Young Voices on the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with
Disabilities
Project final evaluation
Terms of Reference
Indonesia
Young
Voices (YV) is a global network of young people with disabilities which
campaigns for the implementation of the United Nations Convention on the Rights
of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD). This project supported by the European
Union established Young Voices in Indonesia and has provided enormous opportunities
for young people with disabilities to speak out and get involved in local and
national campaigns.
When
the CRPD was being negotiated in 2005–2006, Leonard Cheshire Disability’s
research found that young people did not feel included in the society and in
particular in the development of key conventions, legislation and policies
which would affect them and very much wanted to be part of mainstream society
and contribute to key development.
This
project is co-funded by the European Commission’s Instrument for Democracy and
Human Rights Country-based Support Scheme for Indonesia and runs from February
2012 to February 2014. The total cost of the action is €137,784 of which the
EIDHR is contributing 95%. The project is being implemented in two locations, Jakarta
and Banda Aceh, in partnership with the Yayasan Wisma Cheshire Home, a member
of the Leonard Cheshire Disability Global Alliance.
The
goal of this project is to contribute to the ratification and implementation of
the UNCRPD in Indonesia through strengthening the capacity of young disabled
people to be active citizens and participate fully in civil society action on
decision making. The implementation of the Convention will result in a more
inclusive society in Indonesia where the human rights of disabled people are recognized
and their living conditions improve.
The
purpose of the action is to equip young people with disabilities in Indonesia
with the knowledge, skills and confidence they need to understand their rights;
to claim their right to gainful work and to advocate effectively leading to
positive changes in the attitudes of duty bearers and eventually to the
implementation of the UN Convention in Indonesia.
Purpose of the
evaluation
· To analyse existing approaches and propose strategies to make the campaign more effective and better managed.
· To improve programme implementation, explore replication/scalability of current YV projects and examine their sustainability.
- To feed into the assessment of LCD’s policy approach at national, regional and global level.
· To generate evidence that will be used to design the next phase of the national and global campaigns.
Objectives
- To evaluate the project against the following criteria:
- the relevance of the project approach in responding to the need in Indonesia;
- the efficiency and effectiveness of the programme implementation mechanisms;
- the impact of the project against the expected objectives and outcomes;
- the sustainability of the intervention in terms of financial and institutional capacity
Areas of focus –
overarching questions
Relevance
·
To what extent was the approach adopted by
this project appropriate to equip young people with disabilities in Indonesia
with the knowledge, skills and confidence they need to understand their rights;
to advocate effectively and to claim their right to gainful work· To what extent are YV groups responding to the specific need for the implementation and monitoring of the CRPD in Indonesia?
· To what extent were the project target group involved in the project design?
· To what extent was the composition of the YV Groups appropriate for achieving the project’s objectives
Efficiency
Programme
implementation and use of resources
- Are the right people in place at each level? Are their roles relevant? Is the current structure the most effective for providing sound project management and consistent support to the Young Voices groups?
- Examine the relationship between the partner and the regional staff in delivering the project
- Assess the effectiveness of the regional and UK policy and campaigns team for the project
- Is the budget adequate? What are the challenges encountered?
- Are the plans and timeframes adequate?
Monitoring
and evaluation
·
How effective is the project at monitoring
its progress and in identifying results? Do the primary stakeholders participate
in this process? · What is the quality of evidence on which the project bases its results and demonstrates impact?
· Are the existing reporting mechanisms useful for facilitating learning?
- What are the monitoring systems and practices in place? What needs to be done to improve their performance?
Value for money
·
To what extent is the YVs project based on a
solid understanding of value for money indicators (economic, efficient and
effective)?· Have the project targets been adequately achieved in relation to expenditure
- What are the checks and balances in place to ensure that money is used and accounted for efficiently?
Effectiveness
Results/Impact
·
To what extent is the YVs project performing
against the proposed objectives? What are the reasons / factors contributing to
success or failure to meet these objectives?· To what extent have YV members built effective relationships with key duty bearers resulting in increased awareness of the Convention and responsiveness to the needs of people with disabilities? And what are the challenges encountered in this engagement e.g. location etc.
· How well placed is the project now towards achieving implementation of the CRPD in Indonesia? What factors might affect or influence this? Are our strategies for achieving this realistic and appropriate and what needs to be done?
· What changes (positive/negative, intended or unintended) have come about so far as a result, and how many people are affected (estimates)?
· To what extent are young disabled people who are members of YVs groups better placed to participate in decision making activities? As youth how are they using the policy making platforms to lobby for mainstreaming disability issues? What factors are influencing this?
· To what extent are YVs members aware of any personal changes that have happened to them as a result of this project? What has been the impact on their families?
· To what extent do the YVs groups interact with other YVs groups in the country/ region/ globally? What were the challenges?
· To what extent do the YVs groups interact with local / national/ Global DPOs? Have they had any influence on the YV group? How is the YVs project contributing towards the disability movement locally?
· What have been the effects of YV members participating in International events? What are the challenges?
· What has been the effect of the communication and advocacy training imparted to the YV members? (videos, music, media training, use of social media - internet/ facebook/YouTube)
- How effective is the media advocacy and dissemination strategy under the YV project?
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External factors - political instability, policies, global priorities etc.
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Internal factors - management practice, training opportunities, resources- Relationships with wider stakeholders, peer groups, networks, forums
Learning
·
To what extent do YVs
capture and share the experiences it has in implementing its work (both
positive and negative) in different countries to improve opportunities across
the project? · How is the knowledge generated from this project used within LCD as a whole and how is it being shared with others (including partners, beneficiaries and external stakeholders)?
· Are there any examples of where new knowledge has been taken up by others?
· Do the YVs groups still want to use films and music to express their stories? Are there alternative methods that would be preferable?
· To what extent have YVs groups utilised social media in their networking, communication and advocacy? Is additional support required to do this?
· Is it possible to identify examples of best practice to be shared with other practitioners of youth engagement and rights-based advocacy?
Sustainability
·
Has the project identified
an appropriate range of risks and is it taking positive steps to mitigate them?· Are the preconditions for success well-articulated and do they remain relevant?
· To what extent are YVs groups able to sustain their campaign and meet the interest of the members and/or what specific measures are in place to promote their sustenance?
- How do the YVs groups keep graduated members (over 25s) engaged?
· What is the envisaged role of the partner as well as the LCD Regional and International offices in sustaining the YVs?
· Are the local partners in a better position to deliver right based advocacy using social model of disability?
· How have relationships been developed with key policy makers, government and other NGOs at local and global level in order to sustain Young Voices?
Key stakeholders groups
Internal
- Young Voices members/families
- Partner representatives (e.g. Campaign coordinator, board member)
- Regional Staff
- LCD-UK Staff
External
- Local DPO representatives
- Government/local council representatives
Methodology
We advise employing a Most Significant Change approach incorporating the
following research methods:
·
Key informant interviews o YVs representative from both groups
o National facilitator
o Chair of the board of Yasayan Wisma Cheshire
o Regional Advocacy Manager - EAPRO
o International Policy and Campaigns Officer/Manager
o Regional Programme Manager – Asia
o External stakeholder (e.g. parent of YV member, representative of DPO, NGO or government institution that has engaged with Young Voices)
· General questionnaire distributed to all groups focused on perceptions of change, learning and ideas for the future. Questionnaire to be completed during Young Voices monthly meetings where possible with the assistance of the National Facilitator.
· Desk survey of relevant reports and project documents generated to date.
·
Review of selection of campaign material that
has been produced for the YVs website including resources, films and music.
Deliverables
·
Draft report and
preliminary findings by 10st February.
·
Final report by 15 February 2014. This should include an
assessment of overall project goal, objectives and approaches; and practical
recommendations for further implementation.
·
Face-to-face discussion of findings.
Expected profile of
the consultant:
·
Experience in
conducting and analysing both qualitative and quantitative research
·
Good analytical and
report writing skills
·
Experience in
conducting policy and advocacy work in the context of developing countries.
·
Familiarity with
disability issues and development context in Indonesia.
Submission of
proposals:
Interested consultants are invited to submit by a proposal by 31 January 2014 to barkha.henry@lcdisability.org. The
proposal should be between 6-10 pages and include the following:
·
An understanding of
the TOR and the issues to address.
·
Details of the
proposed methodology.
·
Timetable of
activities
o Preliminary findings and draft report required by 21st February
o Final report required by 7th March 2014
·
Proposed budget
o Suggested 15-18 days
o €8000-€9000 (including all travel expenses)
·
CV of lead
consultant
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