EVALUATION QUALITY ASSURANCE SYSTEM Office of Evaluation Measuring Results, Sharing Lessons TERMS OF REFERENCE PLURINATIONAL STATE OF BOLIVIA: AN EVALUATION OF WFP’S COUNTRY STRATEGIC PLAN (2018-2022) TABLE OF CONTENTS 1. Background .......................................................................................................................................................... 1 1.1. Introduction ................................................................................................................................................................................................................. 1 1.2. Context .......................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 1 2. Reasons for the Evaluation ................................................................................................................................ 7 2.1. Rationale ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 7 2.2. Objectives ..................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 7 2.3. Stakeholder Analysis ................................................................................................................................................................................................. 7 3. Subject of the Evaluation ................................................................................................................................... 8 3.1. Subject of the evaluation ......................................................................................................................................................................................... 8 3.2. Scope of the Evaluation ........................................................................................................................................................................................ 12 4. Evaluation Approach, Methodology and Ethical Considerations ............................................................... 13 4.1. Evaluation questions and criteria ....................................................................................................................................................................... 13 4.2. Evaluation approach and methodology .......................................................................................................................................................... 14 4.3. Evaluability assessment ......................................................................................................................................................................................... 15 4.4. Ethical considerations ............................................................................................................................................................................................ 17 4.5. Quality assurance .................................................................................................................................................................................................... 17 5. Organization of the Evaluation ....................................................................................................................... 18 5.1. Phases and deliverables ........................................................................................................................................................................................ 18 5.2. Evaluation team composition.............................................................................................................................................................................. 18 5.3. Roles and responsibilities ..................................................................................................................................................................................... 19 5.4. Security considerations ......................................................................................................................................................................................... 20 5.5. Communication ....................................................................................................................................................................................................... 20 5.6. Budget ........................................................................................................................................................................................................................ 20 Annexes ........................................................................................................................................................................ 21 Annex 1: Plurinational State of Bolivia, Map with WFP Offices in 2020 ............................................................ 22 Annex 2: Plurinational State of Bolivia Fact Sheet ................................................................................................ 23 Annex 3: Timeline ...................................................................................................................................................... 25 Annex 4: Preliminary Stakeholder Analysis ............................................................................................................ 27 Annex 5: Evaluability Assessment ............................................................................................................................ 30 Annex 6: WFP Plurinational State of Bolivia presence in years pre-CSP ............................................................ 32 Annex 7: Line of Sight ................................................................................................................................................ 34 Annex 8: Key information on beneficiaries and transfers .................................................................................... 35 Annex 9: Communication & Knowledge Management Plan ................................................................................ 38 Annex 10: Template for evaluation matrix ............................................................................................................. 40 Annex 11: Approved CSP document ........................................................................................................................ 44 Annex 12: Proposed members of the Internal reference group .......................................................................... 45 Annex 13: Terms of Reference for the CSPEs Internal Reference Group (IRG) .................................................. 46 Annex 14: Bibliography ............................................................................................................................................. 49 1. Background 1. These Terms of Reference (TOR) were prepared by the WFP Office of Evaluation based upon an initial document review and consultation with stakeholders. 2. The purpose of these Terms of Reference (TOR) is to provide key information to stakeholders about the evaluation, to guide the evaluation team and specify expectations during the various phases of the evaluation. The TOR are structured as follows: section 1 provides information on the context; section 2 presents the rationale, objectives, stakeholders and main users of the evaluation; section 3 presents the WFP portfolio and defines the scope of the evaluation; section 4 identifies the evaluation approach and methodology; section 5 indicates how the evaluation will be organized. The annexes provide additional information. 1.1. Introduction 3. Country Strategic Plan Evaluations (CSPEs) encompass the entirety of WFP activities during a specific period. Their purpose is twofold: 1) to provide evaluation evidence and learning on WFP's performance for country- level strategic decisions, specifically for developing the next Country Strategic Plan (CSP) and 2) to provide accountability for results to WFP stakeholders. These evaluations are mandatory for all CSPs and are carried out in line with the WFP Policy on Country Strategic Plan and WFP Evaluation Policy. 1.2. Context General Overview 4. The Plurinational State of Bolivia, is a landlocked country located in western-central South America. It borders to the north and east with Brazil, to the south with Argentina, to the west with Peru, to the southeast with Paraguay and to the southwest with Chile. The constitutional capital is Sucre, while the seat of government and executive capital is La Paz. The largest city and principal industrial center is Santa Cruz de la Sierra, located in the Llanos Orientales (tropical lowlands), a mostly flat region in the east of the country. 5. With a surface area of 1,098,6 km21 , Bolivia is the fifth largest country in South America, after Brazil, Argentina, Peru, and Colombia (and alongside Paraguay, one of the only two landlocked countries in the Americas). Three predominant geographical zones are considered in the Bolivian territory: i) Andina, covering 28 percent of the national territory; ii) Sub-Andean, an intermediate region between the altiplano and the