Terms of Reference: PRIDE Project End-Term Evaluation Consultancy – CBM Global, Kenya 37 views0 applications

The consultant reports to: (“Manager”)

Country Programme Manager, CBM Global Kenya

Description of consultancy

Final Evaluation of the “Promoting Inclusive Delivery of Eyecare in Isiolo County, Kenya” (PRIDE project).

1. Background and rationale

CBM Global Disability Inclusion is a dual mandate and partnership-based organisation working alongside people with disabilities in the world’s poorest places to fight poverty and exclusion and transform lives. Driven by Christian values, we seek out and work with the most marginalised in society, irrespective of race, gender, age or religion, recognising the equal worth of every individual. Drawing on over 100 years’ experience and world-leading expertise in disability-inclusive community development and humanitarian action, inclusive eye health and community mental health, CBM Global works with partners to break the cycle of poverty and disability, treat and prevent conditions that lead to disability and build inclusive communities.

CBM Global Vision: An inclusive world in which all people with disabilities enjoy their human rights and achieve their full potential.

CBM Global Mission: Fighting to end the cycle of poverty and disability.

CBM Global works to implement development and humanitarian projects in partnership with organisations of persons with disabilities in the areas of community based inclusive development, humanitarian action, inclusive eye health & neglected tropical diseases and community mental health. We work in over 20 countries, investing in long-term, authentic partnership with the Disability Movement and maximising our impact through a coordinated mix of inclusive community-based programmes, local to global advocacy and delivering disability inclusion technical assistance to other organisations.

About the Project

Africa Inland Church Health Ministries (herein referred to as AICHM) have been implementing an inclusive eye health project in Isiolo County Kenya since June 2023, in partnership with, and support from CBM Global Disability Inclusion (herein referred to as CBM Global). The project is due to end in March 2026. The project is implemented Isiolo North and Merti South sub counties, with cross border outreaches reaching residents from the neighbouring sub counties/counties.

The project drew learnings from a previous inclusive eye health and NTD project in Meru County, where cross border movement hampered interventions in Meru County as people migrate periodically across the border from Isiolo. As a result, targeting the neighbouring Isiolo county remained a key strategy towards promoting and securing better eye health in the region.

The Project aims to reduce preventable blindness and WASH-related diseases while promoting inclusion for persons with disabilities. Key interventions include inclusive eye health services through school and community screenings, treatment, and surgical outreaches; improved WASH practices via CLTS and school-based behaviour change campaigns; policy advocacy for disability inclusion; and economic empowerment for households of persons with disabilities through SILC training and livelihood support. The project aligns with CBM Global’s strategy, the National Eye Health Strategy, and UNCRPD Article 25, ensuring comprehensive, people-centred, and inclusive health services for marginalized communities.

The main objective of the project is to contribute towards reduction in the burden of preventable blindness and diseases related to WASH in Isiolo County.

The project has 4 expected results.

1. Improved Inclusive Eye Health, accessible to all
2. Improved knowledge, attitude, and practices on WASH in Isiolo communities
3. Partnership between OPDs and County Government reflected in health-related policies & implementation.
4. Strengthened economic development and resilience for households of persons with disability

2. Purpose

The purpose of this consultancy is to conduct a comprehensive evaluation of the progress in project implementation, measured against planned results set forth in the project design documents in accordance with budget allocation, as well as the initial and potential impacts of the project. The review will also address underlying causes and issues contributing to targets not adequately achieved.

The evaluation will examine how input variables such as health services (inclusive eye care screenings, treatments, and surgical outreaches), accessible WASH facilities and practices, CLTS initiatives, livelihood investments (including SILC training and support), and advocacy efforts contribute to outcome variables, including a lower disease burden from preventable blindness and WASH-related diseases, a healthier population, and increased resilience of households of persons with disabilities.

The evaluation will generate key lessons in factors that contribute to or prevent access to inclusive person centred eye care services in Isiolo County in general and specifically in the targeted sub counties; changes in knowledge, level of access to health services, Community attitudes and practical WASH approaches in the target sub counties in Isiolo; levels of inclusion of OPDs in processes and plans in the county and strengthening inclusive, community-led advocacy; and will also explore contribution to lowering the disease burden, contributing to a healthier population, and improved resilience of households persons with disabilities as a result of project interventions.

The evaluation must provide evidence-based information that is credible, reliable and useful. The findings of this evaluation will be used in the design of inclusive and responsive projects in the region. The review team is expected to follow a participatory and consultative approach ensuring close engagement with OPDs, including the inclusion of an OPD representatives as core members the of evaluation team, reach line ministries, county and sub county health departments/units, implementing partners, project team, and other key stakeholders in Isiolo County.

At a minimum the evaluation will explore:

1. The overall performance of the project with reference to its respective strategy, objectives and quantitative and qualitative indicators defined by the project documents and the implementation arrangements.
2. The coordination both internally, between CBM Global and AICHM, and externally with OPDs and the County government, and within the health system.
3. The inclusiveness and accessibility of the project for persons with disabilities.
4. How, and to what extent, the response ensures accountability to affected people, in particular (but not exclusively) regarding the strengthening of local capacity, the avoidance of negative effects and the effectiveness of communication, participation and feedback.
5. Draw lessons, derive good practices, and formulate recommendations, generating evidence to inform operational and strategic decision-making in inclusive health and wellbeing, health systems strengthening, livelihoods and economic empowerment, OPD engagement and advocacy.

3. Scope

The evaluation will cover all components and activities within the PRIDE Project over the project period (June 2023 to February 2026). It will cover project documents including design documents, activity, narrative and financial reports, mid-term review report, and all documentation captured during the project, among other project documents. In this regard, the successful consultant/s will be required to assess the project results, review the methodological approaches, and capture the lessons learned. Additionally, the evaluation should explore the strengths and weaknesses of the project and highlight the factors influencing the effective and efficient (as well as ineffective and inefficient) implementation of project activities and their contribution towards the realization of the project objectives and overall goal. Also, the evaluation should determine what other results (positive and negative, intended, and unintended) can be identified in the project. Based on the assessment, the evaluation should draw conclusions regarding the outcomes of the project, as well as identify good practices, and formulate recommendations for similar future projects.

The anticipated scope of work includes, but is not necessarily limited to assessing the following:

• The relevance of project design, scope and priorities, including an analysis of the validity of objectives, project components, implementation, and project’s achievement against expected results defined in the project documents.
• An in-depth review of the implementation of various project components with a view to identifying the level of achievement of the planned project outputs, the contribution to institutional development and sustainable human capacities and in cases of not effective achievement, and analysis of the underlying reasons with recommendations for improvements, specifically assessing the following
  • project management (technical capacity and management experience of the implementing partners) in achieving the expected results.
  • project components, including cross-cutting issues disability inclusion, gender equality and social inclusion, safeguarding of children and adults-at-risk.
  • monitoring, evaluation, accountability and learning through M&E framework and program quality framework.
  • project communication strategy to ensure project visibility to donors, partners, stakeholders and the public.
• Partnership, participation and stakeholder engagement particularly looking at the engagement of OPDs, persons with disabilities and the wider disability movement. This should include roles and responsibilities, capacity in relation to engagement in design and delivery of the project, and the level of participation of stakeholders in the achievement of the desired outcome, as well as the effectiveness of such participation.
• Assessment of the early potential impact of project interventions. Possible gaps/ weaknesses in the current project design and possible interventions and measures that could be continued to support the partners in the future.
• Project risks and considerations in relation to the project approach or delivery of project activities, including materialized risks (such as environmental hazards like flooding in Isiolo County in recent years, e.g., the significant 2023 El Niño-related floods and 2024 floods affecting Merti and other areas, and political unrest or resource-based conflicts such as inter-community tensions over pasture/water), how and if these were anticipated, and their impact on the project, considering issues of safeguarding, safety and security.
• Partnership, participation and stakeholder engagement particularly looking at the engagement of persons with disabilities, OPDs, and the wider disability movement. This should include roles and responsibilities, capacity related to engagement in the design and delivery of the project, the level of stakeholder participation in achieving the desired outcome, and the effectiveness of that participation. Any opportunities to strengthen this would also be encouraged.
• Assessment of the early potential outcomes of project interventions, particularly how the inclusive WASH elements contributed to a decreased burden of communicable/water-borne/sanitation-related diseases (a core project goal), including efforts to identify correlations that complement qualitative findings. Possible gaps/ weaknesses in the current project design and interventions and measures that could be continued to support the partners in the future.
• Recommendations for future direction, strategies and areas of project focus as per the findings.
• General lessons learned and best practices that can be considered in the planning and design of future institutional strengthening interventions for the government and partners.

Apart from the above, project’s end-term results should be rated in the following aspects:

• Relevance: The extent to which the intervention objectives and design respond to beneficiaries, global, country, and partner/institution needs, policies, and priorities, and continue to do so if circumstances change.
• Efficiency: The extent to which the intervention delivers, or is likely to deliver, results in an economic and timely way.
• Effectiveness: The extent to which the intervention achieved its objectives, and its results, including any differential results across groups.
• Impact/Outcomes: The extent to which the intervention has generated or is expected to generate significant positive or negative, intended, or unintended, higher-level effects.
• Sustainability: Assess the likelihood of results becoming sustainable with specific focus on capacity and ownership over the process.
• Coherence: The compatibility of the intervention with other interventions in a country, sector, or institution.

4. Timeframe and duration

This consultancy is anticipated to cover a maximum of 20 days between February and March 2026, and the final report should be shared by mid – March 2026. The assignment will include an inception meeting, data collection visits to the project sites, to the implementing partner AICHM (Nairobi & Isiolo), and to CBM Global Kenya Office. There shall be a validation meeting to present the draft findings before submission of the final report and relevant attachments to AICHM and CBM Global. A dissemination session with CBM Global, AICHM and the Isiolo County Health Management Team (CHMT) will be required.

5. Expected Deliverables

The following are the expected deliverables from the consultant (each subject to approval by the consultancy manager.

1. An Inception Report in CBM Global template with a detailed evaluation plan (max 4 days after signing of contract)
2. Draft Data collection tools prior to fieldwork
3. First Draft report and Presentation of findings in a validation workshop
4. Submission of 2nd Draft Report incorporating input from first presentation for validation (within a week after 1st presentation)
5. Submission of the final report in CBM Global templates (PDF, Word and PPT packages) – templates to be provided by approving manager.
6. An easy-read version of the report for community sharing.

In addition, the report should have the following online links as annexes:

1. Evaluation consultant’s short CV
   1. Terms of Reference for the evaluation
   2. List of persons/organizations consulted
   3. List of literature/documentation
   4. Evaluation work plan executed
   5. Findings synthesis table with performance rating
   6. Questionnaires

6. Place/ location of service delivered

This is an evaluation to be carried out in our project sites Isiolo County, Kenya specifically in Isiolo Town and Merti.

7. Required Expert Profile

Key qualifications required to perform this consultancy include:

1. Academic Qualification and/or expertise in M&E, Development, health, livelihoods, or related fields.
2. Demonstrated track record of carrying out similar type of evaluations.
3. Experience in designing participatory and inclusive evaluation methodologies.
4. Good intercultural skills and experience.
5. Fluent in English and Kiswahili.
6. Team composition able to facilitate a fully inclusive and accessible evaluation.

Candidates with disability are strongly encouraged to apply.

Safeguarding and Ethical Considerations

The consultant(s) will be required to adhere to CBM Global’s Safeguarding Policy throughout the assignment, including child safeguarding and safeguarding of adults at risk.

The consultant(s) must:

1. Sign and comply with CBM Global’s Code of Conduct prior to commencement of the assignment.

2. Ensure all evaluation activities are conducted in a safe, inclusive and respectful manner.

3. Apply ethical research standards, including informed consent, confidentiality and the do-no-harm principle.

4. Promptly report any safeguarding concerns arising during the assignment through CBM Global’s established safeguarding reporting mechanisms.

8. Fees & Payment schedule

CBM Global will pay the consultancy fee according to the schedule below:

• 50% Upon submission and acceptance of an Inception report
• 50% Upon submission and acceptance of the final report.

All deliverables must be approved by the CBM Global Programme Manager.

NOTE: All expenses related to the assignment, which are not consultancy fees, shall be borne by the organization, and will be paid to the consultant upon presentation of related receipts and related reconciliation documents, but should be factored in the financial proposal and budget presented.