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Terms of Reference (ToR) 1. Background 1.1 About Cordaid Cordaid an internationally operating value-based emergency relief and development organization, working in and on fragility. We stand with those who are hit hardest by poverty and conflict. We support them in their struggle to move beyond survival and to fully participate in equitable and resilient societies. Our headquarter is based in the Netherlands with five regional and multiple country offices in Africa, Asia, Latin America, and the USA. Since January 2021, ICCO has been merged with Cordaid and in Bangladesh, have a track record of more than 47 years. 1.2 About SONGO Cordaid is playing the lead role in implementing the EU funded “Sustained Opportunities for Nutrition Governance (SONGO) project” to improve maternal and child nutrition in Kurigram and Gaibandha districts. The SONGO project is 5 years duration with 4 inter-linked outcomes; (1) establishing upazila nutrition governance, (2) improving maternal and child health, nutrition (3) improving WASH practices (4) enhancing availability and access to safe and nutritious food. RDRS has been Cordaid's long standing partner in a variety of large poverty alleviation and development projects in Bangladesh, often with food security components. RDRS implements project activities such as community mobilization, capacity building, committees' formation, meeting organisation, workshops, monitoring, etc. at a field level. SONGO emphasizes the importance of sustained governance as a primary outcome and a precondition to achieve other outcomes that are based on NPAN2 and three interlinked pillars or pathways (as per the UNICEF Conceptual Framework on Undernutrition. 1. HH food and nutrition security (including availability, economic access and use of food) 2. Feeding and caregiving resources and practices (including maternal, HH and community levels) 3. Access to and use of health services and a safe and hygienic environment (i.e. food, care and health). While availability and accessibility of nutritious and safe food at HH level is a precondition for improved nutrition it does not automatically lead to improved nutrition among all HH members. Lack of nutrition, health and WASH related knowledge, attitudes and practices as well as intra-HH dynamics often impede nutrition improvement. Evidence has also shown that the extent to which women have access to and control over productive resources, time, knowledge and social support networks largely determine their own nutritional status and the kind of care they provide for their children and for the rest of the HHs. The nutritional status of a woman before and during pregnancy has a direct impact on the development and nutritional status of her baby. To address child undernutrition fully, the SONGO project has been therefore employed nutrition-specific as well as nutrition-sensitive interventions through a lifecycle approach to deliver the right services and messages to the right person at the right time. The implementation is being incorporated a Social and Behavior Change (SBCC) strategy, using multiple approaches, ranging from interpersonal communication (such as counselling by health workers) to mass media (such as radio campaigns). The approach is based on proven and evolving experiences considering the importance of pre-conditions to address e.g. dimensions of availability and access to food and the required synergy between interventions and actors at various levels. Interventions will focus on mobilizing and coaching target groups and local public, private and development actors to take the necessary actions towards improved nutrition. 11. How to apply Interested consultants are requested to submit their application including both Technical and financial proposals. Prospective consultants should submit a soft copy of the duly signed complete proposal (Technical and Financial) to: procurement.bd@cordaid.org. Please mention “Develop Knowledge products on Nutrition & Nutrition Governance issues for Sustained Opportunities for Nutrition Governance (SONGO) Project funded by the European Union" in the email subject line. Any queries about the consultancy should be addressed to Kashfia Sharmin, kashfia.sharmin@cordaid.org Cordaid reserves the right to accept or reject the offer in part or full without assigning any reason whatsoever. To download full ToR. Click this Link Deadline: March 20, 2024, till 11:59PM |
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