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Request for proposals are invited for Endline Assessment Consultancy for Integrated Lifesaving Assistance for Conflict-Affected Households in Mafa and Konduga, Nigeria with Humanitarian Coordination and Localization in BAY States. October 2023 December 2024 Bha Mafa Konduga Endline Assessment Consultancy Closing Date: 31 Oct 2024 Type: Consultancy BHA MAFA KONDUGA ENDLINE ASSESSMENT TERMS OF REFERENCE Endline Assessment Consultancy for Integrated Lifesaving Assistance for Conflict-Affected Households in Mafa and Konduga, Nigeria with Humanitarian Coordination and Localization in BAY States. October 2023 December 2024 Project Summary Type of study Endline Assessment Study duration 40days Contract start and End date 1st November till December 30th, 2024 Name of the project Integrated Lifesaving Assistance for Conflict-Affected Households in Mafa and Konduga, Nigeria with Humanitarian Coordination and Localization in BAY States. Project Start and End dates October 2023 December 2024 Project duration 15 Months Project locations: Mafa, Konduga LGAs, and Borno, Adamawa and Yobe (BAY) states, Nigeria Thematic areas Food Assistance, Multipurpose Cash Assistance, ERMS (Economic Recovery and Market Systems), Nutrition, Protection, WASH (Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene) and Humanitarian Coordination, Information Management, and Assessments Donor USAID/Bureau for Humanitarian Assistance Estimated beneficiaries Parents/Caregivers, children, National Non-Government Organizations (NNGOs), International Non-Government Organizations (INGOs), and Public Officials. Overall project goal To address lifesaving humanitarian needs and improve resilience of most vulnerable IDPs and host communities in Mafa and Konduga by increasing access to integrated, disability-inclusive and gender-sensitive food assistance (Cash and vouchers) nutrition, livelihoods, WASH and protection services 2. Introduction This document outlines the Terms of Reference (ToR) for the Endline Assessment of a USAID BHA-funded project implemented by Save the Children (SC), in collaboration with two National Non-Governmental Organizations (NNGOs) Ekklesiyar Yanuwa a Nigeria (EYN) and Green Concern for Development (GREENCODE). Save the Children serves as the Lead Agency for the project. The project started on October 1st, 2023, and initially it was planned to end on 30th September 2024 but donors gave a no-cost extension to see that the program ends by December 31st 2024. The activity is being implemented in Borno State, providing lifesaving assistance to vulnerable, conflict-affected households in communities within Borno State. The thematic areas of focus for the BHA programs interventions include: Food assistance Multi-Purpose Cash Assistance (MPCA) Economic Recovery and Market Systems Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene (WASH) Nutrition Protection The ongoing conflict in Borno continues to disrupt livelihoods and related activities, leaving many vulnerable households reliant on food aid from donor agencies. The program is addressing these humanitarian needs through the Integrated Lifesaving Assistance for Conflict-Affected Households in Mafa and Konduga, Nigeria, with Humanitarian Coordination and Localization in BAY Statesa fifteen-month program funded by USAID/BHA. Program Goal The program aims to address lifesaving humanitarian needs and enhance the resilience of the most vulnerable internally displaced persons (IDPs) and host communities in Mafa and Konduga. This is achieved by increasing access to integrated, disability-inclusive, and gender-sensitive services, including food assistance (cash and vouchers), nutrition, livelihoods, WASH, and protection. Key program activities include: Food Assistance and Multipurpose Cash Assistance (MPCA) Food Assistance: Unconditional food support is provided to vulnerable households in IPC Phase 3 and above, particularly focusing on internally displaced persons (IDPs) in camps. During the lean season, food assistance was expanded to other affected households to prevent the use of severe negative coping mechanisms. Multipurpose Cash Assistance (MPCA): Newly displaced households received MPCA to meet immediate needs. Households transitioning off food assistance was supported with a one-off MPCA to limit negative coping strategies. Livelihoods Assistance: Conditional Cash Grants: Conditional cash grants were offered to households to restore or start income-generating activities (IGAs). Micro-enterprise training on management of IGAs is provided as a prerequisite for cash transfers. Financial Services: Vulnerable individuals in the targeted communities were trained on how to establish and manage savings and loans groups. These groups were provided with the necessary tools and kits to ensure their optimal functioning. Each group was supported by a Village Savings and Loan Association (VSLA) agent, who mentors and guides the members in the initial stages, ensuring proper management and sustainability of the group. Nutrition Services: The program provides services to prevent and treat acute malnutrition among children under five (CU5) and pregnant and lactating women (PLW) through community-based management of acute malnutrition (CMAM) and Maternal Infant and Young Child Nutrition in Emergencies (MIYCN-E) programs. This intervention incorporates electronic value vouchers for Supplemental Nutrition Assistance (SNA), Social Behavior Change (SBC) activities, micronutrient supplementation, and supported for SAM treatment. Nutrition services were integrated with other sectoral interventions, including WASH and protection, to ensure comprehensive care for vulnerable households. Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene (WASH): The program ensures safe access to drinking water by rehabilitating water points at health facilities, child-friendly spaces, and surrounding communities. The program provides latrine slab for household latrine construction and rehabilitated/constructed latrines at health facilities, child-friendly spaces. Hygiene promotion activities and the distribution of WASH non-food items (NFIs) has been prioritized, particularly for households at risk of waterborne diseases like cholera. Protection Services: SC offers case management services for vulnerable children, particularly unaccompanied and separated children, as well as child-headed households. Psychosocial support (PSS) was provided through child-friendly spaces and mobile units. Community-based child protection programming that is aimed to reduce risks by strengthening local knowledge on protection issues and improving access to child protection information and services. Comprehensive gender-based violence (GBV) case management services, including cash assistance, was provided to survivors of GBV. SC also trained caseworkers on GBV case management and caring for child survivors, ensuring timely and effective responses. 3. Background and Context According to Humanitarian Need Overview, (HNO) 2024, conflict-affected communities in Mafa and Konduga LGAs are facing rising levels of food insecurity, malnutrition, and inadequate WASH infrastructures, particularly at health facilities providing nutrition services. Child protection risks, including sexual and gender-based violence (SGBV), persist. The relocation of IDPs and recent arrivals from Boko Haram-held areas have heightened the demand for food, livelihood, nutrition, and protection services, straining government services and local resources. The project aims to alleviate suffering, maintain dignity, and save lives among men, women, girls, boys under five years old, and pregnant and lactating women/girls (PLW/G) in Mafa and Konduga LGAs. The program intends enhance food security, livelihood, and nutritional status while improving coping strategies and creating a safer protective environment for crisis-affected children. With funding from the International Humanitarian Assistance (BHA) Bureau of Humanitarian Assistance, SC and partners intend to deliver critical food, clean water, and necessary nutrition and protection services in Mafa and Konduga LGAs from October 2023 to December 2024. Specific indicators to measure. Indicator Number Indicator FS01 Percent of households with poor, borderline, and acceptable Food Consumption Score (FCS) FS02 Mean and median Reduced Coping Strategies Index (rCSI) score FS03 Percent of households with moderate or severe hunger (HHS) F02 Percent of households where women reported participating in decisions on the use of food assistance F03 Percent of food assistance decision-making entity members who are women M02 Percent of (beneficiary) households who report being able to meet (all/most/half/some/none) their basic needs as they define and prioritize them M03 Percent of beneficiaries reporting that humanitarian assistance is delivered in a safe, accessible, accountable, and participatory manner M11 Percent of (beneficiary) households that report having minimum household items that allow all the following: comfortable sleeping, water and food storage, food preparation, cooking, eating, lighting, and clothing M12 Percent of (beneficiary) households reporting that all household members have access to an adequate quantity of safe water for drinking, cooking, personal and domestic hygiene M13 Percent of (beneficiary) households having access to a functioning handwashing facility with water and soap at home and essential hygiene items including menstrual hygiene products P-Custom 01 % of children reporting an improvement in their sense of safety and wellbeing at the close of the project P-Custom 02 Percentage of Children reporting improvement in their psychosocial wellbeing P-Custom 03 % of individuals reporting decreased incidents of gender-based violence (GBV) i Tender Link : https://reliefweb.int/job/4102869/bha-mafa-konduga-endline-assessment-consultancy-terms-reference
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