Tenders Are Invited For Provision Of The Final Evaluation Services Of The Project: Guaranteeing The Rights And Dignity Of Displaced Persons And Displaced Persons

Tenders are invited for Provision of the Final Evaluation Services of the Project: Guaranteeing the Rights and Dignity of Displaced Persons and Displaced Persons. Closing Date: 25 Mar 2025 Type: Consultancy Themes: Food and Nutrition/Gender/Protection and Human Rights The Fundación Alianza por los Derechos, la Igualdad y la Solidaridad Internacional, hereinafter referred to as "Alianza", would like an external evaluation of the intervention it is carrying out in the Gao region thanks to the subsidy granted by the Generalitat Valenciana (GVA): File SOLHUM/2023/0017 Title: "Guaranteeing the rights and dignity of displaced people and conflict-affected host communities, with a greater focus on women and girls, in the Gao and Ansongo circles, in the Gao region, Mali" Country: Mali AMOUNT SUBSIDIZED BY THE GVA: 400,000 euros AMOUNT SUBSIDIZED FROM OTHER DONORS: N/A TOTAL PROJECT AMOUNT: 400,000 euros Execution period: From 01/03/2024 to 28/02/25 (12 months) CONTEXT 2.1 Project description. This project aims to ensure the comprehensive protection and protection of the rights of women and girls in the context of the serious humanitarian crisis in the Gao circle (Gounzoureye commune and Gao urban commune) and Ansongo circle (Ansongo commune), in northern Mali. Specifically, it aims to strengthen protection and resilience mechanisms for Indigenous and internally displaced women and girls who have survived gender-based violence (GBV) and sexual gender-based violence (SGBV), promoting their access to strengthened multisectoral GBV prevention and response systems. Community-based processes for the prevention of gender-based violence and sexual violence have also been strengthened. GBV survivors were supported to generate income as part of the recovery process. The project includes awareness-raising actions and the promotion of peace and social cohesion. On the other hand, the project offers a humanitarian response to the food insecurity situation of internally displaced households in 3 sites in the intervention communes. Actions are also proposed to protect the livelihoods of the host population and the displaced population, giving priority to women. Specifically, we have supported agricultural cooperatives responsible for food production in their communities. The project provided a humanitarian response in terms of water and sanitation in the sites of displaced people, promoting their access to water and hygienic and sanitary resources in conditions of safety and dignity. Finally, we have delivered shelter (straw) support to displaced households so that they can meet their housing needs in a dignified and safe manner. We worked with a rights-based approach, gender equality, Do no Harm and the triple nexus, using a participatory methodology where rights-holders are at the centre of the humanitarian response. 2.2 Political, Economic and Cultural Context Central and West Africa is recognized as one of the most at-risk areas on the continent. Violent conflicts, forced displacement, the impact of climate change, epidemics, extreme poverty, economic and environmental shocks continue to affect communities and their populations. The population of Mali is estimated at 20 million. This is a young population: 52% are under 15 years old and 16% are between 15 and 25 years old. The proportion of women (50.4%) is almost equal to that of men. The average household size is 5 to 7 people. As far as fertility is concerned, the average number of children per woman is 6.3. It is estimated that 3% of people aged 5 and over live with a disability. The Human Development Index places Mali in 184th place out of 189 analysed. The armed conflict that began in 2012 has led to a generalized crisis situation throughout the country, resulting in the displacement of several thousand internally displaced people and in neighboring countries. In this complex context, millions of people face protection challenges and systematic human rights violations, including sexual and gender-based violence, exacerbated by conflict dynamics and intra-community tensions. The Gao region, for example, is frequently plagued by violations related to property rights. The number of armed persons in the area has increased, leading to an increase in acts of banditry against the civilian population, in homes and on the roads. In addition, there is the terrorist threat, one of the greatest destabilizing elements in the region which, among other things, hinders the socio-economic development of the region. Despite the unprecedented political and military mobilization of the national authorities and international actors, which led to the signing of the Peace and Reconciliation Agreement resulting from the Algiers process in 2015, the population continues to suffer the effects of the crisis on a daily basis. Since 2020, the socio-political and economic situation has been suffering from the instability produced by 2 consecutive coups. The coup authorities had differences with the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) over the calling of democratic elections, which led to an embargo against Mali in 2022 and the closure of land and air borders with ECOWAS countries. This has led to an exponential rise in commodity prices, exacerbating the weakness of an already very precarious economy and creating tensions and conflicts within civil society. The political panorama is increasingly complex, as Mali has been in a transition phase for the past 3 years, which has affected diplomatic relations with some Western countries, including France, which has seen its participation in humanitarian aid suspended until further notice. At the same time, all French NGOs have been banned from operating on the territory and therefore some areas in need of humanitarian aid are less served. In addition to these problems, there are new, much stricter state regulations for NGOs, which have to manage long and tedious administrative procedures in order to obtain the official approval of all their projects by the authorities, with the risk of being able to suspend their activities if the permits are not obtained, with the impact that this can have on the beneficiary population. Due to a combination of several unfavorable factors, the growth of the Malian economy has a minimal effect on household poverty indicators. Thus, the weakness and volatility of the economy and its dependence on the agricultural sector are factors that limit its contribution to living conditions. This non-inclusive growth is reflected in a low rate of poverty reduction (monetary and multidimensional) and a lack of investment in human capital. Mali has ratified most of the regional, subregional and international legal instruments (treaties, conventions, etc.) relating to human rights. In addition, the preamble to the Constitution of February 1992 reaffirms its commitment to human rights by affirming that the State adheres to the Universal Declaration of Human Rights of 1948 and the African Charter on Human and Peoples Rights of 1981. Since 2017, the Government of Mali has been working to integrate into national law the legal framework for the implementation of the 2009 Kampala Convention on Internally Displaced Persons, as well as to develop legislation on the protection of minors and gender-based violence. The crisis in Mali has been going on for 13 years and is causing more and more internal displacement due, on the one hand, to the increasing pressure of the national army on armed groups which, in turn, are trying to retaliate by provoking more attacks and destruction. On the other hand, livelihoods are declining in some regions, especially those affected by conflict, such as the north and centre, which are also mainly at the mercy of the effects of climate change. At the same time, the situation in Burkina Faso and Niger is not very reassuring, as this situation further weakens the entire sub-region. The escalation of violence that began in 2019 in Mali, Niger and Burkina Faso is increasing the vulnerability of people in this region, already affected by the severe food crisis of 2018. For 2023, HRP Mali has identified 8.8 million people in need of humanitarian assistance, and the number of internally displaced people has reached 423,000 people. From official humanitarian surveys and observations made during field visits, it is evident that food insecurity, lack of access to water, protection issues, the need for economic integration and the need for shelter/shelter are the main needs of people affected by the conflict. Despite the fact that Mali has been in a humanitarian crisis for more than a decade, it should be noted that today the country does not have official websites for displaced people. The security situation continues to deteriorate, with armed attacks, abductions, arrests, torture, demonstrations and public protests. The departure of state actors from different parts of the country has also destabilized relations between communities and created a state vacuum that deprives the population of any form of protection and basic social services. Humanitarian access in this region is at high risk due to growing insecurity, armed attacks and rising crime. In 2022, INSO recorded nearly 4339 security incidents, including 424 in the Gao region. This situation has in turn created a real need for organization and management in the camps for displaced people that are emerging at the end of the country, sometimes without official coordination, leaving these displaced populations in a situation of total abandonment. OBJECTIVE OF THE EVALUATION. 3.1 Evaluation Objective. The objective of this evaluation is to determine the relevance and achievement of the objectives and results, as well as the efficiency, effectiveness, impact and sustainability of the project, implemented by Alianza and its local partner GREFFA. The evaluation s Tender Link : https://reliefweb.int/job/4138862/termes-de-reference-pour-la-prestation-du-services-devaluation-finale-du-projet-garantir-les-droits-et-la-dignite-des-personnes-deplacees-et-des-c