Tenders Are Invited For Consultancy To Conduct The Endline Evaluation For The Regreening Kenya: Economic Empowerment & Environmental Protection Project

Tenders Are Invited For Consultancy To Conduct The Endline Evaluation For The Regreening Kenya: Economic Empowerment & Environmental Protection Project. Closing Date: 3 Feb 2025 Type: Consultancy Themes: Climate Change And Environment/Recovery And Reconstruction Background Over The Last Two Decades, Climate And Ecological Change Have Exacerbated Resource-Based Conflicts And Communal Violence Mainly In Arid And Semi-Arid Lands (Asals) In Kenya. Pastoral And Peripheral Agricultural Areas Of Eastern And Northern Kenya Received Little Rainfall During The March To May 2022 Long Rains Season, Marking The Fourth Consecutive Below-Average Season. In September 2021, The Government Of Kenya Declared The Drought Affecting Most Parts Of The Country A National Disaster. Widespread Livestock Death, Low Livestock Productivity, Very Low Cropping Levels And Sharp Declines In Purchasing Power Have Created Large Food Consumption Gaps And High Levels Of Acute Malnutrition Among Millions Of Households In Eastern And Northern Kenya. According To Famine Early Warning Systems Network (Fewsnet, May 2022 Report) Four To Five Million People Need Humanitarian Food Assistance. Long-Term Challenges Exacerbating The Situation Include Environmental Degradation, Poor Agricultural Credit Access, Poor Access To Quality Agricultural Inputs And Seed Varieties, And Emerging Crop And Livestock Diseases. These Are Compounded By Global Forces Such As The War In Ukraine, Which Has Driven Up Fuel And Food Prices, And The Covid-19 Pandemic, Which Caused Widespread Job Loss. Political And Economic Marginalization, Communal Conflicts, Cross Border Conflicts And Increasing Resource Competition Are Emerging. Water And Pasture Are Becoming Increasingly Scarce And Less Reliable; Therefore, Contributing To Local Inter-Clan Conflicts. Youth, Women, And Children In These Arid And Semi-Arid Regions Bear The Brunt Of These Challenges. They Make Up The Largest Proportion Of People Whose Livelihoods Are Dependent On Rapidly Degrading Land And Livestock. Access To And Quality Of Education Is A Great Challenge, And Unemployment Among Youth (15-24 Years) Is High. 1.1. About Childfund Kenya Childfund Kenya Is An Affiliate Of Childfund International Which Was Registered In1960 As Non-Governmental Organization (Ngo) By The Kenyan Government Through The Ngo Coordination Board. Working In 28 Out Of The 47 Counties In Kenya, It Implements Its Program Through 11 Local Partner Ngos. Childfund Kenya Reaches More Than 1.3 Million People Who Include Children, Youth, And Caregivers. 1.2. About Regreening Kenya Project Regreening Kenya Aimed At Countering The Impacts Of Climate Change And Improving Resilience And Adaptability Of Women, Youths And Children In Nairobi, Makueni, And Kajiado Counties In Kenya. Dow Chemical Convened Partners To Work With Youth And Women To Establish Fruit Tree Nurseries As Sustainable Income-Generating Enterprises. The Youth Were Trained To Operate Commercial Fruit And Agroforestry Tree Nurseries That Were Sold To Schools, Individuals And Communities, Supporting Reforestation, Enhanced Environmental Conservation And Green Communities While Mitigating The Impacts Of Climate Change. The Youth Benefitted From The Incomes That They Got From The Sales Of The Seedlings. The Fruit-Trees Such As Avocadoes, Oranges, Mangoes And Agro-Forestry Trees Such As Moringa Also Met Food Security And Nutrition Gaps As Well As Household Income Gaps While Contributing To The Health And Well-Being Of Children. Participating Youth And Women Will Be Trained And Supported To Sustain The Nurseries And Reap Supplemental Income. Learning Centers Will Promote The ProjectS Replication And Sustainability, Build Resilience To Climate Change Vulnerabilities, And Reduce Greenhouse Gas Emissions. Goal (Impact) Mitigating The Impact Of Climate Change And Improving Resilience And Adaptability Of Women And Children In Nairobi, Makueni And Kajiado Counties. Outcomes Outcome 1: Enhanced Youth And Women-Led Climate Smart Green Enterprises For Environmental Conservation, Employment Creation And Increased Incomes Outcome 2: Improved Capacity Of Schools And Children To Positively Influence Climate Change Adaptation And Environment Management To Mitigate The Impacts Of Climate Change Outputs Output 1: 600 (450 Out Of School And 150 In School) Youth And 300 Women Will Be Engaged In Climate-Smart Green Enterprises, Promoting Reforestation, And Resulting In Increased Incomes By March 2025 Output 2: 130,000 Trees (Grafted Avocadoes, Mangoes, Oranges, Macadamia, Moringa Among Others) Will Be Planted By March 2025. Output 3: The Youth Will Also Be Able To Earn More Than $307,692/Kshs 39,999,960 From The Sale Of The Fruit Tree And Agroforestry Tree Seedlings By March 2025. Output 4: Participating Households Will Have Better Access To Food And Indicators Of Long-Term Resiliency By March 2025. Output 5: Youth Will Be Actively Engaged In Environmental Conservation And Promotion Of Environmental Responsibility Beyond Direct Participants By March 2025. Output 6: 600 Children Will Have Access To Nutritious And Fortified Moringa Food For Improved Nutrition Status By March 2025. Output 7: 6 Schools (1 Secondary And 1 Primary) In Each Of The Three Counties Will Have Increased Capacity To Promote Climate Change Adaptation And Environment Management Strategies By March 2025. 1.3. Purpose Of The Evaluation The Main Purpose Is To Undertake An Endline Evaluation For The Regreening Kenya Project Which Aimed At Mitigating The Impact Of Climate Change And Improving Resilience And Adaptability Of Women And Children In Nairobi, Makueni And Kajiado Counties Implemented In Partnership With Dow Chemical, Emali Dedicated ChildrenS Agency, Nairobi Metropolitan Program And Matonyok Organization. 1.4. Objectives Of The Evaluation General Objective The Objective Of The Assignment Is To Establish The Extent Of The Projects Achievements Against The Findings From The Baseline Study (Effectiveness) As Well As Other Criterion As Established By Oecd Dac. Specific Objectives I. Assess The Efficacy Of The Project Design, Implementation, Monitoring And Evaluation Processes. Ii. Establish The Contribution (Causal Link Which Is Either Direct Or Indirect) Of The Project To The Identified Outcomes. Iii.Assess The Significance And Potential Sustainability Of The Identified Outcomes. Iv.Appraise The Projects M&E Matrix Indicators To Establish The Extent To Which The Project Met Its Targets. V. Analyse The Challenges And Critical Risks That The Project May Have Encountered, And How These Challenges And Risks May Have Impacted The Project. Vi.Identify Key Lessons And Best Practices That Will Inform Learning And Critical Reflection. Vii.Recommend Suggestions That Will Improve Similar Future Projects. 2. Evaluation Stakeholders The Key Recipients And Users Of The Evaluation Are: I. The Communities In Kibwezi West, Kajiado East And Kasarani Sub Counties Including The Women And Youth Groups, Emuka Moringa Processing Plant Members. Ii. Sub County Government Officials In Nairobi, Kajiado And Makueni Counties Specifically From The Department Of Climate Change, Environment, Youth And Gender. Iii. National Parastatals Such As Kenya Forestry Research Institute (Kefri), Kenya Agriculture Livestock Research Organization (Kalro), International Centre For Research In Agroforestry (Icraf), Vi-Agroforestry, Kenya Forest Research Institute (Kefri) And Other Carbon Trading Organizations. V.Childfund Kenya. Vi. Other Key Stakeholders Such As Leap Africa, Emali Dedicated ChildrenS Agency, Matonyok Organization. Viii. Dow Chemical. 3. Methodology And Approach The Study Will Adopt A Longitudinal, Pre-Post, One Group Comparison, Research Design And Mixed Method Approaches. The Consultant Will Be Expected To Use Participatory Rural Appraisal Tools And Techniques For Data Collection, Which May Include But Not Be Limited To Seasonal Calendars, Wealth Ranking, Venn Diagrams, In-Depth Interviews, Key Informant Interviews, Household Surveys, Focus Group Discussions Among Others. The Methods Of Sampling, Data Collection And Analysis Will Be Proposed By The Consultants And Discussed Further With The Childfund Kenya Project Management Team. The Consultant Will Also Be Expected To Undertake A Comprehensive Desk Review Of All Relevant Documents For Reference And To Inform The Baseline Study Process Further. These Documents Shall Include But Not Limited To The Project Proposal And Log Frame. The Consultant Will Have To Fully Engage The Primary Project Participants (Stakeholders) Including Women, Youth, Children Among Others Who, Childfund Kenya Acknowledge Play The Most Significant Role In The Development Process. Specifically, It Is Envisaged That The Methodology Used During This Assessment Will Include, But Not Necessarily Limited To The Following: 1. Review Of Existing Secondary Information And Reports Relevant To The Baseline Study Topics. The Previous Studies And Assessments In The Project Areas By Other Stakeholders May Also Be Referenced. 2. Discussion With Key Members Of The Project Consortium Partners At The County And Country Levels. 3. Interviews With Concerned Government Agencies, Line Ministries, And Stakeholders. 4. Field Visits In The Implementation Areas For Data Collection And Observations. 5. Community Level Participatory Meetings And Focused Group Discussions For Data Collection And Information Gathering. 6. Household Level Survey For Data Collection Through Structured Questionnaires Developed To Address The Key Project Objectives And Indicators. 7. Special Emphasis Should Be Given To Ensure Participation Of Women And Youth In The Process To Deeply Understand The Underlying Socioeconomic Challenges Facing Women And Youth In Climate Change, Environmental Conservation, And Economic Empowerment. 8. Use Of Data/Information From Local Institutions Or Organizations As Deemed Tender Link : Https://Reliefweb.Int/Job/4127258/Terms-Reference-Consultancy-Conduct-Endline-Evaluation-Regreening-Kenya-Economic-Empowerment-Environmental-Protection-Project