Project reference
22-0051-012-AFG-PDM-WR-SMN
Contract duration
2026
Budget
6,240
6,240.00 (EUR)
476,400.00 (AFN)
Countries
Afghanistan
Post-Distribution Monitoring of the Winter Response 2025 in Samangan Province
The assignment involved UNICEF providing a one-off winterisation cash assistance of USD 200 (AFN 13,140) to approximately 1,000 vulnerable households across five districts of Samangan Province to address essential heating and cold-weather needs and protect children from illness, malnutrition and harmful coping strategies.
Particip was responsible for conducting an independent Post-Distribution Monitoring (PDM) exercise to assess the effectiveness, efficiency, accessibility, safety and child-focused outcomes of the assistance. The PDM verified timely receipt and use of cash transfers, access to essential winter items, households’ ability to cope with winter conditions without resorting to negative strategies, and beneficiaries’ perceptions of the assistance delivery process.
The assignment applied a mixed-methods approach combining representative household surveys with Focus Group Discussions, with approximately 70% of interviews conducted face-to-face and 30% by telephone, while applying an Age, Gender and Diversity (AGD) lens. Particip’s tasks covered mission planning and inception, staff training and tool testing, quantitative and qualitative data collection, quality assurance, data management, analysis and reporting, in line with UNICEF safeguarding, confidentiality and Do No Harm standards.
Particip was responsible for the following activities:
Planning for Post-Distribution Monitoring:
Particip was responsible for conducting an independent Post-Distribution Monitoring (PDM) exercise to assess the effectiveness, efficiency, accessibility, safety and child-focused outcomes of the assistance. The PDM verified timely receipt and use of cash transfers, access to essential winter items, households’ ability to cope with winter conditions without resorting to negative strategies, and beneficiaries’ perceptions of the assistance delivery process.
The assignment applied a mixed-methods approach combining representative household surveys with Focus Group Discussions, with approximately 70% of interviews conducted face-to-face and 30% by telephone, while applying an Age, Gender and Diversity (AGD) lens. Particip’s tasks covered mission planning and inception, staff training and tool testing, quantitative and qualitative data collection, quality assurance, data management, analysis and reporting, in line with UNICEF safeguarding, confidentiality and Do No Harm standards.
Particip was responsible for the following activities:
Planning for Post-Distribution Monitoring:
- Authorisations and Preparatory Actions
- Planning and Inception
- Training of Staff
- Field Tool Testing
- Quantitative Data Collection
- Focus Group Discussions (FGDs)
- Data Quality Assurance and Validation
- Data Ownership, Storage, and Archiving
- Data Validation and Dataset Finalisation
- Data Analysis and Draft PDM Reporting
- Reporting Standards and Content Requirements
- Informed Participation and Transparency
- Confidentiality and Data Protection
- Safeguarding and Do No Harm
- Age, Gender and Diversity (AGD) Sensitivity