently?
Grand Mothers income situation
8. How have grandmothers improved their VSLA activities e.g. monthly income, loan return rates?
9. What percentage of orphans from grandmother households supported by the project report attending school regularly?
10. What percentage of school going age children from grandmother households supported by the project report eating 3 or more hot meals daily?
HIV Prevention
11. To what extent have youth been able to access sexual and reproductive health training and health services e.g. HIV testing, family planning in the project area?
Capacity Building of Local Partner
12. To what extent did the interventions strengthen complex project management skills of the LRDP and project staff?
Cooperation between Partners
13. How was the project implementation strategy between LRDP, ChildFund Kenya and ChildFund Germany? Positive? What could be better?
Lesson Learned-Project Design
14. What went well/did not go well during implementation and how could these inform future project design?
3.3. Evaluation Outputs and Deliverables
· An inception report detailing the evaluation methodology, work plan/schedule and draft data collection tools.
· Submission of Draft Evaluation Report.
· Validation Workshop of Evaluation Findings with project stakeholders.
· Final Evaluation report.
· Other materials such as excel quantitative data files, transcripts of KIIs, photographs and project impact matrix
3.4. Evaluation Recipients
The key recipients and users of the evaluation are:
i. The communities in Rachuonyo North and Rongo sub counties including the grandmothers, youth, orphans and vulnerable children, secondary school teachers
ii. County Government Officials in Homabay and Migori Counties specifically Chief Officers and Directors from Ministries of Gender and Social Welfare at the county and sub county levels.
iii. Lake Region Development Program
iv. ChildFund Kenya
v. Other key stakeholders working with Lake Region and ChildFund Kenya in Migori and Homabay Counties.
vi. ChildFund Deutschland
vii. Federal Ministry of Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ Germany)
4.Evaluation team Qualifications
The proposed consultant should have vast knowledge of youth entrepreneurship and livelihoods in Lake region basis. The specific qualifications are;
§ An Advanced degree in any of the following or related disciplines: Social Sciences, Business Management, Finance, Monitoring and Evaluation, and should have demonstrated experience working in livelihoods programming.
§ Demonstrated experience in use of participatory methods in research and evaluations.
§ Have proven knowledge and practical experience in quantitative and qualitative research.
§ Excellent analytical, organizational, facilitating, presentation and communication skills.
§ Excellent report writing and presentation skills.
§ Fluency in English and Kiswahili. Dholuo is an added advantage
§ Must have extensive expertise and experience in project planning, project design, applying the logical framework, project implementation and monitoring,
5.Management and coordination
The key people that the consultant will be working closely with include the Programs Coordinator, Lake Region, Nanny III Project Coordinator and Lake Region IT/Monitoring and Evaluation Officer. The consultant will also work with the ChildFund Country Office teams i.e. Food Security Livelihoods Specialist and MEL Manager. The day-to-day management of the consultants is the responsibility of the Project Manager, Nanny III and in consultation with the Programs Coordinator, Lake Region. The evaluation is expected to take place from the November 22, 2021 to December 17, 2021. Specific timelines applicable to this evaluation will be discussed and agreed with the consultant.
6.The Application Process
All applications must include the following;
- A financial plan proposal
- A Cover letter outlining how the consultant(s) meets the selection criteria.
- An Expression of Interest (EOI) of not more than 30 pages. This shall contain:
· the consultants’ understanding of the TOR;
· how the consultants will undertake the evaluation using the proposed methodology
· how the consultants meet the requirement of evaluation and the proposed
work plan.
- Curriculum Vitae (CVs) of individuals or team members with relevant experience and their roles in delivering the assignment.
- One or two samples of prior evaluations that the consultants have undertaken in livelihood and youth entrepreneurship.
- Names of at least two references who can be contacted regarding the consultants’ relevant experiences.
- A consulting firm profile (if any) which includes all details of the firm, KRA Tax compliance certificate, registration certificate
All interested consultants are requested to submit their proposals addressed to; kenyaprocurement@childfund.org no later than 5.00 pm on 16th November 2021.
14.Payment process
Payment upon submission and acceptance of the Inception Report to ChildFund Kenya/Lake Region**
40%
Payment upon submission of first draft of the Evaluation report to ChildFund Kenya/Lake Region**
30%
Payment upon submission and acceptance of Final Evaluation report by ChildFund Kenya/Lake Region **
30%
NB:
· The Consultant’s compensation shall be paid NET, within 30 days from receipt of a proper invoice unless otherwise specified.
· Payment will be made by cheque unless otherwise specified.
· The payment shall be subjected to 10% withholding tax as required by the Law at the time of payment.
· The full costs must include payment of enumerators (meals and professional fees) in the two counties for the period of training and field data collection in Homabay and Migori Counties
How to apply
All interested consultants are requested to submit their technical and financial proposals addressed to; kenyaprocurement@childfund.org no later than 5.00 pm on 16th November 2021.