Project Description

The project titled “Strengthening Resilience Through Child-Centered Programming: An Integrated Approach to Protecting Displaced Rohingya Children and Families and Surrounding Host Communities in Cox’s Bazar District, Bangladesh” was implemented by Save the Children with funding support from the Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (Sida). It aimed to protect Rohingya and host community children from abuse, neglect, exploitation, and violence through an integrated multi-sectoral approach that combined Child Protection (CP), Mental Health and Psychosocial Support (MHPSS), Food Security and Livelihoods (FSL), and Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene (WASH) interventions. The project addressed the acute humanitarian needs arising from the Rohingya crisis in Ukhiya and Teknaf upazilas, targeting both displaced and host populations. It sought to strengthen resilience at the individual, household, community, and systemic levels through protective, psychosocial, and livelihood-based programming. To measure progress and assess the project’s contribution toward improving child protection and resilience outcomes, an Endline Evaluation was commissioned. At the conclusion of the project, Disaster Management Watch was awarded the assignment by Save the Children to conduct this Endline Evaluation. Subsequently, Communication and Development Limited was engaged as a Sub-consultant to support strategic communication, visualization, and dissemination of findings.

Objectives and Scope

The evaluation assessed the project’s performance in terms of relevance, effectiveness, efficiency, sustainability, and coverage, following OECD-DAC criteria. It examined outcomes related to risk reduction, improved protection mechanisms, psychosocial well-being, and livelihood recovery among children and families. The study covered both Rohingya camps and host communities in Ukhiya and Teknaf, focusing on evaluating multi-sector outcomes and the integrated nature of interventions.

Specifically, the evaluation aimed to

• Assess whether risk factors decreased and protective factors increased at the individual, household, community, and systems levels.
• Evaluate the effectiveness of the multi-sectoral approach (CP, MHPSS, FSL, and WASH).
• Determine sustainability and local ownership of project outcomes.
• Review the adequacy of monitoring, evaluation, and accountability mechanisms.
• Document lessons learned and provide actionable recommendations for future programming.

Service Provided By Communication and Development Limited

• Designed and produced visual knowledge products including infographics, slide decks, and summary briefs to communicate findings to diverse audiences.
• Supported facilitation of stakeholder dissemination workshops in Cox’s Bazar.
• Developed short human-interest narratives and visual documentation highlighting child- centered resilience practices.
• Assisted in final formatting and layout design of the final evaluation report for publication.

Key Deliverables

• Inception Report
• Quantitative and Qualitative Data Collection Tools
• Field Data Sets and Transcripts
• Draft and Final Endline Evaluation Reports
• Stakeholder Validation Workshop Presentation
• Knowledge Products (infographics, visual briefs, slide decks, storytelling materials)