Rwanda Stunting Prevention and Reduction Program - Facility Survey Tender, Rwanda - 52718027

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Country : Rwanda

Summary : Rwanda Stunting Prevention and Reduction Program - Facility Survey

Deadline : 17 May 2021

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TOT Ref.No.: 52718027

Document Ref. No. : 1274403

Financier : World Bank (WB)

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Expression of Interest are invited for Rwanda Stunting Prevention and Reduction Program - Facility Survey.

REQUEST FOR ExPRESSION OF INTEREST FOR SELECTION # 1274403

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Selection Information

Assignment Title

Rwanda Stunting Prevention and Reduction Program - Facility survey

Publication Date

30-Apr-2021

Expression of Interest Deadline

17-May-2021 at 11:59:59 PM (Eastern Time - Washington D.C.)

Language of Notice

English

Selection Notice

Assignment Country

· RW - Rwanda

Funding Sources

The World Bank Group intends to finance the assignment/services under:

· BB - BANK BUDGET

· TF0A8136 - Nutrition Evaluations

Individual/Firm

The consultant will be a firm.

Assignment Description

SELECTION FOR CONSULTANTS BY THE WORLD BANK GROUP

REQUEST FOR ExPRESSIONS OF INTEREST

Electronic Submissions through World Bank Group eConsultant2
https://wbgeconsult2.worldbank.org/wbgec/index.html

ASSIGNMENT OVERVIEW

Assignment Title: 1274403 - Rwanda Stunting Prevention and Reduction Program - Facility survey

Assignment Countries:
- Rwanda

ASSIGNMENT DESCRIPTION

The objective of the Rwanda Stunting Prevention and Reduction Program is to support Rwanda's vision and commitment to eliminate chronic malnutrition in children under two through the scale-up of a combination of nutrition-specific and nutrition-sensitive interventions, addressing both the supply side (nutrition services) and the demand side (CCTs). The facility survey involves 4 activities: (1) a facility questionnaire to collect data on the availability and readiness for nutrition services; (2) health worker interviews; (3) exit interviews with attending ANC and growth promotion services; and (4) extraction of historical birthweight information from delivery registers.

FUNDING SOURCE

The World Bank Group intends to finance the assignment / services described below with trust fund resources provided by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation (BMGF), Power of Nutrition (PON), and Child Investment Fund Foundation (CIFF).

ELIGIBILITY

Eligibility restrictions apply:
1. Experience in the core business of data-collection and surveys.
2. Qualifications and Relevant technical and managerial capabilities of key staff.
3. Firm must be eligible to be a vendor

INDIVIDUAL / FIRM PROFILE
The consultant will be a firm.

SUBMISSION REQUIREMENTS
The World Bank Group now invites eligible firms to indicate their interest in providing the services. Interested firms must provide information indicating that they are qualified to perform the services (brochures, description of similar assignments, experience in similar conditions, availability of appropriate skills among staff, etc. for firms; CV and cover letter for individuals). Please note that the total size of all attachments should be less than 5MB. Consultants may associate to enhance their qualifications.

Interested firms are hereby invited to submit expressions of interest.

Expressions of Interest should be submitted, in English, electronically through World Bank Group eConsultant2 (https://wbgeconsult2.worldbank.org/wbgec/index.html)

NOTES
Following this invitation for Expression of Interest, a shortlist of qualified firms will be formally invited to submit proposals. Shortlisting and selection will be subject to the availability of funding.

Only those firms which have been shortlisted will receive notification. No debrief will be provided to firms which have not been shortlisted.

Attachments

· Optional TOR File

Qualification Criteria

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Terms of Reference

Rwanda Stunting Prevention and Reduction Program
Impact Evaluation

Baseline Facility Survey Firm TOR
April 2021
PURPOSE OF THIS CONSULTANCY
The purpose of this consultancy is to manage all aspects of the baseline facility survey - data collection, entry, management, and survey report - for a prospective impact evaluation of the Rwanda Stunting Prevention and Reduction Program (SPaR). Details on the survey activities and related scope of work are delineated in the relevant sections below.
BACKGROUND ON THE STUNTING PREVENTION AND REDUCTION PROGRAM
The Government of Rwanda, with support from The World Bank, has undertaken a multisectoral program with the aim of achieving significant reductions in stunting prevalence among children under 5 years of age, with a special focus on children under 2. The Rwanda Stunting Prevention and Reduction Program (SPRP) is comprised primarily of two projects: a set of health sector focused, supply side interventions in 13 districts under the Stunting Prevention and Reduction Project (SPRP); and the Nutrition-Sensitive Direct Support (NSDS) in 18 districts (5 additional to the 13 under SPRP), a demand-side cash transfer program with co-responsibilities for health service utilization under the Strengthening Social Protection Project (SSPP) . The theory of change hypothesizes that an integrated multisectoral program focused on a complementary set of demand side and supply side interventions primarily in health and social protection in the highest stunting districts and most vulnerable households will increase the quality, coverage, and utilization of health and nutrition interventions, enhance access to food and nutrition services, improve child caring, feeding, and hygiene practices, and lead to improved child development outcomes and reductions in stunting.

The core interventions under the SPRP project are performance-based financing schemes at health centers and for community health workers, a national behavior change campaign, complementary support for WASH in the poorest households, support for a home-based early childhood development program, as well as the distribution of fortified blended foods (FBF) for mothers and children living in the most vulnerable households Under the SSPP, the cash transfer program will target households in the lowest socio-economic quartiles with children under 24 months of age and/or pregnant and lactating women. In addition to the SSPP and SPRP projects, nutrition-sensitive interventions will also be supported through the Sustainable Agricultural Intensification for Improved Livelihoods, Food Security and Nutrition Project (SAIP) which includes economic empowerment of women and enhancing availability and consumption of nutritious foods. Innovations under the agriculture projects will be carried out in 3 of the 13 districts targeted for support under the SPRP and SSPP and will cover one sector and a small proportion of the villages in each district. Given the limited scope of the agriculture project, the impact evaluation will focus on the effects of the SPRP and SSPP and will exclude intervention sectors in the 3 SAIP districts.
THE IMPACT EVALUATION
The prospective impact evaluation of the SPaR program addresses a series of (nested) research questions concerning the effectiveness of either the overall program or of components of the program. Specifically, the evaluation plans to investigate the following three questions:

1. What is the net impact of the total program effort on the priority outcomes of interest among children under five years of age, with a special focus on children under two years of age for the most vulnerable households (Ubudehe 1)?
2. What is the impact of the nutrition focused CCT on child stunting levels in targeted households (Ubudehe 1)?
3. Is there a differential impact of the CCT on targeted households in the districts not accompanied by the SPaR health system strengthening activities?

The primary outcome for all interventions in the impact evaluation are height-for-age in children under 2 years of age. Secondary outcomes will be selected to trace mechanisms through which the intervention operates, such as utilization of key services/interventions for young children and pregnant women and will include child development scores and community health worker knowledge.

An advisory impact evaluation team composed of evaluation experts with backgrounds in economics, nutrition, and public health, has been constituted to advise the GoR on the design, conduct, and analysis of the impact evaluation. During the implementation of the baseline facility survey, the advisory team will be supported by an in-country consultant whose role would be to provide ongoing support to the survey team to ensure the quality of the data collection process and the data, support capacity building, and provide timely feedback for corrective action when necessary.
THE FACILITY SURVEY DESIGN AND STUDY SAMPLE COMPOSITION
Strengthening the delivery of nutrition services at health facilities is a significant component of the SPaR program interventions and a key pathway in the results chain for ultimately improving nutrition outcomes of children under 5. There are three primary aims for the facility survey:
1. To assess the provision and quality of antenatal and growth monitoring and promotion services, with a focus on nutrition, and how these vary according to the SPaR intervention component received, and between data collection rounds. The assessment of service quality will include components on provider knowledge, content of care, patient satisfaction, as well as provider trainings, supervisions, and structural quality.
2. To assess the potential impact of the project interventions on birth outcomes, specifically birth weight, using bi

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