Terms of Reference for Final Evaluation on Preventing HIV and AIDS
and alleviating its impact in Multigenerational households
Consultancy
Coordination: Nairobi,
Kenya
1.
Background
Population
ageing in Africa is expected to accelerate between 2010 and 2030, as more
people reach age 65. Projections show that older people could account for 4.5%
of the population by 2030 and nearly 10% of the population by 2050 (UNDESA,
2011.)
In
many countries in Africa, the proportion of older people will be close to that
of industrialized countries by 2030 and 2050.
In
a number of countries the figure will approach or exceed 20% of the total
population, however, the contribution of older people as parents, care givers,
farmers and wage earners, along with their rights as citizens continue to be
under-played.
HelpAge
International is a global network striving for the rights of disadvantaged
older people to economic and physical security; healthcare and social services;
and support in their care-giving role across the generations. In Africa,
HelpAge has a network of more than 60 partner organizations.
Our
vision is of a world in which all older people fulfil their potential to lead
dignified, healthy and secure lives.
Through
HelpAge’s work, health, income and food security have been named by older
people as their critical issues, with the accompanying need to assert their
rights and have their voice heard.
In
Africa HIV is a key issue for older people and one that challenges their
health, rights, income and food security.
Through
its flagship portfolio of projects, Preventing HIV and AIDS and Alleviating its
Impact in Multigenerational Households (May 2008 - April 2013), HelpAge is
facilitating sustainable responses to the impact of HIV on older people in 5
African countries namely Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania, Ethiopia and South Africa.
The
Portfolio comprises of 9 individual projects:
- Project
1: Mainstreaming Ageing into HIV and AIDS Responses
- Project
2: HIV and AIDS Data Disaggregation
- Project
3: Preventing HIV in Older People
- Project
4: Supporting Multigenerational Households through Economic Empowerment of
OVC in Kenya
- Project
5: Supporting Multigenerational Households through Protection of the
Inheritance Rights of OVC in Uganda
- Project
6: Strengthening the Role of Traditional Health Practitioners in South
Africa
- Project
7: Strengthening Iddirs (Burial Societies) in Ethiopia
- Project
8: Improving quality of Home Based Care to PLHIV in Tanzania
- Project
9: Sharing Learning, Good Practice and Impact
Five
of the projects (project 4, 5, 6, 7 and 8) are country specific and are
implemented in Kenya, Uganda, South Africa, Ethiopia and Tanzania
respectively.
Three
of the projects (project 1, 2, and 3) are implemented if four countries
(Ethiopia, Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda).
Projects
1 and 2 are advocacy focused while project 3 is focused on HIV prevention for
older people.
The
ninth project is focused on generating and sharing learning across all the
Portfolio projects and is coordinated from the UK.
The Portfolio aims to realise four major outcomes:
Outcome
1:
HIV and AIDS policy changes in four East/Southern African countries will
increase older peoples' access to HIV prevention, care and treatment services
by the end of the portfolio.
Outcome
2:
By the end of the portfolio 60% of the target group will have reported an
increase in knowledge of HIV and AIDS and greater confidence to protect
themselves.
Outcome
3: By
the end of the portfolio 75% of people living with HIV in project areas report
receiving improved quality of home based care and services.
Outcome
4: 50%
of MGHs affected by HIV and AIDS in project areas have improved coping
mechanisms to mitigate the impact of HIV and AIDS by the end of the portfolio.
2.
The Assignment:
HelpAge
International is looking for Consultancy servicesfrom an individual or firm
backed by a multi-disciplinary team of professionals to submit an expression of
interest for a final evaluation of the 5-year Portfolio of projects.
The
evaluation will be conducted in the five countries in which the portfolio is
being implemented.
The
final evaluation will be one element of a comprehensive data collection and
review of the portfolio being undertaken by the HelpAge team.
The
consultants will work with the team to map how the elements of this review will
fit together and complement eachother.
3.
The purpose of the Final Evaluation
The
purpose of the final evaluation is to assess, demonstrate and document the
impact of the projects in the portfolio on the lives of older people.
The
final evaluation will build on and utilise the findings of the baseline survey
and midterm evaluation undertaken for the portfolio and will make use of the
existing survey templates.
Other
tools and methodology should be developed by the consultant in collaboration
with the HelpAge team to collect additional information to complement and
corroborate the findings of the final evaluation survey, including case studies
and key informant interviews.
The
main objectives of the final evaluation are:
i. Assess the extent to
which the portfolio outcomes have been met by the individual projects including
through project implementation processes and advocacy engagements, and
demonstrate any unintended/unplanned results and outcomes achieved through the
portfolio.
ii. Measure, document and demonstrate the impact of the portfolio at the
individual, household and community level.
iii. Review the relevance of the portfolio outcomes and project
activities in relation to: the HIV epidemic response trends; the needs of older
people and their communities; country strategic plans and commitments on HIV
and our support for their implementation; social and cultural issues in the
project sites.
iv. Assess the value for money of the portfolio through reviewing the
economy, efficiency, and effectiveness of: the individual projects; the
organisational management systems; the HelpAge-partner management and
coordination structure; the portfolio monitoring and evaluation system and
learning strategy and their role in improving project implementation and
delivery; and mid term evaluation process and how the findings were used to
influence the second half of the portfolio implementation.
v. Review the sustainability of the project activities and identify
structures put in place and exit plans developed, to ensure appropriate closure
of the portfolio and opportunities for continuation of activities on the basis
of relevance.
vi. Establish how gender issues have been addressed by the portfolio and
the effects of the portfolio on older men and women.
The Scope of the Final Evaluation
The final evaluation will be carried out extensively in each country and will
examine as applicable the relevance, effectiveness, efficiency, impact,
sustainability and coherence within the Portfolio on all cross cutting issues
and standards.
The
task is expected to begin mid-January 2013 close by mid-April 2013 with the
submission and acceptance of the final report and other deliverables.
Deliverables:
- Soft
and hard copy of the final report
- 7
case studies i.e., one from each of country; 2 regional.
- Raw
data sets
4.
Experience and Requirements
All interested consultants/firms should have the following competencies and
experience:
- Diverse
team members with skills in various aspects of health and development,
including HIV/AIDS, with demonstrable experience of working together
across disciplines;
- Proven
experience in evaluation and impact assessment of large scale,
multi-country programmes, including knowledge and experience in using
qualitative and quantitative data collection and analysis methods,
including basic statistical packages;
- Understanding
of principles of rights based programming and issues of accountability to
beneficiaries and stakeholders;
- Excellent
facilitation skills and experience in use of participatory methodologies;
- Proven
excellent presentation skills; written and oral.
5.
Expression of Interest and Expected Results
All interested consultants/firms are requested to write an expression of
interest by:
i. Explaining in detail the methodology to be used in carrying out the
assignment;
ii.
Providing
a detailed professional budget in British Pounds Sterling (indicating daily
professional rates);
iii.
Explaining
their competences to meet the requirements of the assignment;
iv.
Attaching
brief technical biographical data of the core team-members;
v.
Providing
the duration of the assignment and when ready to undertake the assignment;
vi. Providing evidence
of similar work undertaken in the recent past (not more than 3 years).
Deadline
for application: December
6th, 2012
Please
send your application by email to: jmuthoka@helpage.co.ke and
wmanyara@helpage.co.ke
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