Evaluation of the Information, Counselling and Legal Assista

• Desk Study and Document Review: The evaluation team shall examine independent country reports, topical/thematic reports produced by the NRC, prior evaluations, NRC global and country strategy documents, grant agreements, proposals, donor and internal reports, internal legal assistance guides/documents, training documents, and any other relevant materials.
• Field Visits to study the work of ICLA Gaza and PCDCR field offices.
• Stakeholder Interviews, including interviews with key NRC staff, PCDCR staff, beneficiaries, family members and traditional leaders.
• Beneficiary focus groups and surveys, including at least 12-15 focus groups and 150-200 individual community/household surveys by phone or in person with both ICLA and PCDCR’s beneficiaries.  
• Case Studies including at least 10-15 case studies with women who have experienced positive/negative outcomes through interventions by NRC ICLA or ICLA partner PCDCR.

• Openness – of information given, to the highest possible degree to all involved parties
• Publicity/public access – to the results when there are no special consideration against this
• Broad participation – the interested parties should be involved where relevant and possible
• Reliability and independence – the evaluation should be conducted so that findings and conclusions are correct and trustworthy

• What is best practice in the project design to both NRC ICLA and PCDCR?
• Does the project properly assess beneficiary need?
• Has the project defined criteria for selecting beneficiaries in accordance with its objectives? If these exist, have they been applied consistently?
• Are HLP disputes and violations being handled in an effective and efficacious manner?
• Is the project perceived as being effective by relevant stakeholders, including beneficiaries, implementing partners and local leaders?
• Is the collaboration with an implementing partner in the project the most appropriate and cost-effective modality?
• Has the project developed the capacity of the PCDCR in assisting women to access and assert their HLP rights through informal justice mechanisms?
• How are capacity-building activities, both for NRC staff and external stakeholders, including traditional leaders and partner lawyers, enhancing the durability of the results?
• What positive and/or negative effects (intended/unintended) are produced by the project’s intervention?
• Are beneficiaries or others being harmed as a result of the project?
• What change in individual outcomes for women can be measured through the dispute resolution process?
• To what extent has the project contributed to a different approach to dealing with women’s inheritance and HLP issues in the Gaza Strip?
• Is the overall situation of women in relation to HLP rights being improved as a result of project activities?
• Can any level of normative or other change be measured in the community’s acceptance of women’s empowerment and HLP rights as a consequence of the project?
• Has the project contributed to the resolution of HLP disputes for women, taking account of social and cultural considerations and human rights issues?
• Are the project activities a good use of resources, consistent with the long-term objectives of the program to effect positive change?

• Inception report (15 August 2013): Following the desk review and prior to beginning field work, the evaluation team will produce an inception report subject to approval by NRC. This report will detail a draft work plan with a summary of the primary information needs, and the methodology to be used (description of how data will be collected, sampling framework, and data sources). The inception report should highlight the strategy for addressing the analysis of additionality and efficiency. This includes reviewing the type and detail of data available for analysis, the analytical approach selected, and a justification for that approach.
• Draft final report (10 September 2013):A draft report should be submitted to the ICLA Project Manager, who will review the draft and provide feedback to the evaluation team by 20 September 2013.
• Final report (30 September 2013): A final report should be submitted to the ICLA Project Manager, with the evaluation team having addressed NRC’s comments as appropriate.

• Executive summary, including recommendations
• Table of contents
• Methodology including caveat(s) for potential shortcomings
• Main findings (to include commentary and analysis addressing evaluation purpose and outputs, including a section dedicated to the issue of particular lessons learned)
• Conclusion and recommendations
• Appendices, to include evaluation terms of reference, maps, a record of interviews and focus groups conducted and a bibliography.

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