Endline Evaluation Study – BENAA Project

CARE Egypt Foundation (CEF):

CARE Egypt Foundation – an Egyptian non-profit foundation registered as an NGO at the Ministry of Social Solidarity -works to promote social and economic development in Egypt. CEF is affiliated with CARE International, a global humanitarian organization that operates in over 100 countries worldwide, that was established in 1954 and has been working in Egypt for over 60 years. CEF’s mission is to empower marginalized communities and promote gender equality through a range of programs, including education, health, economic empowerment, and advocacy. It works closely with local communities, CSOs, government entities and international development partners to identify and address the needs and challenges faced by vulnerable groups, such as women, youth, and refugees. Some of the programs implemented by the CEF include providing access to quality education for girls and boys, supporting economic empowerment of women through vocational training and entrepreneurship programs, improving maternal and child health through community-based interventions, and advocating for the rights of females. CEF also responds to emergencies and provides humanitarian assistance to those affected by natural disasters and conflicts. CEF uses a human rights-based approach by focusing on the needs and priorities of communities it serves and empowering them to take ownership of their own development.

Civil Society Capacity Building Program:

The capacity building program for civil society organizations in Egypt aims to build the institutional capacities of Egyptian civil society organizations so they can be influential in the fields of development and respond to the needs of their community.

Program Vision: A vibrant and dynamic civil society capable of employing effective and scientific approaches to achieve sustainable changes in people’s lives.

Strengthening Civil Society Capacity in Local Development, Governance and Women Empowerment (BENAA)

The “BENAA” Project, funded by the European Union, aims to enhance the capacity of civil society organizations (CSOs) to improve their understanding and performance in project implementation, with a focus on local development, governance, and women’s empowerment. This will lead to improved contributions by CSOs to the Sustainable Development Goals, and to eliminating poverty and inequality among marginalized communities—especially women, youth, and persons with disabilities.

It is expected to achieve the following results :

• Result 1: Strengthening the capacity of 60 (intermediary) organizations in 4 governorates.

• Result 2: The 60 targeted CSOs will implement their own learning transfer initiatives with grassroots civil society organizations, women’s groups, youth groups, and other community-based organizations.

• Result 3: CSOs successfully implemented 15 initiatives to improve local development, governance processes, and women’s empowerment.

• Direct beneficiaries: 60 intermediary CSOs (900 staff members and board members, at least 40% are women.

• Secondary beneficiaries: 120 grassroots and community-based organizations. The trained organizations will transfer knowledge and awareness to these 120 organizations (600 staff members and board members, with at least 40% women).

• Indirect beneficiaries: 300,000 individuals, including 50% women and at least 5% persons with disabilities.

Objective of the Assignment:

CARE Egypt is commissioning an endline evaluation study. The purpose of this evaluation study is to assess the achievements compared to the baseline findings, the quality and the results of the action. From this perspective, evaluation should look for evidence of why, whether or how these results are achieved, identify factors driving or hindering progress and identify unintended outcome as a result of the project implementation. Evaluation should provide an understanding of the cause and effects links between inputs and activities, and outputs, outcomes and impacts. Evaluations should serve for accountability, decision making, learning and management purposes.

The overall objective of this endline evaluation is to measure the achievements of the BENAA project against the targets set in the Logical Framework (Logframe) and to assess the changes in institutional capacity of the 60 targeted intermediary CSOs since the baseline assessment

Specifically, the endline study will:

1. Measure the endline values for all impact, outcome, and output indicators as specified in the Log frame. For impact-level indicators, this will involve a desk review of relevant national and regional-level publications, including but not limited to: national and regional-level publications on sustainable development goals, Egypt Vision 2030 progress reports, Human Development Reports, NGOs index / Civil Society Organization index, and any other relevant policy documents that reflect CSOs’ contribution to sustainable development goals and local governance processes in Egypt.

1. Re-administer the CARECAT institutional capacity assessment tool to the same 60 CSOs to enable them to do self-assessment[1] to measure changes in governance, strategic management, human resources, financial management, external relations, service delivery, monitoring & evaluation capacities and gender mainstreaming

2. Compare endline results with baseline data to determine the extent of progress achieved.

3. Assess the effectiveness, relevance, and sustainability of the capacity-building interventions.

4. Evaluate the results of the 60 learning transfer initiatives and the 19capacity-building initiatives implemented by high-performing CSOs.

5. Provide actionable recommendations for future civil society capacity-building programming in Egypt, with clear differentiation by end user. The primary end users of the evaluation report are:

• CARE Egypt Foundation (CEF):Project management and MEAL teams for internal learning, adaptive management, and future program design

• European Union (donor):For accountability, reporting, and informed decision-making on future funding

• The 60 intermediary CSOs:To understand their progress, identify areas for continued improvement, and strengthen their institutional capacity

• Grassroots organizations: To benefit from lessons learned and improved capacity-building approaches in the future

• Ministry of Social Solidarity and local government authorities:To inform policy and support for civil society capacity-building initiatives in Egypt

• Other international and local NGOs working in civil society strengthening:To learn from BENAA’s experiences and apply best practices

Scope of Work and Deliverables:

Scope of Work:

The consultant/consulting firm will be responsible for the following tasks:

1. Inception Phase:

   • Review all project documents including the Logframe, baseline report (CARECAT results for 60 CSOs), capacity-building plans, learning initiatives reports, and project progress reports.

   • Refine the CARECAT tool as needed for endline application (ensuring comparability with baseline).

   • Develop a detailed endline evaluation methodology and data collection tools (surveys, KII guides, FGD guides) in both Arabic and English.

   • Submit an Inception Report for CARE Egypt approval.

2. Data Collection Phase:

   • Re-administer the CARECAT institutional capacity assessment to all 60 intermediary CSOs.

   • Conduct surveys and interviews with CSOs to measure all Logframe indicators.

   • Collect data from a randomly selected representative sample of grassroots/community-based organizations (up to 120 total). Given time and resource constraints within the 40-day timeline, it is not feasible to reach all 120 grassroots organizations. A statistically representative sample (e.g., 95% confidence level, 5% margin of error) will be drawn from the total population of 120 grassroots organizations, disaggregated by governorate and by intermediary CSO partner. The sampling strategy and sample size calculation must be clearly justified in the Inception Report.

   • Conduct KIIs and FGDs with stakeholders and beneficiaries.

   • Ensure gender-disaggregated data collection and disaggregation by governorate.

3. Analysis Phase:

   • Conduct comparative analysis between baseline and endline CARECAT scores.

   • Analyze progress against all Log frame indicators.

   • Identify success factors, challenges, and lessons learned.

   • Disaggregate all findings by governorate to allow comparison across Fayoum, Beni Suef, Luxor, and Aswan, as well as by sex, age, and disability status.

4. Reporting Phase:

   • Prepare a draft endline evaluation report in English.

   • Present preliminary findings to CARE Egypt for validation.

   • The final report shall present findings disaggregated by governorate, with separate analysis for each of the four governorates (Fayoum, Beni Suef, Luxor, Aswan) to highlight variations in performance and impact across locations

   • Submit a final endline report in English and Arabic.

Deliverables:

#	Deliverable	Day (from start date)
1	Inception Report (English) – including methodology, tools, and work plan. The report shall not exceed 30  pages (excluding annexes) and must include: Detailed evaluation methodology (sampling strategy, data collection methods, analysis plan) Finalized data collection tools (surveys, KII guides, FGD guides) in English and Arabic Detailed work plan and timeline for the 40-day assignment A mapping matrix linking each data collection tool to the specific Log frame indicators (impact, outcome, and output) it is designed to measure. The matrix shall include: Log frame indicator number and description Baseline value (where available) Target value Data collection tool(s) used to measure the indicator Source of data (intermediary CSO, grassroots organization, document review, etc.) Method of analysis (quantitative or qualitative)
2	Raw endline dataset (Excel) – CARECAT results and survey data
3	Draft Endline Report (English) shall not exceed 30 – 40 pages (excluding annexes)
4	Validation presentation (PowerPoint)
5	Final Endline Report (English and Arabic)

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