MEL Consultant - Baseline Study - Sports for Development

• In Lebanon, RTP responds to declining psychosocial well-being, learning loss, and the need for enhanced youth leadership. It emphasizes localization of expertise, supports marginalized communities, and strengthens early childhood care and education.

The Sports for Development (SfD) project, running from mid-2024 until end of 2025.The project is funded by The Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs and is channeled through a consortium led by International Sports Alliance (ISA). The project aims to support a total of 2,000 young people, around 700 children in three 3-months cycles, improving their physical and mental health (SDG 3), enhanced educational opportunities (SDG 4), gender equality (SDG 5), and inclusive, safe communities (SDG 11).

Baseline Objectives

This study aims to:
- Understand the current situation in the project areas, focusing on:
➢ Coaches’ knowledge and capacities in teaching life skills and sports,
➢ Children’s life skills at a Baseline value,
➢ Communities’ participation in sports and social activities.
- Identify specific needs and gaps based on feedback from participants and stakeholders.
- Provide recommendations to improve the program's effectiveness and impact.

Methodology and scope
Given the project design, the methodology will be as follows:
-Baseline Assessment (Starting September 2024): A comprehensive baseline will be conducted, including both quantitative and qualitative data. This will involve collecting quantitative data on social and emotional skills (SEL) for the first cycle of children (sample of the 700 children) before the project starts, as well as qualitative feedback from coaches and parents regarding the use of sports to deliver life skills and improve SEL, providing a baseline understanding of the context.
-Post data collection for cycle 1: Collecting post data from the same children that participated in the baseline study. This dataset will NOT be part of the baseline study but will serve as monitoring data internally. Anticipated number of working days for the consultancy is 15 days.

The purpose of the Baseline Study is to draw out information on the operating context, beneficiary needs and gaps to be filled through the project’s intervention. The baseline will inform the program of the current situation of its beneficiaries, against which growth/progress and outcomes/impact will be measured over time.