Tubibe Amahoro (TA) Organization

Western province, Karongi District, Bwishyura sector

Email: sowpeace@gmail.com

Contact: KABANO Pierre Celestin, tel. 0788409736 

TERMS OF REFERENCE (ToRs) TO CONDUCT AN ENDLINE SURVEY:

FOSTERING CITIZENS’ SELF-RELIANCE TO MITIGATE COVID-19 EFFECTS IN KARONGI AND RUTSIRO DISTRICTS

Background to TUBIBE AMAHORO

TUBIBE AMAHORO is a non-profit, community-based organization currently operating in Karongi, Rutsiro and Ngororero districts of Western province, and Burera district in Northern Province. Its main goal is to achieve a society in which laws and rights are respected by everyone, and its mission is to promote respect of human rights and integral socioeconomic progress of Rwandan population by emphasizing gender promotion, civic participation, access to justice and environmental protection and rural development. 

Project Background

In the last two years, the world faced a severe and acute public health emergency due to the ongoing COVID-19 global pandemic. The pandemic and its response, in the form of protracted nationwide lockdowns, have had several short-term as well as long-term impacts on human health, society, the economy, and the environment. Particularly, the Pandemic has deeply affected businesses and jobs. Globally and in Rwanda as well, companies (Micro, small, and medium enterprises) were under strain due to unfavorable working conditions imposed by the Pandemic.  The economic conditions slowdown forced the families to initiate serious decisions on usual spending. This with many other decisions explains several impacts associated with Covid-19. School dropout and a sharp increase in GBV, conflicts, and domestic violence were among the most severe social conditions currently society is facing. Addressing social and economic problems induced and accelerated by Covid-19, the Government of Rwanda through its various ministries and in collaboration with international organizations, non-government organizations, and other agencies in consultation with various economic stakeholders and development partners in formulating and implementing plans to expand its social protection programs and to increase economic support. 

Under the fund from Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC), TUBIBE AMAHORO is implementing the project titled “Fostering citizens’ self-reliance to mitigate COVID-19 effects in Karongi and Rutsiro districts” (period 2021-2023). The diverse impacts of COVID-19 in Rwanda as well as in project target districts were severe distinctively. In this regard, TUBIBE AMAHORO is willing to hire a qualified consultancy firm that will conduct an endline survey aimed to assess “To what extent the outcomes and results of the project were attained and to what extent they contributed to the realization of the overall objective as well as to what extent the project implementation was effective and efficient”.

The qualified and experienced consultants and consulting firms previously worked in social-economic impacts assessment are therefore allowed to compete basing on the following directive pre-process and further process detailed within the Terms of Reference.

Submission of Proposals

1. Interested consulting firms can obtain the terms of reference containing detailed requirements and conditions for participation at the head office of TUBIBE AMAHORO located in Karongi District, Bwishyura sector from November 16^th, 2023 (8:00 am to 5:00 pm) upon presentation of the bank’s slip of 10,000Rwfs for Terms of Reference document deposited in the names of the consulting company/individual on Account No: 0043167945 (TUBIBE AMAHORO Account in Bank of Kigali).
2. After the presentation of the bank slip and getting the ToRs, bidders are allowed apply electronically (PDF documents only) or to submit a well- printed, properly bound and sealed proposals in two copies “Original and Copy”, one of which should be marked in upper left-hand corner “CONSULTANCY TO CONDUCT AN ENDLINE EVALUATION OF THE PROJECT ‘FOSTERING CITIZENS’ SELF-RELIANCE TO MITIGATE COVID-19 EFFECTS IN KARONGI AND RUTSIRO DISTRICTS’”. Qualified and interested individuals/companies should prepare the appropriate technical proposal (accompanied with a brief company’s profile; RDB certificate of domestic company registration; Updated RRA tax clearance; At least 3 good completion certificates of similar assignment; CVs of consultants will compose the evaluation team) and financial proposal. The financial proposal should be inclusive of all due taxes and in quoted in Rwandan Francs (RWF).

Proposals must be addressed to TUBIBE AMAHORO organization not later than November 30^th 2023 at 13:00 PM local time. Duly submitted bids will be publicly opened two days after the deadline at 11:00 am. In case of enquiries, please don’t hesitate to contact us via email: Sowpeace@gmail.com ,  or a direct call to TA Secretariat: 0788 590 082. 

You are requested to adhere to the deadline because the proposals submitted after the deadline will be automatically rejected and returned unopened to the bidder.

Done at Karongi, November 20, 2023

Pierre Célestin KABANO 

Executive Secretary of TUBIBE AMAHORO