Call For Consultancy For The Realization Of The Final External Evaluation Of a Resilience Project In The Central African Republic At SOS Children’s Villages International

The Luxembourgish NGO SOS Villages d’Enfants Monde asbl (SOS VEM) is launching a call for consultancy to carry out the final external evaluation of a resilience project in the Central African Republic.

The Central African Republic is a country mired in a cycle of recurring violence resulting in repeated humanitarian crises and weak institutions. For citizens, this translates directly into insufficient access to basic social services.

It is in this context that SOS Villages d’Enfants Monde Luxembourg (SOS VEM), after two phases of emergency interventions and in an “Emergency/Development Nexus” approach, initiated in collaboration with SOS Villages d’Enfants in the Central African Republic (SOS RCA) the ” Integrated project to support the resilience of vulnerable internally displaced and host populations in the Boeing sector in the commune of Bimbo following the Central African crisis”. Lasting 3 years (from May 1, 2022 to April 30, 2025) with a total budget of €1,274,089.82, this project is financed by SOS VEM and the Ministry of Foreign and European Affairs of Luxembourg (MAEE). Its overall objective is to ” Contribute to building a community in which children are effectively protected and enjoy their fundamental rights through the actions of strong community structures and the strengthening of the resilience of their parents “.

The assessment will be conducted at the Kokoro I & II school and within the community residing in the surrounding neighborhoods, which are located in the Commune of Bimbo 3, in the suburbs of Bangui, capital of the CAR.

The assessment must be completed within five weeks and the entire process must be carried out between March 17 and May 16, 2025.

The overall objective sought through this evaluation is an assessment of the impact of the project
as well as the level of achievement of its results, in relation to the strategies developed, the means
used and the activities carried out within the framework of its implementation.

In terms of specific objectives, the evaluator is expected to focus in particular on
the following:
 Assess the effectiveness of the project in terms of progress made against the
defined performance indicators (see logical framework and results chain).
 Assess the effectiveness of the project in terms of the level of satisfaction of the beneficiaries and
the adequacy of the implementation schedule of the activities with respect to the context and its
constraints.
 Assess the quality-cost ratio of the deliverables (efficiency).
 Assess the extent to which the project has met the real needs of the target group (relevance).
 Assess the sustainability of the project (institutional, social, financial, etc.).
 Assess how the project has contributed to the desired long-term change for the
beneficiaries (impact).
 Assess the extent to which the intervention is consistent with other interventions carried out in
the Commune of Bimbo III, with an emphasis on the level of consideration in this project
of interactions, systemic logics, partnership dynamics and the
complexity of the environment (coherence).
 Assess the level of consideration of cross-cutting priorities (gender and inclusion,
psychosocial support, environment) as well as the degree of participation of people affected by
the project.

Here is the link to the complete ToR: SOS VEM_Terms of Reference_Final evaluation of the Kokoro I & II RCA project.pdf – Google Drive