EVALUATION OF EU AMIF FUNDED VITALITY & ENGAGEMENT - DEVELOPING
COMMUNITIES (VE) PROJECT -STRENGTHENING THE CAPACITY OF EU COMMUNITY
SPONSORSHIP PROGRAMMES THROUGH TARGETED OUTREACH, TRAINING AND
TRANSNATIONAL COOPERATION.
BACKGROUND
OVERVIEW
The Vitality & Engagement - Developing Communities Project supports
community sponsorship schemes at pilot and early implementation to
develop into sustainably scaled programmes in each of the project's
partner countries of Ireland and Portugal, as well as across other EU
Member States. The project timeline is January **Apply on the
website** to December *.
IMPLEMENTING PROJECT PARTNERS
AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL IRELAND (LEAD COORDINATOR)
Amnesty International is an independent worldwide movement working
impartially for the release of all prisoners of conscience, fair and
prompt trials for political prisoners, an end to torture, executions,
disappearances, and extrajudicial executions. Amnesty International's
vision is of a world in which every person enjoys all of the human
rights enshrined in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and
other international human rights standards.
Amnesty Ireland is supporting Ireland’s Community Sponsorship
Programme for Refugees through the incubation of The Open Community, a
National Support Organisation for Community Sponsorship Ireland, with
plans to launch The Open Community as a standalone organisation in
*.
PORTUGUESE REFUGEE COUNCIL
The Portuguese Refugee Council (CPR) is Portugal’s leading
Non-Governmental Organization for Development (NGOD) working
exclusively with asylum seekers and refugees. CPR, operational partner
of UNHCR since *, has had a long standing
European and national presence.
CPR maintains strong links with central government, local authorities,
NGOs and refugees and seeks to raise public awareness and mainstream
refugee rights into public debate for a more inclusive society.
ADVISORY PARTNER: GLOBAL REFUGEE SPONSORSHIP INITIATIVE
The Global Refugee Sponsorship Initiative works to assist and inspire
countries around the world to open new pathways for refugee
protection.
They do this by sharing Canada’s history, experience, and leadership
in private sponsorship and by supporting the creation of new programs
that countries design to meet their unique needs.
FUNDING
The Vitality and Engagement Project is funded by the European
Union’s Asylum, Migration and Integration Fund (AMIF)
PURPOSE OF THE EVALUATION
As part of the funding agreement, the Vitality and Engagement project
was asked to commission an external consultant to gain a comprehensive
independent review of the project after three years of operation.
PLEASE SEE FULL TERMS OF REFERENCE ATTACHED BELOW.
APPLICATION PROCESS
Consultant(s) should submit a CV and an Expression of Interest which
includes:
* The relevance of their previous experience for this consultancy.
* A short methodology showing how they plan to approach the
consultancy.
* A list of previously completed evaluations of a similar nature.
* Indicative timetable to conduct and complete the consultancy.
* Budget
* References
Expressions of Interest are to be submitted by Wednesday the 8th of
November *.
Expressions of Interest should be emailed to Annie Marshall at **Apply
on the website** with ‘Expression of Interest– Evaluation’ in
the subject line of the email.
Selection of the consultant will take place by Wednesday the **Apply
on the website**th of November *.
For queries please contact *
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