Call for Consultancy - Final Evaluation -NASEEJ

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PROJECT NAMENASEEJ 2- Improving prospects for refugees and vulnerable host communitiesABOUT ABAADABAAD ? Resource Center for Gender Equality, is an UN ECOSOC accredited organization that aims to achieve gender equality as an essential condition to sustainable social and economic development in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region. ABAAD is a women-led and supported organization that works on three pillars: (a) Direct Services, (b) Capacity building and resource development, and (c) Advocacy and policy reform. ABAAD, since its establishment in 2011, has been identified as a leading actor on gender equality in the region and as a reliable reference and partner by the local, regional and international entities that promote gender equality, peace building and sustainable development.Context and BackgroundThe overall goal of the project is to improve protection prospects for refugees and host communities in Lebanon. As such, the project is guided by the Theory of Change that If a protection space for vulnerable refugees and host communities is enhanced, and if the legislative frameworks and policies that affect them directly are addressed and modified, and if an enabling environment is created in which social norms around violence against women and girls will be shifted, then opportunities for development, prevention, safety, and protection for vulnerable refugees and host communities in Lebanon are ensured. Several groups were targeted. First, Women and children, survivors or at risk of GBV/CP violations and Men with abusive behaviors of all cultural backgrounds, sexual orientations, and economic status through the provision of direct services, ensuring a national protection mechanism is in place, or support with resettlement programs. Third, Host and refugee communities will be targeted through services and activities that increase their resilience and improve their socio-economic conditions. Fourth, Media personnel, reporters and Journalists: This project will target media personnel through capacity building workshops on gender- and UNSCR1325-senstive media coverage. Fifth, official stakeholders, NGO actors and civil society practitioners, front-liners working in the Gender Based Violence (GBV) and Child Protection (CP) sector in Lebanon, Mental Health practitioners and psychotherapists, educators, will have their capacities developed to identifying and responding to all kinds of GBV. Lastly, the Internal Security Forces (ISF) in Lebanon, who are assigned to oversee national implementation mechanisms of the new law 293, and service memo regarding crimes of trafficking and sexual violence, will be targeted as a frontline entity to respond to women survivors? protection needs, and ensure proper implementation of the law through a set of capacity building measures & actions.During the first implementation year and with COVID-19 pandemic, ABAAD has solicited an ad-hoc emergency grant from DMFA for a 6 months COVID-19 response ranging from June 1st 2020 till November 30 2020. The ad-hoc emergency grant was tailored to meet the needs of the communities during the COVID-19 pandemic while remaining faithful to the original intervention. The outcomes and outputs of the 2 interventions were:Naseej 2OUTCOME 1: Refugees and vulnerable host communities are better protected against violence and abuseOutput 1.1: Holistic GBV service provision is ensured to women and girls survivors or at risk of GBV in life threatening situationsOutput 1.2: Emergency safe shelters for GBV survivors and their children and those with mental health disorders are running safely and effectivelyOutput 1.3: Men with abusive behaviors have improved access to quality engendered psycho-therapy or PSS services and act as GBV change agentsOutput 1.4: Women, girls, men and boys have improved access to quality MHPSS and GBV servicesOutput 1.5: General public have improved knowledge on gender-sensitive issuesOutput 1.6: Enhanced & sustained capacity of local authorities enabling vulnerable rights holders to enjoy rights and access to quality protection services.OUTCOME 2: Increased quality SRHR education among refugees and host communitiesOutput 2.1: Protection for young women and men in refugee and host communities is strengthened through better accessibility to SRHR KnowledgeOutput 2.2: Educators and social workers have improved capacity on Sexual Education, SRHR & SGBV preventionOutput 2.3: General public have improved knowledge and awareness on sexual assaultNaseej 2 ? COVID-19OUTCOME 1: Refugees and vulnerable host communities are better protected against violence and abuseOutput 1.1: Holistic GBV service provision is ensured to women and girls survivors or at risk of GBV in life threatening situations and Covid-19 LockdownOutput 1.2: Emergency safe shelters for GBV survivors and their children and those with mental health disorders are running safely and effectively during Covid-19 LebanonOutput 1.3: Men with abusive behaviours have improved access to quality engendered psycho-therapy or PSS services and act as GBV change agentsOutput 1.4: Vulnerable HHs have improved access to food securityOUTCOME 2: Increased quality of GBV services among refugees and host communitiesOutput 2.1: Front liners have improved capacity on Mental HealthOutput 2.2: Enhanced & sustained capacity of authorities enabling vulnerable rights holders to enjoy rights and access to quality protection servicesPurpose and ObjectivesIn line with ABAAD?s accountability principle towards the beneficiaries and the donor - Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs (DMFA) - ABAAD is seeking an evaluator to provide an assessment of the overall project progress and results against the objectives and indicators of achievement.The intended users of the evaluation are:The primary users:Project stakeholders and partners, in particular DMFA.The secondary users:Other organizations operating in the same communities, especially those with a programmatic focus on gender.The evaluation exercise is intended to inform ABAAD and DMFA about the project?s impact on the direct and indirect beneficiaries of the project within their respective communities.ScopeThe evaluation will cover activities that have taken place since the beginning of the project July 01, 2019 until June 30, 2022.Stakeholders to participate in the assignment:DMFA, ABAAD, project and organization staffRepresentatives of Ministry of social affairs and ministry of interiorProject beneficiaries and surrounding communitiesOther humanitarian and development actors in LebanonGeographical Scope:Evaluation of project activities in the following implementation areas: Beirut-Mount Lebanon, Bekaa, NorthEvaluation QuestionThe evaluation will follow the OECD DAC criteria, as well as ethical guidelines for evaluations. It will however be done while applying a gender lens to the criteria. Specifically, it will focus on the following criteria and their subsequent key questions forboth grants:Relevance:To what extent did the interventions? design reflect the rights of beneficiaries of all genders and nationalities (Lebanese and Syrian refugees) and include feedback from a diverse range of local stakeholders including refugees.Effectiveness:Impact:To what extent did the media campaign change the public?s opinion regarding gender sensitive issues.Sustainability:Design and ApproachThe evaluation follows a mixed-methods approach of non-experimental design. The methods planned include but not restricted to: (i) a desk review including but not limited to the project?s documents, location and implementation context, review of publicly available similar project reports and documents on gender and equality by UN, NGOs, and other local and international organizations. (ii) FGD (with beneficiaries

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