Final Programme Evolution: Reducing Classroom Hunger and Improving Access, Participation... Tender

Procurement Summary

Country : Malawi

Summary : Final Programme Evolution: Reducing Classroom Hunger and Improving Access, Participation and Progression within Primary Education for Vulnerable Children

Deadline : 08 Apr 2019

Other Information

Notice Type : Tender

TOT Ref.No.: 32064488

Document Ref. No. :

Competition : ICB

Financier : Department For International Development

Purchaser Ownership : -

Tender Value : Refer Document

Purchaser's Detail

Purchaser : MARY’S MEALS
Tel: +265-888 526 214/999 276 222/993166 226 vacancies@marysmeals.org/jobs.zambia@marysmeals.org
Malawi
Email :vacancies@marysmeals.org/jobs.zambia@marysmeals.org

Tender Details

Tenders are invited for Final Programme Evolution: Reducing Classroom Hunger and Improving Access, Participation and Progression within Primary Education for Vulnerable Children in Malawi and Zambia and Increasing Local, District and National Capacity to Deliver School Feeding Programmes".


Impact:
• Were the planned project activities implemented?
• Were the planned objectives met?
• What impacts has the project achieved in the target schools and communities?
• Who has benefited from the project? (The evaluation should consider gender, age, socio-economic status, ethnicity and other dimensions of diversity here.)
• How have beneficiaries and their communities been involved in the project?


Sustainability
• What is the current level of involvement and ownership of the project on the part of target communities and authorities? To what extent are target communities and other stakeholders contributing time, money or other resources to the running of the programme?
• What effect has the project had on the level of knowledge, skills, and capacity within the target communities and authorities to maintain and manage school feeding programmes?
What could be appropriate next steps to support this work going forward?
The evaluation will consider project impacts in relation to the intend outcome of the project:
• Reduction in classroom hunger.
Improved access, participation and progression within primary education.
• Increased community support for education.
Improved capacity to deliver school feeding programmes at local, district and national level.

Evaluation methodology
The evaluation will Include both desk review and fieldwork components in Malawi and

Zambia. The evaluator(s) will be expected to undertake the following.
• Desk review of project documentation and monitoring data for the relevant areas.
• Fieldwork with a selection of schools within the project areas.
• Interviews with Mary's Meals staff, head-teachers, community and government representatives as appropriate.
Fieldwork should be conducted within a representative sample of schools in Malawi and Zambia.
Following the data collection and analysis, the consultancy team will be expected to present and discuss the key evaluation findings with project stakeholders.

Zambia. The evaluator(s) will be expected to undertake the following.
• Desk review of project documentation and monitoring data for the relevant areas.
• Fieldwork with a selection of schools within the project areas.
• Interviews with Mary's Meals staff, head-teachers, community and government representatives as appropriate.
Fieldwork should be conducted within a representative sample of schools in Malawi and Zambia.
Following the data collection and analysis, the consultancy team will be expected to present and discuss the key evaluation findings with project stakeholders.

7. How to apply
To apply for this assignment, interested consultants should provide the following-• A proposal for how they would approach the assignment. This must include an outline of the consultant s proposed methodological approach to the field research component not exceeding 5 pages.
• A sample of relevant recent written work: ideally an evaluation report or similar.
• CVs of all consultants who would be involved in the assignment.
• A detailed budget for the evaluation, including daily rates and all expenses or per diems. Please contact Mary's Meals on +265 888 526 214/999 276 222/993166 226 for further information on appropriate budget levels.

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