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Terms of Reference for lead final Evaluation of DRRALA phase-ll project by External Evaluator from February to March 2022 Background of the project and rationale for the evaluation World Concern Bangladesh has been carrying out Disaster Risk Reduction through Alternative Livelihood Approach (DRRALA Phase-I) project in the most vulnerable coastal area in Kalapara sub district under Patuakhali district of Bangladesh. The purpose of the project is to reduce the disaster & ensure diversification of sustainable livelihood for most vulnerable communities who are directly affected by climate change. Kalapara has 12 union’s & 02 municipalities. Project coverage is most vulnerable 6 unions out of 12 for phase -II project. Due to climate change vulnerability communities are losing their livelihood and trying to cope up with the changing situation. Projects are helping the community to overcome the changing situation through new income generating activities. Some of the communities are coping up with the changing situation through support of the project but a large number of households are staying out of direct service/support for project funding limitation. So, after the end of the project, we are planning to start a new project as per community demand. World Concern Bangladesh is implementing DRRALA phase-II project science June 2019. Two technical projects implemented to contribute to the well-being of the most vulnerable families and communities in Kalapara. The programmes are inclusive & quality disaster resilient communities, protection and one alternative source of income and reduce gender-based violence and all of these technical program design has mainstreamed DRR and GVB as a crosscutting theme. In addition, DRR integration will continue to be DRRALA focus in programmes. It will be important for DRRALA to monitor progress on the DRR integration in different sectors. For this, a needful information needed by evaluation report for new project proposal preparation, which will be addressed by DRR & gender perspectives. A short-term consultancy support needed from independent DRR & Gender experts. This support will be utilized in assessing capacity gaps and building capacity, support preparing tools for DRR specific assessment, DRR supporting technical input in the proposal writing including the disaster preparedness for the foreseeable disaster in a country like cyclone, salinity, floods, tidal surge & gender equate. However, the project is now almost at the end of the implementation process and would like to hire an experienced evaluation consultant/evaluation team to conduct 2st Phase (3 years) project evaluation of “DRRALAcovering Kalapara Upazilla, Six unions and 153 villages of Kalapara Upazila. Total target beneficiaries of the project are 18335. (Female Under 18 years old 1720, Male Under 18 years old 1720, Female 18 years old and over 6148, Male 18 years old and over 8747) Beside the development activities with the community people, DRRALA also working with local churches through Church & Community Transformation (CCT) program from June, 2019 with the support of Tearfund. CCT is a part of DRRALA and CCT activities are only for the local Churches. The main goal of CCT is to strengthen the Church people economically, spiritually and socially with building their leadership capacity. So, in project design DRRALA included CCT activities to work especially with the local Churches. Total of 04 churches are involved with the project. Total 163 members are in 04 churches. How to Apply
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