Terms of Reference(TORs) for baseline survey

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1 About Mojaz Foundation: Mojaz Foundation is a non-political and non-discriminatory not for profit Organization working at national level since The primary purpose and the basic crosscutting theme of the organization is to promote participatory and progressive socioeconomic development through improved access to basic services, income enhancement and employment generation. Particular emphasis is given to sustain the momentum thus gained in any community. During last 7 years, MOJAZ has obtained funding and technical assistance from various international and UN organizations under different thematic areas. Presently, MOJAZ Foundation is hiring the service of consultant for carrying out baseline survey. Details of the activity are given below: 1. Project Profile Project Name Project Goal Humanitarian Assistance to internally displaced people (IDPs) in Bannu, KPK. Increase resilience of IDP population and host communities through lifesaving Child Protection, WASH, Disaster Risk Reduction and Nutrition services. Project Results Expected Result 1: Target Population has equitable and sufficient access to safe drinking water, sanitation and hygiene facilities Activities contributing to achievement of expected result 1 Expected Result 2: Target Population has improved knowledge and are practicing improved hygiene behaviours Expected Result 3: Psychosocial support provided to the children belonging to the IDPs and the host families Expected Result 4: Vulnerable groups (children under 5 and PLW) that have access to key preventative nutrition specific services Expected Result 5: Local partner staff is provided with resources and training to deliver activities in an integrated manner Location Project Period Project Beneficiaries Ten UCs in district; Shabaz Azmat Khel, Bakakhel, Mumbati Barakzai, Zeraki Pirbakhel, Khandar Khankhel, Baharat, KotQalander, Fateh Khel, Ismail Khel and Khujari 1 st May, th, October 2017 (18months) Direct Beneficiaries Nutrition WASH CP Indirect Women ,000 10,500 Men 11,500 7,000 Girls , ,750 Boys , ,750 Total 5,000 53,000 12,000 Grand Total 70,000 35,000

2 Funded By: Plan International 2. Background of the consultancy: Mojaz Foundation has started a new project titled Humanitarian Assistance to internally displaced people (IDPs) in Bannu, KPK with the financial support from Plan International for a period of eighteen months. The project involves activities that will address the issues of WASH, Child Protection and Nutrition for the TDPs and host families living in six union councils of District Bannu. The project will benefit 70,000 individuals directly and 35,000 indirectly. The project involves carrying out baseline and KAP study in targeted communities covering Knowledge, Attitude and Practices across four sectors integrated in the project: WASH, Nutrition, Child Protection and DRR. This baseline and KAP study will provide a strong representative data that will be used, when compared with similar data collected at project-end, to measure the impact of the project and what changes it produced on the targeted groups. 3. Baseline description The overall baseline survey involves of following three stages. 1. Household Survey This survey will be carried out by the project coordinators with the help of project staff and community enumerators for the collection of 100% TDPs data from 10 UCs. The data cleaning and entry will also be carried out by the project staff and the consultant will analyze and report. 2. The KAPs Study (Consultant s assignment) The survey in targeted communities covering knowledge, attitude and practices across four sectors integrated in the project; WASH, Nutrition, Child protection and DRR will be conducted by the consultant. The survey will be conducted with representative sample covering all segment of the society e.g. Men, women, Girls, Boys and youth of TDPs and host families). It will provide a strong base with information which will help to determine and confirm what specific topic need to be particularly tackled in different training/ behavior change activities across the 4 sectors included in the project. This KAP survey will provide a strong representative data that will be used when compared with similar data (post KAP) collected at project end to measure the impact of the project and what changes it produced on the targeted groups. The consultant will design complete survey along with tools and instruments to collect, process and analyze the data from 10% of the target beneficiaries. 3. The final consolidated baseline and KAPs study report (Consultant s assignment) The Project coordinator will provide the consultant with complete data of households profiles which are to be combined/triangulated and correlated with KAP study from TDPs and host families data that is to be collected, processed and analyzed by the consultant for the final baseline and KAPs study report. The final report will provide clear guidance and recommendations on ways to strengthen on-going monitoring and implementation of the project to maximize learning and adjust/improve the project design, logic of intervention and monitoring indicators, if necessary.

3 The content of the KAP should be inclusive of all stakeholders including people with a disability, culturally-sensitive and participatory gender-responsive, and the process of undertaking the survey should be gender-sensitive. More importantly, the survey should be conducted in a conflict-sensitive manner, meaning the data collection activities should not contribute to the conflict in any way and analyses cognizant of the project s interaction with its context. It is important to obtain informed consent of survey participants. 4. Overall approach, methodology and deliverables The following data collection methods are to design the baseline survey but not limited to. This is to establish the basic methodological requirements which the surveyor must consider when producing their methodological proposal. 1. The consultant will do a desk review first, looking at the final documents of project i.e. household profiling progress and updates, project proposal, logical framework, outcome indicators, In addition, the project documents of other interventions by Mojaz Foundation with IDPs residing in Bannu district will be reviewed for a general understanding of situat 2. The consultant will present the inception report before starting the field work 3. The consultant will prepare a detailed field plan for the KAP survey and will get it approved from MF and Plan International. 4. The consultant will conduct the KAP survey with the target groups and stakeholders of the project particularly with children. The proposal from the consultant should include the schedule of interviews and FDGs. 5. All data, qualitative and quantitative, collected through the household profiles and KAP survey must be disaggregated by location, age and sex; that is, separately for girls and boys, men and women and disabled. 6. The consultant will draft the consolidated report OF Baseline and KAP survey, get it reviewed by Mojaz Foundation and Plan International Pakistan s concerned management and finalize the report. 7. The consultant will prepare a brief presentation on final report and orient Mojaz Foundation and Plan International Pakistan s management. 5. The required competencies for the consultant The survey team/consultant should have survey skills and experience, technical expertise in the programmatic area and experience working in geographical area. The required skills and competencies for this evaluation include: Sectors of technical competency (WASH, Nutrition, Child Protection, DRR) Experience in Monitoring and Evaluation and the project s four sectors Thorough understanding of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province s context Language skills: for field interviews: Pashtu Strong analytical and presentation skills 6. The set of indicators The consultant will produce scientifically acquired baseline values from assessment of target groups against the both outcome and output level indicators following indicator set. The data collection instrument will be designed around these indicators. Outcome Indicators

4 1. Number of people with access to improved WASH, CP, DRR and Nutrition services (target: 70,000 (34,300 M 35,700 W) 2. 10,000 IDP and 5000 host families have access to improved WASH, CP, DRR and Nutrition services Result 1 Overall Indicator: 70% of household accessing sufficient and equitable quantity of drinking and domestic water as well as gender sensitive sanitation facilities including hand washing stations according to SPHERE standards Indicator 1: 750 gender and disability friendly latrines constructed and are in use. Indicator 2: 70 Water points constructed/rehabilitated in targeted communities to provide access to safe drinking water Indicator 3: 20 Disaster resilient blocks constructed for children in the target schools to address the needs of children in schools Indicator 4: 30 Hand washing stations installed in the target schools to adopt hand washing practice Indicator 5: 40 water points rehabilitated/constructed in the targeted schools to provide them access to safe drinking water Result 2 Overall Indicator: 75% of households adheres to improved hygiene practices Indicator 1: School WASH clubs, Community WASH committees and community action planed developed in 20 communities to spread hygiene and sanitation messages, and to develop action plans with focus on DRR Indicator 2: 70% targeted school children aware of and practicing improved WASH behaviours and lifesaving actions in the event of high risks/high events Result 3 Overall Indicator: children belonging to IDPs and Host families received phsycho-socio support (Target: 50% girls, and teachers from 20 project) Indicator 1: 90% of teachers who demonstrate positive coping skills (target: 90% of parents registered in parenting education sessions) Indicator 2: Percentage of targeted children who demonstrate an increase in knowledge in Child Protection (target: 80% of children who participated in School WASH groups) Result 4 Overall Indicator: Percentage of targeted parents (M/F) that received gender sensitive nutrition education messages (target: 100% of the parents) Indicator 1: Number of social organizers and CRPs received training on IYCF and nutritional screening Indicator 2: Number of IDP families screen for SAM/MAM cases among PLW and children of 6-59 months Result 5 Overall Indicator: Number of partner staff successfully demonstrating capacity to provide cascade training (target: 85%) Indicator 1: Number of partner s staff able to demonstrate capacity to provide/cascade training

5 7. Timeframe The consultant will be expected to complete the survey and deliver the final report for review within 15 days of commissioning of the assignment from MF. Interested Candidates may send their resume with cover letter to the Program Manager-Human Resource-MOJAZ Foundation, Opposite DCO House, Narowal Last date for applying is October 05, 2016