Final Evaluation Study - Empowering Civil Society Programme

• Country: Lebanon
• Summary: Final Evaluation Study - Empowering Civil Society Programme
• LBT Ref No: 79032426
• Deadline: 12 Mar 2023
• Financier: Agency for the Cooperation of Energy Regulators (ACER)
• Purchaser Ownership: Government
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• Tenders are invited for Final Evaluation Study - Empowering Civil Society Programme. Closing Date: Sunday, 12. Mar 2023 Intervention Sector(s): Conflict Resolution Remuneration range: 6000 (USD) Duration of Contract: Kindly refer to the "Timeline" Search is implementing a 18-months project funded by the European Union (EU) with the objective to “Advance the role of civil society organisations (CSOs) to lead sustainable, conflict- and gender-sensitive, and equitable stabilisation and social cohesion of target communities”. The project strengthened registered and unregistered CSOs- capacity to address community needs related to stabilisation and social cohesion in an inclusive, participative, and transparent manner. The project focused on building the capacity of civil society actors as reliable partners in local development processes, proposing innovative ideas and approaches which address community challenges and promote sustainable and positive change in a participative manner in three target areas. The CSOs also engaged with diverse community stakeholders such as community leaders and other professionals, with a specific effort to include women, youth, PWD, and other vulnerable groups to represent the diverse constituencies, utilise tools to break down barriers of prejudice and stereotypes between and among groups, implement mechanisms to ensure participation of community members with different needs, and promote a culture of social cohesion within communities. Through participation in the project activities, community stakeholders engaged in an inclusive and transparent process to enhance stabilisation and social cohesion and build trust through collaborative action. Search conducted an initial mapping to identify CSOs through specific selection criteria. The results of this intervention realised a successful implementation of capacity building workshops, participatory community stakeholder mapping, community dialogues, collaborative action plans, community committee meetings, small grants scheme, coaching sessions and shared learning workshop in each target area, which provided the CSOs with a key opportunity to apply skills gained and contribute to achieving the project-s objectives. Target groups The primary target groups of the project are 12 CSOs and six community committees including 62 community stakeholders. The secondary target groups are the wider members of target communities; specifically vulnerable women groups such as internally displaced persons (IDPs), minorities, and poor households. The group of 12 CSOs, community committees and stakeholders are distributed across the three areas. 2. Goal and Objectives of Study Search is seeking a consultancy team/firm to conduct a summative Endline Evaluation study to understand the extent to which the project has contributed in advancing the role of CSOs to lead sustainable, conflict- and gender- sensitive, and equitable stabilisation and social cohesion in target communities. This study will also aim to assess the project-s progress towards its specific objectives and considering the remote implementation: SO.1: Strengthen the capacity of selected CSOs to advance sustainable and positive change in stabilisation and social cohesion in target communities; and SO.2: Promote cooperation between CSOs and key stakeholders across divides to lead stabilisation and social cohesion programs that are responsive to target communities- needs. The Final Evaluation Study should enable Search and donors to inform future programme design and will assess the overall success and effectiveness of the implemented project. In specific terms, The Final Evaluation has the following objectives: Assess the overall impact of the project based on evidence-based outcomes whether intended (according to the project-s logical framework) or unintended outcomes (positive or negative) and determine Search-s contribution to identified changes; Update the project-s logframe and indicators with endline values; Assess whether the project had produced the effects as envisioned in the Theory of Change in addition to assessing the project-s Relevance, Efficiency, Effectiveness and Impact, and Sustainability as per the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development - Development Assistance Committee (OECD-DAC) evaluation criteria in addition to the overall project-s adaptability; and Capture good practices, compile lessons learned throughout the lifespan of the project and draw actionable and evidence-based programming and policy recommendations to inform future programme design in a similar context.
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