Monday, September 24, 2012

Consultancy Job in Kenya - IE/BCC Materials Development


Call for Consultancy to develop Information, Education / Behavior Change Communication (IE/BCC) materials for REalising maternal And Child Health rights in difficult environments (REACH) Project-Dollo Addo District, Ethiopia and Mandera County, Kenya.

Reference Number: HPA/REACH/IEC/10/2012

Health Poverty Action works with some of the poorest and most marginalised communities in Africa, Asia and Latin America, often in very difficult environments.  We work to enable these communities achieve improvements to their health, promoting this as one of their fundamental human rights.

In May 2011 HPA received an award of a grant contract with the European Union to implement a cross-border MCH project covering Mandera County in Kenya and Dolo Ado District in Ethiopia. 

 

The four-year project is entitled REalising maternal And Child Health rights in difficult environments (REACH) and will be implemented in close partnership with local NGO partners, most notably the Emergency Pastoralist Assistance Group (EPAG) in Kenya and the Pastoralist Concern (PC) in Ethiopia and the Ministry of Health on both sides of the border.

The overall objective of the project is: “Improved health outcomes for pastoralist mothers and children in Ethiopia and Kenya towards the achievement of MCH related Millennium Development Goals (MDGs)”

The aim of the proposed exercise will be to develop culturally relevant pictorial IE/BCC materials featuring images of Somali Pastoralists to educate the public and support advocacy. 

 

Content/messages will focus on project targeted key maternal and child health (MCH) issues, that is, immunization, maternal health emergencies; harmful traditional practices (HTPs), HIV/AIDS and other STIs. In addition, the IE/BCC materials will also have contents that promote MCH services (increasing demand) and support advocacy with policy makers and local opinion leaders. 

 

The exercise will be conducted in both Ethiopia and Kenya.

How to apply
 

Qualified consultants/firms are invited to download the detailed ToR from www.healthunlimited.or.ke for the task and submit technical and financial proposals to reach@healthunlimited.or.ke.

Please indicate the reference number of the Call for Consultancy i.e., HPA/REACH/IEC/10/2012 in the e-mail subject line. The deadline for submission of technical and financial proposals is 5th October 2012, 1700 Hrs (EAT). Details on submission of the tenders are specified in the tender specification documents.

HPA is under no obligation to accept any proposal(s) and may accept or decline them in whole or part without giving any reasons whatsoever.