Hiring consultant/consulting firm to carry out Project Evaluation of AHP-DFAT funded Emergency Response and Early Recovery to Flood Affected People in Northern District of Bangladesh Project

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Plan International has been operating in Bangladesh since 1994, helping children access their rights to health, education, economic security and protection. Currently, under Country Strategy (CS) V (2020-2030) Plan International Bangladesh is implementing programmes in thematic areas: health, education, child protection, water and sanitation, youth engagement and employment, and disaster risk management and climate change.

Project Back ground:

Kurigram is one of the most poverty prone districts of Bangladesh surrounded by 16 rivers and very close to the hilly area of Indian Assam state. Every year both pre-monsoon and monsoon rainfall makes Kurigram vulnerable to unpredicted flooding and riverbank erosion. In 2019, Kurigram experienced the highest level of flooding over the last 100 years. Plan International Bangladesh conducted a Rapid Needs Assessment (RNA), in the field together with the Emergency Response Team (ERT) and strategic partners for emergency response (SOLIDARITY & ESDO), on 16-17th of July 2019. RNA was conducted and covered 6 Unions under Nageshwari Upazila (sub-district) of Kurigram district and 3 Unions under Hatibandha Upazila of Lalmonirhat district where Nageshwari Upazila was badly affected by the flood and Hatibandha Upazila moderately. RNA was based on several Focus Group Discussions with young girls, boys, women, men, and community leaders in temporary shelters. Secondary information was collected by conducting interviews with key government counterparts such as Project Implementation Officer (PIO) at the Upazila level, Union Parishad, and Education officials.

The RNA report was finalized on 19th July 2019. Priority gaps and needs were identified in this RNA. It was found,  livelihood of affected people was in challenging condition, they had scarcity of food, shelter was damaged, WASH facilities were damaged, education of children was hampered, reproductive health care service was disrupted etc. To respond to those needs

Plan International Bangladesh started response project in Kurigram district that includes affected unions of Narayanpur, Nunkhawa, and Berubari, where >90% of households are estimated affected. (As the RNA revealed, unions of Kurigram were more serverly affected than the unions in Lalmonirhat district, the project worked only in the unions of Kurigram.) To reduce the sufferings of the flood-affected people of these areas, Plan International Bangladesh in coordination with Plan International Australia is implementing a one-year project title: Emergency Response and Early Recovery to Flood Affected People in Northern District of Bangladesh in Kurigram district with funding from AHP-DFAT. The project focus was on adolescent girls and boy’s social empowerment, education in emergencies, and providing life-saving assistance like Unconditional Cash; Cash for Work; Agricultural Inputs; etc. Where, SOLIDARITY has worked as an implementing partner of the project. The duration of project implementation for SOLIDARITY was 15 October 2019 to 14 August 2020.
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Now Plan International Bangladesh seeking consultant/consulting firm to carry out this  Project Evaluation of AHP-DFAT funded Emergency Response and Early Recovery to Flood Affected People in Northern District of Bangladesh Project

Terms of Reference (TOR)

Terms of Reference (TOR) can be downloaded from this link. For any clarification related with Endline Evaluation please communicate, Tariq Ul Hassan Khan, Research and Knowledge Management Specialist, email: tariq.khan@plan-international.org.

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