Food Security and Livelihoods External evaluation Consultancy at Danish Refugee Council (DRC)

Food Security and Livelihoods External evaluation Consultancy:

The DRC Nigeria programme strategy is currently articulated around the provision of Unconditional Cash Transfers, Cash for Work (CFW) and Complimentary Livelihood Initiatives focusing on IDPs and host communities. However, while responding to the most pressing needs of IDPs, DRC simultaneously provides support to returnees who have arrived back to their areas of origin and need recovery assistance as they begin rebuilding their lives. DRC also assists vulnerable Host Community households with the intervention described.

To respond to growing humanitarian needs, FFP has been funding the Danish Refugees Council (DRC) since 2018 to implement the project " Addressing food insecurity, strengthening resilience, and supporting early recovery through cash transfer programming”, within the Food Security and Livelihood sector. The goal of this action is to improve household food security, reduce vulnerability, and restore livelihood assets of the affected communities.

DRC plans to conduct an external evaluation in order to evaluate the impact of its intervention

• a) for the project beneficiaries,
• b) in a broader sense within the affected community
•  c) as part of the wider humanitarian response.

The evaluation will provide an independent assessment of the relevance, efficiency, effectiveness, and sustainability of the programme and make recommendations to enable the organization to engage in effective policymaking, planning, programming, and implementation. It is also intended that this evaluation of the completed grant forms the baseline for the start-up and implementation of a new grant in similar sectors.