Job Description

SOS CHILDREN’S VILLAGES

REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL (RFP) AND TERMS OF REFERENCE (ToR) FOR Final EVALUATION OF DIABETES EDUCATION AND AWARENESS PROJECT IN SOMALILAND

SOMALILAND, HARGEISA LOCATION

AUG , 2024

.  Context and rationale

1.1      About SOS Children’s Villages

SOS Children’s Villages works for children and young people in 137 countries and territories, working in more than 2000 programme locations worldwide. We work together with a single vision: every child belongs to a family and grows with love, respect and security.

SOS Children’s Villages in Somaliland is part of SOS Children’s Villages International, the umbrella organization to which all SOS Children’s Villages including SOS Children’s Villages in Somaliland Association is affiliated. SOS Children’s Villages in Somaliland is a Non-Governmental Organization (NGO) that is not for profit, non-sectarian and non-partisan and which has been in existence since 1999.

SOS Children’s Villages in Somaliland is committed to the welfare of children who lost parental care or at risk of losing parental care – often ensuring that children grow up in a loving family environment, and to strengthening families and communities as a preventive measure in the fight against child abandonment and social neglect, and upholds child protection policy as part of their commitment to the protection of children and youth from abuse. Uniquely, we provide long-term, family-like care for children who have lost parental care (alternative care service), and we work with vulnerable families and communities to help strengthen them and prevent family separation (family strengthening service, FS). SOS Children’s village’s alternative care is usually organised in the form of a cluster of SOS families, where each SOS parent cares for small group of children.

SOS Children’s Villages was established in Somaliland in 1999 and it started first operations in Sahil region. Currently, SOS Children’s Villages in Somaliland implements programs ranging from childcare, child protection, youth empowerment and participation, diabetes awareness, community empowerment, access to basic social services and emergency interventions. SOS Children’s Villages in Somaliland is operational in six regions of Somaliland: Awdal, Marodijeh, Togdheer, Sahil, Sool and Sanaag and it had a good relationship with many stakeholders, including government institutions, local authorities at national, regional and district levels, INGOs, LNGOs and local communities, as well as other CSOs who are in and out of the operational area.

1.2      Description of the Diabates education project

SOS Children’s Villages in Somaliland has implemented ‘Increasing awareness and providing diabetes care in the vulnerable communities living in IDPs in Hargeisa. The overall objective of the project is - Increasing awareness and providing diabetes care in the vulnerable communities living in IDPs in Hargeisa. The project educates the people living with diabetes to help them manage the blood-sugar level and those at risk for diabetes to take preventive measures.

In this project, SOS CV Somaliland will be working in 5 IDPs in Hargeisa where there are already ongoing projects of Family Strengthening Programing (FSP) which intend to enhance the overall living conditions of the families and create strong social systems to support vulnerable members in their communities. The FSP programs support economic empowerment of families by establishing viable and market relevant businesses which can give sustainable income to the families.

This Diabetes related project is integrated with the overall FSP program portfolio and specifically target vulnerable families who are at-risk of developing diabetes and those who already have members living with diabetes and need support. The project will also enhance the overall knowledge related to diabetes through awareness realizing sessions and trainings to community members, teachers and health workers. At National level, the project will contribute to the contextualization and implementation of the diabetes Guidelines set by WHO. By doing this, the project will be able to support many individuals change their lifestyle and thus safe themselves from the effect of the disease while also providing knowledge and skills to manage patients suffering from the disease. SOS CV envisions by doing so, lives will be saved and thus many children are protected to lose their parental care.

In summary, the project aims to achieve the following specific objectives:

• Objectives1: Increased awareness of communities from poor and vulnerable IDP camps and public in Hargeisa on Diabetes through community outreach programmes.
• Objective2: Increase resilience of people living with Diabetes from vulnerable communities for better self-diabetic management.
• Objective3: Enhance capacity of health workers, teachers, and health structures to provide awareness and support to vulnerable communities.

1.3. Rationale and overall objective of the Final Evaluation

The purpose of this final evolution is to assess the project achievements and challenges against project goals and target and to document key lessons learned from the project interventions after the end of the project period.

2. Instruction to bidders

The bidders are welcome to submit their proposal for the final evaluation of diabetes awareness and education project in Hargeisa, Somaliland. This bid is open to all national and international suppliers (independent consultants or companies) who are legally constituted and can provide the requested services. The bidder shall bear all costs of the bid; costs of a proposal cannot be included as a direct cost of the assignment. The proposal and all supplementary documents have to be submitted in English. Financial bid needs to be stated in US Dollars.

Experiences and Qualifications

Qualification of the researcher / research team

The researcher / team of researchers must have:

1. a)Proven competency (record of previous experiences) in project/programme evaluations, including final Evaluations (3 examples)

1. b)A good understanding of development work in Somaliland
2. c)A good understanding of diabetes management and issues affecting vulnerable patients in the IDPs including children and their families

1. d)A good facilitation, organizational and interpersonal skills

1. e)Proven experience in participatory processes and data collection methods (including age-appropriate data collection methods)

1. f)Strong analytical and conceptual skills

1. g)Excellent written communication skills

Legal registration of consultancy firm (if applicable)

Skills Required

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