Baseline Data Workshops of AWO International

Terms of Reference

Baseline Data Workshops of AWO International South-East Asia Partner Project in:

1. Indonesia
2. Philippines
 

I.              BACKGROUND

AWO International e.V (Workers’ Welfare International) is a German Non-Government Organization (NGO).  It was founded 1988 as a professional association for humanitarian aid and development cooperation within the framework of German welfare organization “Arbeiterwohlfahrt” (literally: Workers’ Welfare) in order to professionalize AWO’s decade long engagement in Development Cooperation and its commitment to Humanitarian Aid.

AWO International aims to create and strengthen awareness about the need for international collaboration and advocates development work in the area of welfare provision to working people.  AWO  International is committed to work towards the betterment of socially and economically marginalized communities such as women, children, youth, the rural population, ethnic minorities and indigenous people, refugees and displaced people. It aims at enabling and initiating development processes on their own capacities. It therefore supports collaborative development projects which are engaged in improving the livelihood and promoting the empowerment of those affected by humanitarian crisis in urban and rural areas. Special emphasis is given to the promotion of women as gender equality and children development.
 
The program is funded by the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development and carried out in close collaboration with local partner NGOs. Within this program AWO International is extending financial and technical support to a number of partner organizations in Indonesia and Philippines. Our strong commitment is to support the implementation of Social Justice and Ecological Sustainable Economic Development. For more information on AWO International please visit the website (www.awointernational.de).

AWO INTERNATIONAL IN SOUTH-EAST ASIA

The program in Southeast Asia focuses on community development activities at present in part of Indonesia and the Philippines. Gradually, the scope of development cooperation widened in number and nature with project-based support to partners working on issues ranging from community development, organic farming, trafficking to child labor. At present, they are two partners in Indonesia working on project in Aceh and West-Java regions and three partners in the Mindanao region of the Philippines. With the year 2011 a 3 year phase in the cooperation with all the partners ended and a new three year phase will be starting in 1 January 2012 and runs until 31 December 2014

AWO International in Southeast Asia and its partner organization apply the following project interventions as part of an integrated approach:

Strengthening of Livelihood: Sustainable Development through Sustainable Agriculture, Strengthening of livelihood activities to promote local/natural resources; training to promote increase in productivity and improvement of market access; activities to improve basic infrastructure.

Child Development and Community Health: Empowering communities to take in active role in their children health and education as well as their own. Improvement of access to better nutrition, sanitation, health awareness and medical services by providing these services through schools, clinics and community centers.

Protected Children Development and Education: Supporting equal opportunity to marginalized groups of children, women and minorities through self-development. Encouraging to become stronger individuals by improving their skills and expanding their knowledge, thus reducing the vulnerability towards child trafficking, child labor and child prostitution.

Strengthening of social structure: Activities (capacity building and institutional support) to strengthen the organizational development of partner organization and to promote community based organization.

Support for the participation in decision-making structures: creation of thematically coherent civil society networks and linking marginalized sections of society with government agencies/schemes (advocacy and lobbying).
 
The Southeast Asia Office in Yogyakarta is currently working with five partners, two in Indonesia and threein the Philippines


1. AWO International in Indonesia

The following two partner organization based in West Java that develop and deliver training in rural development related to Sustainable Agriculture” and “Child Development and Community Health”.

·         BINA DESA focuses through community development on Sustainable Agriculture by utilizing local resources through environmentally sound methods that are energy efficient and balance local wisdom with nature and the environment. (For further information see www.binadesa.or.id).

·         IBU Foundation provides support for the Child Development at PAUD Programs and for Community Health at POSYANDU Centers. They aim to empower individuals and communities to take an active role in their own education and health care and provide better access to education and appropriate nutrition as well as, health awareness and medical services by providing these services through schools, clinics and community centers. They train leaders for self-education.  (For further information see www.ibufoundation.or.id).
 
2. AWO International in the Philippines

The Southeast Asia Office in Yogyakarta is currently working with the following three partner organization based in Davao del Norte, Mindanao City, largely in the field of trafficking and child labor.

·         TALIKALAfocuses on reduction of trafficking in women and children for sexual exploitation in densely populated neighborhood on the outskirts of Davao City. Talikala provides consulting and training for children and young people (mostly irls and women), training for the prevention of child trafficking, as well as construction of child protection council.

·         KAUGMAON CENTER FOR CHILDREN CONCERN FOUNDATION support families with very low income, working children, parents and children through providing education, training and workshop on child right and healthy development of children. The activity aim to reduce the involvement of children in heavy and hazardous work in Davao City and its neighboring village. (for further information see www.kaugmaondavao.multiply.com)

·         CHILD ALERT MINDANAO focuses on assisting local communities in establishing child protection network and support mechanism for victims of exploitation and abuse as well as develops capacities of children and service provider (GO-NGO) on issues of child labor, trafficking and existing legal provisions.

II.            OBJECTIVES OF THE CONSULTANCY

Each partner had worked out a detailed impact oriented Log frame for the next 3 year phase starting January 2012. For the indicators in this log frame, they will have to develop the necessary baseline data. These baseline data for each partner organization will be of high relevance for the impact orientation in their respective project. In this context the consultant will act as coordinator and trainer for the planned   baseline data workshop of AWO International in South- East Asia.

III.           EXPECTED OUTPUTS

At the end of the workshop, the participants will have the capability to draft a comprehensive baseline data report for their program area. For this they will be qualified on how to select, collect, validate, analyze, evaluate and utilize data and how to create an appropriate report. In addition, all partners will have worked out all necessary data in their own projects, partly with guidance from the consultant, partly by their own. While the participants will have gone through the baseline data workshop prepared and delivered by the consultant a comprehensive data bank and data evaluation should be at their files. Concise documents of the workshop with the most important tools should be also available at the end.


IV.          METHODOLOGY

The  Baseline data workshops for the two countries will be separately carried out. One will be organized in Indonesia near to the project areas of the Indonesian partners in Bandung or Bogor/West java, the other one near to the project sites of Davao City/Southern Mindanao in the Philippines.

Workshop structure

Part 1, Training Workshop(5 days):
The consultant will be responsible for preparing, organizing and conducting the baseline data training of one week.  This includes the methodology, data collection and analysis techniques, and other skill needed to conduct high quality survey including a detailed review of all questions, instructions and filters in the questionnaires prior to the commencement of field work (survey). The participants will at this time also get an idea in how to consider in practice already the procedure of the later data entries, analysis and evaluation.

Part 2, Supervised Fieldwork(2 days supervision plus 1 day distance advisory for each partner organization), Together with the participants the consultants will coordinate and guide data collection activities in selected areas/communes of partners and advising for the accuracy of the survey data. He will coordinate the development of the following baseline data survey tools:
·         A summary document
·         A report reflecting the input
·         The survey process: methodology, sample design, interviewer training, summary of fieldwork, and notes on data quality, problem encountered in survey, and lessons learned.
·         The survey findings: key descriptive statistics, the implication of the findings for the area programs, and other documentation needed for accurate interpretation of data.
Each partner organization will select his example area, in which the first two day data collection activities will be realized together with the consultant. The participants will then have time to continue their work within the next 4 – 6 weeks by their own. Within this time, the consultant should be prepared to answer questions at the telephone or by email and will have to calculate for this one additional day

Part 3, Training Workshop(4 days)
The participants will come together for this workshop again. The consultant will make some repetition form part 1 and will then focus on in depth knowledge and capability for handling the data base, data entry, designing data templates, validation, analysis, evaluation, and the structuring and designing of reporting. No complete reports need to be produced at the end, but the participants should have example reports and enough tools and knowledge on their hands to complete a professional report within one week after the workshop. The consultant will provide a concise draft on the result of the surveys with in-depth analysis and relate it to existing partners outcome indicators.


Date and Time

The workshop for Indonesia is scheduled as follows:

Part 1: End of February/Beginning of March 2012
Part 2: if possible, adjacent or near to Part 1.
Part 3: around mid of April 2012

The workshop for the Philippines is scheduled as follows:

Part 1: around second week of March
Part 2: if possible adjacent or near to part 1.
Part 3: around end of April


V.            QUALIFICATIONS
·         Post-graduate degree or relevant fields – development studies, education or science.
·         Experiences in baseline survey especially on community development survey.
·         Demonstrated experience in data collection or research.
·         Relevant working experiences with International NGO.
·         Experience living or working in rural communities.
·         Commitment to continuous improvement and quality standards.
·         Willingness to work independently or to work in a team.
·         Ability to take a learning approach to continuously improve.
·         Commitment to maintaining the highest standards of confidentially at all times.
·         Local context knowledge is preferable
 
VI.          THE OFFER

For the preparation, realization, and post processing 19 days should be calculated.
The time should have the following structure:

Preparation     3 days
Part 1              5 days
Part 2              6 days *
Part 3              4 days
Follow up         1 day

* in Indonesia: 2 days for each of the two  partners plus 1 day distance advisory, plus 1 day travelling to the field. In the Philippines no additional   travelling time to the field from Davao City is needed and survey for the three partners together should be done within 5 days. 

The offer should specify the activities and content of the workshop, the materials and tools provided and should include a program and time table.

For the price calculation the honorary per day and separately the prices for the materials and tools should be specified. Accommodation and meals and per diem allowances will be provided separately from AWO.  If appropriate location for the workshop will be proposed, this would be welcome, but should be separately specified in the offer.

Also modification of the structure and the content can be accepted, if it can be justified and reasons for this explained.

The offer can provide the service for both workshops or only for one workshop. For the Workshop in Indonesia, the consultant should be fluent in Bahasa Indonesia as this would ease the explanations in the workshop and especially the field work  substantially.

The offer should be sent latest 6 February 2012 to the following Email address: yunika@awointernational.de