1. Background

ShelterBox Trust, a charitable company limited by guarantee at Cornwall United Kingdom, TR1 2PH (SB).

Benevolence Coalition for Humanitarian Relief, The BCHR is Non-profit NGO established in April 2015 with its headquarters in Mukalla, the capital city of Hadhramaut, and five sub-offices in a number of governorates
2. Context
During the past few months, hostilities in the Ma’rib governorate in Yemen continued to intensify as frontlines remained active. Protection and humanitarian concerns are only increasing, and thousands have been forced to flee outside of these districts into Ma’rib city and Alwadi.
Local authorities and humanitarian partners are scaling up response activities to meet the growing needs, but those affected by the crisis in Ma’rib are some of the most vulnerable, repeatedly losing access to basic services and livelihoods. A majority of new IDPs are arriving into already crowded IDP sites and while some 31 new sites have opened in Ma’rib this year, increasing the total number of IDP sites in the governorate to 148.
The project aims to provide emergency shelter and basic NFIs for IDP camps in Marib Governorate in Yemen totalling 1350 households. BCHR and ShelterBox plans to provide shelter packages and NFI kits including mosquito nets and bedding to address immediate needs relating to adequate shelter, personal security, and maintaining health with particular attention to vulnerable populations including women and children.
BCHR's team will work in coordination with Shelter Box to provide shelter materials that are appropriate to the environment in Marib, to meet the needs of the affected population, especially women and children. BCHR will also work in coordination with the local authorities in Marib and all relevant government offices, such as the executive unit for the IDPs, to ensure the implementation of the project with ease, as well as the safe arrival of aid to the beneficiaries.

3. Project Objectives

Objectives

The objective of this project is to improve the shelter and living conditions of 1350 IDP households residing in formal or informal camp settings in Marib
Outcomes
The objective will to be achieved through the following outcomes:
- Improved normalisation and stabilisation of household routines
- Increased household physical protection from extreme weather and environmental conditions
- Improved feelings of safety, security, and privacy in and around the shelter
- Improved levels of dignity
- Increased access to safe drinking water
- Improved protection from vector-borne diseases
- Increased protection from COVID-19
- Increased household knowledge and skills to use shelter and NFIs

Outputs

1) 1,350 IDPs households receive emergency shelter material based on verified needs and on sex and gender-disaggregated data.
2) 1,350 households receive NFIs based on verified needs and on sex and gender-disaggregated data.
3) 1,350 households receive COVID-19 kits based on verified needs and on sex and gender-disaggregated data.
4) 1,350 households trained on how to use the aid items and Covid-19.
5) 1,350 households receive IEC materials.

4. Scope and Deliverables

The scope of this evaluation is to gather data and collect feedback on the project that took place to support vulnerable families who received shelter materials and household items provided by BCHR and ShelterBox (SB).
The primary deliverable is a report, expected to be around 15-20 pages in length. This report should be made available in English as well as Arabic and submitted no later than two weeks after data collections has completed. A reporting template will be shared upon appointment. The report will be reviewed by both BCHR and Shelterbox, and further edits should be completed within a week of receiving the feedback. Upon sign-off of the report, all raw data should be shared with BCHR and Shelterbox, in English as well as Arabic.
Research Question
This PDM is motivated by the following question:
To what extent do the provision of non-food items (NFIs) and emergency shelter kits support the affected population in Marib – Yemen?

PDM Objectives

Throughout all evaluation methods, the following objectives should be addressed:
1. To determine the level of satisfaction of beneficiaries on the quality of aid items and services received during the implementation, and to what extent beneficiary needs were met.
2. To collect beneficiary feedback, identify lessons learned and best practices, and provide concrete recommendations and areas for improvement.
3. To collect data that links specifically to the project objectives and outcomes and to understand to what extent these were met .
4. To collect evidence on positive, negative and unintended consequences of the project.
5.Methodology.

The overall assessment approach requires the team to plan, design and conduct a mixed method that is participatory, inclusive and gender-sensitive. Field-based, participatory and consultative process using mixed and relevant tools and methods which should include Face to Face interviews, Observation, Document Review and photographs. Consent should be obtained from beneficiaries before collecting data and taking their photographs. Consent forms will be shared upon appointment.
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The primary tool expected to be used within this evaluation process is a Post Distribution Survey. This survey will contain questions that investigate the processes used, the safety of the beneficiary throughout the project and the intended outcomes. This survey will be co-designed by ShelterBox, the successful consultant and BCHR.
The post distribution survey will be conducted using face to face interviews, whilst ensuring that Covid-19 mitigation measures are adhered to. For example, interviews should take place outside the house, the enumerators must wear a face mask and keep 1 – 2 meters distance. It is recommended that a survey platform such as KOBO is used for data collection.
The successful consultant will ensure that the sampling used is based on scientific methods. The following method is recommended: Confidence level: 95% Confidence Interval: 5. The successful PDM consultant will ensure that the sample reflects recipients from varying minorities and with varying vulnerabilities and that there is an equal gender split where possible.
On top of the survey, further methods such as focus groups, key informant interviews are also highly recommended and the tender submissions should set out plans for these methods based on the questions posed in the previous section.
Sample Size
The successful consultant will ensure that the sampling used is based on scientific methods. The following method is recommended: Confidence level: 95% Confidence Interval: 5. The successful PDM consultant will ensure that the sample reflects recipients from varying minorities and with varying vulnerabilities and that there is an equal gender split where possible. This provides 314 randomly selected households sample size.Proposed Timeline.

Below is a proposed timeline for the delivery of key milestones. Applicants are expected to provide a detailed timeline within proposals.

1. Finalize and agree ToR: 10th February 2022.
2. Finalize and agree methods: 25th of March 2022.
3. Start data collection:1st April 2022.
4. Submit draft report: 4th May 2022.
6. Ethics.

ShelterBox and BCHR are committed to ensuring that the rights of those participating in data collection or analysis are respected and protected. The consultant must include details in their proposal on how they will ensure ethics and child protection in the data collection process. The consultant Team will need to demonstrate the following:
• How they have considered the protection of children and vulnerable groups (including girls and people living with disabilities).
• How appropriate, safe, non-discriminatory participation of all stakeholders will be ensured through the different assessment stages, including recruitment and training of research staff, data collection, data analysis and report writing.
• How data protection, confidentiality and anonymity of participants will be guaranteed
• Experience of putting safeguarding approaches and procedures in place, as well as how they ensure compliance from their staff (including enumerators), at all times.
7. Deliverables.

The final reporting template will be agreed between parties prior to data collection but will likely include the following areas:
• Methodology.
• Results against log frame.
• Unintended outcomes identified through PDM.
• Feedback on services provided by SBOP.
• Lessons identified and recommendations for improvement.

How to apply

Bid Requirements
Interested Consultants will send an expression of interest with Subject: provision of non-food items (NFIs) and emergency shelter kits PDM to info@bchr-ye.org before 12pm (yemen time), 5th February 2022.

The expression of interest will include the following required documents (English and Arabic versions):
1. Organisational Profile (for institutional consultant) or a CV (for individual consultant).

2. Proposal containing two parts:
2.1.Technical Proposal comprising the description of proposed activities, methodology (sampling design, data collection technique), and implementation plan which includes study schedule and timeline for data analysis. The technical proposal should demonstrate understanding of study ethic, qualification of study team members and their CVs, as well as their roles in the study. The consultant should also describe her/his experience in conducting similar surveys, and financial and technical capacity. Lastly the consultant should also include child and youth safeguarding as a separate topic in the proposal. It is essential that all stakeholders comply to PSEA policies.

2.2.Budget Proposal comprising details of budget plan such as consultant and team’s fees, transportation, and other survey necessities.
3. Sample of previous research or survey report(s).

BCHR will inform all applicants of the outcome no later than 8th February 2022.