These terms of reference are designed for the evaluation of the Youth on Board project which was launched in January 2022 in Ghana. Funded by the Danish Civil Society Fund (CISU), the project is implemented in Ghana by YOTA in partnership with 100% for the Children based in Denmark. The 28-month project is due to finish on 30 April 2024. The evaluation will take place towards the end of the project to assess the project’s impact.

Background

The COVID-19 pandemic and its massive economic and social impacts have disrupted nearly all aspects of life in the Ghanaian society. People of different ages, however, have experienced the pandemic’s effects in different ways. For young people especially, the COVID-19 crisis has posed considerable risks in the fields of education, employment, mental health, among others. However, its impact on young people’s access to quality education has been most severely felt.

School closures, without alternative education se...