External Mid-Term Evaluation of Local Economic Development Project (LEDP) in Georgia

This Terms of Reference (ToR) sets out the framework for the External Mid-Term Evaluation (MTE) of the Local Economic Development Project (LEDP) in Georgia, Phase 1 (2023–2026), funded by the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC) and implemented by the HELVETAS-WINS consortium with partners.

The evaluation will provide an independent, formative assessment of the project’s progress, results, and strategic orientation at the start of its final year of the first phase. It will assess the project’s relevance, coherence, effectiveness, efficiency, sustainability, and scalability with a focus on the interventions in the wine, tea, and eco-tourism sectors, as well as institutional mechanisms such as common marketing organizations, business associations, and inter-municipal cooperation platforms.

The findings will serve both accountability purposes (for SDC and stakeholders) and learning purposes (for the project team and partners), generating evidence-based recommendations to inform decision-making and the design of a potential Phase 2.