Final Evaluation Terms of Reference

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1 CCFD-Terre Solidaire & FED Co-financing by European Unnion Final Evaluation Terms of Reference Project: To act toward a better inclusion of Burmese migrants and a better recognition of their rights in Thailand Country: Thailand Version date: 21/04/2015 Contacts: BASTID Pierre, Cofinancing Officer CCFD : p.bastid@ccfd-terresolidaire.org THU Myat, project coordinator FED : myatthu@ghre.org MARX Nina, migration department CCFD - n.marx@ccfd-terresolidaire.org

2 Table of Contents I. Presentation of project to be evaluated and its context ) Project background Country context ) Presentation of the stakeholders ) Description of the project underway and the context... 5 a) Background to the project... 5 b) Project objectives... 5 c) Total cost of the project and financing... 6 d) Target public... 6 e) Activities and main expected results... 6 II. Objectives and methodology of the evaluation ) Justification /Objectives of the evaluation... 9 a) Objectives for the project underway... 9 b) Objectives for FED-GHRE... 9 c) Objectives for CCFD-TERRE SOLIDAIRE ) Themes to be dealt with ) Methodology a) For the evaluation mission b) For the culminating presentation and debate session III. Evaluation modalities ) Resources a) Human b) Financial ) Evaluation timetable ) Material expected ) Criteria for selecting the evaluation team: ) Response modalities and contractual modalities a) The methodological, technical, and financial proposal b) Contract and payment Appendix 1: Projected estimate model Appendix 2: Response framework Date: 21/04/2015 2

3 I. Presentation of project to be evaluated and its context 1) Project background Country context In recent years, millions of people from Burma have migrated to Thailand. The Thai Ministry of Labor registered close to 812,984 migrants from Burma in Many more Burmese enter Thailand illegally and do not register with the government; the latest academic research estimates a total number of four million. Most have left Burma in search of security and safety as a result of internal conflict, militarization and minority persecution, they enter Thailand seeking a better life and in sending money to the family they left behind. Burma-Thailand border can be considered as easy to pass. In Kanchaburi provinces, Burmese migrants can cross the bridge into Mae Sot. One-day passes are available at official checkpoints, and it is also possible to walk across the river during the dry season. In the South, migrants cross through Ranong city, which maintains a major flow of migrant workers. Some of these migrants then come to the Central region aiming to reach the Bangkok area with the hope of better wages. When in Thailand and despite the relative economic security of the Thai labor market, migrants remain in a highly vulnerable position. Around 80% of all migrants in Thailand are Burmese and most of them remain undocumented as illegal workers. Burmese migrants tend to get the jobs Thai people do not want to do. Yet rather than upgrading workplace safety and improving wages, working conditions, and management practices, these same Thai employers turn to migrant workers who offer a fully flexible and cheaper workforce willing to do dirty, difficult, and dangerous jobs. Most of them live in constant fear of arrest and deportation back to Burma. As a result of their desperate financial situation and illegal status and the fact that most of them do not speak Thai nor Thai labor laws, it is common for employers to exploit their workers by paying them lower than the minimum wage, holding back payment and forcing them to work long hours, often in very unsafe working conditions. Employers have also been known to use child labor. Human and labor rights are abused on a daily basis, whilst illegal migrants are often too scared to seek help, which is in any case is near impossible for them to access due to a lack of legal assistance. Female workers, particularly domestic servants, are also extremely vulnerable to sexually motivated attacks. Many migrants have experienced discrimination and racially motivated violence or attempted murder, which has on occasion proven to be instigated by their employers. Gender discrimination plays a significant role in female migration, whilst multiplying their vulnerability within Thailand and resulting in a twofold marginalization. Women are pushed to migrate for a number of gender-specific reasons (sexual violence, domestic abuse, traditional responsibility for family support, lack of educational opportunities in Burma). Additionally, they are pulled by employment opportunities that constitute a gendered demand in low-skilled occupations in factories and private households. Many of these work situations involve severe exploitation, confinement, work without legal or any pay and violence. According to their situations, Burmese migrants are one of the most vulnerable populations as an easy target for Human traffic (sex industry for the women and slave labor). Access to health services is one of the fundamental concerns of the migrant community. Burmese migrants work under difficult conditions in hazardous enterprises uncovered for loss of earnings through injury and rarely compensated by employers. Even when migrants manage to secure a work permit, a prohibitively expensive health-card fee bars access to health services for most. This is in contrast to the free access provided for Thai citizens and in contravention of international standards on migrant protection. On a general note, many Thais believe that Burmese are highly dangerous and represent a threat to Thai society. This perception is disseminated by the Thai media in news coverage and representations of historical Burmese-Thai relations. Thais often believe that Burmese migrants take away jobs from Thai workers, failing to recognize that migrants work in industries and jobs largely rejected by the Thai population. As much coverage as the Thai media gives to disseminating misconceptions about Burmese migrants, they lack to provide media coverage to their situation and the current abuse they Date: 21/04/2015 3

4 endure each day. Whilst Burmese and Thais sometimes share a common workspace, there is little interaction between the two communities despite some common cultural grounds such as the Buddhist religion. The social divisions between Thai and Burmese aggravate misconceptions and misunderstandings, which, in turn, act as sources for violent confrontation, property-crime and sexual assault amongst the communities. These situations inhibit the long-term integration of Burmese into Thai society exacerbating marginalization and legitimizing discrimination. With respect to Labor law, Burmese migrants are protected under the Labor Protection Act B.E (1998). This is afforded to migrant workers who have registered under the 2009 nationality verification initiative. However, many migrants have chosen to remain undocumented rather than pay the high fees involved in the three-step registration process or take security risks for their family in Burma. The LPA itself stipulates a relatively comprehensive set of rights for migrant workers; however they are rarely or partially enforced. The Thai Civil Code, as well as ratified international conventions protects migrant rights for all Burmese, legal or illegal, in theory; but the de facto power of legal instruments relating to migrant rights are limited by an ongoing deficit of enforcement, political will and accountability for violations. There is no dialogue or concerted action between migrant worker communities and the authorities, neither is there any widespread program of advocacy involving third-party actors that might enable migrant worker participation in negotiations for labor legislation or even unionization. Since 2003 with the support of CCFD, FED has implemented in Southern Thailand a global migrant development program including human rights trainings, information dissemination, public relations, and women s empowerment. In some cases, legal assistance and representation in court has been provided. For some cases, FED legal aid team relies on the assistance of partner organizations based in Bangkok and Chiang Mai such as Sathirakoses-Nagapradeepa Foundation (SNF), International Organization of Migration (IOM) and MAP Foundation. Referrals are provided by Burmese CBOs such as Burmese Association in Thailand (BAT) who will be a major informal partner in this project. Currently, FED s migrant development program in Phang Nga province is the only service of its kind directly advising and assisting Burmese migrants at the local level in Southern Thailand. As an active member of the Mekong Migration Network, Action Network for Migrants and ASEAN Task Force, FED also provides advocacy at the national and regional levels. 2) Presentation of the stakeholders Catholic Committee Against Hunger and For Development (CCFD-Terre Solidaire): CCFD-Terre Solidaire, the French Catholic Committee Against Hunger and For Development, was created in 1961 and is an officially registered non-profit organization. It has set itself two missions: supporting local partner organizations in countries of the South and Eastern Europe in their development actions, as well as heightening the awareness of public opinion regarding the situation of developing countries. CCFD-Terre Solidaire currently provides support for more than 500 partners in 80 countries. CCFD-Terre Solidaire has worked with FED for 10 years on migrant development programs. CCFD-Terre Solidaire is on of the donor of the project (with European Union), CCFD-Terre Solidaire is responsible of the evaluation and to strengthen the capacity of FED (financial capacity, technical and project management capacity, networking ) Foundation for Education and Development (FED) FED was founded in 2000 in Sankalaburi, Kanchanaburi province under the name Grassroots Human Rights Education & Development (GHRE). Soon after the 2004 Tsunami the organization relocated to Phang Nga province to offer emergency assistance to Tsunami-affected Burmese migrants whose needs had been largely Date: 21/04/2015 4

5 ignored by the Thai government and NGOs. Since then FED has been addressing the long term needs of marginalized Burmese migrant workers and their families, working towards building trust among the disaffected Burmese community. Our staff members work very closely with several Burmese communities living in rubber plantations or fisheries so we never lose sight of issues that are directly affecting them on a day-to-day basis. Our staff members are predominately of Burmese origin and have come to Thailand through similar circumstances, this has enable FED to reach the migrant population on a more personal and intimate level, something larger NGOs are able to do. We aim to achieve our mission statement by carrying out the following 7 objectives: Provide education to the children of Burmese migrant workers in southern Thailand. Promoting job opportunities and foster a safe and lawful environment for Burmese migrant workers Provide migrant children with a safe and happy environment. Build bridges between Thai and Burmese communities. Bring justice and social security to Burmese migrant workers in Southern Thailand. Educate Burmese migrant communities on Human Rights, Economic, Social and Culture Rights. Empower Burmese migrant women to improve their situation. Following the initial period of disaster relief, FED continues to work with these communities, shifting its focus and expanding the scope of operations to look at the wider and long term challenges faced by migrants in Thailand. The long term goal to this day remains changing the hopes and realistic prospects for thousands of Burmese workers and their families hopes for a future free from illiteracy, poverty, instability and fear. As with so many populations of displaced peoples around the globe, the real impact of FED s work will be felt mostly by future generations. Websites: or FED is the operator in the field and responsible for the implementation of the activities and management of the project, via its employees and the resource-persons (experts, trainers, etc.) whom it might call on. 3) Description of the project underway and the context a) Background to the project The Action "To act toward a better inclusion of Burmese migrants and a better recognition of their rights in Thailand" has been selected by the European delegation of Thailand through the call of proposal EuropeAid/131209/L/ACT/TH. CCFD-Terre Solidaire is the applicant/coordinator and FED is the local partner / co-applicant. The Action is designed to build the capacity of FED and the Burmese migrant community in Thailand to expose their current social exclusion in the 10 provinces where they are the most numerous while advocating for recognition of, and raising awareness on their rights and demands and ensuring a better integration in the Thai society. Our action has worked to improve the capacity of Community Leaders (CL) promoting the interest of migrants. In addition, the action is working towards creating a network through which community-based Partner organizations, Thai stakeholders (employers, media, trade unions, etc.) and local authorities share knowledge, strategies, and resources to work together for positive social change. b) Project objectives The overall objective of this project is to facilitate the inclusion of marginalized Burmese migrant communities into Thai society and increase the recognition of their rights. The Specific Objective which is to improve the capacity of 205 non-state migrant actors working in areas heavily-populated with Burmese migrants while advocating migrant rights and enabling legislative change (at local, provincial and national levels) through platforms for dialogue among local authorities, Thai civil society and Burmese communities. Date: 21/04/2015 5

6 c) Total cost of the project and financing EU contribution : uros CCFD-Terre Solidaire contribution: uros Total cost of the project: ,00 uros d) Target public At the moment, FED is the only Thai registered NGO created and managed by Burmese migrants in Southern Thailand. FED has focused on reaching migrants at the grassroots level and building networks. But, after 10 years, FED is still a growing NGO in dire need of capacity building. The target groups are: Community leaders from the biggest migrant communities in Thailand (Phang Nga, Mae Sot, Surathani, Phuket, Ranong, Samut Prakan, Samut Sakhon, Samut Songkhram, Bangkok and Kanchanaburi Provinces) will be empowered through trainings. Through them, we expect to reach 500,000 migrants. - District, Provincial and National level authorities as well as 11 employers associations (10 at the provincial level and 1 at the national level): Through labor and human rights workshops, we will target Thai employers and authorities representatives (Ministry of Labor and Provincial Labor Departments, Ministry of Health and Provincial Health Department, Representative from Governor s office, Thai Law Council, Human Rights Commission, Thai Human Resources Development Representative and Police). This target group is especially important because there is a tremendous lack of knowledge regarding migrant rights, not only within the migrant communities, but also among employers and provincial government officials while their acts and policies have the most direct impact on migrants' lives. In addition, it is important to create a platform to facilitate a dialogue with representatives from the government and employers with the goal of clarifying existing policies and creating uniformity in how they understand these laws. - Thai civil society including 10 local community radios, 3 Thai daily newspapers and 1 national TV, 5 Trade Unions and the 6 biggest Thai Universities (Prince of Songkla,, Ramkhamhaeng, Thammasat, Mahidol, Chulalongkorn, Chaing Mai). Thai representatives from Thai Trade Unions (agreement already reached with the Phuket Hotel & Tourist Workers Union and the Ransit Workers Union in Bangkok, the Thai Labor Union Campaign). The action will target other trade unions that would be able to advocate for migrant rights as well as to take part into lobbying activities at the national level regarding Labor Rights. The Thai media will also be targeted with the objective of changing the long history of misconception portrayed by them about Burmese migrants. The International Thai media as well as local radio will be a target Groups with the objective of raising awareness of the migrant situation and building a flow of growing and sustainable support from the international community. Lastly, we also plan to develop our work with students unions from the 6 biggest Thai Universities through internships and field visit to Burmese communities in order to positively influence the future generation of Thai officials. e) Activities and main expected results Expected results: 1. More than 205 Burmese migrant CBO leaders have increased their own capacities enabling them to raise awareness in their own communities It is expected that after the implementation of the action 205 Burmese migrant leaders would have increased their capacity and have enabled their communities to raise awareness about their situation. The indicators of achievement are: Number of legal precedence set by courts upholding the rights of migrants Date: 21/04/2015 6

7 205 CBO leaders increasing their capacity to raise awareness in their own community migrants seeking legal options to redress cases of migrant's rights violation requests for research and documentation from FED by other NGOs working on migrant rights and migrant rights violations ,000 Burmese migrants in 10 provinces have a better understanding of their own rights and have received support to access legal services. It is expected that after the implementation of the action approximately 500,000 Burmese migrants have increased their understanding of their rights and have knowledge of their capacity to access legal services. The Indicators of achievement are: 205 community based awareness raising activities on migrant issues in 26 Districts. 12 Public Forums on migrant's rights. Information, Education and Communication materials produced on migrant s legal rights migrants seeking legal options to redress cases of migrant's rights violation 1500 males and females attending gender awareness sessions 3. Thai communities (including 7 Thai Muslim communities) will have a better understanding of and relationship with migrants thanks to public campaign and common cooperation. The aim here is to facilitate the integration of migrants into Thai society; the Indicators of achievement are: 10 local media reports on migrant s rights issues. 4 National media reports on migrant's rights issues 5 reports produced by government and non-government institutions containing migrant's rights issues and human rights violations. Number of reporters who have attended migrant issues forums 4. Platform of dialogue with local authorities and Thai employers through the promotion and participation of migrants will allow advocacy and bring change into the legal framework at local, provincial and national level With the support of CBOs migrant leaders, and the collaboration with 5 trade unions the action will promote a space of dialogue with Thai authorities and employers. The Indicators of achievement are: 5 government policies and laws developed enacted and implemented specifically addressing migrant issues. 12 labour unions admitting Burmese workers membership Increased (labour unions, Thai community, CBOs and government agencies) speaking up against the violation of migrant's rights. 12 sessions held between the stakeholders Documented/concrete/promised commitments made by stakeholders to support specific issues with relevance to migrant's rights 5. The organizational capacity of 86 staff members in FED is strengthened. After almost a decade in operation, FED (previously Grassroots Human Rights Education) is at a critical stage in its own development. New tools and new competencies are required to maximize work-output and subsequent impact. Enhanced capabilities will increase both the sustainability and efficacy of project activities. The Indicators of achievement are: The Financial and Project Management capacities of FED staff have increased FED has expanded its networking capacity to other relevant organizations The internal organization assessment has revealed a positive increase in FED's management capacity Date: 21/04/2015 7

8 FED staffs have increased their Thai and English proficiency. Number of collaborative arrangements that are formalized by FED, CBOs and other migrant organizations from CCFD migration network Number of information sharing sessions held by collaborating organizations Number of joint planning sessions held by collaborating organizations Date: 21/04/2015 8

9 II. Objectives and methodology of the evaluation 1) Justification /Objectives of the evaluation a) Objectives for the project underway Measure and evaluate the results achieved by the Action Measure and evaluate the impact of the Action on Target groups and beneficiaries Assess the potential for long-term sustainability of the Action s impact after funding closes Evaluate the working relationship between FED and CCFD-Terre Solidaire in implementing the Action b) Objectives for FED-GHRE Check the validity of the bases of its action. Obtain confirmation (or invalidation) of its development assistance strategy. Adapt the latter according to the recommendations of the evaluation. Open up avenues worth exploring for perpetuating the project and for future actions. c) Objectives for CCFD-TERRE SOLIDAIRE Consider the different action strategies for the future and the evolutions of the partnership with FED. Open up avenues worth exploring for perpetuating the project. Highlight the significant aspects of the project as a model for other experiences in the same field. Meet the requirements of the European Commission. 2) Themes to be dealt with The evaluation should follow the EU DAC standard criteria: Relevance: The relevance of a project relates primarily to its design and concerns the extent to which its stated objectives correctly address the identified problems and real needs at two points in time: when the project was designed and at close of the project. To what extent are the objectives, activities, and expected results of the Action valid? Did the Action accurately identify the problem and solutions to address the problem? Are the activities and expected results of the Action consistent with the objectives and the attainment of objectives? Are the activities and expected results of the Action consistent with the intended impacts and effects? Effectiveness: The key question is what difference the Action made in practice, as measured by how far the intended beneficiaries really benefited from the products or services it made available. To what extent were the objectives and expected results achieved / are likely to be achieved? What were the major factors influencing the achievement or non-achievement of the objectives and expected results? Did the beneficiaries receive the intended results of the Action? To what extent? Efficiency: how well the various activities transformed the available resources into the intended results, in terms of quantity, quality and timeliness Date: 21/04/2015 9

10 Were activities cost-efficient? Were resources managed efficiently? Were objectives and expected results achieved on time? Was the Action and its activities implemented in the most efficient way compared to alternatives? Did any unplanned results arise from the activities? Was the day-to-day management of the Action effective? For example: management of the budget, personnel, information, risk management, flexibility in response to changes in circumstances; relations/co-ordination with local and national authorities, institutions, beneficiaries, donors; respect for deadlines, etc. Impact: The positive and negative changes produced by the project, directly or indirectly, intended or unintended. What has happened as a result of the Action? What real difference has the Action made to the beneficiaries? How many people have been effected? What impact has the Action activities had on developing the capacity of FED and its staff? What impact has the Action had on relations between the Thai and Burmese (at the community, workplace, and government levels)? How has the project had a positive effect above and beyond the intervention? Sustainability: Measuring whether the benefits of the project is likely to continue after donor funding has been withdrawn. To what extent will the benefits of the Action continue after donor funding ceased? What measures have been taken to insure sustainability of the impact of the Action? What were the major factors which influenced the achievement or non-achievement of sustainability of the Action s impact? Performance rating: The Evaluator should include in his/her assessments an overall performance rating for each of the above five monitoring criteria, on the basis of the following scale: - a : fully according to plan or better ; - b : on balance according to plan, positive aspects outweighing negative aspects ; - c : not sufficiently according to plan, taking account of the evolving context; a few positive aspects, but outweighed by negative aspects; - d : seriously deficient, very few or no positive aspects. Each rating should be stated as part of the conclusions for each of the five criteria. 3) Methodology a) For the evaluation mission The number of days is given for information only; the period should be spread over about two weeks. Preparation work: 2 3 days Review of existing materials: Reading the main existing documents regarding this program: annual reports, midterm evaluation, etc. Discussions, exchanges with the people in charge of the project (CCFD-Terre Solidaire, / FED) Fieldwork: at least 15 days Discussions with the managers of FED, the teams, etc. Date: 21/04/

11 Review of existing materials: Consultation of the documents available at the headquarters of FED Surveys and discussions in different regions concerned, visits to Phang Nga, Tak (Mae Sot district), Surathani, Phuket, Ranong, Samut Prakan, Samut Sakhon, Samut Songkhram, Bangkok and Kanchanaburi Provinces (a selection has to be done by the evaluators) Surveys of the beneficiaries Discussions with different partner actors of the project (municipal governments, private businesses, young people, families, etc.) Data analysis and writing of the final report, as well as a summary of the report Culminating presentation and debate session at the end of the field mission, with the partner (and possibly with the stakeholders) b) For the culminating presentation and debate session 4 days 2 days for writing the draft report 0.5 day for the oral presentation session of the draft report in location 1.5 days for the writing and presentation session of the final report after possible comments have been included The results and the recommendations of the evaluation will be made public and will be sent to, among others, EU delegation of Thailand, which funded this project. Date: 21/04/

12 III. Evaluation modalities 1) Resources a) Human The team will be made up of at least 2 experts (with at least 1 Thai or Burmese expert). Between them the following competencies will be covered: Command of English for at least one of them; Command of Burmese and Thai within the experts team Very good command of evaluation techniques; Knowledge of the Thailand and Myanmar political and economical situations; Very good knowledge of the migrants situation / and problematic The leader will have to be clearly identified in the proposal submitted; he or she will be the discussion partner singled out for the evaluation; this person will have to have a good command of English (language of communication between the parties). b) Financial The financial allocation for carrying out this evaluation is estimated to be a maximum of 15,000 TTC (covering all the costs related to the evaluation, local and international transportation, per diem allowance, etc.) The methodological proposals will have to be presented (according to the appended framework) and include a detailed estimated budget (in accordance with the model showed in the appendix) included in this financial allocation. 2) Evaluation timetable The evaluation mission will take place the second half of July, keeping in mind that the final report will have to be submitted to the partner and to CCFD-Terre Solidaire no later than 15/09/2015, if possible. - A culminating presentation and debate session at the end of the evaluation is to be planned in Phang Nga at the headquarters of FED at the end of July. - A presentation session following submittal of the draft report is to be planned in Paris/Phang Nga or by skype. 3) Material expected The evaluation team will be asked to provide: - A startup note - (an electronic version in Word format) in English, presented before traveling to the location, will take stock of the initial investigations based on the reading of material and the first discussions and exchanges: it will present the questions and hypotheses that the evaluators will deal with in the field. It will also present the projected schedule of visits and interviews planned during the fieldwork mission, as well as the methodology used. - A draft report in English, bringing to a close the evaluation, will be submitted before the presentation session (in an electronic version in Word format) within a reasonable time that will allow the parties concerned to read all the documents. - Five paper copies of a final report including the comments made during the presentation session will be produced AND sent in an electronic version. CCFD-Terre Solidaire will hold ownership of the report and can distribute it if necessary. Date: 21/04/

13 This final report will include: a) a main report with: a brief reminder of the methodology used; the observations and results of the evaluation, according to the terms defined above; analysis of the impact and the perception by the beneficiaries, institutions, and other actors involved in the sector; prospects and conditions for the sustainability of the project; Concrete recommendations (related to the observations and results of the evaluation) and constructive recommendations to be sent to one or more stakeholders. b) A synthesis executive summary (3 pages maximum) that, after a brief overall presentation, takes up the main conclusions and recommendations. 4) Criteria for selecting the evaluation team: After having read the present terms of reference, the team of consultants/evaluators shall be asked to make technical and financial proposals (according to the attached models) for carrying out the evaluation. The selection will be made based on the following criteria: explanation of the set of issues and comprehension of the subject; methodological approach proposed; qualifications, experiences and competencies of the experts; experiences in the area and set of issues of the project to be evaluated; complementarity of the proposed team; detail of the prices and costs of the various services (estimate to present in accordance with the appended model); Timeline of carrying out all the services. 5) Response modalities and contractual modalities a) The methodological, technical, and financial proposal The proposal will have to include a team of at least two evaluators as described in Paragraph Erreur! Source du renvoi introuvable. Proposals including a single evaluator will not be examined. The proposal must be 7 pages maximum. The methodological, technical, and financial proposal (response to the present terms of reference), accompanied by the résumés (CV) of the experts, will have to be sent back to CCFD-Terre Solidaire no later than 07of June 2015 by to the attention of: BASTID Pierre, Cofinancing Officer CCFD : p.bastid@ccfd-terresolidaire.org THU Myat, project coordinator FED : myatthu@ghre.org MARX Nina, migration department CCFD - n.marx@ccfd-terresolidaire.org The selection will be made before June 21 st, b) Contract and payment A single and unique contract (in euros) will be signed with the team of evaluators (and not one contract per evaluator). CCFD-Terre Solidaire will not be responsible for the financial allocation between the evaluators and cannot be involved in negotiations between the evaluators concerning the financial Date: 21/04/

14 allocation. CCFD-Terre Solidaire will deal with one and only one body, the evaluation team, via the team's leader (as described in Paragraph Erreur! Source du renvoi introuvable. Payment will be made in 3 distinct installments: 50% when the contract is signed 50% after validation of the final report Once the provider is selected and any possible negotiations carried out, the contract must be signed before 1 st of July Date: 21/04/

15 Appendix 1: Projected estimate model 1 Company name: Contact details and address: Date : ESTIMATE n :. Name of study: Expenditure item Number of units Unit cost Total cost (including tax) International flights (Receipt AND boarding cards required) - Round-trip flights: - Round-trip flights: Per diem allowance (fixed amount per day, receipts not required) - Evaluator 1: - Evaluator 2: Domestic travel (invoice required) - Estimation of local travel costs (country) 2 - Estimation of travel costs in France Wages / Fees (lump sum in per-day units) - Evaluator 1: - Evaluator 2: Other costs (research, photocopies, communications, etc.) (lump-sum costs) Additional observations: Total including taxes: 1 To be presented on letterhead paper if possible. 2 The local partner may possibly be take care of transporting the evaluators if the travel is planned sufficiently in advance (to be confirmed).

16 Appendix 2: Response framework Response to the Terms of Reference will be arranged around the following three sections: 1. Comprehension of the Terms of Reference This section will describe, among other things, the understanding that the proposed team has about: - the Terms of Reference presented; - the context of the project; - the project itself. 2. Work methodology and expected results This section will describe, among other things: - the methodology proposed for reaching the evaluation s objectives, in a well-documented and wellsupported way; - an indicative timeline; - the expected results; - the limits of the evaluation; - Any other information that enables good understanding of the method used 3. Composition of the evaluation team This section will describe, among other things: - the composition of the team, - the profile of the experts, - the complementarity of the two experts, - the strong points of the proposed team 4. Appendices - the résumés (CV) of the experts - the estimate for the service (cf. model provided)