Tenders Are Invited For Final External Evaluation Of The Project Be Alert To The Caribbean Harmonizing Risk Management Strategies And Tools Inclusive Approach In The Caribbean

Tenders Are Invited For Final External Evaluation Of The Project Be Alert To The Caribbean Harmonizing Risk Management Strategies And Tools Inclusive Approach In The Caribbean Oxfam Plan Habitat Humanity Inclusion Be Alert To The Caribbean Harmonizing Strategies And Risk Management Tools With An Inclusive Approach In The Caribbean Tor Final External Evaluation Of The ProjectStart Date 03 24 2017End Date 04 24 2019Sectors Of Intervention Disaster Risk Management At Institutional And Regional Level Communication For Disaster Risk Management Inclusion And Humanitarian Protection Intervention Area Dominican Republic And Cuba Direct Beneficiaries 11 607 Individuals And 82 Organizations Total Project Budget Eur1 000 000 Name Of The Consultancy Final External Evaluation Of The Project Duration Of The Process 3 Months1 Introduction This Evaluation Is Carried Out Within The Framework Of The Implementation Of The Oxfam Plan International Habitat For Humanity Humanity Inclusion Consortium Which Implements The Dipecho Project Ponte Alerta Caribe Harmonizing Strategies And Risk Management Tools With An Inclusive Approach In The Caribbean With The Financial Support Of The General Directorate Of Civil Protection And Humanitarian Aid Operations Of The European Commission Echo Hip 2017 Oxfam Is A Global Organization For Development That Mobilizes The Power Of People Against Poverty We Work Directly With The Communities And Exert Pressure On Those Who Hold The Power To Ensure That They Improve The Conditions And Livelihoods Of The Poor And Also That They Are Participants In The Decisions Related To Them Page TwoPlan International Is An Independent Humanitarian And Development Organization That Promotes The Rights Of Children And The Equality Of Girls Working Together With Children Youth Our Donors And Allies We Strive To Achieve A Just World Addressing From The Root The Challenges Faced Especially Girls And All Vulnerable Children We Support The Rights Of Children From Birth To Adulthood And We Support Communities In Adapting To And Responding To Crisis And Adversity We Have Been Building Effective Partnerships For Children For Almost 80 Years And We Are Active In More Than 70 Countries Habitat For Humanity Dominican Republic Is A Non Governmental Non Profit Organization That Promotes The Right To Adequate Housing For All Our Work Began In 1986 And Since Then We Have Served More Than 3400 Dominican Families With Decent And Safe Housing Solutions For Life Supporting Low Income Families So That They Can Develop And Progress Comprehensively And Sustainably So That They Become Agents Of Their Own Changes And That Of Their Communities Humanity Inclusion Is An Independent And Impartial International Solidarity Organization That Intervenes In Situations Of Poverty Exclusion Conflict And Catastrophes Working Alongside People With Disabilities And Vulnerable Populations Act And Witness To Respond To Their Essential Needs To Improve Living Conditions And Promote Respect For Their Dignity And Their Fundamental Rights The Directorate General For Civil Protection And European Humanitarian Aid Operations Echo Provides Humanitarian Aid For The Prevention Of Disasters Caused By Natural Hazards And Armed Conflicts Its Mandate Is To Save And Preserve Lives And The Promotion Of Disaster Preparedness And Risk Management Page 32 Background And JustificationThe Dominican Republic And The Republic Of Cuba Due To Their Geographical Location And Their Status As Small Island Developing States Sids Are Exposed To Multiple Threats Of Natural Origin Most Of Them Derived From Hydrometeorological And Geological Events Which Combined With The Situation Of Existing Social Economic And Institutional Vulnerability They Generate A High Risk Of Disasters In Their Territory And Their Population Also A Factor That Exacerbates The Intensity Of These Hydrometeorological Events Is Climate Variability And Climate Change Which Directly Compromise Water Resources And Livelihoods According To The 1995 2014 Average Of The Climate Risk Index Both Countries Occupied Positions 11 And 65 Respectively In The Aforementioned Index This Project Seeks To Strengthen Local National And Binational Capacities Of National Prevention Mitigation And Response Institutions In Cuba And The Dominican Republic With The Objective Of Collaborating Sharing Experiences And Carrying Out Joint Advocacy With And Towards Regional Management And Reduction Institutions Of Risks In The Caribbean A Series Of Gaps Were Identified In The Needs Assessments Including The Lack Of Institutionalization Of Risk Management Tools And Procedures Of Information Management During All Phases Of The Disaster And Of Coordination Between Local National National And International Levels Regional With This In Mind An Intervention Oriented Towards The Consolidation Of Local Management And Risk Reduction Capacities Was Designed In The Municipalities Of Baracoa And San Antonio Del Sur In Cuba The Institutionalization Of Tools In The National Systems Of Prevention Mitigation And Response Of Cuba And The Dominican Republic As Well As The Establishment Of Coordination Mechanisms Between Both Countries With A Regional Approach The Development Of Alliances With The Cdema And Cepredenac And The Legal Profession In The Areas Of Regional Consensus Building This Project Works In Coordination With Other Risk Management And Development Strategies And I Look For Integrated Risk Management Agendas In Both Countries Og Strengthen Binational Capacities From Cuba And The Dominican Republic In Regional Drr Of National Prevention Mitigation And Response Agencies To Learn In A Permanent Collaborative And Participatory Manner In Advocacy Activities With Regional Drr Bodies So 1 Strengthening Of The Drr Approach And Related Measures In Humanitarian Contexts For A Collaborative And Effective Response In All Caribbean Countries 3 Binational And Regional Drr Capacities And Coordination Strengthened To Face Common Risks And Manage Critical Information For Decision Making Page 44 Oxfam Working Principles And Adaptation To Standards And Standards Of Learning And Accountability The Ponte Alerta Caribe Consortium Bases Its Activities On The Humanitarian Mandate And On The Principle Of Humanitarianism Directing Efforts And Resources So That In Humanitarian Crises Women And Men Girls And Boys Have The Necessary And Sufficient Protection And Assistance Assured All This Regardless Of Who They Are Where They Live Or How They Have Been Affected To Guarantee Both The Humanitarian Mandate And The Principle Of Humanitarianism The Ponte Alerta Caribe Consortium Works On The Design Of Interventions In A Participatory Manner So That The Beneficiary Population And Partners Feel Involved In The Management Implementation And Evaluation Of The Proposals In Addition Diversity Gender Age Ethnicity Language Gender Issues Among Others Were Considered In All Interventions Of The Consortium During The Course Of The Entire Intervention The Consortium Ponte Alerta Caribe Developed A Monitoring Evaluation Accountability And Learning Strategy Aimed At Ensuring The Participation Of Women Men And Children In The Planning Implementation And Evaluation Of The Project As Well As The Involvement Of Key Government Actors In Evaluation Processes 5 Objectives Of The Consultancy To Present The Results Achieved And The Lessons Learned Identified In The Implementation Allowing The Donor The Partners Partners And People Involved In The Development Of The Intervention To Account Considering The Objectives Of The Project And Based On The Indicators Their Evidence And Carrying Out The Analysis Of The Binational Projects Social Return On Investment Sroi The Final Evaluation Will Be Carried Out According To The Guidelines And Procedures Established By The Ponte Alerta Caribe Consortium And The Guidelines Of Projects Financed By Echo Specific Objectives6 Analyze The Adequacy Of The Logical Framework Of The Project To The Context And The Area Of Intervention 7 Evaluate The Scope Of The Objectives And Results Achieved In Terms Of Changes In Policies Practices Ideas And Beliefs And In Terms Of Strengthening South South Cooperation 8 Evaluate The Suitability Of Means And Costs With Which The Activities Have Been Developed To Achieve The Results 9 Evaluate The Management Model To Extract Lessons That Can Be Extrapolated To Other Designs And Implementations Of Projects With Emphasis On The Consortium Model Of International Organizations With Binational And Regional Scope Ponte Alert Consortium 10 Analyze The Feedback Of The Partners Partners And Final Beneficiaries Of The Action In Terms Of The Processes And Final Impact Of The Project Measured In Perceptions Of These Actors 11 Determine Through The Results And Impact If There Were Gender Differences In The Expected Results Of The Project Based On A Theoretical Perspective And Gender Framework Including Disaggregated Gender Data In Terms Of Scope And Indicators 12 Determine Through The Results And Impact If There Were Differences Between The Different Beneficiary Populations Young People Migrants People With Disabilities And Other Populations With Characteristics That Make Them More Vulnerable Than Other Populations Page 513 Determine Through The Results And Impact If The Active Participation Of Associations Of People With Disabilities Was Guaranteed In The Process Of Institutionalizing Tools With An Inclusive Approach 14 Identify The Actions That Have Made The Difference According To The Analysis Frameworks Of Dg Echo15 Determine What Has Been The Added Value Of The Ponte Alert Consortium Within Th

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