Gender specialist Consultancy services for training of 50 Adolescent Girls Young Mothers (AGYM) in Make Me an Agent of Change in Nasinyono community,

1. Background & Aim of the consultancy

AIC-Health Ministries (AICHM) is a department of the African Inland Church (AIC) mandated to focus on health & nutrition, Livelihood resilience, and Humanitarian activities. AICHM has been implementing the Resilient Livelihoods Project under Johanniter International Assistance (JIA) since 2010. Currently, AICHM and Johanniter International Assistance are implementing a project called BMZ Nasinyono Livelihood project based in Nasinyono , Turkan West The direct beneficiaries for this project are the 750 households consisting of 4500 people who own and work within the 250 acre farm land . This project contributes to access to sustainable livelihoods for and strengthening the resilience of, vulnerable rural communities in Nasinyono, Turkana west sub-county in Turkana County. This project improves agricultural practices and production, ensures that households can access agricultural related information and networks, provides skills and resources to agro-pastoralist-constrained households to become resilient to shocks, enable households to supplement their diet with nutritious food and sell excess produce, and ensure that needs of vulnerable groups are addressed in decision-making forums. However, dryland farming has been met with many challenges among them, inadequate adaptation capacities and strategies, limited technical know-how, climate change impacts, low rainfall, high surface evaporation rates, access to markets and poor infrastructure.

The overall objective of the project is to contribute toward breaking the recurrent cycle of food insecurity in Turkana County. The project has two main thematic areas:

1. Increase in sustainable food production by promoting drought-resistant and environmentally viable crops.
2. Strengthen community resilience by preventing MAMs through improved access to quality and adequate locally produced food and enhance the self-help capacities of the target group to cope with the negative impacts of natural disasters.

To achieve this, the project will be based on two pillars: increasing food production and preventing MAMs with locally grown food. In addition to food production, good governance, i.e. everything related to decision-making processes, the right support from the local structures of the Ministry of Agriculture and the commitment and ownership of the target group, are key to more sustainable production growth. The prevention of MAMs through improved access to adequate locally produced food will strengthen the resilience of the affected population groups to recurrent droughts and floods and enhance the self-help capacities of the target group to cope with the negative impacts of natural disasters. This will help to minimise the periodic food crises that occur. Improved governance in the agricultural sector will further promote and sustainably secure increased food production and MAM prevention by strengthening existing and newly created local systems and structures through improved services, greater transparency and greater accountability. The catalyst for breaking the cycle of food crises in a sustainable way is the strengthening of AGYM through training, who will act as agents of change and drive change through their positive influence on their peers and their role as those who will create the next generations.

1. Objectives of the Training:

The training will seek to address the following objectives;

1. Change agents” are empowered to address the identified barriers and motivate the rest of the community members to change their ways of thinking and beliefs.
2. Change agents are accompanied and supported in their work and increase the enrollment of more practitioners to the team for sustainability
3. To strengthen the knowledge and skills of 50 AGYM on project management
4. Key Deliverables

• A training manual, with focus on these four key desirable habits to be developed as proposed from the SBCC study 2021

1. The training should be with an emphasis on the Behavior Change Agent focusing on the pre-determined priority behaviour and barriers as follows:

• Training report with the following content ( in both pdf and MS Word formats):

1. Executive Summary
2. Introduction
3. Methodology
4. Deliberations/ training content
5. Workshop Achievements; including results from pre and post training evaluation
6. Emerging Issues/Challenges
7. Follow up sessions including coaching and mentorship sessions.
8. Conclusions and Recommendations

• High quality photos of the process in Jpeg format

1. Scope of Work & Expected Output

The consultant is expected to have expertise in climate friendly technologies and nutrition, training community members with rationale on the following :systems analysis, participatory processes, coaching and mentorship capacities, be able to work independently and be self-motivated. The consultant will work closely with AICHM Head of Programs in Nairobi, AICHM staff in Kakuma office. The target beneficiary community are in Nasinyono, Kakuma Turkana West where the training activities will be undertaken. AICHM will provide all the relevant contacts for stakeholders, County Government and community members in Nasinyono and kakuma during the data collection stage as required.

The Consultant will be accountable for the following deliverables:

• An Inception Report: The consultant will prepare the inception report before deployment to detail the consultant’s understanding of what is being reviewed and why, as well as proposed methods, tools, sources of data and procedures intended to address the key tasks outlined above. The inception report will also include a proposed training timetable, a Design training curriculum, Develop a 7-day training manual with a clear outline of activities and methods. The inception report shall not exceed 3 pages (without cover page).
• Conduct the actual training for 7 days.
• A Draft Report: A draft report should be presented to AICHM in Kenya within the agreed timeframe, Capturing the report of the process, a training report of day-to-day deliberation (capturing the voices) and a clear action plan Providing high-quality photos of the process.

A PowerPoint presentation should be included with key findings and recommendations. The draft report should not exceed 30 pages (target 20 pages).

• A Final Report: The consultant will deliver a final training report to AICHM within the stipulated timelines, considering feedback received on the draft report. The final report should also consider the indicators as per the baseline for the project which will be monitored in the mid-term review phase. The consultant should submit both soft and coloured hard copies of the report.
• The 2 future follow up meetings for assement on the project beneficiaries based on mentorship and coaching by the consultant in Nasinyono.

1. Methodology:

The consultant will be expected to employ participatory approaches appropriate to adult learners.

1. Duration and Timeline :

The consultant is expected to execute all the activities according to the schedule below. The timelines may be adjusted slightly when/if necessary.

Task

Number of Days

Outputs/remarks

Training sessions of the AGYM and Final Report-2022

9

Training Report

Follow up meeting within 2022

2

Follow up assessments

Follow up meeting within year 2023

2

Follow up assessments

The total number of days:

13

1. Qualifications required:
2. Demonstrated experience and knowledge in livelihood , climate change, nutrition, gender analysis, women empowerment, gender programming, gender mainstreaming and innovative strategies for developing gender equality action points.
3. demonstrated knowledge and experience in the relevant sector.
4. Extensive experience in curriculum /training modules
5. Strong interpersonal, facilitation, communication skills and attention to detail.
6. Excellent ability to write and articulate issues in a concise language
7. Ability to work in remote and harsh climatic conditions.
8. Very good spoken and written Kiswahili and English languages
9. Knowledge of the local language, culture and experience in working in Turkana/Kakuma is desirable.
10. Availability to fulfil the role and tasks within the stipulated timeframe.
11. Management of the study:

AICHM shall prepare a contract, which the consultant shall sign to commit himself/herself; the consultant shall be answerable to the AICHM team in Nairobi and AICHM team in Kakuma.

In collaboration with AICHM, the consultant shall facilitate the organization of the work related to the assessment during this exercise.

The consultant shall be entirely responsible for the execution of the workplan, Training manual, report generation and submission. The consultant should be available for 2 future follow up mentorship and coaching sessions with the beneficiaries in Nasinyono. This is to be included in the consultant’s bid.

AICHM will be responsible for the consultant’s logistical arrangements related to the training (travel, accommodation, flights, taxis, fuel and translators fees).

The consultant remains the overall responsibility for the operational and administrative management of the study in the field.The consultant shall maintain confidentiality and abide by the consent offered by beneficiaries to be trained and AICHM staff.

1. Documents available as a link on AICHM website

• Baseline survey
• Log frame indicators.
• Project proposals
• Formative research and SBCC strategy, Turkana West Sub-County, April 2021.

1. Payment term

Deliverables

Completion dates

Amount payable

Inception report including a preliminary outline of the final report

After the signing of the contract

20%

Conduct training sessions with AGYM

upon submission of the draft report of the training and after presenting the findings to a panel of experts

50%

Final training reports approved

upon submission of the final report both soft copy and 2 hard copies coloured printed.

30%

Follow up visits ( Year 2)

Year 2 of the project

Will be agreed upon with the consultant

Follow up visits ( Year 3)

Year 3 of the project

Will be agreed upon with the consultant

1. Selection criteria for hiring a consultant

The ratio between the technical and financial criteria established will be 70/30 (technical/price), given the importance of the technical aspects of this assignment. The technical evaluation criteria for the technical rating will be as follows.

Team Leader

Postgraduate degree in gender studies, social sciences, development, planning, strategic planning or statistics. Specialist skills in evaluation and development and planning Excellent interpersonal, participatory processes, and human relations skills Workshop facilitation skills.

At least 10 years of professional work experience in gender analysis, women empowerment, gender programming, gender mainstreaming, coaching and mentorship expertise, project implementation, monitoring and evaluation; the team must demonstrate a capacity for cost-benefit analysis

30 points

Adequacy of the proposed methodology and work plan in responding to the Terms of Reference 40%

50 points

Organization Capacity and Past Performance of the Firm

Highlight the firm’s capacity and provide at least three reference letters of similar assignments conducted in the last five years of similar scope. (Provide the client name; Address of Client; Email address and work phone of the client’s contact person; summary of assignment; the value of assignment; period of the assignments)

20 points

Total

100%

1. Financial Proposal

The financial proposal should be in Kenya shillings and not any other currency.

1. 1. 1. Professional fees chargeable –amount they expect to be paid per day.
      2. Breakdown of the fees and disbursements (including the logistics.)
      3. All applicable taxes (VAT and withholding taxes quoted)
      4. The financial proposal shall be sent as a separate attachment protected
      5. The financial proposal should be in Kenyan currency and not any other currency.
2. ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
3. The AICHM Role and responsibilities:
4. 1. 1. AICHM will facilitate the beneficiary training costs including logistics and refreshments.
      2. AICHM will facilitate the translator costs including logistics and refreshments.
      3. Prepare and effect payment for the consultant upon completion of the assignment
      4. Facilitate Transport from Kakuma Town to Nasinyono and back
5. The Consultants Role and Responsibilities:

The Consultant will be primarily responsible to:

1. Develop/design training materials and manuals
2. Conduct trainings to the beneficiaries and staffs
3. Facilitate their own travel arrangements, logistics and accomodation to and from the field.
4. Ethical considerations

The formative research and a barrier analysis should be conducted following the principles outlined in the United Nations Evaluation Group (UNEG) evaluation standards and ‘Ethical Guidelines for research’. The consultant must address evaluation ethics and enact safeguards to protect the rights and confidentiality of information providers, provisions to store and maintain the security of collected information and protocols to ensure anonymity and confidentiality. The consultant will remain impartial and will not act as a representative of any party throughout the evaluation process. To ensure that the key ethical principles for the conduct of research involving human subjects are followed, each potential respondent will be given full information about the research including the purpose and potential benefits of the research, their rights, and how the information collected will be used. They will also be informed that all data will be kept confidential, being only accessible by members of the assessment team. Verbal consent is required from all adults who agree to participate. Participants under the age of 18 will require signed consent from a parent/guardian. All participants will be informed of their right to discontinue their participation at any point and an approach for ensuring confidentiality will be described.

1. Supervision

AICHM head of programs will be the key contact point for the overall deliverables.

1. Assignment duration

This assignment is expected to be completed within 13 days broken down as (9 training days and 4 separate future follow up meetings in the field). The consultant/s are required to submit a detailed work plan, proposed human resources, time frame, schedule of activities in the technical proposal, and budget breakdown in Kenya shillings inclusive of all applicable taxes in the financial proposal.

1. Rights to copyright

The produced materials shall be the absolute property of AICHM and ownership shall automatically vest in AICHM so all the copyright will be with AICHM. Materials collected during the field trip cannot be used by any other parties other than AICHM. The consultant irrevocably and unconditionally waives in favour of AICHM any moral rights that may exist in any of the works or materials, provided that AICHM uses all reasonable endeavours to ensure that the consultant (photographer is credited in all appropriate uses of a photograph provided as part of the service, provided that AICHM shall not be in breach of contract if credit(s) are accidentally omitted.

How to apply

1. How to apply

Interested consultants to submit their technical and financial proposals demonstrating their ability to deliver on this assignment based on their qualifications and experience. Detailed proposals should be emailed to [email protected] citing ‘RFP/AICHM/BMZ/AGYM TRAINING/18052022; on the subject line of the email. on or before 18th July at 11:59 PM EAT. No applications shall be accepted after this deadline. Incomplete applications will not be considered. The proposal must be provided in the English Language. The budget should be in Kenya shillings and not any other currency

XV11. Disclaimer

AICHM reserves the right to determine the structure of the process, the number of short-listed participants, the right to withdraw from the proposal process, the right to change this timetable at any time without notice and reserves the right to withdraw this tender at any time, without prior notice and without liability to compensate and/or reimburse any party