EXPRESSION OF INTEREST (EOI)

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WVSOM/03/FY24

Expression of Interest- Annual Resilience Measurement

World Vision is a relief, development, and advocacy organisation dedicated to working with children, families, and communities. We work with community members, supporting them to overcome poverty and injustice. Our aim is to lift poor and marginalised households out of the vicious cycle of dependence by addressing the underlying causes of vulnerability to environmental and socio-economic shocks*.*

Project Description

Somali Resilience Programme (SomReP) is a consortium of seven international NGOs and one local NGO namely Action Against Hunger (AAH), the Adventist Development and Relief Agency International (ADRA), Cooperative Assistance for Relief Everywhere (CARE), Cooperazione Internazionale (COOPI), Danish Refugee Council (DRC), Oxfam, World Vision International in Somalia and Shaqodoon whose aim is to tackle the challenge of mitigating the effects of recurrent shocks and stressors and alleviating the chronic vulnerability that is common among pastoralists, agro-pastoralists, and peri-urban households across Somalia. The program was designed to address communities’ unique needs by building resilient livelihoods, a strategy founded on the lessons learned and best practices of the consortium members.

With support from DFAT, EU, SIDA, BMZ and SDC, SomReP has for the past six years implemented several interventions through DFAT 5, EU Bay and Lower Shabelle, EU SWS, BMZ Transitional Assistance, SDC, EU Riverine, EU BREACH, and ANCP projects with the aim of enhancing the resilience of vulnerable populations. To achieve this, SomReP programming supports resilience through:

1. Livelihoods & food security: HHs in targeted communities have improved access to productive livelihoods for enhanced food access and diversity;
2. Social Safety Nets: HHs in target communities have their livelihoods and assets protected during shocks and stressors through the establishment and strengthening of social safety nets, including the use of crisis modifier mechanisms such as Savings Group Schemes;
3. Natural resource management: Eco–system health improved through promotion of equitable and sustainable natural resource management;
4. Local governance capacity building: Communities, civil society and local institutions are better equipped with resilience strategies and response capacities to cope with recurrent shocks and stressors

The rationale behind the theory of change and impact pathways is that implementation of such interventions would eventually result in positive changes in well-being indicators which implicitly is indicative of enhanced adaptive, absorptive and transformative capacity. The program targets 98,495 households and is being implemented in the districts of; Afgooye, Badhan, Baidoa, Belet Xaawo, Bossaso, Burao, Ceel Afweyne, Luuq, Jowhar, El Barde, Dollow, Eyl, Hargeisa, Laas Caanood, Lughaya, Odweyne, Salahley, Bulo Burte, Waajid and Xudur.

At the beginning of all these projects, SomReP conducted baseline surveys to establish benchmark indicators. In addition, since 2016/17 SomReP has conducted annual resilience measurements to document impact of the SomReP programmes and assess the progress made annually on key outcomes and output indicators. This resilience measurement study will build on these studies to document the programme’s impact and assess the progress so far made on key outcomes and output indicators. SomReP would also want to take advantage of this assessment to establish whether the hypotheses and assumptions set to underpin SomReP Theory of Change and causal linkages between inputs and activities and outcomes and impacts were plausible and valid. The results of the assessment will be particularly important for SomReP not only to understand the impact of the program, test the theory of change underpinning the strategies and interventions delivered, but will also inform future strategic programming and project development.

1. Purpose and scope of Annual Resilient Measurement

The scope and focus of the ARM is to explore the outcomes and impact of the programme, in order to facilitate an understanding amongst the consortium programme staff and stakeholders of the extent to which the envisaged change has been realized. Specifically, the assessment seeks to:

• RELEVANCE: Assess the relevance of the SomRep strategies and interventions in addressing the needs of the communities, identifying emerging needs and possible contextual changes that may affect the relevance of interventions and inform future adaptations of intervention typologies.
• EFFECTIVENESS: Establish the extent to which the consortium has achieved its purpose and delivered on intended outputs and outcomes in relation to resilience programming and the programme strategic framework.
• IMPACT: Assess the impact of the programme with particular focus on establishing changes that have occurred as measured by resilience capacity indices (absorptive capacity index, adaptive capacity index and transformative capacity index ) and wellbeing indicators (provided for in SomReP master logical framework) for example food security and coping strategies indicators (i.e. HHS, FCS, rCSI), ownership of household and community productive assets (climate sensitive and non-climate sensitive assets), income and expenditures among others; and disaggregated to livelihood zones and other vulnerabilities.
• SUSTAINABILITY: Document the extent to which communities will likely continue to benefit from SomRep strategies and interventions post implementation period, including their capacity to maintain benefits and adapt to future challenges.
• LEARNING AND ADAPTATION: Capture lessons learned and best practices with special focus on resilience building and sustainability

1. RESEARCH METHODOLOGY

3.1. STUDY DESIGN

The study population and sampling frame will comprise of 21 districts where the programme has been implemented targeting households, government line ministries focal points, local community committee leaders as well as the different community groups and leaders. The sampling frame will constitute target project beneficiaries, and community governance structures from the districts. The sample frame will further include strategic partners such as government departments who have been involved in coordinating the programme.

3.2. METHODOLOGY

The study will use a cross sectional survey research design that incorporates both qualitative and quantitative data collection as well as analysis techniques. The consultant will be expected to propose an appropriate and detailed methodology for conducting this study. This includes specifying the data collection methods, how to phase the implementation to ensure that there is rigorous data triangulation between the data collection methods, data collection tools corresponding to type of information to be collected and the target population, sample size for both qualitative and quantitative data together with the calculation formula used to arrive at such with all parameters defined. The qualitative data needs to indicate the key stakeholders to be involved in the key informant interviews as well as the focus group discussions. The consultant will further have to proposed the methodological approach (research design, sampling approach) for conduct tracer studies for TVET and VSLA participants. The consultant will develop data collection tools that will need to be approved by the project M&E team.

The Project M&E team recommends that the consultant employs mobile data collection for quantitative data. The consultant will also be responsible for engaging and managing the team of data enumerators during the data collection period. The consultant will make use of SomReP data management platform for the quantitative data collection.

More information is available in the official RFP document

IMPORTANT NOTES TO BIDDERS

1. Interested bidders must be registered to provide consultancy services in their respective countries.
2. Request for Proposal documents will be available Free of Charge to all interested bidders who express interest by filling the form provided in https://forms.office.com/r/9qEWFHsGiM by 5:00PM Friday 2nd September 2024.
3. For enquiries and questions, kindly send an email to Somalia_Procurement@wvi.org
4. Instructions for submission of completed proposals shall be indicated on the Request for Proposal document.
5. Nothing in this Expression of Interest shall be construed to give rise to contractual obligations with World Vision.
6. World Vision, may at its absolute discretion, suspend or defer this EOI process.

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