ENDLINE EVALUATION CONSULTANCY- MPROTECT(Learning to Earning)

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Specific Objectives

1. To examine the extent to which the project objectives have been achieved. Assess how the project contributed to the impact including key enabling and/or constraining factors that led to project achievements. Also assess the unintended/unplanned effects of the project among the project participants, local communities, and wider context.
2. To determine how the project benefited the project participants. (include the two most significant change stories/case studies) Assess how it (project) addressed barriers in the prevention of sexual exploitation of children and youth and integration into the world of work
3. To assess the inclusiveness of the project; where any participants or groups left behind and why (gender, socio-economic background, religion, etc ) 
4. To examine the quality and efficacy of the technical skills training with regard to expanding economic opportunities for youth and making them employable. What is working and what needs improvement to enhance youth employability (formal employment and business)
5. To document what worked, what did not work, key lessons learned, and recommendations for future implementation on youths skills development and employment, as well as sexual exploitation of children and youth prevention programming in Kenya and in other projects designed under similar contexts
6. To Assess the Project's Accountability towards participants and communities (in reference to the PAF) and the quality of Participation and Trauma-informed care approaches. 
7. Evaluate relevance, coherence, effectiveness, efficiency, impact, and sustainability of the project. 

Evaluation Scope and Duration

The scope of the evaluation includes a review and assessment of all activities carried out under the TdH NL and its partner’s agreement from inception until the end of the project period. The evaluation should assess the project’s achievements in reaching its targets and objectives outlined in the relevant project documents as will be provided by TdH NL. It should assess project design, implementation, effectiveness, lessons learned, replicability, and provide recommendations for future projects. The proposed evaluation timeframe is 30 working days between 13/10/2026 and 24/11/2026.
This will be done per the OECD Development Assistance Committee (OECD - DAC) evaluation criteria with an intersectionality approach including but not limited to child participation and gender

Deliverables and Key Responsibilities

In accordance with the timetable, the evaluator (s) will produce:

• A draft inception report which responds to the scope of work with a methodology, safeguarding and privacy plans, data collection instruments, detailed work plan, and budget.
• A field work implementation plan (to be submitted before field work begins). This field work plan should be presented to TdH NL for comments and revised as necessary prior to commencing field work.
• A final End-Term Evaluation report incorporating feedback from TdH NL,KNOTE and JCP. The Revised Report will synthesise all data, MsC stories, identify conclusions, and make recommendations (Taking into account ALL comments and additions from TdH NL and JCP following submission of the Draft Report). 
• Oral Presentation/Meeting and debrief with project staff: The consultant will make a presentation to TdH NL, KNOTE and JCPs of the findings of the evaluation, including lessons for project improvement. The debriefing meeting will be an opportunity to clarify outstanding aspects of the evaluation before the finalisation of the end line report.
• The Final Report: The consultant will be expected to produce a final report, with comments from the debriefing taken into account. While the substantive content of the findings, conclusions, and recommendations of the report shall be determined by the evaluator, the report is subject to final approval by TdH NL in terms of whether or not the report meets the conditions of the ToR and expected standards. 
• The consultant will be required to submit all data sets used for the evaluation, any scripts or instructions on data management as well as transcripts of all qualitative information gathered during data collection, key informant interviews, focus group discussions, and a list of people interviewed /met as appendices to the final report. 
• Validation Workshop: After the evaluation report is finalised, TdH NL, KNOTE and JCP will organise a validation workshop with its key stakeholders(both internal and external). The consultant is expected to co-facilitate the workshop and present the results of the evaluation. The consultant is expected to incorporate feedback from the workshops into the final report. 

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