REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL- RFP-2016-9216933

Open for Local Companies only

Topic:

UNICEF wishes to request eligible bidders to participate in a Request for Proposal – for provision of consultancy service to conduct- Baseline KAP Assessment on Menstrual Hygiene Management among School Girls in 4 Regions of Ethiopia (Afar, Gambella, Oromia and SNNP)

Background:

Millions of girls and women are denied mobility and are subject to restrictions in their daily lives when menstruating. Due to the culture of silence and associated stigma around menstruation the topic is not openly discussed even at family level, and therefore not given due attention. Cultural practices and taboos around menstruation impact the lives of women and girls negatively and reinforce gender inequities and exclusion.

In Ethiopia girls reached puberty and start menstruating often without adequate information and the psychological readiness to manage it, causing the onset of menstruation (menarche) to be a shocking incident for most rural girls.

Lack of information accompanied by a lack of access to appropriate sanitary wear and proper facilities for managing this monthly phenomenon at school can hinder girls’ class attendance, performance and school completion.

UNICEF Ethiopia in its WASH programme recognizes that menstrual hygiene management is an important aspect of eliminating inequalities in WASH services access, and that menstrual hygiene management will contribute to reducing early marriage through improving girls’ school attendance, performance and school completion.  To this end, UNICEF has designed a pilot MHM program that covers 6 regions of Ethiopia. Two of these regions (Amhara and Somali) are already engaged in conducting baselines through local Institutions. This survey is aimed at establishing baseline data in a further 4 regions to inform and guide the design of this MHM programme, the monitoring framework and indicators with benchmarks against which progress is measured in the course of program implementation and final outcome and impact evaluation.

Purpose:

To understand and establish baseline data on the current knowledge, attitudes and practice (KAP) around the issue of menstrual hygiene among school girls and boys to know the status of MHM related WASH facilities in 39 schools in four regions of Ethiopia: Afar, SNNP, Oromia and Gambella

Expected Background and Experience:

The consulting firm should have previous experience of conducting similar school-based WASH surveys and be able to organize the following team compositions for the assignment:

More details of the requirements for this bid can be found in the RFP.

Interested and eligible bidders from local Companies are invited to collect the complete tender documents by sending an email to Mrs. Mekdes Woudneh (mwoudneh@unicef.org) or Mr. Deresse Damte (ddamte@unicef.org ). Starting on Thursday, 11-Aug-2016. Proposals are to be submitted to UNICEF Ethiopia Office, Addis Ababa on or before 10:00 am (East African Time) 31-Aug- 2016(Wednesday). Please quote the RFP nr. 9126933 in all your correspondences. Due to the nature of the bid, there will be no bid public opening for this offer.

UNICEF reserves the right to accept or reject part or all of any or all bids.

ADDRESS:  

UNICEF Ethiopia, UNECA Compound, NOF Building, 2rd floor Supply Section,  

Attn. Mrs. Mekdes Woudneh / Mr. Deresse Damte,

P.O.BOX 1169, TEL: +251-11 518 4035 / 4167, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.