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Tenders are invited for Endline Evaluation Anticipatory Action & Climate Resilience along Transhumance Corridors in Somalia Term of Reference for Endline Evaluation Anticipatory Action & Climate Resilience along Transhumance Corridors in Somalia Tender description Term of Reference for Endline EvaluationAnticipatory Action & Climate Resilience along Transhumance Corridors in Somalia (AART) project Summary CARE is seeking to procure the services of an external consultant to undertake endline evaluation for Anticipatory Action and Climate Resilience along Transhumance Corridors in Somalia (AART). CARE is a humanitarian non-governmental organization committed to working with poor women, men, boys, girls, communities, and institutions to have a significant impact on the underlying causes of poverty. CARE seeks to contribute to economic and social transformation, unleashing the power of the most vulnerable women and girls. CARE has been providing emergency relief and lifesaving assistance to the Somali people since 1981. CARE is implementing three mutually supportive programs and are designed along the humanitarian-development nexus: Education and Gender Equality: Builds the capacity of government institutions to provide gender responsive education services while building adolescents and young peoples life skills. It strengthens the capacity of feminist organizations and Savings Groups Networks and supports their collective advocacy. Climate Justice and Food, Water, and Nutrition: Contributes to increased food security and an improved nutritional status of vulnerable populations through promoting gender-responsive, climate-smart and sustainable crop and livestock production, diversifying livelihoods, linking pastoralists and smallholder farmers with financial services and markets, promoting WASH and nutrition, and strengthening early warning systems and family and community contingency planning. Humanitarian Assistance: Provide a wide range of humanitarian services covering food security and economic recovery as well as education, health, nutrition, WASH, and protection in emergencies, ensuring investments into recovery. We will continue to contribute to humanitarian coordination and promote gender-responsive emergency assistance with the help of Rapid Gender Assessments and the promotion of womens leadership in response. 1. Project Overview The Anticipatory Action and Climate Resilience along Transhumance Corridors in Somalia (AART) project is a 2-year initiative designed to enhance the resilience of pastoralist and agro-pastoralist communities living in the conflict-affected dryland areas of South-West State of Somalia (SWS). The project is implemented through a consortium led by CARE, together with World Vision, WARDI, and Shaqadoon. The project is grounded in the recognition that disruptions to pastoral mobility and traditional livestock migration patterns driven by climate variability, conflict, and deteriorated infrastructure pose significant risks to livelihoods, food security, and local stability. In response, AART introduces a corridor-based approach aimed at restoring and safeguarding critical transhumance routes. The model strengthens core enablers of pastoral mobility, including water access, pasture availability, veterinary services, market linkages, and climate information systems. It also introduces Somalias first digital platforms tailored to the needs of mobile populations, helping to link community decision-making with real-time early warning information. The approach intentionally bridges humanitarian and development efforts by promoting inclusive governance and coordinated investments along mapped livestock corridors. AARTs strategy is implemented through two mutually reinforcing pillars: 1. Restoration of critical infrastructure and services along pastoral corridors, including water stations, pasture areas, fodder banks, and selective support to farming communities living along these routes. 2. Development of strengthened Early Warning Systems (EWS) and anticipatory planning mechanisms enabling pastoralists and agro-pastoralists to make informed mobility decisions and take timely early action during climate-induced shocks. 1. Project objective The primary goal of the AART project is to promote better protection and reduce the humanitarian impacts of climate change and promote resilience and social coherence among vulnerable groups, such as displaced populations and host communities, including preventing further displacement due to climate change. 1. Project outcomes The project is structured around three complementary outcome areas aimed at enhancing preparedness, early action capabilities, and climate resilience for vulnerable pastoralists, agro-pastoralists, and IDPs along transhumance corridors in the South-West State of Somalia. Particular emphasis is placed on inclusion, supporting women, youth, and people with disabilities. Outcome Area 1: Early Warning Systems and Anticipatory Planning: Enhanced capacity of pastoral and agro-pastoral communities, as well as IDPs, along transhumance corridors in the Lower Shabelle, Bay, and Bakool regions to predict and manage risks through improved access to early warning information and anticipatory action plans. Outcome Area 2: Climate Resilience Along Transhumance Corridors: Strengthened climate resilience and social cohesion for vulnerable pastoralist and agro-pastoralist communities, as well as IDPs, along pastoral transhumance corridors, with a focus on women, youth, and people with disabilities. Outcome Area 3: Institutional Capacity for Early Warning and Anticipatory Action: Authorities and entities at regional and national levels engaged in Disaster Risk Management (DRM) and Early Warning Systems (EWS) will have enhanced capacities for early warning and anticipatory actions, ensuring sustainable practices, scalability, and policy dialogue tailored to the needs of pastoralists, agro-pastoralists, and IDPs. 1. Endline Evaluation The AART project has completed its implementation period and demonstrated notable progress in strengthening resilience, mobility systems, and early warning capacities along pastoral transhumance corridors in South-West State. Key achievements include the development of the first transhumance corridor maps in nearly four decades; the rehabilitation of critical water and rangeland infrastructure; the establishment of early warning committees; the installation of automated climate-monitoring systems; and substantial improvements in community preparedness and anticipatory action. These results reflect a significant system-level contribution to climate adaptation and disaster risk management for mobile pastoralist populations. As the project concludes, it is essential to undertake an independent endline evaluation to determine the extent to which AART has achieved its intended outcomes, delivered results efficiently, and contributed to sustainable improvements in community and institutional resilience. The endline evaluation will assess: · the projects overall performance against its three outcome areas · the effectiveness and quality of implemented interventions across the corridor · the relevance and coherence of the corridor approach within the Somali dryland context · the efficiency and Value for Money of key project components · the sustainability and institutionalization of early warning, mobility, and natural resource management systems · progress in inclusion of women, youth, and people with disabilities; and · changes in community capacities, practices, and resilience outcomes attributable to the project. The evaluation will provide actionable evidence regarding what worked, what did not, and whyinforming future programming, policy engagement, and potential scale-up of the corridor approach in Somalia and beyond. It will also validate project achievements against baseline findings and measure endline values for key indicators as outlined in the Results Framework. 1. Purpose and Objectives of the Endline Study The purpose of the AART Endline Evaluation is to determine the overall project performance at the end of the project period and assess the extent to which project interventions have contributed to measurable improvements in resilience, climate adaptation, early warning, mobility, governance, and institutional capacities along transhumance corridors in South-West State. The end line will combine a quantitative assessment for the AART Results Framework and an Outcome Harvesting (OH) process to capture deeper behavioral, relational, policy, and practice-level changes that the project has influenced. Quantitative Assessment Specific Objective 1. Measure endline values for all indicators in the AART Results Framework and assess quantitative changes across community resilience, early warning access and use, natural resource management, mobility practices, livelihood strategies, food security, and the functionality of key rangeland and water infrastructures. For Outcome Harvesting objectives: 1. Identify, validate, and analyze significant behavioral, relational, institutional, and policy-level changes, expected or unexpected to which the AART project has contributed, and assess how and why these changes occurred. How to apply Submission Information / How to Apply Bidders must download the request for proposal (RFP) attached along with the ToR and complete all required information including attachments where necessary Please send your complete RFP, technical and financial proposals (No ZIP Files) to this email address som.consultant@care.org clearly marking the subject line Endline Evaluation of AART Project. no later than 10th Jan 2026 11:59 PM. Tender Link : https://somalijobs.com/tenders
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