SAIH invites consultant/consultants to conduct an impact evaluation of two projects in Zimbabwe. Application deadline to submit bid for the assignment is June 23rd 2009.

SAIH (Norwegian Students’ and Academics’ International Assistance Fund) is a development and solidarity organisation run by students and academics in Norway. SAIH’s objective is to contribute in such a manner that as many people as possible may obtain an education on their own terms and that marginalised groups get to influence their own situation and their society. SAIH cooperates with local organisations and educational institutions in Latin America and Southern Africa under the slogan «Education for Liberation». In Norway, SAIH does information work and lobbying about global education (North-South issues) and Norwegian development policies. The UN declaration of Human rights constitutes the foundation of the work. SAIH is an independent organisation with no affiliation to any political party.

SAIH has been engaged in educational and health development projects in Zimbabwe since the liberation of Zimbabwe in 1980. In the current period with NORAD funding, SAIH cooperates and financially support several Zimbabwean civil society organisations working on youth’s political and social participation, within the thematic areas media, education, democratization, sexual and reproductive rights.  

The evaluation will assess two of the current projects within the SAIH programme: “Education for students and youths participation in Zimbabwe”. Since 1999, SAIH has had a partnership with Community Working Group on Health (CWGH). The project to be evaluated was originally, from 2000-2004, funded by Operation Days Work, but has since 2004 has been a project under CWGH with NORAD funding. The main focus for the assignment will be an impact evaluation of this project. The other project is a pilot started in 2008 with Federation of Media Women of Zimbabwe. The assessment of the pilot project will guide the future funding for this project. Both projects focus on sexual and reproductive rights, while the latter is particularly using media as a tool for youths to gain knowledge on the subject.

The evaluation process is expected to take five to six weeks and will consist of review of documents, field visits including observation and interview with project participants and staff  and to carry out an independent analysis of the data gathered and writing the report. The final report must be completed and presented in writing in English no later than the 20^th of September 2010.

The evaluation team should compose of person(s) with experiences in carrying out reviews and evaluations of development projects, programmes and organisations including strong focus on participatory methods. There should be one team leader. The team should have good understanding of issues that youths in Zimbabwe are facing and which are of importance to them. Specific knowledge regarding sexual and reproductive rights, women and equality and political and social participation will be a requirement.  Knowledge of media and communication is a benefit.

Knowledge of Norwegian, Ndeble and Shona is an advantage.

The evaluation report should be a source of learning for the organisations and projects, and SAIH programme; the team should have experience with this type of communication

Interested persons can contact SAIH to get the Terms of Reference for the assigment. The deadline for submitting a bid is the 23^rd of June 2010.

Contact information:

Kari Lindemann, Programme Advisor for Zimbabwe, phone (+47) 21 06 34 77/70 kari.lindemann@saih.no