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Tenders are invited for Project Evaluation -Supporting the National Strategy for the De-Institutionalization of Persons with Disabilities in Jordan 1st July 22 30th of Nov Closing Date: 5 Aug 2025 Type: Consultancy Themes: Health/Protection and Human Rights. . General information . About Humanity & Inclusion HI is an independent and impartial aid and development organization with no religious or political affiliations operating in situations of poverty and exclusion, conflict, and disaster. We work alongside people with disabilities and vulnerable people to help meet their essential needs, improve their living conditions and promote respect for their dignity and fundamental rights. Since the organization was first founded in 1982, we have set up development programs in more than 50 countries and responded to many emergencies. Today we have a budget of around 185 million euros, with 3,500 employees worldwide. HI is engaged in an employment policy in favour of persons with disabilities. For further information about the organization, please visit www.hi.org 1.2 About Humanity & Inclusion in the country HI has been operating in Jordan since 2003, implementing projects focused on access to comprehensive services for physical and functional rehabilitation, early detection and early intervention of children with developmental delays, increasing inclusion of vulnerable people in other services, inclusive education, deinstitutionalization for living independently, and inclusive employment to promote equal opportunities. Under the European Union grant, HI Jordan is implementing a pilot project Supporting the National Strategy for the De-institutionalization (De-I) of Persons with Disabilities in Jordan from July 2022 to November 2025. The project aims to support the implementation of the National Strategy for the De-institutionalization of Persons with Disability that was launched in November 2019 by the Ministry of Social Development (MoSD) and the Higher Council for the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (HCD). The De-I strategy vision is that no children or adults with disabilities live in large-scale residential institutions and that they are all enabled to live with families or independently and to participate fully in the life of the community. The project will pilot a comprehensive model of De-I and prevention of institutions, based on the rights-based approach to disability and inclusion, for the direct benefit of 500 children and adults with disabilities and their families (40 women from institutions and 450 persons to be prevented from institutions). The De-I project will support 100 persons with intellectual disabilities to transition from the institution towards family and community-based care or to prevent/avoid institutions. The project is supporting one of the five governmental institutions located in Tafelah governorate (South of Jordan), named Tafelah Centre for Care and Rehabilitation. The centre is run and managed by MoSD, and provides institutional services for 107 adult Jordanians women with intellectual disabilities aged 18 60, the services are provided through 114 staff with different backgrounds including; Managers, Nurses, Caregivers (especial education background), Caregiver Assistance, Social Workers, Nutritionists, Psychosocial Workers in addition to logistics and Finance staff. 40 women out of the 107 will be supported to be hosted by their original families or foster families. The project will support prevention to institutions by providing support to 60 persons with intellectual disabilities and their families who are seeking institutional services registered on the MoSD waiting list. In addition, 350 children with disabilities will be supported through Early Intervention (EI)/Childhood Development (ECD) services provided in the inclusive daily care centre (in Zarqa governorate), and another 50 adults with disabilities will be supported through vocational training. Also, the project will empower persons with disabilities and their families to be self-advocates and make group support with support from the HI partner (Inclusion International (II)). As the project is considered a pilot, there is a deliberate intention of ensuring that the projects experiences and practices are documented to facilitate scale-up and replication opportunities with the rest of the residential beneficiaries in Tafelah Centre for Care and Rehabilitation or/and in other residential institution in Jordan or other countries. Context of the evaluation 2.1 Presentation of the project to be evaluated Implementation dates: 1st of July 2022 30th of November 2025 (41 months) Location/Areas of intervention: Cross Jordan: Tafelah, Zarqa, Irbid, Amman, Operating Partners: Consortium members; Inclusion International (II) Target Groups: 500 children and adults with disabilities Project Budget: 2.2M Euro Project Logical Framework: Overall Objective (Impact) To contribute to the Jordanian National De-Institutionalisation Strategys vision that no children or adults with disabilities live in large-scale residential institutions and that they are all enabled to live with families or independently and to participate fully in the life of the community. Specific Objectives Specific Objective 1 (SO1): To pilot a comprehensive model of De-institutionalisation and prevention of institutionalisation, based on the rights-based approach to disability and inclusion, for the direct benefit of 300 children and adults with disabilities and their families. Specific Objective 2 (SO2): To support MOSD in the implementation of the National De-institutionalisation Strategy in line with international commitments and to share good practices and lessons learnt from the pilot de-institutionalisation model at regional and international events Main output and their related activities implemented and indicators: Outputs of the Specific Objective 1: Output 1: Identified MOSD centres are supported to develop their full capacity to provide inclusive daily care services to children and adults with disabilities. Activity 1.1: Mapping of existing centres and identification of two centres in collaboration with MOSD that will receive support from HI to transition towards Inclusive Day-Care Services Centre. Activity 1.2: Review and adapt MOSDs centres (including Early Intervention Centers) tools and train the staff how to use these tools and related protocols. Activity 1.3: Improve the accessibility of the centres premises and equipment (of the 1 targeted residential institutions). Activity 1.4: Capacity building of the centre staff to equip them to work with a human rights and person-driven approach. Activity 1.5: Support persons with disabilities who will transition from the institutions through a person-cantered and person-driven approaches and empower them to create self-advocacy groups. Output 1 Indicators: OVI1: 20 of residential centres staff trained/coached on person-cantered action plans. OVI2: 22% of residential centres beneficiaries moved out from residential to their families. OVI3: 20 of the Early Intervention centre staff trained on the Early Intervention program and the Early Intervention protocol. Output 2: Persons with disabilities and their families are empowered to support inclusion at home and in their communities. Activity 2.1: Support to families to be well prepared to host or re-host children and adults with disabilities. Activity 2.2: Support to children and adults with disabilities to define personalized action plans for inclusion in their families and communities. Activity 2.3: Create a network of families and of persons with disabilities for peer-support which will be a space for them to exchange good practices that support inclusion and discuss challenges. Output 2 Indicators: OVI1: 500 children and adults with disabilities receive in-home and community-based support. OVI2: 70 families supported with financial assistance OVI3: 15 persons with disabilities trained on self-advocacy OVI4: 5 peer support networks of families with children and adults with disabilities established in target areas. OVI5: 200 families trained and coached to support their children and adults with disabilities. Output 3: Alternative Community Approaches are identified and piloted to support de-institutionalisation and inclusion. Activity 3.1 Training of CBOs/CSOs/OPDs on de-institutionalisation and inclusion of persons with disabilities in the community. Activity 3.2: Capacity building to CBOs/OPDs and CSOs to enhance their ability developing inclusive community and home-based support services for people with intellectual disabilities, through hands-on coaching exposure to inclusive models, and collaboration with self-advocate. Activity 3.3: Support CBOs/CSOs/OPDs and families to raise awareness on the rights of persons with disabilities and to improve inclusiveness of their services and their advocacy work. Activity 3.4: Develop partnerships with Vocational Training Centers (VTCs) and potential employers to provide persons with disabilities with opportunities/spaces to develop skills in relation to different professional vocations. Output 3 Indicators: OVI1: 1 of a residential centre equipped to provide inclusive daily care services. OVI2: 60 of awareness sessions conducted/delivered by CBOs and OPDs. OVI3: 50 persons with disabilities enrolled in vocational training centres. Outputs of the Specific Objective 2: Output 1: Good practices from the pilot intervention in target areas inform the implementation of de-institutionalisation in Jordan and in the region. Activity 1.1: Facilitate regular meetings of the Technical Steering Committee to identify and document good practices and lessons learned from the implementation of the pilot intervention in target ar Tender Link : https://reliefweb.int/job/4167256/project-evaluation-supporting-national-strategy-de-institutionalization-persons-disabilities-jordan-1st-july-22-30th-nov
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