About Breakthrough:

Breakthrough works on culture change by shifting social norms that limit women and girls from reaching their full potential. We work with adolescents and young people aged 11-25 years aiming for an entire generation to shift and push for change.

Over the last 25 years, we have reached nearly 2.3 million adolescents in schools and communities. With more agency, better negotiation skills and aspiration, young people are calling out norms that hold them back, and are taking action, in the communities that Breakthrough works in. This gives hope that a more equal world is possible for future generations.

To know more about Breakthrough, please visit – www.inbreakthrough.org 

Terms of Reference 

1. Purpose of the Evaluation Study 

The primary objective of this evaluation study is to assess the impact of the BT Deep Transformation Community Engagement Program. Specifically, the study will focus on evaluating the program implementation, participant learning and outcomes, and the sustainability of the program. By meticulously evaluating these elements, we aim to provide valuable strategic insights and evidence based recommendations to further enhance the program's efficacy and maximize its long-term benefits. 

2. Scope of the Evaluation Study

The evaluation study will be conducted across the five projects in four states of Haryana, Uttar Pradesh, Delhi and Jharkhand. There are one-one projects each in Haryana, Uttar Pradesh, Delhi, whereas, two projects in Jharkhand. Given the key objectives of the study, we propose a non-experimental, mixed-methods, participatory, and gender-responsive evaluation approach, to ensure comprehensive, reliable, and actionable findings. The methodology will integrate both qualitative and quantitative data collection and analysis, with a strong emphasis on stakeholder engagement and contextual relevance. In addition to measuring key project-level outcomes, specifically in the domains of knowledge and awareness, attitudes and behaviours of primary (younger and older adolescents) and secondary stakeholders (parents, teachers, local leaders and service providers, teachers, TCLs and youth etc.), the evaluation is also aimed to gain measures of key gender norms that prevalent across the four states, and tend to influence key behaviours of interest [Norm 1: Decisions about girls’ lives — like education, career, use of phones or movement — should be made by elders only; Norm 2: Girls should not attract any unwanted attention from others to protect their family's honour; Norm 3: Girls should prioritise household chores over attending school or career; Norm 4: Boys should be the first priority at home as they are going to be bread winners]. 

Additionally, it is essential for the evaluation to offer answers to the below-mentioned dimensions:

1. Community-level outcomes, including measuring the above-mentioned gender norms
2. Ascertaining the strength and trajectories of youth and adolescent groups formed under each project
3. Collective Power of youth and adolescent groups, and their engagement with the various government systems
4. Sustainability of project outcomes 
   
   

Interested agencies are requested to kindly submit their technical and financial proposal by 10^th November 2025 on: rfp@inbreakthrough.org

Important information and dates: - 

For detailed information, please check the complete version of the RFP 
attached below. 

Job Email ID: rfp(at)inbreakthrough.org

Download Attachment: RFP Concurrent Evaluation 2025.pdf