I. BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE
The Global Based Initiative (GBI) is a USDA funded program that promotes U.S. agricultural products overseas, and that is available to U.S. cooperators. The World Initiative for Soy in Human Health (WISHH) is a program of the American Soybean Association, and has been the lead for a GBI program over the past several years. This program has promoted U.S. high quality protein products in targeted countries in east and southern Africa. GBI is unique in that it requires multiple cooperators to participate in one program. In the WISHH led GBI, partner cooperators include the U.S. Dry Pea and Lentil Council, American Peanut Council, U.S. Dry Bean Council, North American Millers Association, and the Alaska Seafood Marketing Institute.
WISHH intends to conduct a basic evaluation of its GBI program. Though GBI funding is aimed at increasing access in targeted markets, this can provide some challenges for multi-cooperator programs given that i) each cooperator is promoting a different product, ii) not all cooperators have markets in the same countries, iii) cooperators have differing levels of experience in targeted countries, and iv) different cooperators may be focused on different markets (e.g. commercial vs. humanitarian).
The overarching aim of this evaluation is to determine the overall impact of the GBI program for all cooperators.
II. DISSEMINATION AND UTILIZATION OF FINDINGS
This report will be disseminated to multiple stakeholders, including WISHH, partner cooperators, and USDA. The findings will be utilized to:
• Document impact and lessons learned;
• Recommendations may include interventions/ activities and/ or ways of doing business that may have a more positive impact;
• Lessons learned and recommendations may include improvements for future project design;
• Lessons learned and recommendations may influence future design and implementation regarding sustainability, activity scale-up, monitoring, and improved service delivery.
III. LIST OF DOCUMENTS AVAILABLE FOR REVIEW
• Original proposal/s and necessary annexes
• Multiple consultant reports
• Donor reports
IV. KEY EVALUATION QUESTIONS, EVALUATION PROCESS AND METHODS
The full evaluation will be made up of four time periods, including i) review of program documents and initial interviews conducted, ii) travel to Kenya and Nigeria, iii) completion of data collection, and iv) analysis and completion of final report. The final evaluation will present findings, conclusions, recommendations, and lessons learned. Emphasis will focus on two sets of stakeholders, as indicated below. Standardized questionnaires will be developed and used for each group. Questions below that may be addressed are illustrative in nature.
For Participating Cooperators
• Has participation in the GBI program increased your access to markets in targeted countries?
• Has participation in the GBI program generated new trade leads in targeted countries? If yes, how many?
• Has participation in the GBI program increased the number of companies, in targeted countries, that are aware of your products and their benefits? If yes, how many?
• Has participation in the GBI program resulted in companies in targeted countries agreeing to test your product/s through technical assistance activities? If yes, how many?
• Has participation in the GBI program resulted in companies in targeted countries requesting proforma invoices? If yes, how many?
• Has participation in the GBI program resulted in companies in targeted countries procuring U.S. product? If yes, what is the value or volume of these purchases?
For Companies Receiving Technical Assistance
• Have technical consultants been able to address your technical questions?
• Have technical consultants provided sufficient materials during technical visits (e.g. manuals/ documents, samples)?
• Have technical visits gone as anticipated in terms of time and ability to test formulations in time allotted?
• Has WISHH sufficiently followed up after the completion of technical visits by providing supplier details or other information as requested?
• Has WISHH met your expectations for technical assistance in terms of frequency of visits, length of each visit, consultant knowledge, and overall follow-up?
V. TIMEFRAME
• May 30-June 3- Expressions of interest received and reviewed
• Week of June 6- Contracting completed
• June 13-17- Initial review of material, meeting with WISHH, drafting of questionnaires, initial discussions with partners and other stakeholders
• June 20-30- Travel to Nigeria and Kenya
• July 1-15- Complete interviews in the U.S., drafting of evaluation report
• July 18- First draft of evaluation report due to WISHH for review
• Week of July 25- Final report revised and edited
• July 29- Final report due to WISHH
VI. OUTLINE OF EVALUATION REPORT
- Cover (authorship, date of report, reporting period)
- Executive summary
- Table of contents
- Description of the evaluation (purpose, design, methodology, output/ outcome measures)
- Background and history of the project
o What problem/ opportunity did the program address?
o Start/ finish dates, duration of project
o History and current status
-Expected results and logframe
-Planned versus actual interventions
- Evaluation results
o Key findings/ results
o Recommendations (e.g. improved service delivery/ client satisfaction, sustainability, potential for replication, improved coordination)
o Lessons learned
- Annexes: TOR, itinerary and list of persons consulted, proposal logframe, methods of data collection, statistical information
Interested parties should prepare a letter of interest detailing their background, expertise in working with the private sector, and their daily rate by e-mail to Erica Morrow at emorrow@soy.org.
Candidates should be based in the Washington, DC metro area, and should have experience working in sub-Saharan Africa.
The Global Based Initiative (GBI) is a USDA funded program that promotes U.S. agricultural products overseas, and that is available to U.S. cooperators. The World Initiative for Soy in Human Health (WISHH) is a program of the American Soybean Association, and has been the lead for a GBI program over the past several years. This program has promoted U.S. high quality protein products in targeted countries in east and southern Africa. GBI is unique in that it requires multiple cooperators to participate in one program. In the WISHH led GBI, partner cooperators include the U.S. Dry Pea and Lentil Council, American Peanut Council, U.S. Dry Bean Council, North American Millers Association, and the Alaska Seafood Marketing Institute.
WISHH intends to conduct a basic evaluation of its GBI program. Though GBI funding is aimed at increasing access in targeted markets, this can provide some challenges for multi-cooperator programs given that i) each cooperator is promoting a different product, ii) not all cooperators have markets in the same countries, iii) cooperators have differing levels of experience in targeted countries, and iv) different cooperators may be focused on different markets (e.g. commercial vs. humanitarian).
The overarching aim of this evaluation is to determine the overall impact of the GBI program for all cooperators.
II. DISSEMINATION AND UTILIZATION OF FINDINGS
This report will be disseminated to multiple stakeholders, including WISHH, partner cooperators, and USDA. The findings will be utilized to:
• Document impact and lessons learned;
• Recommendations may include interventions/ activities and/ or ways of doing business that may have a more positive impact;
• Lessons learned and recommendations may include improvements for future project design;
• Lessons learned and recommendations may influence future design and implementation regarding sustainability, activity scale-up, monitoring, and improved service delivery.
III. LIST OF DOCUMENTS AVAILABLE FOR REVIEW
• Original proposal/s and necessary annexes
• Multiple consultant reports
• Donor reports
IV. KEY EVALUATION QUESTIONS, EVALUATION PROCESS AND METHODS
The full evaluation will be made up of four time periods, including i) review of program documents and initial interviews conducted, ii) travel to Kenya and Nigeria, iii) completion of data collection, and iv) analysis and completion of final report. The final evaluation will present findings, conclusions, recommendations, and lessons learned. Emphasis will focus on two sets of stakeholders, as indicated below. Standardized questionnaires will be developed and used for each group. Questions below that may be addressed are illustrative in nature.
For Participating Cooperators
• Has participation in the GBI program increased your access to markets in targeted countries?
• Has participation in the GBI program generated new trade leads in targeted countries? If yes, how many?
• Has participation in the GBI program increased the number of companies, in targeted countries, that are aware of your products and their benefits? If yes, how many?
• Has participation in the GBI program resulted in companies in targeted countries agreeing to test your product/s through technical assistance activities? If yes, how many?
• Has participation in the GBI program resulted in companies in targeted countries requesting proforma invoices? If yes, how many?
• Has participation in the GBI program resulted in companies in targeted countries procuring U.S. product? If yes, what is the value or volume of these purchases?
For Companies Receiving Technical Assistance
• Have technical consultants been able to address your technical questions?
• Have technical consultants provided sufficient materials during technical visits (e.g. manuals/ documents, samples)?
• Have technical visits gone as anticipated in terms of time and ability to test formulations in time allotted?
• Has WISHH sufficiently followed up after the completion of technical visits by providing supplier details or other information as requested?
• Has WISHH met your expectations for technical assistance in terms of frequency of visits, length of each visit, consultant knowledge, and overall follow-up?
V. TIMEFRAME
• May 30-June 3- Expressions of interest received and reviewed
• Week of June 6- Contracting completed
• June 13-17- Initial review of material, meeting with WISHH, drafting of questionnaires, initial discussions with partners and other stakeholders
• June 20-30- Travel to Nigeria and Kenya
• July 1-15- Complete interviews in the U.S., drafting of evaluation report
• July 18- First draft of evaluation report due to WISHH for review
• Week of July 25- Final report revised and edited
• July 29- Final report due to WISHH
VI. OUTLINE OF EVALUATION REPORT
- Cover (authorship, date of report, reporting period)
- Executive summary
- Table of contents
- Description of the evaluation (purpose, design, methodology, output/ outcome measures)
- Background and history of the project
o What problem/ opportunity did the program address?
o Start/ finish dates, duration of project
o History and current status
-Expected results and logframe
-Planned versus actual interventions
- Evaluation results
o Key findings/ results
o Recommendations (e.g. improved service delivery/ client satisfaction, sustainability, potential for replication, improved coordination)
o Lessons learned
- Annexes: TOR, itinerary and list of persons consulted, proposal logframe, methods of data collection, statistical information
Interested parties should prepare a letter of interest detailing their background, expertise in working with the private sector, and their daily rate by e-mail to Erica Morrow at emorrow@soy.org.
Candidates should be based in the Washington, DC metro area, and should have experience working in sub-Saharan Africa.
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