REQUEST FOR EXPRESSION OF INTEREST: BASELINE EVALUATION SURVEY OF CHILDREN WITH CHILDREN -INITIATIVES FOR ADOLESCENT GIRLS PROJECT IN TANZANIA
SOS Children’s Villages Tanzania is a local non-government organization affiliated to SOS Children’s Villages International, a worldwide child care organization that provides orphaned and destitute children with a permanent home and educational opportunities. Established 60 years ago, SOS Children’s Villages International the umbrella organization, currently has Children’s Villages and other projects in 135 countries around the world. Globally, it runs the SOS Children’s Village Programme which has two main arms, i.e. Family Based Care based at SOS Children’s Villages and Family Strengthening Programmes supporting families in local communities. SOS has been working in the United Republic of Tanzania since 1991, and implements #s programs in the following locations Zanzibar, Arusha, Dar es Salaam, Mwanza and Iringa
1. DESCRIPTION OF PROGRAMME LOCATION
SOS Children’s Villages Tanzania has recently been awarded a three years Children with Children (CwC) project to respond to the needs of children and adolescent girls and boys in the Iringa region.
The overall goal of the project is to contribute in improvement on wellbeing and rights of adolescent girls and mothers in Iringa, Tanzania. This is a three years project (2020-2023) funded by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Finland and SOS Children’s Villages Finland. The project is implemented in all three districts (Kilolo, Mufindi, and Iringa) of the Iringa region.
The primary beneficiaries of the CwC project are 600 adolescent mothers (10-19-year-old) and 15,000 adolescent boys and girls who are in secondary schools.
The project key results areas to be attained by 2023 include:
Outcome 1: Improved national gender policy on rights of adolescent girls and mothers in Tanzania
Outcome 2: Local systems and community based structures in Iringa region respond to incidences of Violence against Children (VAC) and Gender Based Violence (GBV).
Outcome 3: Adolescent girls and mothers and boys in Iringa region have access and utilization of Sexual Reproductive Health services as the basic health care services in Mufindi, Kilolo and lringa rural district councils.
Outcome 4: Improved socio-economic ability for targeted adolescent mothers and vulnerable caregivers in Mufindi, Iringa rural and Kilolo districts.
2. RATIONALE AND OVERALL OBJECTIVE OF THE BASELINESTUDY
The overall objective of the baseline evaluation survey is to assess the situation prior to a programme, against which Progress can be assessed and comparisons made. This intends to establish benchmark indicators values based on the program logic to measure the results during and after completing the project. The findings from this baseline study inform with stand monitoring toot and evaluation plan toward end line evaluation of the project
Similarity, the baseline study intends to test the validity, reliability, and data availability of indicators (for instance, do they measure what they measure what supposed to be measured, are they cost effective etc.). The overall goal of the study is collect base data of each indicator to feature in project M &E plan and provide the basis of annual, midterm and final evolution of the project.
Specific objectives of the baseline survey;
- To assess teenage/adolescent mothers with children’s social economic status and ability to provide care and support for themselves and their children.
- To identify the gaps in care and support of the teenage/adolescent mothers (10 -19 years old) for designing a response that will contribute to improve their well-being.
- To understand resource allocation and policies and structures related to parenting, child care, and SRHR at the national level and specifically for Iringa region.
- To understand gender and SRHR gaps among girls and boys in schools and their surrounding communities and beyond.
3. MANNER OF SUBMISSION:
Interested bidders are welcome to contact SOS Children’s Villages Tanzania through [email protected] to obtain Request for Quotation form and Terms and reference( TOR) for the assignment not later than 4th June, 2021.
