Tenders are invited for Consultancy for Mid-Term Evaluation of the Project "Support for the Recovery and Resilience of Rural Communities in the Ouham Prefecture in the Central African Republic" The overall objective of the mid-term evaluation is to assess the relevance, effectiveness, efficiency, coherence, sustainability, and initial impacts of the project "Strengthening the economic, social, and psychological resilience of vulnerable communities in the Ouham prefecture," in order to guide the necessary adjustments to maximize its impact during the second phase of implementation (20252027). Specifically, this will involve: 1. Evaluate the relevance of the project and its integrated approaches · Examine to what extent the activities carried out (agricultural training via CFAR and FFS, agroecological practices, implementation of VSLA, support for processing and MHPSS interventions) effectively meet the priority needs of the target groups (women, youth, farmers, disabled people). · Assess the projects consistency with national policies and local strategies for resilience, sustainable agriculture, social protection and mental health. 2. Gender, protection and conflict sensitivity · To assess the effective consideration of gender, protection and conflict sensitivity principles in the design and implementation of the project. · Evaluate the projects contribution to reducing gender inequalities, preventing protection risks, and promoting social cohesion and community dialogue. 3. Measure the effectiveness of interventions in each component of the project · Component 1 Economic and climate resilience: assess progress made in acquiring technical skills, adopting agroecological practices, structuring producers and improving livelihoods. · Component 2 Social transformation capacities: measuring observed changes in the economic and social empowerment of women and youth, community participation, inclusive governance and social cohesion. · Component 3 Psychosocial Resilience: assess the results related to mental health and psychosocial support (MHPSS) activities, psychoeducation, emergency psychological assistance (PFA) training and implementation of the PM+ protocol. 4. Assess the efficiency of the implementation · Evaluate the relevance of the operational system (coordination, human resources, planning, MEAL monitoring) and the use of financial and material resources in light of the results achieved. · Identify the synergies created between the different axes of the project and the efficiency gains generated by the integrated approaches (e.g. pooling of training, combined agricultural and psychosocial support). 5. Analyze the internal and external consistency of the project · Examine the coherence and complementarity between the three pillars of intervention (economic, social and psychosocial). · Analyze the partnerships developed (with state technical services, community structures, civil society actors, etc.) and their contribution to the implementation of activities. 6. Evaluate the sustainability and potential impacts of the project · Identify the lasting changes induced on agricultural practices, savings and solidarity dynamics, community governance and mental health. · Assess the level of appropriation and sustainability of the mechanisms put in place (VSLA, early warning committees, clubs or cooperatives, local psychosocial support structures). · Examine the conditions for maintaining and empowering the groups formed and community structures after the end of the project. 7. Draw lessons and formulate recommendations for the continuation of the project · Identify strengths, limitations and levers for improvement to adjust technical and community strategies during the remaining phase. · Propose concrete measures to strengthen sustainability, community participation, intersectoral synergy and the overall impact of the project by 2027. 3. USE AND USERS OF THE EVALUATION · Direct users: Action Against Hunger RCA teams, Action Against Hunger headquarters; · Indirect users: The donor BMZ, the Humanitarian Coordination, local authorities, decentralized state services, sectoral ministries. 4. SCOPE OF THE EVALUATION The mid-term evaluation will cover all interventions in food security and livelihoods (FSL), mental health and psychosocial support (MHPSS) and water, hygiene and sanitation (WASH), carried out in the sub-prefectures of Bossangoa and Nana Bakassa. The evaluation must systematically incorporate the following cross-cutting questions: · Gender considerations in project access, participation, and benefits; protection and conflict sensitivity · Community participation at all stages of the project; · Environmental concerns related to agricultural activities; · Accountability to beneficiary communities and feedback mechanisms. 5. METHODOLOGY The consultant will propose a mixed methodology (quantitative and qualitative) adapted to the objectives and expected results of the evaluation. For guidance purposes, the methodology could include the following elements: · Documentary review of the projects programmatic and technical reports (project document, Baseline survey report, activity monitoring reports, PMT etc.) in order to consolidate achievements and frame the themes to be explored. · Semi-structured interviews with key stakeholders (project teams, local authorities, technical partners, service providers, etc.) to explore implementation processes, perceptions of effectiveness, and identified barriers/levers. · Discussion group with: women participating in economic activities and literacy programs, members of cooperatives and market gardening clubs, apprentice farmers, market gardeners and seed producers, community actors and local authorities, with a view to gathering collective perceptions on the relevance and impact of the project. · Direct observations on intervention sites to assess agro-ecological practices and infrastructure (access to water, ECOSAN etc.) in communities. · Informal discussions with local communities and stakeholders, to complement formal data with contextual elements. 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