Guidance for the Development of Evaluation Terms of Reference

This guide from CARE Sierra Leone provides an outline of how Terms of Reference should be developed for CARE evaluation projects.

Contents

• Purpose of these guidelines
• Some specific guidance for CARE project/program evaluations
• From the CI Evaluation Policy
• From the CI Principles and Standards
• Cusomizing plans for evaluation
• The ToR should define:
• Some adivce based on experience
• Annex I: Suggested outline for Evaluation ToR
• Annex II: CARE International Evaluation Policy
• Annex III: CARE International Programming Framework
• Annex IV: Evaluation Designs
• Annex V: UNICEF Evaluation ToR Technical Notes
• Annex VI: Content of ToRs for Evaluation of Humanitarian Actions
• Annex VII: Rwanda evaluation Case Study
• Annex VIII: References (other guidelines for evaluation ToRs)
• Annex IV: Glossary of acronyms and terms related to evaluation ToRs