TERMS OF REFERENCE FOR ENDLINE EVALUATION

Ref. No: HIHEA/026-2023/MEL

Title of Project: LIND INVEST I

Project Implementation Area: Uasin Gishu County

Task:     End-line Evaluation

Type of Selection: Firm

Period: December 2023-January 2024

Duration: 35 days

Organization Background

Hand in Hand Eastern Africa (HiH EA) is a registered Non-Governmental Organization (NGO) in Kenya, working for the economic and social empowerment of its poorest citizens to enable program participants to lift themselves out of poverty. HiH EA is part of the Hand in Hand network. HiH EA works with the marginalized, vulnerable poor rural and peri-urban smallholder farmers (80% women) to help them lift themselves out of poverty through the power of entrepreneurship. The organization started operations in Kenya in October 2010 and is currently operating in 22 Field offices within 34 out of 47 Counties in Kenya. HiH EA has so far mobilized, trained and is training over 350,000 members (80% women, 40% youth) who have created over 300,000 enterprises and over 450,000 jobs. Hand in Hand’s model is based on setting up or mobilizing self-help groups, delivering enterprise skills through training, promoting financial access and providing linkage to broad markets. The HiHEA enterprise and job creation approach is based on a philosophy of self-help, providing training, skills and support to enable people living in poverty, particularly women, to build and sustain independent, market-based, economic activities. This provides for a higher level of income for them and their families, which in turn contributes to greater food security, better education for children, increased access to healthcare, improved housing and overall improved livelihoods.

Project Description

The Lind Invest project is a community uplift project implemented in Eldoret, Uasin Gishu County. The project aims to improve the social and economic well-being of 7,500 residents of Eldoret in Uasin Gishu County, through diversification of their livelihoods and income. The project expected outcomes are: Outcome 1: Increased income through facilitating climate resilient enterprises and sustainable jobs creation. Outcome 2: Improved agricultural production and productivity through sustainable and climate resilient agricultural practices. Outcome 3: Strengthened micro enterprises through enhanced value addition and market and financial linkages. Outcome 4: Increased women’s economic empowerment. The project started in January 2021 and ends in January 2024.

The Assignment: Endline Evaluation

Purpose of the Evaluation

HIH EA is commissioning an End line evaluation to assess the project achievements in conformity with OECD DAC Evaluation criteria of relevance, coherence, effectiveness, efficiency, impact and sustainability. This evaluation also seeks to compile, consolidate, analyze and synthesize existing and new project data to assess the extent to which the project has delivered the outputs and achieved the desired outcomes. The evaluation also aims at analyzing the social return on investment (SROI) emanating from the Lind Invest community uplift project, with a view to informing future strategic and operational decisions. 

Objectives of the End line evaluation

● To assess the social returns from the investment in implementation of the project.

● To assess the relevance of the project design, in terms of meeting the needs and priorities of the beneficiaries.

● To assess the coherence of the project design, implementation and efforts made to minimize duplication of interventions in the area.

● To assess how well the project has achieved its planned and unplanned outcomes.

● To assess progress against expected outputs and outcomes relative to the implementation as well as the project’s contribution towards the intended impacts.

● To assess whether the project delivered and achieved outcomes within agreed budget and schedule.

● To assess the project’s direct and indirect benefits, and if any, unintended positive and negative consequences brought about by the project.

● To assess the extent to which benefits delivered by the project are likely to last post-project.

● To assess appropriateness of the implementation strategies and give recommendations to inform future similar projects.

● To document lessons learnt/knowledge generated and best practices that can be replicated to future similar projects. Also, assess what should have been done differently and should be avoided in such similar projects in future.

The study shall be guided by, but not limited to, the following overarching evaluation questions.

Please refer to this link for detailed information: https://handinhand-ea.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/TOR-FOR-LIND-INVEST-I-ENDLINE-EVALUATION.pdf

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