Evaluation Purpose and Objectives

The consultant is expected to prepare the end evaluation of the ISAF project. The end evaluation should tell the story of the project, focusing on whether the project achieved the Project Development Outcomes (PDO) it set out to achieve (as well as any unintended positive and negative outcomes), the factors that affected the achievement of outcomes (including the factors that may have contributed to or limited achievement of outcomes), and the lessons learned. It covers, among other things, the degree to which the Project’s Development Objectives (PDOs) and results have been achieved and provides lessons learned. The assessment of outcomes should rely heavily on and present the available evidence, both quantitative and qualitative.

The findings of the evaluation should be disseminated through a workshop with key project stakeholders, prior to the finalization of the report.

The audiences for the End Evaluation are the World Vision Team, the NCDDS ISAF project team, the World Bank Task Team, the government, and their agencies (in particular, the line ministries engaged in project implementation: Ministry of Interior, Ministry of Health, and Ministry of Education, Youth and Sports), development partners (e.g. Germany, Switzerland, Australia), civil society stakeholders, project beneficiaries, and the general public that has an interest in social accountability and citizen engagement.

Methodology

For the end project evaluation, quantitative and qualitative data are required to respond to the evaluation objectives and project result framework. For quantitative data, the consultant will have access to MIS data and data from other existing evaluations. Qualitative data will include desk review of various project documents and key informant interviews with project staff from WVI and NCDDS and other government implementers, Community Accountability Facilitators, and beneficiaries (as needed).