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· Introduction

PROJECT & CONTEXT BACKGROUND

Project Title :	Food Security Response for most vulnerable and affected households in Al Udayn district of Ibb governorate

Project Code :		Fund Project Code :	YEM-18/3420/SA1/FSAC/NGO/10371
Planned project duration	10 Months	Priority:
Planned Start Date :	01/10/2018	Planned End Date :	31/07/2019
Project Summary :	In response to FSAC first-line Gaps, YDN implements this intervention aiming to increase access to food for highly vulnerable families in Al Udayn district of Ibb governorate. Al Udayn district has a total population of 197,280 among whom 46,172 are considered in Acute Need according to FSAC 2018 YHRP District Level Targets. Besides that, a need assessment that has been conducted by YDN in August 2018 indicates that more than 80% of the HHs in Al Udayn district are food unsecured and in need for emergency food assistance. This project is implemented in three sub districts through unconditional cash transfers modality in order to maximize the benefit and strengthen the local market as well as maintain a good control over the project activities and resources. The unconditional cash transfers modality was chosen after conduction of a Market and Context Assessment which resulted that the cash modality is the suitable assistance modality for the context. The proposed project targeted 1500 households (10,500 individual disaggregated as 4270 men, 4445 women, 875 boys and 910 girls) with unconditional cash transfers for six rounds to the same households. The beneficiary householdswere selected based on the FSAC vulnerability and targeting criteria.

· Purpose and objectives of the PDM

The main objective of the PDM survey is to provide YDN management with valid information, which can be used to assess the efficiency of various inputs of the project and effectiveness of that project in terms of meeting set objectives.

The PDMis supposed to allow YDN management to know whether the beneficiaries have received their entitled cash payment and to clarify the model of utilization of cash i.e. was cash shared, spent or saved. In addition, the PDM is expected to assists management to find out types of problems the beneficiaries faced during distribution and to assess beneficiaries satisfaction and appreciation of the distribution system and overall effectiveness of the distribution process.

In more details, the PDM will serve the following objectives:

· To inforce accountability:

o checking if agreed amounts of cash were received

o Identify any challenges faced during the distribution process.

o Assess the beneficiaries' satisfaction and appreciation.

o Assess the beneficiaries' awareness of the established complaints and feedback mechanism and any other information related to the project.

· Improve programming:

o Assess whether Cash was the most appropriate modality and if it needs to be adjusted.

o Verify the model of utilization of cash i.e. was cash shared, spent or saved.

o Assess the beneficiaries coping mechanisms, and food security situation.

· Improve cash payments methodologies:

o Identify strengths and weaknesses of the current system used as well as time spend waiting for cash and security issues.

· Identify and prevent protection risks:

o Check whether Cash transfers created protection risks, i.e. security threats.

· Scope of PDM:

The geographical scope of the evaluation is Al Udayn district of Ibb governorate.

· Methodology

The consultant shall use mixed quantitative and qualitative methods including desk review, household survey, Focus Group Discussions using simple but numerically sensitive tools to collect data.The sample size must be statistically representative for the targeted population. The analysis is expected to involve statistical and content analysis using appropriate packages as deemed fit by the consultant. The analysis should be disaggregated bygender and age (to the possible extent) and pay attention to Gender and protection issues.

In consultation with the program team, the consultant will undertake random sampling of villages within the districts to ensure that the sample adequately reflects the diversity of villages. Simple random sampling will be used to select households for interview and the households will be randomly selected using the list of beneficiary households. Either the head of the HH will be interviewed or the spouse and every effort will be made to preserve an appropriate gender ratio. In addition, adequate FGDs will be done.

· Key deliverables

Following deliverables are expected:

Deliverable

1. Methodology, including work plan, budget and data collection tools

2. Training of enumerators and finalization of tested data collection tools

3. Fieldwork and draft reports, including all annexes

4. Feedback from YDN.

5. Presentation of findings and recommendations to YDN and/or other key stakeholders for verification/ validation

6. Final report, including all annexes

The draft and final report will have the following structure:

1. Executive Summary (max. 2 pages)

2. Introduction.

3. Methodology, including sampling.

4. Analysis and findings of the study.

5. Conclusions and recommendations

6. Annexes

a. Relevant maps and photographs of the study areas

b. Bibliography of consulted secondary sources

c. Finalized data collection tools.

d. Raw data in an agreed format

· Timeline

The consultancy service will be undertaken duringsix months starting inApril 2019 to conduct 6 consecutive PDM missions.

· Competencies and qualifications

The evaluator should be an experienced and independent consultant with the following expertise:

Advanced university degree in International Development, Social Sciences or any other related field with a minimum of 5 years of professional work in related fields.
Demonstrated experience in assessments and/or evaluations of interventions.
Excellent understanding of food security monitoring tools and indicators.
Have an understanding of operating conditions in an insecure environment
Advanced analytical and report writing skills.
Be willing to travel extensively in the working areas of the project.
Fluent in English and Arabic (both reading and writing).

Interested consultants/firms are requested to prepare an Expression of Interest and provide evidence to support claims of knowledge, skills and experience and submit:

§ A short proposal (not more than 5 pages) on how to fulfill the requirements of the TOR, and also the financialproposal for the tasks mentioned in the TOR.

§ Resumes/CVs with references,

§ A sample of similar assignment report (if possible).