Background
The international organization, Triangle Generation Humanitaire (TGH), established in 1994 A.D. works extensively in the areas of emergency relief, rehabilitation, and development with the environmental approach. The TGH has initiated the Integrated Global Reconstruction Project (IGRP) in three phases in Nepal.
The third phase, i.e. IGRP-3 elapsed from March 2020 to February 2023 with an extension till August 2023, which has been implemented with the help of Association for Rural Social Welfare (ARSOW), a non-profit, and non-political organization of Nepal founded in 1993, facilitated by TGH, and funded by Agence Française de Development (AFD) and Fondation de France (FdF). The project name in the third phase is ‘Integrated Comprehensive Reconstruction Program for the Thangpal Valley, Sindhupalchok District, Nepal – Phase 3’. The theme of the project of the IGRP-3 is ‘Food safety and economic recovery. Construction: building safety.’ The project supported the setting up of a model farm, information center, nursery, collection center, water supply network, sanitary spaces, and community and individual biogas system.
Objective of the Assignment
The proposed final evaluation aims to assess the IGRP-3 project objectives and overall activities based on OEDC DAC criteria using objectively verifiable indicators (OVI) from the project log frame.
The final evaluation team will achieve the objectives of this assignment by focusing on the various outcomes and their corresponding indicators of the IGRP-3 project. The objectives of this assignment are as enlisted below:
- To evaluate the IGRP-3 project based on OEDC DAC criteria.
- To draw detailed, justified and realistic recommendations to enable TGH to adapt its support strategy to the partners and beneficiary populations for potential further phases.
Key Activities and Service Provided by SWN
The evaluation team of the SWN is undertaking the following activities:
- Direct observation in sites, i.e. model farm, information center, nursery, cooperative, water network system, waste management center, bioengineering sites, and income generating activities (IGAs).
- 350 Household (HH) survey will be carried out to collect socio-economic information and evaluate the project objectives and overall activities.
- 16 Focus Group Discussion (FGD) and 16 Key Informant Interview (KII) will be carried out with diverse stakeholders to evaluate the project objectives and overall activities.
- One Strength, Weakness, Opportunity and Threat (SWOT) workshop will be conducted for the SWOT analysis in the core areas of IGRP-3 project, i.e. model farm, information center, cooperative, climate change initiatives, and Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene (WASH).
Outputs
Outputs of the project are as follows:
- Household survey data
- Final evaluation report with detailed, justified and realistic recommendations
