Needs Assessment in Hungary – Children on the Move

The present Needs Assessment aims to help Tdh Hungary delegation to identify strategic directions of its interventions, aligned with Tdh GS 2025-2028 by:
• Reviewing relevant national legislation and governance system relevant to social services for
children and their families.
• Examining the needs and capacities of children, youth and parents/caregivers in Hungary in the
potential areas of programming of Tdh with the overview of the national situation and needs
relevant to the thematic areas of Children and Youth on the Move (CYM), while ensuring
transversal Child Protection is embedded in the programmes. Particularly, nuanced voices of
children shall be examined through primary and secondary data collection and analysis that help
to understand concrete needs of child protection and realistic interventions to address the
needs in 2025. The Needs Assessment should also explore any innovation approaches towards
skills development and entrepreneurship using ICT (such as, 3D printing, digital craft, etc.) which
enable youth towards better livelihood opportunities while increasing access to future
employability.
• Analyzing and identifying Tdh’s added values to support local NGOs, CSOs and grassroot
organizations, as well as the government of Hungary, including public social service workforce3
with a focus on social welfare, which help to identify Tdh’s niche in strengthening the national
systems of social services particularly on child protection and inclusion, integration and
reintegration of those affected by migration, including case management, mental health and
psycho-social support across MHPSS continuum of care/IASC MHPSS pyramid, justice systems
relevant to children). The analysis of the MHPSS needs should also examine any linkage with
innovation and skills development as well as vocational training using ICT technologies as an
approach to improve their mental wellbeing.
• Identifying potential bilateral/international aid organizations, state and non-state partners in
Hungary that Tdh can create synergy for its strategic sustainable actions in 2025 and beyond.
• Recommending approaches and interventions of Tdh in 2025 while the interventions are aligned
with Tdh GS 2025-2028, and Tdh Theory of Change for the Children and Youth on the Move
Programme, Models of Action on Anti-Trafficking, Access to Employment and Nexus Approach,
as well as key global SDGs framework, including climate resilience, diversity and inclusion that
are also aligned with the Hungary’s national priorities.

Specific Objectives:

Guided by the purpose and key research questions outlined above, specific objectives of the Needs
Assessment relevant to Tdh’s Theory of Change for Children and Youth on the Move are summarized as
follows.
i. Expressed voices, perceptions and information about the Tdh’s beneficiaries and stakeholders
as well as measurable results of the rights realized among children and youth through Tdh
support in the past interventions are collected and analyzed. (answer to question I)
ii. Current needs and priorities of children and youth, families and local authorities, and the gap of
services in realizing the rights of the child are identified and analyzed. Capture emerging areas
of concerns, if any, such as, mental health, environmental or digital technological issues
affecting them. (answer to question II)
iii. Bottlenecks in realizing the children’s rights are identified, examined and analyzed particularly
by clarifying what factors prevent children and youth and families from benefiting from social
services, access to education (formal or non-formal), and case management of child protection.
iv. Add values/comparative advantages of Tdh and its potential partners in supporting the
Government of Hungary for the sustainable and effective delivery of priority actions relevant to
social care and other social services to fully realize the rights of the child are identified and
analyzed. (answer to IV and V)
v. Recommendations of Tdh’s approach and interventions in 2025-2026 are proposed. In particular,
propose child and youth led participatory actions to advocate for changes to improve their wellbeing.
(answer to question VI)

Geographical scope: – National level: Hungary’s general national situational overview relevant to child rights and the situation and needs of children and youth affected by migration. Key components of the state system examined relevant to CYM are CSOs, communities, beneficiaries and governance, (state coordination mechanisms and leadership, regulatory framework and policies/strategies), state financial system, human resources and workforce, service delivery and information management system.

Study Population

– Children (0-18 years old), youth (up to 24 years old) and their families in with a focus on. The
study population should include beneficiaries of Tdh interventions.
– Stakeholders who work for child rights protection, which include state and non-state actors
(government structure and CSOs) with a focus on CYM, bilateral and international aid
organizations (UN agencies, development banks and international aid organizations) who
operate in the country.

Statements on Data collection methods required in the proposal:

• Desk Review: It is required to state and describe the approach and breadth of literature review of published data, which includes the analysis of published secondary data (Hungarian national strategies, regional level statistics, reports, action plan) related to CYM. Desk review that collects basic national and regional data and information and official statistics is also a required element that should be carried out throughout the consultancy.

• Primary and secondary data collection: in addition to the desk review, the proposal should clearly state what primary and secondary data collection methods are employed.

• Qualitative data collection: State whether the proposed methodology conducts qualitative data collection. In case qualitative data collection is proposed, specify what data collection methods (KIIs, FGD, Observation etc.) will be employed with justifications that how the proposed methods can answer the research questions and specific objectives of the Needs Assessment. Also specify which stakeholders and beneficiaries will be consulted, including central ministry’s focal points, regional, district officials and state agencies and institutions relevant to social services (ombudsman’s office etc.), bilateral and international development agencies (UNICEF, EU, USAID, etc), INGO, local NGOs, social service workforce (social workers, teachers, police, lawyers, judges, prosecutors etc.), other child protection experts, children and youth and community representatives.

• Quantitative data collection: State whether the proposed methodology conducts quantitative data collection. In case quantitative data collection is proposed, specify what data collection method will be conducted (complete survey or sample survey) with a justification that how the proposed methods can answer the research questions and specific objectives of the Needs Assessment. In case sample survey is proposed, specify sampling frame, data collection tool to be used, sampling strategy as well as strategy to ensure internal and external validity and reliability of the tools.

In case quantitative data collection method is proposed, representativeness of the study population at confidence interval of 90% or over with no more than 5% margin of error is accepted. A simple statistical test (p-value and significance test of variables of analysis) is encouraged, and various statistical analysis is encouraged. However, the Needs Assessment does not require multi-variant regression analysis in this consultancy.

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