DDP is seeking external consultants to carry out an external evaluation of the project Local Safety, Global Learning – Field Building 2023-2025, supported by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Netherlands. Apply before August 1, 2025.
- Location: Home-based.
- Type of contract: Self-employed consultancy contract
- Deadline for statements of interest: August 1, 2025
- Total budget: € 25,000
About Digital Defenders Partnership
DDP is an international program that contributes to strengthening the resilience of human rights defenders (HRDs) by increasing their digital security through a holistic and sustainable approach.
DDP was founded in 2012 by the Freedom Online Coalition (FOC), initially as an emergency grant mechanism in response to digital threats against HRDs. Our program of activities has grown significantly in recent years to provide a more holistic response to digital threats against HRDs. Hosted by Hivos, DDP is currently supported by seven governmental donors, all of whom are FOC members.
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About Local Safety, Global Learning – Field Building
The primary aim of the Local Safety, Global Learning – Field Building 2023-2025 (after this referred to as Field Building), was to sustain the work done in the Anglophone region, while extending the field building work to Francophone countries in Sub-Saharan Africa. This goal followed up on findings that the region fell short of significant practitioners and is often left out, mainly due to language limitations. DDP intended to contribute to filling the gap in terms of long-term accompaniment support, sustainable grants, and resilience building in the region, as well as providing a response to incidents.
The aim of this evaluation is to assess the success of the Field Building project in achieving its objectives of supporting and building the digital security capacity of local human rights defenders while strengthening the regional support networks in Africa. After two and a half years of implementation, we are looking to obtain a comprehensive understanding of the factors contributing to the project’s effectiveness.
Deliverables, milestones, and timeline
Subject to negotiation in light of the proposals made and their particularities, we suggest the following set of deliverables and timeline for the same:
- Statements of Interest concerning this ToR by August 1, 2025 (see the next section for details).
- Following acceptance, an initial discussion to finalise the scope and methodology by August 15, 2025.
- An updated, detailed work plan/inception report by September 1, 2025.
- Research and data collection to be carried out between September 8, and October 10, 2025.
- Initial results to be shared with DDP by October 31, 2025.
- Final reports:
- One internal to be shared with donors by November 15, 2025.
- One shorter report to be shared with participants, partners working in the field and posted on the DDP website by December 15, 2025.
How to apply
Statements of interest should be send to leila@digitaldefenders.org and xeenarh@digitaldefenders.org and include:
- A project proposal including scope, methodology, tentative research questions and timeline (1,000 – 2,000 words).
- An itemized budget.
- Curricula Vitae of the consultants.
- If available, at least one example of a previous research-based publication or other relevant project.
