Consultancy for Independent Third Party Monitoring of SOM Improving Well-being and... Tender

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Country : Somalia

Summary : Consultancy for Independent Third Party Monitoring of SOM Improving Well-being and Care of Vulnerable Children in Baidoa

Deadline : 25 Sep 2018

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Notice Type : Tender

TOT Ref.No.: 26896103

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Competition : ICB

Financier : Other Funding Agencies

Purchaser Ownership : -

Tender Value : Refer Document

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Purchaser : SAVE THE CHILDREN
Somalia Email : css.logistics@savethechildren.org
Somalia
Email :css.logistics@savethechildren.org

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Tenders are invited for Consultancy for Independent Third Party Monitoring of SOM Improving well-being and care of vulnerable children in Baidoa.

Save the Children (SC) is implementing MFA Finland funded project to support the most vulnerable families in 14 drought and conflict affected internally displaced people’s (IDP) camps and host communities in Baidoa Somalia by addressing their urgent basic needs to prevent further food insecurity, malnutrition, poor health and gender-based violence (GBV). A monthly cash transfers via mobile phone (USD 64 per month) will be provided for 4 months to 1, 405 households (HH). The cash transfers will be linked to awareness raising on child feeding, appropriate care practices and prevention and response to violence and abuse. An integration between food security and livelihoods (FSL) and child protection (CP) will be emphasized by providing cash transfers to some HH identified through CP case management. Children will receive support to build their resilience to better address risks and stress they are facing, and caregivers, community groups, community leaders and service providers will be trained to prevent and respond to CP issues.

Overall project objective:
Drought and conflict affected children and their families are better protected from abuse, neglect, exploitation, violence through an improved knowledge and resources of their families.

Impact Indicators:

% of target 500 boys and girls who can identify where to go to if they have a protection concerns (Target = 70%)
% of target 330 households implementing better care practices (Target = 70%)
% of target 330 households using cash transfers to support children’s well-being (Target = 90%)
Target Location

S/N

District

Sub-villages

# of target per camp

S/N

Sub-villages

# of target per camp

1.

Baidoa















Al furqan 2

110

2.

Alla tuug

100

3.

Tawakal 2

80

4.

Abag badey

70

5.

Edkiyal

70

6.

Liiban

90

7.

11 janaay

60

8.

Garasgof

80

9.

Mursal

90

10.

Hanano2

80

11.

Abu-asharow

100

12.

Barwaqo

75

13.

Duceysane

50

14.

Deeq Alle

70

15.

Host community

280







Grand Total

1, 405

To improve the accountability of the program a third party monitor will be contracted to monitor the project progress and also to ensure whether the project implementation is in line with SCI accountability strategy.

Consultancy Objectives
To complete independent monitoring of Save the Children’s Improving well-being and care of vulnerable children in Baidoa – project in Baidoa in order to enhance program quality and accountability to beneficiaries.

Scope of work
Program implementation under two broad result:

Result 1:

Improved access to income through provision of monthly unconditional cash transfers (UCT),

Indicators:

· % of targeted households who have sufficient access to food during the cash transfers period (Target = 90%)

· % reduction in coping strategy index (CSI)3 among targeted vulnerable households (Target = 30%)

· % of boys and girls in targeted households who maintain at least 2 meals per day during cash transfer period (Target = 90%)

Result 2:

Girls and boys affected by drought and conflict have better protection from violence through prevention and response services.

Indicators:

· # of suspected cases of separation, violence, abuse, exploitation or neglect identified through CWCs, community education committees (CECs), and IDP committees, and supported through case management (target = 330)

· % trained staff from other sectors who reported and referred cases of CP violations (target = 70%)

· # of boys and girls provided with direct support (legal, medical, counselling and reintegration) (target = 550)

· % of children and caregivers targeted through child resilience program report improved psychological wellbeing (target = 65%) · % of surveyed community based structures which have better knowledge to prevent and respond to CP concerns (Target = 80%).

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