Terms of Reference (ToR) for conducting- Endline Evaluation and WASH KAP of Promoting Resilience of Poor and Vulnerable Communities in Lumbini Province

Terms of Reference (ToR) for conducting

Endline Evaluation and WASH KAP of

Promoting Resilience of Poor and Vulnerable Communities in Lumbini Province

Background

Islamic Relief Worldwide (IRW) is an independent humanitarian and development organization that has been serving humanity for more than 35 years. With an active presence in over 40 countries across the globe, IR strives to make the world a better and fairer place for the three billion people still living in poverty. Since 1984, IRW has helped millions of the world’s poorest and most vulnerable people. Inspired by the Islamic faith and guided by Islamic values, IRW believes that people with wealth have a duty to those less fortunate – regardless of race, political affiliation, gender, or belief. IRW is affiliated with Social Welfare Council as an International Non-Government Organization.

IRW projects provide poor people with access to vital services, protect communities, women, and children from/during disasters and deliver life-saving emergency aid. It provides lasting routes out of poverty and empowers vulnerable people to transform their lives and their communities. IRW supported local partners immediately after the Gorkha Earthquake 2015 to address the Emergency and recovery needs of the most affected population.

Islamic Relief Nepal was established as a legal organization by signing its first GA with Social Welfare Council on 13th October 2017 and its first Project agreement on 13 December 2018. IR Nepal is presently working through 6 local implementing partners in Bara, Rautahat, Sarlahi, Mahottari, Kapilvastu, and Rupandehi and Jajarkot districts.

Islamic Relief (IR) Nepal has recently started implementing the graduation model Livelihood, Resilience, and WASH sector-specific intervention in Rupandehi and Kapilvastu district through a local implementing partner Lumbini Integrated Development Organization (LIDO). This intervention- “Promoting Resilience of Poor and Vulnerable Communities in Lumbini Province” was launched in December 2022 and targeted two rural municipalities (Suddhodhan Rural Municipality and Mayadevi Rural Municipality) of Kapilvastu district and two municipalities (Lumbini Sanskritik Municipality and Sammarimai Rural Municipality) of Rupandehi district.

The project aims for improved well-being, food security, WASH, and resilience among poor and vulnerable households in four Municipalities of Rupandehi and Kapilvastu districts (Lumbini Province) affected by climate change. This will be achieved through secure access to irrigation water and productive infrastructure, coupled with the introduction of new resilient agricultural practices, livestock rearing, and alternative livelihoods. Ultra-poor and vulnerable families will be able to enhance their income and food security toward better resilience to climate change through a graduation approach. Further, the project will establish an enabling environment for climate-adaptive actions and investment, including strengthening the evidence base for adaptation, mainstreaming climate risk into local Development Planning, and improving access to timely and usable weather forecast information and its dissemination to the community members to enable mitigation and preventive measures.

The project will improve access to water and sanitation facilities for underserved families. The project would directly benefit 52,327 people in the project site area, with indirect benefits reaching 43,606 people in the project districts.

IR considers baseline, midterm, and final evaluation as an integral part of implementing interventions on the ground. This project will undergo three MEAL interventions Baseline and WASH KAP; Endline and WASH KAP; End-line and WASH KAP. We are in the mid-period of the project; thus, this TOR sets out the responsibilities of the consultant to design and carry out project endline survey and WASH KAP evaluation in different communities where project activities are implemented in the Rupandehi and Kapilvastu districts. The endline & WASH KAP evaluation will establish the endline values where we reached the project objective against the target & baseline value. As a result of this evaluation, log frame indicators are to be measured as deemed, and recommendations from the evaluator/s are expected to improve the quality of the ongoing project intervention and project objectives.

Click on the link below for the detailed TOR:

Terms of Reference- Project Endline and WASH KAP

Application Procedure

Interested candidates, firms, and agencies are mandatory to submit the following documents by 16 September 2025 with the subject REF: Endline Evaluation-PRVC to Info.Nepal@irworldwide.org

i) Technical Proposal (maximum 7 pages) indicating

• Reference to the perceived feasibility of the ToR.
• The consultants’ suitability for the assignment and match previous work experience, qualifications etc.
• How the team will be composed and the division of work between team members.
• Brief description of approach, design and methodology.
• Draft work plan and suggested timetable.

ii) Financial Offer that includes budget for the complete study including Taxes, if applicable

iii) Professional profile of the evaluating team/company (CV of least lead consultant/team leader of consultancy team)

iii) A copy of the previous evaluation report/endline report in a similar thematic area (Food security and livelihoods, Climate change and DRR, and WASH.

• For firms/agencies following additional documents must be submitted:
• Valid certificate of company registration
• Valid copy of tax registration certificate
• Tax clearance certificate

Islamic Relief Worldwide, Country Office Nepal

House no. 482, Kumaripati-5 (Near United Academy)

Lalitpur Metropolitan City, Nepal

Contact no: +977 1 5437610