Baseline Survey Term of Reference for

Holistic Rural Development Program (HRDP-I)

2021-2026

1. Baseline Survey Summary

Program Name Holistic Rural Development Program (HRDP-I)

Target Location Bavel, Kamrieng, Phnom Prek, Phnum Kravanh, Teuk Phos, Samaki Meanchey,

Aoral, Phnom Srouch, Romeas Haek, Svay Chrum, and Kampong Trabaek

districts, of Battambang, Pursat, Kampong Chhnang, Kampong Speu, Svay

Rieng and Prey Veng Provinces.

Program Overall Goal Vulnerable communities in LWD target areas are empowered to enjoy their

equitable and sustainable development within the family, community and

society

Program Objective/

Outcome

1. Small holder and interested farmers have increased income through

diversified on-farm1 and off-farm2 livelihood activities

2. Community people are empowered to cope with the adverse impact of

disasters and climate change adaptation for long term sustainability

3. WASH, Nutrition and Health of poor community members and target

households, especially women and children, improved

4. Quality3 of education at pre-schools and primary schools in target areas

improved in line with the Child Friendly School Policy

5. Accountability of duty bearers in delivering local social public services for

right holders strengthened

6. LWD’s governance, management and operational systems reflect best

practices in organizational development to support program delivery

Direct Program - ID Poor-1/ID Poor-2: 1,4075

- People with disabilities: 704 (246 Women)

- Youth: 7,038 (3519 women)

- Children: 23,873 (11,937 girls)

- Agriculture Cooperative:

- Small Holder: 4,138 (2,483 women)

- Churches: 23

- Producer and Market Agent: 88 (44 women)

Indirect Program - N/A

Key partners - Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fishery (MoAFF)

o Provincial Department of Agriculture

1 On-farm includes horticulture, livestock, aquaculture and rice production 2 Off-farm include Small scale business and enterprises (i.e. selling cakes, groceries, handicrafts, tailoring, hair

dresser, beauty salon, trading, other small vocational skills….) 3 Assess the (i) Net Admission Rate, Net Enrolment, dropped-rate, repetition rate, completion rate

o Provincial Office of Agriculture cooperative

o District agriculture office

o Agriculture cooperative

- Ministry of Education Youth and Sport (MoEYS)

o National Committee for Early Childhood and Care Development

o Provincial department of Education

o District Office of Education

o School Support Committee

o School Director (SD)

o School Cluster

o Child Council

o Teachers

- Ministry of Health (MoH)

o Provincial Heald Department (PHD)

o Operational District (OD)

o Health Center (HC)

o Village Health Support Group (VHSG)

- Ministry of Environment

o Cambodia Climate Change Alliance

o Provincial Department of Environment

o District of Environment Office

- Ministry of Women Affairs

o Department of Gender Base Violence and Women Affairs

o Provincial Department of Women Affairs

o District of Women Affairs

- Ministry of Social Affairs, Veteran and Youth Rehabilitation

o Department of Social Affairs

o Department of Well-being

o Provincial Department of Social Affair

o District of Social Welfares

- National Disaster Management Committee

o Provincial Committee for Disaster Management (PCDM)

o District Committee for Disaster Management (DCDM)

o Commune Committee for Disaster Management (CCDM)

o Village Disaster Management Group (VDMG)

- Ministry of Industry, Science, Technology & Innovation

o Provincial Department of Industry, Science, Technology & Innovation

- National Committee for Counter Trafficking

o National Committee for Counter Trafficking in Person, Phnom Penh

o Provincial Committee for Counter Trafficking in Person

o District Committee for Counter Trafficking in Person

- Service providers and buyers of products of the targeted value chains

o Agriculture Cooperative (AC)

o Producer Group

- Sub-national Local Authorities

o District Consultative for Women and Children (DCWC)

o Commune Council for Women and Children (CCWC)

- Local CBO

o Churches, Agriculture Cooperative, Youth group, Children group,

Parents group, Producer Group, and Child Council

- Private Sector:

o Local buyers

o Micro Finance Institution (MFI)

- NGO Networks:

o Cooperation Committee for Cambodia

o NGO-Forum

o NGO-NEP

o Others

Program Lifespan 2021-2026

Donor Support N/A

Baseline Purpose The baseline study will focus on the collection of data/information for a set of

performance indicators outlined in the program document tentative results

framework matrix. The baseline survey will form the basis for the final evaluation

other than setting the baseline and helps to set targets for program indicators.

Consequently, it’s vital to consider the impact that are going to create through

the program also to be considered in this baseline survey.

Primary Method Quantitative survey from cited from key number (Appendix 1 targeted AC,

Teachers, Youth, Local authority, Churches, and …. etc.

• Qualitative interviews with key partners

• Document review including relevant secondary data

Baseline Start and

End Dates

From 1st December, 2021 – 30 January, 2022

Anticipated Baseline

Report Release Date

Baseline report will be released 30, January, 2022

2. Introduction to LWD:

Life With Dignity evolved from the work of the Lutheran World Service Cambodia from 1979 to 1992, a field

program of Lutheran World Federation, which focused on emergency relief, demining and resettlement. In

1993, the program was renamed as Lutheran World Federation (LWF) Cambodia Program and shifted focus

to supporting rural development. The LWF Cambodia Program was localised and registered with the

Ministry of Interior (MoI) on 09 September 2010 as Life With Dignity, a national NGO, with Cambodians

taking on all management and leadership roles. In compliance with the 2015 Law on Associations and Non-

Governmental Organisations (LANGO), LWD re-registered with the MoI on 19 March 2018.

Since 2011, LWD has successfully completed the Integrated Rural Development through Empowerment

Program (2011-2014); the Empowerment through Self Reliance Program (ESRP) (2015-2017) with four main

components (1) Good Governance and Social Accountability (2) Livelihood Development (3) Disaster Risk

Reduction and Climate Change and (4) Organisational Development and the Livelihood Enhancement

Actions Program Document (LEAP) (2018-2020) to meet the growing needs of the poor and vulnerable

communities in Cambodia amidst a complex political context.

With a proven track record of successful rural development work, LWD has years of in-depth experience in

humanitarian and development work targeting the most vulnerable groups in rural areas where both

infrastructure and public services are poor. LWD is acknowledged for its work at enhancing local

governance, promoting community sustainable livelihoods and building community resilience for disaster

preparedness and climate change adaptation.

Over the years, LWD has built a strong reputation for its rights-based empowerment approach and integrated

rural development, with an emphasis on participation of all stakeholders, especially poor rural communities.

LWD has worked with the most vulnerable households, individuals and communities to claim their rights

and to raise their demands to government authorities and institutions to respond to their priorities and needs.

LWD has also worked with government institutions and officials to strengthen their capacity to better

perform their roles and responsibilities as duty bearers to fulfil their obligations and respond to citizens’

demands.

Organisationally, LWD has continued to demonstrate good governance and professionalism at the highest

standards. LWD was awarded the NGO Governance and Professional Practice Certificate in 2017 for the

second time since 2012, a testimony to strong governance, accountability and transparency, financial

management, relationships and communications, quality assurance and human resource management

standards.

LWD’s Board of Directors is actively involved in providing strategic oversight, professional guidance and

quality advice and meets on a regular basis in support of management. In 2012 and 2015, LWD underwent

organisational restructures resulting in a leaner and more efficient senior management team, qualified

technical specialists and committed capable staff in the field.

LWD continues to place strong emphasis on collaboration and networking with different stakeholders at all

levels, including at the local, sub-national, national, regional and international levels. LWD has strong

cooperative relationships with local communities, local authorities, government departments and ministries

as well as local NGOs, International NGOs, UN Agencies and other development agencies. In Cambodia,

LWD is actively involved in several networks and forums, including The NGO Forum on Cambodia, The

Cooperation Committee for Cambodia, NGO Education Partnership (NEP) of Cambodia, Cambodian

Humanitarian Forum (CHF), Joint Action Group on Disaster Risk Reduction (JAG), and Cambodia

Development of Human Resources in Rural Areas (CamboDHRRA). Senior LWD staff and program

specialists participate in several Technical Working Group meetings and other networks at the provincial and

national levels on Agriculture, Education, Child Protection, Health, WASH, DRR/CCA, and Migration and

Human Trafficking.

At the regional and international level, LWD is an active member of the Action for Churches Together (ACT

Alliance) which aims to create positive and sustainable change in the lives of poor and marginalised people,

and the Asian Zone Environment and Emergency Cooperation Network (AZEECON), an informal regional

network dedicated to capacity building and quality improvement of members and partners and the

interchange of knowledge and ideas to improve programming interventions in relief, rehabilitation and

development by members.

3. Program Feature of LWD

3.1 Geographical Focus Area

LWD Program Document 2021-2026 will serve poor and vulnerable communities in 323 villages across the

six provinces of Battambang, Pursat, Kampong Chhnang, Kampong Speu, Svay Rieng, and Prey Veng,

reaching over 239,100 beneficiaries, including poor farmers, landless and land poor families, female headed

households, illiterate adults and youth (women), persons with disabilities, disadvantaged children and youth

as well as migrants.

LWD works with these primary target groups at the individual, household and community level with links

to village, commune and district levels. The key mechanisms include supporting and working with Partner

Household Groups, Agriculture Cooperatives, Producer Groups, Small Business Groups, Youth Groups and

School Children’s Councils.

3.2 Program Strategic Objective:

LWD Program Document 2021-2026 will focus on six objectives/outcomes as the following:

• Objective/ Outcome 1: Small holder and interested farmers have increased income through

diversified on-farm4 and off-farm5 livelihood activities

• Objective/ Outcome 2: Community people are empowered to cope with the adverse impact

of disasters and climate change adaptation for long term sustainability

• Objective/ Outcome 3: WASH, Nutrition and Health of poor community members and

target households, especially women and children, improved

• Objective/ Outcome 4: Quality6 of education at pre-schools and primary schools in target

areas improved in line with the Child Friendly School Policy

• Objective/ Outcome 5: Accountability of duty bearers in delivering local social public

services for right holders strengthened

• Objective/ Outcome 6: LWD’s governance, management and operational systems reflect

best practices in organizational development to support program delivery

4 On-farm includes horticulture, livestock, aquaculture and rice production 5 Off-farm include Small scale business and enterprises (i.e. selling cakes, groceries, handicrafts, tailoring, hair

dresser, beauty salon, trading, other small vocational skills….) 6 Assess the (i) Net Admission Rate, Net Enrolment, dropped-rate, repetition rate, completion rate

4. The Purpose of the Baseline

The aim of this baseline survey is to generate baseline data for the Holistic Rural Development (HRDP-I)

Program Document 2021-2026 to be used for tracking and measurement of the program intervention progress

and achievement.

The information will support program planning and support implementation team to better understand and

monitor the progress and results of the program interventions. It will provide a baseline to measure the

program results, impact and long-lasting change in the lives of the beneficiaries at the end of the program.

The specific purposes of the baseline survey:

• To assess and identify small holder and interested farmers have increased income through

diversified on-farm and off-farm livelihood activities in both level of outcome and output

indicators

• To assess and identify the current community people are empowered to cope with the

adverse impact of disasters and climate change for long term sustainability in both level of

outcome and output indicators

• To assess and identify the current WASH, Nutrition and Health of poor community members

and target households, especially women and children, improved issues in both level of

outcomes and outputs indicators

• To assess and identify the current quality of education at pre-schools and primary schools in

target areas improved in line with the Child Friendly School Policy in both level of outcomes

and outputs indicators

• To assess and identify the current accountability of duty bearers in delivering local social

public services for right holders strengthened in both level of outcomes and outputs

indicators

• To assess and identify the current LWD’s governance, management and operational systems

reflect best practices in organizational development to support program delivery in both

level of outcomes and outputs indicators

A baseline assessment will be completed at the start of the program, with local stakeholders, to measure the

status of all indicators and to understand the starting point of key elements of the work against which later

progress will be measured. This will enable program indicators at outputs, outcomes/objectives and goal

levels to be measured and tracked.

The baseline study will focus on the collection of data/information for a set of performance indicators outlined

in the program tentative results framework matrix (see Appendix I Key number with disability). The baseline

survey will form the basis for the final evaluation other than setting the baseline and helps to set targets for

program indicators. Consequently, it’s vital to consider the impact that are going to create through the

program also to be considered in this baseline survey.

5. Methodology and Sampling

To meet the objectives of the proposed baseline survey and to respond to all research questions, the study

requires both qualitative and quantitative methods, primary and secondary information and data analysis

which will be conducted by the external independent consultant.

The sampling approach should be mixed methods approach to gather statistical and narrative data. The

selection of study population should also consider on gender and age disaggregation and the excluded and

marginalized groups as defined in project result framework. The sample size should be 5% of margin error,

confidence level 95% and 1.3 of design effect.

The external independent consultant is expected to review existing relevant documents (research reports and

studies conducted by LWD and other NGOs) that will help cross-check and validate information collected

from the baseline study, to prepare and collect information and data from the target respondents and

locations in a suitable sample size and sampling methods. The data should be disaggregated on relevant

parameters such as age and gender.

5.1 Quantitative data collection methods

Base of this survey is the program result framework. The Program Team is intended to have baseline data at

goal, outcome and if applicable, output levels. Possible key respondents or data sources are initially

determined by program team; however, the detailed data source and methods, and full questionnaires are

required from consultant team. program direct benefitted families are selected by program team before data

collection and data collection will be covered through those selected key numbers in Appendix 1 most

vulnerable families. HH survey questionnaires are based on indicators of goal and outcomes which are shown

in table 1. Consultant team/Firm should be submitted the draft questionnaires when they provide the

technical proposal to LWD for tender selection process.

Table 1: Program Goal and Objective/Outcome with Indicators

Project Overall Goal/Impact: Vulnerable communities in LWD target areas are empowered to enjoy their

equitable and sustainable development within the family, community and society

Objective/

Outcome 1

Small holder and interested farmers have increased income through diversified on-farm

and off-farm livelihood activities

Indicator 1.1 - # of small holder farmers apply appropriate agriculture resilience techniques

Indicator 1.2 - # of ACs functioned (Business plan, Financial Management, Institutional

Indicator 1.3 - # of small holder farmers with increased income from agricultural livelihoods

Output 1.1 Small holder farmers, on and off-farm groups and Agriculture Cooperatives’ capacity on

appropriate agricultural and agri-business value chain improved

Indicator 1.1.1 - # of Product and Market Agents established

Indicator 1.1.2 - # of small holder farmers received training on appropriate agricultural and agri-

business value chain

Indicator 1.1.3 - # of ACs received training on appropriate agricultural and agri-business value chain

Output 1.2 Increased agricultural productivity (horticulture, livestock, aquaculture, rice production)

and market linkages

Indicator 1.2.1 - # of small holder farmers business plan developed

Indicator 1.2.2 - # of ACs business plan developed

Indicator 1.2.3 - # of small holders’ production increased

Output 1.3 Agriculture cooperatives’ capacity on diversifying resource mobilization and sources

enhanced

Indicator 1.3.1 - # of ACs accessed to diversified sources of funding

Indicator 1.3.2 - # of AC committee members resource mobilization capacity built

Output 1.4 Community members’ capacity on prevention and protection from human trafficking,

unsafe migration and exploitation increased

Indicator 1.4.1 - # of families and communities reported on human trafficking, abuse, migration and

exploitation concerned

Indicator 1.4.2 - # of families and communities generated sufficient livelihood to support victim’s

wellbeing

Indicator 1.4.3 - # communities increased capacity to prevent and protect themselves from human

trafficking, unsafe migration and exploitation

Objective/

Outcome 2

Community people are empowered to cope with the adverse impact of disasters and

climate change for long term sustainability

Indicator 2.1 - # of children, youths, small holders, and AC members adapted and resilient to impact

of disaster and climate change

Indicator 2.2 - # of CCDMs well-functioned (coordination, resource mobilization, report, assessment,

and planning)

Output 2.1 Community members’ capacity on adaptive and climate resilience increased

Indicator 2.1.1 - # of community members (male/female) received capacity building on DRR/CCA

Indicator 2.1.2 - # of children (girls/boys) received capacity building on DRR/CCA

Indicator 2.1.3 - # of youths (male/female) received capacity building on DRR/CCA

Output 2.2 Disaster Management Committees’ capacity on DRR/CCA increased

Indicator 2.2.1 - # of PCDM, DCDM, and CCDM received capacity building on DRR/CCA

Indicator 2.2.2 - # of DRR/CCA plan developed at commune level

Indicator 2.2.3 - # of DRR/CCA plan developed at school level

Output 2.3 Community small scale infrastructures for DRR/CCA mitigation constructed and

rehabilitated

Indicator 2.3.1 - # small scale infrastructure constructed/rehabilitated under climate resilient

Indicator 2.3.2 - # of community people benefited from small scale infrastructure

Outcome 3 WASH, Nutrition and Health of poor community members and target households,

especially women and children, improved

Indicator 3.1 - % of children under 5 years old reached standard weight (girls/boys)

Indicator 3.2 - % of waterborne disease rates reduced as a result of appropriate clean water treatment

Indicator 3.3 - % of families used toilets and properly practiced hand-washing methods

Output 3.1 Nutritional status of children under 5 years old in target areas improved

Indicator 3.1.1 - # families with children under 5 years old receive capacity building on nutrition and

parenting skills

Indicator 3.1.2 - # of parent/caregivers (male/female) with children under 5 years old practiced multi-

ingredient porridge making

Output 3.2 Safe and clean water use among rural communities in target areas increased

Indicator 3.2.1 - # of WSUG members (male/female) trained on safe and clean water, water

management and maintenance

Indicator 3.2.2 - # families supported with water facilities and water point/water systems

Indicator 3.2.3 - # of community members demonstrate proper use of safe and clean water

Output 3.3 Hygiene and Sanitation practices among households and community members in target

areas improved

Indicator 3.2.1 - # families received capacity building on sanitation and hygiene

Indicator 3.2.2 - # of household toilets constructed

Objective/

Outcome 4

Quality of education at pre-schools and primary schools in target areas improved in line

with the Child Friendly School Policy

Indicator 4.1 - % of completion rate at the primary education

Indicator 4.2 - % of dropped-out rate reduced at primary schools

Indicator 4.3 - # of children whose ages from 3-5 years old attended preschools

Output 4.1 Learning and reading performance of primary school students improved

Indicator 4.1.1 - # of students (girls and boys) at grade-3 demonstrated reading performance standard

Indicator 4.1.2 - # teachers received capacity building on EGR

Output 4.2 Existing education support structures7 for primary schools in target communities

strengthened.

Indicator 4.2.1 - # of SSC, CCWC and Children Councils received capacity building on school

leadership management, Khmer literacy and Child Friendly

Indicator 4.2.2 - # of School Operation Plans (SOP) developed and implemented at primary schools

Indicator 4.2.3 - # of school enrolment campaigned conducted

Output 4.3 School infrastructure and facilities responding to the learning needs of children in

target areas improved

Indicator 4.3.1 - # of primary school building constructed/rehabilitated

7 SSC, CCWC, District Training and Monitoring Team (DTMT) and school Children’s Councils

Indicator 4.3.2 - # school sanitation and hygiene facilities constructed/rehabilitated

Output 4.4 Early Childhood Education (ECE) for both learning and teaching at state and community

preschools improved

Indicator 4.4.1 - # of preschool constructed or rehabilitated

Indicator 4.4.2 - # of pre-school teachers received capacity building on technical teaching and ECD with

DoE

Indicator 4.4.3 - % of pre-school children regularly attend schools

Objective/

Outcome 5

Accountability of duty bearers in delivering local social public services for right holders

strengthened

Indicator 5.1 - # of communes increased quality of public administrative service delivery

Indicator 5.2 - % community members demonstrated satisfaction over communes ‘public

administrative services and information (communication, budget, services)

Output 5.1 Capacity of local administration to respond to the needs of community members,

especially poor vulnerable households, strengthened

Indicator 5.1.1 - # commune council members and clerks received capacity building on social

accountability and D& D

Indicator 5.1.2 - # of communes applied ISAF assessment tools

Indicator 5.1.3 - # of commune public consultative forums conducted

Indicator 5.1.4 -

Output 5.2 Target community members, especially poor vulnerable households, increased access to

quality affordable administrative services, education and health at the community level

Indicator 5.2.1 - # community members received capacity building on good governance and social

accountability

Indicator 5.2.2 - # citizen monitoring activities conducted by community members

Indicator 5.2.3 - # of annual transparency and accountability assessment conducted

Objective/

Outcome 6

LWD’s governance, management and operational systems reflect best practices in

organizational development to support program delivery

Output 6.1 LWD’s Board of Directors demonstrates professional governance

Indicator 6.1.1 - CSP 2021-2026 developed, disseminated and reviewed regularly

Indicator 6.1.2 - Policy compliance and endorsement

Indicator 6.1.3 - Board of Directors regularly engages in meetings, site visits, communication and

mentoring to ensure quality informed decision-making

Output 6.2 LWD’s organisation, management and staff capacities are of high professional quality

and standards

Indicator 6.2.1 - LWD’s internal management systems, including Administration, Finance and Human

Resource policies and procedures, are in place and implemented

Indicator 6.2.2 - LWD staff demonstrates increased capacity and strengthened team work to effectively

perform their job responsibilities and deliver results

Indicator 6.2.3 - Compliance with NGO Governance and Professional Practices (NGO-GPP) maintained

Output 6.3 Program quality reflects learning from monitoring and evaluation systems that

effectively measures outputs, outcomes and impact of work

Indicator 6.3.1 - An effective management information system supports timely and accurate reporting,

effective monitoring of activities and outputs and evaluations to measure outcomes

and impacts

Indicator 6.3.2 - Program implementation are clearly focused and effectively and efficiently respond to

community needs

Indicator 6.3.3 - Sustainable exit strategies developed and implemented

Output 6.4 LWD actively collaborates with government, private sectors, networks, development

partners and key relevant agencies to strengthen implementation and impact of the CSP

2021-2026 and program interventions

Indicator 6.4.1 - LWD’s profile and reputation as a leading local NGO supporting vulnerable rural

communities is well recognised at local and national levels

Indicator 6.4.2 - LWD contributes to joint actions to address relevant issues facing target groups and

fundraising through engagement with networks and coordination mechanisms

6. Qualitative Data Collection Methods

Key methods will be Focus Group Discussions (FGD), and Key Informant Interviews (KII), Case Story, and

Observation with partners. Key partners include in the part of program audiences. Program team proposes

the # FGDs, # of KII, # Case Story, # Observation, and Others states in Key Stakeholders in the section (1).

Moreover, consultant team/firm is possible to suggest other partners to be interviewed based on information

needs. All suggested tools will be discussed with LWD team to finalize it.

7. Document Review

The consultant team/firm will use all program documents. Once selected, the program team provide the

documents. Also, secondary data sources will be used for further data analysis.

8. Data Analysis and Interpretation

Primary data and data analysis process will be disaggregated by the sex and target LWD in the local context.

Collected data will be processed using the SPSS statistical data analysis software. Draft findings will be

presented with Program Team and key partners to validate.

9. KEY TASKS AND OUTPUTS

Baseline assessment will consist with three key phases namely a) Inception, b) data collection and c) finalizing

the report.

Date Work item Day

- Baseline TOR developed by Program Team

- Baseline TOR summited to Management Team and received

feedbacks

- TOR finalized

22 Jun 2021

- Announcement for recruiting consultant 04 Nov 2021

- Select professional consultant

a) Inception Phase - Consultant team/Firm will have a kick off meeting together

with LWD project team to understand the project and to

collect required documents such as TOC, program/project

proposal, results frame work, etc.

1 Dec 2021

- The consultant team/Firm shall submit an electronic copy of

the draft inception report to LWD as stated in the agreement.

Before preparing inception report, the consultant team /Firm

should engage with relevant program team to come to a

consensus on the baseline assessment methodology, field

visit plan, sampling and so on. Expect Consultant team to

review progress markers, indicators and do the required

changes with the consent of LWD team.

- Other than the indicators, it is required to identify and agree

with the LWD Program Team to understand the baseline

situation of the areas that are going to have an impact

through the program intervention.

- The draft inception report should include a detailed

methodology including tools, baseline frame work along

with tools to be used to gather data/information, quality

assurance mechanism of data information collection,

sampling, pilot testing, roles and responsibility of team

members, key milestone and detailed work plan.

- The consultant team may be asked to make an oral

presentation of the draft inception report.

- The inception report should be approved by the LWD before

starting data collection.

b) Data Collection

Phase

- Consultant team will be provided all the LWD team contact

details. Field program team will arrangethe field discussion

as per the field visit plan to meet the primary stakeholders.

LWD program team will issue a reference letter for the team

of consultant to contact stakeholders directly bythemselves

c) Finalizing the

baseline report;

this phase is

consisting with few

steps

Presentation: the preliminary results of the baseline assessment

to be shared for validation with the LWD program team after

completion of data/information analysis by the consultant team.

Venue will be decided during the inception phase

15 Jan 2022

Draft baseline report: This report will be shared after

incorporating feedbacks which is received during the

presentation. After receiving the draft final baseline assessment,

LWD team will provide feedback to the consultant team/firm

Final baseline report: The final report may be prepared after a

few iterations of the report if the quality standards are not met

within the first round. The Final report format to be agreed

during the inception phase and include into the inception report.

The final report should include the completed analytical

framework of baseline assessment. Review and revision process

from the draft report stage to the final report should not exceed 5

working day. The soft copy of the completed database should be

handed over to LWD with the final report.

10. Scope of Works:

Though the baseline assessment is scheduled for 35 working days as per below time line by considering all

the practical concerns, it is encouraging to develop a work plan in the proposal to speed up the process to

meet donor demands.

No Activity description Dec Jan

1 Preparation Stage W1 W2 W3 W4 W1 W2 W3 W4

Prepare and circulate the TOR

Review and select team/firm

Signing the agreement

2 Inception stage

Kick off meeting between LWD team

and consultants (Orient to the project,

agree on key dates, request any docs

by the consultant team)

Discussion with LWD team to review

indicators and, discuss field visit plan

Submission of draft inception report

Feedback by the LWD

Submit final inception report

Training enumerators and facilitators

3 Data collection and analysis stage

Conduct pilot test and do required

adjustment to the tools and continue

with data collection

and analysis

Synthesis and reporting stage

Presentation on findings

Submit soft draft report with data set

by the team of consultant/company

Provide feedback by LWD

Submission of the final report

11. Budget

• The budget for the baseline survey will cover withholding tax, professional fees, travel costs,

workshops, mobilization expenses and supply costs of the consultant team or an institution.

• It is important to note that should there be any problem in the delivery of outputs pertaining

quality and schedule, the consultant team or an institution is expected to make the necessary

corrective actions without affecting the overall project delivery. This will have no additional

cost to LWD.

12. Qualification and Experience

• Team of consultant or team that are proposing by the institution should have;

• Minimum 5 years of hands-on experiences in conducting baseline surveys, evaluations for

development project programs in Cambodia context.

• Excellent understanding of value chain, rural development, education, health, WASH,

functioning of cooperatives, small scale enterprises including special focus on agriculture

and value chain in Cambodia proven track of recording on assessing, gender equality,

disability and economic development in projects and program proven track of records on

quantitative and qualitative data collection tools and analysis and participatory approaches

• Experiences in using theory of change, outcome mapping, outcome harvesting to the

development projects

• Strong interpersonal skills and ability to work with people from different backgrounds to

deliver quality products within a short time frame

• Experiences and/or know-how of project implementation at the ground level

• Be flexible, responsive to changes and demands and open to feedback

13. Proposal Submission

LWD invites a team of consultants or a company to apply for this consultancy. Please send your PDF file of

the proposal for baseline survey to: job@lwd.org.kh and CC: Mrs. Heang Veasna on the following email

address hveasna@lwd.org.kh by 19th November 2021. The full proposal should consist with Methodology,

sampling method, relevant experiences/qualifications of team of consultants/company and its team members,

consent letter from each member, work plan, division of labor among team members, budget, one of your

sample of work related to the assignment, company profile for the companies and relevant supporting

documents. For any clarification regarding this assignment please write to the above email address.