Evaluation's Terms of Reference
2009-12-10
Terms of Reference
Evaluation of the BMZ financed
“Combating Domestic Violence” Program of TRUST (P.310-003/2007)
1 Introduction
With funds from the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ) Caritas Germany is supporting the program “Combating Domestic Violence against Women and Children in Ramallah Region, 2008 – 2010” implemented by “The TRUST of Programs fro Early Childhood Family and Community Education”. This is the second phase after a first phase between 2005 and 2007.
The overall objective of the program is to contribute towards overcoming the traditional gender and family relationships dominated by violence – with the underlying perspective to build up a civil society in Palestine. The project objective is to raise public awareness fro the problem of domestic violence in Palestine and reduce this problem significantly.
The family-based work takes place in the villages Beit Soreek, Al-Jeeb, Beit-Duqqo, Biddo, Beit Anan, Qatanna, Qubeibeh, and Beit Ijza.
This evaluation will reflect the project activities of 2008 and 2009.
2 Aim of the Evaluation
The aim of the participatory evaluation is
- to learn from the past experience in order to make adjustments and changes and use this knowledge as basis for the planning of the upcoming third phase of the program (2011 until 2013);
- to exchange and compare different perspectives;
- to strengthen evaluation competence;
- to assess the relevance, efficiency and sustainability of the program;
- to assess the effectiveness and impact of the program with regard to the achievement of the listed objectives;
In this regard the evaluation will assist to generally improve the program of TRUST.
3 Areas to be evaluated / Focus of the Evaluation
The evaluation team will examine how far the objectives as listed in the Project Planning Overview have been achieved. They will analyze constrains, obstacles and draw conclusions for improvement. The evaluation will focus on:
Public Awareness (in the working area) for the problem of domestic violence
- Effectiveness, efficiency and impact of conducted public meetings.
Level of identification of persons who play key role in society with project objectives.
- Effectiveness, efficiency and impact of conducted special meetings.
Cooperation with other organizations.
- Effectiveness, impact and sustainability of cooperation agreements between TRUST and other organizations.
Family-based intervention
- Assessment of positive behavior change of family members.
- Quality of the therapeutic (counseling and supervision) offers and their impact.
- Quality of work of paraprofessionals.
Involvement of husbands and men
- Level of male involvement in the program and the
- Impact of activities focusing on husbands and men (especially the newly introduced Newsletter).
Organizational set-up of TRUST
- Appropriateness of the existing structures within the project team.
- Appropriateness of professional qualification of the project staff.
- Quality of the cooperation within the project team.
- Co-operation with governmental structures (Ministries, local authorities, local leaders).
- Existence of exit strategy or options for handing-over after completion of last program phase.
4 Approach and Procedure of the Evaluation
The evaluation will be carried out in a participatory approach including key project staff. The evaluation will start with an Introductory Workshop where the objectives and the approach of the evaluation, the expectations, and the procedure will be discussed with relevant stakeholders and key role players of the project (political and religious leaders, teachers, police officers, representatives of other organisations, participating families, etc.). The details of the concrete implementation of the evaluation will be planned together.
After the termination of the field visits and the data collection a two days Feedback Workshop with involved partners and stakeholders key role players such as political and religious leaders, teachers, police officers, representatives of other organisations, participating families, etc. will be organised by the implementing organization and facilitated by the evaluation team. The participants will discuss and analyse the findings and perspectives, give feed-back and elaborate together the final conclusion and recommendations and a rough action plan for the third phase of the program (2011 – 2013).
The final report will be written by all members of the evaluation team locally. TRUST will assist with administrational support.
5 Composition and responsibilities of the Evaluation Team
The evaluation team disposes of professional background in education and/or social work, experience in community based programs, experience in evaluation in this context and is familiar with the Palestinian context.
The evaluation team consists of an external evaluator, identified by Caritas Germany, and a local evaluator identified together with TRUST.
The two evaluators are responsible for data collection, the facilitation of the workshops and the writing up of the final report. They will work together in a participatory way. The final responsibility for the evaluation report lies with the Caritas evaluator. In case of any disagreement between the two evaluators, between the evaluators and TRUST or Caritas Germany the different positions can be formulated in separate documents and will be attached to the final report as Annexes.
6 Report
The evaluation team will produce a written final report in English. This report will approximately have the following parts:
- Short general introduction (including evaluation approach and process and program background)
- Evaluation Report following the structure of "Areas to be evaluated
- Documentation of Feedback Workshop
- Recommendations (with special focus on third and last program phase)
7 Schedule (proposed)
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Task |
Persons involved |
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Fr, 26.03.2010 |
Arrival of the German evaluator
Team meeting and preparation of Introductory Workshop |
Mrs. Dorsi Germann
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2 |
Sa, 27.03.2010 |
˝ day in afternoon: Introductory Workshop with the project team
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Mrs. Dorsi Germann
Local Co-Evaluator
TRUST-Member |
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Su, 28.03.2010 |
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3 |
Mo, 29.03.2010 |
1) Field visit / Data collection
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Mrs. Dorsi Germann
Local Evaluator
TRUST-Member
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4 |
Tu, 30.03.2010 |
2) Field Visit / Data collection
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Mrs. Dorsi Germann
Local Evaluator
TRUST-Member
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5 |
We, 31.03.2010 |
3) Field Visit / Data collection |
Mrs. Dorsi Germann
Local Evaluator
TRUST-Member
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6 |
Th, 01.04.2010 |
4) Field Visit / Data collection |
Mrs. Dorsi Germann
Local Evaluator
TRUST-Member
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Fr, 02.04.2010 |
Friday |
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7 |
Sa, 03.04.2010 |
5) Field Visit / Data collection |
Mrs. Dorsi Germann
Local Evaluator
TRUST-Member
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8 |
Su, 04.04.2010 |
Preparation of the Feedback Workshop (findings, conclusions, recommendations, visualisation, facilitation) |
Mrs. Dorsi Germann
Local Evaluator
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9 |
Mo, 05.04.2010 |
Preparation of the Feedback Workshop (findings, conclusions, recommendations, visualisation, facilitation) |
Mrs. Dorsi Germann
Local Evaluator
TRUST-Member
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11 |
Tu, 06.04.2010 |
Preparation of the Feedback Workshop (findings, conclusions, recommendations, visualisation, facilitation) |
Mrs. Dorsi Germann
Local Evaluator
TRUST-Member
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12 |
We, 07.04.2010 |
Feedback Workshop |
Mrs. Dorsi Germann
Local Evaluator
TRUST-Member
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call for Evaluation
2009-12-10
The Trust of programs is a local Non-governmental, non-profit, non-political organization that has been developing effective community based programs, since 1984, for the marginalized groups mainly women and children, promoting leadership skills and maintaining the Palestinian identity, through training professionals and paraprofessionals and community involvement.
The Trust is seeking qualified and experienced consultants to conduct evaluation of project titled “Combating Domestic Violence against Women and Children in Ramallah Region, 2008 – 2010”, funded by the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ) through Caritas Germany and implemented by the Trust.
The overall objective of this external evaluation is to provide assessment of the project’s effectiveness, impacts, efficiency, outcomes, relevance and activities over 2008 and 2009.
Approach and Procedure of the Evaluation
The evaluation will be carried out in a participatory approach including key project staff. The evaluation team will consist of an external evaluator, identified by Caritas Germany, and a local evaluator identified together with Trust; they will examine how far the objectives listed in the Project Planning Overview have been achieved. They will analyze constrains, obstacles and draw conclusions for improvement.
The evaluation will specifically focus on:
- Public Awareness (in the working area) for the problem of domestic violence
- Level of identification of persons who play key role in society with project objectives.
- Cooperation with other organizations.
- Family-based intervention
- Involvement of husbands and men
- Organizational set-up of TRUST
Duration
A total of sixteen working days starting 27th March 2010 which will cover preparation, field visits, feedback workshops, drafting and submitting the report.
Conditions:
The applicants should meet the following expertise requirements:
- Relevant degree in education or social work
- Professional background in education and/or social work,
- Experience in community based programs,
- Similar experience in evaluation in this context and
- Familiar with the Palestinian context.
- Fluency in Arabic and English, both spoken and written
- Ability to conduct this work in the West Bank and Jerusalem.
The interested applicants should submit:
- The C. V. and a letter of interest
- A short proposal outlining the foreseen evaluation
- A breakdown of detailed costs in EURO
More information about the job is on the Trust’s website: www.trust-programs.org. The deadline for applying is 10th Jan. 2010 on e-.mail: trust@trust-programs.org or Fax: 02-6260837
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A Study-day for paraprofessional mothers on counseling
2009-11-11
A Study-day for paraprofessional mothers on counseling
11.11.2009
The Trust of programs for early childhood and community Education in Jerusalem organized a national study-day in Bedayat centre at Al-Qasimi College in Western-Baqa.
Forty paraprofessional mothers from Jerusalem, Shufat refugee camp, Lod, Ramla, Rahat and Acre, participated in this Study-day which aimed at enriching mothers with knowledge and skills in the field of childhood from birth to three years.
The Study-day started with a welcoming word to the mothers presented by Ms. Areej Masarwah the director of Bidayat centre, and Mr. Sharif Masarwah a member of the Trust’s board who later discussed perfectionism in the work of the association.
Dr. Roseland Daem, the program director in the Northern area for the Mother-to-Mother program, gave a lecture on the means of counseling. Following the lecture, the mothers were divided into four groups that were supervised by the program coordinators : Inas Alayan, Alaa Madee, Sahar Isawee, Shafica Jahshan, and Maryam Shihadeh. This Study-day was prepared by the Trust’s national coordinator Mrs. Maha Taamreh.
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Inclusion and Diversity in Early Years
2009-11-10
The Trust of programs for early childhood in Jerusalem has recently participated in the Inclusion and Diversity in Early Years Regional Conference, which took place from 5th to 7th of Nov. 09. where many associations from Arab and international countries participated. The conference was conducted by the Arab Resource Collective (ARC) in Beirut.
The Trust of programs was presented by its director Mr. Nabil Haj Yassin, and by the Teachers’ program coordinator Mrs. Yousra Mohammad. Yousra handed out a paper in which she discussed the Trust’s long experience in Early childhood develop and its recent work at the Shu’fat refugee camp, putting stress on the difficult situation that the people are going through .
In light of the association’s field work in Shufat Refugee Camp including the work with the kindergartens, Yousra confirmed that early childhood is highly and directly affected by the difficult environment in that area.
Yousra explained that the Trust’s strategy is to work with both children and parents in dealing with children under crisis, to increase the level of awareness; and thus to make the family an important element in the process of education. The aim of the association is to establish an educational background in the refugee camp for the children.
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Teachers' Graduation
2009-06-17
Graduation of a new group of Kindergarten Teachers
Jerusalem – on the 9th of June, 25 teachers graduated the advanced course of the teachers’ on-the-job training program for 2008-09.
The training focused on developing the teacher’s skills and providing them with knowledge related directly to their work with children at the kindergarten aiming at improving their performance and developing their capacities.
The graduation project focused on the role of the teachers in dealing with the child (such as personal hygiene of the child, the Arabic language, benefits of vegetables and fruits, dealing with crisis situation, the manifestations of the winter season, the English language in the kindergarten).
In the framework of cultural interaction, our program interacted with the activities of the program of Jerusalem as the capital of the Arab culture for 2009.
The teachers produced seven projects during the course period which were completed and planned in cooperation with their supervisor in team work.
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IPCI - a new hope
2008-12-16
The Trust in Jerusalem and the ICDI in Holland have established together the International Palestinian Child Initiative (IPCI) that will empower local communities to create supportive environments for the children’s well-being and encouraging the mobilization of local forces, resources, expertise and commitment both within the Palestinian NGOs as well as the international human development community.
IPCI strives to take a bottom-up, holistic and integrated approach. The following principles will guide the programme:
· Inclusive, holistic, integrated, grassroots approach
· Long-term perspective
· Community-based
· Non-discrimination
· Best interests of the child
· Prioritizing child survival and development
· Empowering children to find their voice through child participation
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