Terms of Reference (ToR) For The Endline Survey of the Enhancing Safe Labour Migration Project

1. Background:

NEEDS Nepal has been implementing a project entitled “Enhancing Safe Labour Migration in Adarsha Rural Municipality in Doti district” with funding support from BMZ/AWO International. The project works to raise awareness of returnee migrant, potential migrants, and their families on safe migration, against human trafficking, and livelihood improvement. The project has established social structures (such as spouse of migrant groups, youth empowerment groups, and migrant networks) in the source communities, strengthening the thematic capacity and advocacy rights of migrant workers, and addressing Nepalese-Indian migration issues. Furthermore, the project strengthened and provided services through migrant information centres at Mahendranagar Bus Park and District Administration Offices in Doti and Kanchanpur.

NEEDS Nepal has implemented the project in Adarsha Rural Municipality across all 7 wards, targeting a total of households through awareness-raising, mobilizing community motivators in each ward, developing and distributing IEC materials, informative wall paintings, installing hoarding boards, developing jingles and broadcasting them, showing street dramas, and conducting cultural programs. Similarly, the project is also establishing social structures, capacitating them thematically and mobilizing for advocacy and lobbying in the community and Palika levels. Moreover, the project also provides orientations and training for the business counselling and livelihood implementation plan development, provides vocational/skill trainings and input supports for their business plan in on-farm, off-farm and non-farm modes. Until the dates, 46,114 ( Radio Program-10,650 and IEC materials-30,926, Direct Information-4,538) individuals received information and 1,523 are informed decisions for safer migration, 46,114 have received information and 37,647 are received general counselling from migrant information centers, 51 social structures (40 spouse groups,7 youth empowerment group, 1 Palika migrant network, 3 migrant information center) established and functioned. Until the date, 591 target beneficiaries (0 male, 591 female) received various vocational/skill trainings and 591 got various input/business start-up supports (0 male, 591 female) through the project for their socio-economic reintegration. 

The implementing project phase is going to close/end at the end of December 2025. It intends to conduct end end-line survey to measure the expected outcomes and whether the results/outcomes are achieved/not. Hence, NEEDS Nepal plans to conduct end end-line survey to measure the progress against the logical framework and targets systematically by the end of September 2025. 

NEEDS Nepal is looking for eligible service provider for the consultancy services:

Consultancy: The Endline Survey of the Enhancing Safe Labour Migration Project

TO APPLY:

Interested private firms, and individuals, who meet the above requirements should apply by submitting their Expression of Interest (EoI) including a technical proposal (not more than 3 pages), financial proposal (fees, travel, stationery, accommodation, including VAT-max. 1 page), updated CV, firm & VAT/PAN registration certificate, tax clearance certificate to NEEDS Nepal  (procurement@needsnepal.org.np) with the subject line "End line study" within 7 days (03 November 2025) from date of notice published before official time 5:00 PM. 

To download the detailed terms of reference, click on the link below: 

https://drive.google.com/file/d/11PPk2Sce1em5HxyuuMz-KXSMf77GIGIT/view?usp=sharing

Safeguarding & PSEA:

NEEDS Nepal has a zero-tolerance policy and approach to any abuse, sexual harassment, or exploitation of, a vulnerable adult or child by any of our staff, volunteers, consultant, and suppliers.  All individuals and institutions have committed to respecting the core principles regarding the prevention of sexual exploitation and abuse laid out by the organization safeguarding policy, PSEA & code of conduct that is associated with the organization.

NEEDS Nepal has expected from all the staff to share this commitment through Safeguarding, PSEA Policy, and Code of Conduct. All staff must be committed to ensuring that all individuals we come into contact with through our work, whether team members, community members, program participants, or others, are treated with respect and dignity.