Tenders Are Invited For Project Evaluation

Tenders are invited for Project Evaluation. Closing Date: 9 Oct 2024 Response to the long-term impact of Covid-19 on extremely vulnerable households: basic needs, mental health, and psycho-social support, economic recovery and resilience, gender equality Egypt (B-SAFE II). General information (1 page maximum) . About Humanity & Inclusion HI is an independent and impartial aid and development organization with no religious or political affiliations operating in situations of poverty and exclusion, conflict, and disaster. We work alongside people with disabilities and vulnerable people to help meet their essential needs, improve their living conditions and promote respect for their dignity and fundamental rights. Since the organization was first founded in 1982, we have set up development and emergency response programmes in more than 50 countries and responded to many emergencies. Today we have a budget of around 185 million euros, with 3,500 employees worldwide. HI is engaged in an employment policy in favour of persons with disabilities. For further information about the organization, please visit www.hi.org. 1.2 About Humanity & Inclusion in the country/region HI has been working in the Middle East since 1992. HI promotes the inclusion of persons with disabilities into countries local and national planning processes and responds to the urgent inclusion needs of persons with disabilities. Handicap International (HI) registered in Egypt with the Ministry of Social Solidarity in 2013. Since then, HI has been implementing various programs to promote access to inclusive and adapted services for Persons with Disabilities & vulnerable groups. 2. Context of the evaluation 2.1 Presentation of the project to be evaluated Project title: Response to the long-term impacts of COVID-19 on extremely vulnerable households: Basic needs, Mental Health and Psycho-social Support (MHPSS), Economic recovery and resilience, Gender equality - Egypt Implementation dates: 01/07/2022 - 31/03/2025 Location/Areas of intervention: Cairo and Giza governorates (Omraneya- Kafr Elsisi- Matareya -Boulaq abu ElEla - Ezzbet ElHaggana) Operating Partners: Caritas-Egypt Target Groups: 2000 extremely vulnerable households economically affected by the Covid-19 crisis and in needs of basic needs assistance; 500 vulnerable households economically affected by the Covid-19 crisis and in need of business recovery. 150 inactive women, with and without disabilities Besafe-1 households who received business grants. (The first version of the project) Objectives of the project: Overall objective: Ensure that extremely vulnerable households in Greater Cairo are able to cope with or recover from the COVID-19 socio-economic consequences, with meaningful participation of women. Specific objective (1): Improved capacity of extreme vulnerable households to cover their immediate basic needs through the provision of safety nets and psychosocial support. Specific objective (2): Improved capacity of vulnerable households to recover their livelihoods and build economic resilience to COVID-19 affected economic outlook, with greater participation of women, including those with disabilities. During the period from July 2022 to June 2024 the action aims at ensuring that extremely vulnerable households in Egypt can cope with or recover from the socio-economic consequences of COVID-19, with meaningful participation of women with and without disability. In relation to project impact, a post intervention monitoring survey of sampled beneficiaries showed that 76% of supported households reported improvement of their quality of life as a result of the intervention through basic needs and economic recovery support. During the project period, HI provided food parcels to 2,541 households (HH). Of these, 627 HHs received the full package of food assistance (6 rounds). Additionally, Caritas social workers and community facilitators referred 737 HHs to social safety nets services. HI conducted a post intervention monitoring survey after providing the food parcel and the results showed that 65.38% of the sampled HHs reported an improved capacity to cover their basic needs. Furthermore, 80.22% of HH members reported an improvement in their psychosocial wellbeing, and 61.16% of HHs reported reduction in negative coping mechanism. HI officers supported 339 HHs with grants to recover or start their business. This support included business skills training and coaching visits. Additionally, 89 inactive women attended life skills and vocational counselling training, 44 inactive women engaged in apprenticeships, and 20 inactive women were referred by HI women empowerment officer to job opportunities. An external consultant was contracted to support beneficiaries who had received grants for business recovery or start-up. The consultant assisted these beneficiaries in creating online marketing materials and provided training on various products photography techniques. Caritas-Egypt, with support from HI, achieved milestones, including the screening and assessment of 2,525 HHs and the selection of 2,541 HHs to receive a nutrition counselling sessions, financial literacy training, food assistance, access to Mental Health and Psychosocial Support (MHPSS), and referrals to social loans. Additionally, HI screened and assesses 506 HHs potentially eligible for business recovery or start-ups and provided assistance to 339 beneficiaries in designing their business plans, receiving financial support, and undergoing business skills training. HI also selected 147 inactive women for awareness sessions with the head of household (HHH) on gender roles and the participation of women in household livelihood strategies. Of these women, 89 attended life skills training and vocational counselling sessions to develop action plans for improving their access to employment, 44 participated in apprenticeships, 20 were referred to job opportunities and started working, and 15 engaged in peer-to-peer support groups. Tender Link : https://reliefweb.int/job/4097093/terms-reference-project-evaluation