In conclusion, an evaluation TOR which mainstreams child rights includes:

• A visible and explicit commitment to assessing how an initiative has affected child rights realisation and child well-being.
  


• A clear indication of the relative importance given to child rights relative to other cross-cutting issues and competing priorities.
  


• Integration of child rights considerations within each evaluation criteria (relevance, effectiveness, efficiency and sustainability) and among corresponding evaluation questions.
  


• Reliance on both qualitative and quantitative data collection and analysis methods as well as primary and secondary data sources, in keeping with available resources.
  


• Inclusion of children of different ages, genders and circumstances as stakeholders in the evaluation process, in keeping with their evolving capacities.
  


• Appropriate resources (human and financial) allocated to support a focus on child rights and gender equality, as well as qualitative and participatory data collection.
  


• Accountability for mainstreaming child rights as the responsibility of the team leader or principal consultant as part of overall quality assurance.