1. INTRODUCTION AND CONTEXT
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Country:
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India
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Programme Title:
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Enhancing Civil Society Organization’s Capacities in Response to Socio- Economic impact of COVID-19 in India
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Programme No. :
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IND 1389- Project CSO-LA/2021/429-110
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Programme Holder / Contracting Authority:
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Welthungerhilfe (WHH)
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Donor(s):
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EU
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Programme Period:
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01/01/2022- 30/12/2026
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Geographical Coverage:
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3 states across India – Bihar, Jharkhand & Chhattisgarh
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Welthungerhilfe (WHH) is a German, non-profit organisation working in the field of international development cooperation and emergency aid. The organisation is dedicated to achieving food security and addressing the root causes of poverty, and for over 55 years has supported voluntary and civil society partner organisations in rural India. (www.welthungerhilfeindia.org)
1.1. About the Project
Implemented from January 2022 to December 2026, IND 1389-Project CSO-LA/2021/429-110 was designed as a multi-state, multi-partner action to strengthen civil society capacity while enabling vulnerable households—particularly unorganized workers, migrants, women, youth, and tribal communities—to recover from the socio-economic impacts of COVID-19.
Operating across nine districts in Bihar, Jharkhand, and Chhattisgarh, Welthungerhilfe and its partners - Ghoghardiha Prakhand Swarajya Vikas Sangh (GPSVS), Life Education and Development Support (LEADS), and Prayog Samaj Sevi Sansthan, respectively, the project combined livelihood recovery, access to public entitlements, community governance, and policy engagement within a rights-based and systems-oriented framework.
1.2. Direct and Indirect Beneficiaries
DIRECT BENEFICIARIES
Skill Development: Over 12000 individuals trained participants in on farm and off-farm trades.
Access to Government Schemes: Over 140,000 households were linked to government schemes. 20 Help Desks were strengthened bringing the cumulative total to 21,386 complaints.
Awareness and Risk Communication: Over200, 000 individualswere reached awareness to safe migration, labour rights, entitlement literacy, and climate-resilient livelihoods.
Advocacy and Policy Engagement: During the reporting period, the project significantly consolidated its policy influence and institutional engagement efforts. Institutional partnerships expanded to over 30 formal collaborations across states, strengthening convergence on skill development and labour welfare.
1.3. Overall Objective (Impact)
To contribute to social protection of vulnerable sections most adversely affected by the impact of COVID-19 in India.
1.4. Project Goal (Outcome)
CSOs and affected local communities, particularly unorganized workers, have enhanced capacities and resilience to respond to the COVID-19 crisis through access to public entitlements, social safety nets and socioeconomic rehabilitation.
How to apply (Proposal Submission Guidelines)
The technical part (max. 10 pages main text) includes:
- Evaluation methodology: detailed explanation of how the evaluation purpose, criteria and questions will be addressed within the scope of the evaluation. The methodology should be proposed with the aim to meet the objectives outlined in this ToR and discuss its feasibility.
- Work plan: A clear and reasonable timeline of activities, aligned with the deliverables and ideally matching the overall deadlines mentioned in the ToR.
- Team composition and roles: where applicable, an overview of the proposed evaluation team, including individual roles, qualifications, relevant experience and an indication of whether the team has worked together in any capacity before.
- Feasibility and risks: Reflections on potential challenges and mitigation measures for the evaluation process.
- Full CVs of the proposed team members, including references, should be attached
- Examples of relevant previous assignments and, if publicly available, one relevant work sample, e.g. a final evaluation report or a relevant innovative evaluation product.
- The financial part includes a proposed budget for the complete evaluation (plus the respective taxes, if applicable). It should include information on the fees per working day and the number of working days, ideally by evaluation stage. Any other expected costs (e.g. visa costs, costs for logistics, costs for workshops) should be clearly indicated. All prices shall be quoted in Euro (EUR/€).
Proof of professional registration and taxation is also required (e.g. by providing the evaluator(s) tax number).
For detailed information, please check the complete version of the RFP attached below.