RFP - Advancing Sexual & Reproductive Rights of Young Dalits Towards Diver...

Job id : 118699 Apply by: 31 May 2019 Relevant Sectors Capacity Building, Training, Advocacy Health, Doctors, Nurses, HIV/AIDS, Nutrition Monitoring, Evaluation, Policy, Research

1. Generate Demand through increased Knowledge and Awareness on SRHR
2. Diversify Supply Systems to cater to increased Demand
3. Strengthen Systems for diversified, effective and rational supply through inter-sectoral convergence

• 58,883 women under 4959 SHGs under Bihar Rural Livelihood Project (BRLP) or Jeevika program. It has a huge network of SHG (Women) saturating each village in Bihar. This huge network has remained untapped for advancing the rights of women, especially Reproductive Rights of Dalit Women.
• Women in Saas-Bahu Sammelan as envisaged under the MPV program.
• Dalit Women Chaupal as envisaged under Mahadalit Vikas Mission program

• 370 Community Mobilisers under Jeevika program who are responsible for training of SHG members on different social issues
• 314 ASHA
• 53 Vikas Mitras
• 579 Anganwadi Workers

• Refreshers of ASHA and ANMs on FPLMIS to prevent Contraceptive Stock Outs
• Guidelines and SoPs on Saas Bahu Sammelan for effective organisation with all FLWs
• Capacity Strengthening on Counselling on Injectable Ever since the roll out of injectable contraceptives in Bihar, the first dose users have phenomenally increased implying popularity of the method. However, concerning is the fact that the drop out from first to second dose is also phenomenally high. The concern is that the FLWs have not been able to counsel the users in the side effects and thereby the need to improve the counselling needs.

1. Guidelines and protocols for Reaching out to Marginalised sections (Dalit) from a Reproductive Rights Perspective
2. Guidelines and protocols for enabling and implementing a convergent delivery model
3. Localised common MIS system at Gram Panchayat level for effective coordination and accountability

1. Community level
2. Worker Level
3. Advocacy/Policy Level

1. Reduction in Teen Pregnancy – 75%
2. Increased use of reversible method from current level – 75%
3. Reduction in Unmet Need – 75%
4. Reduction in Dalit Female Sterilisation – 50%

1. Decrease in services dropout rate by ASHA/ANM (from current level) – 50%
2. Increase in Knowledge/abilities on FP Counselling/services from current level – 50%
3. FLWs demonstrating integrated/convergent services – 75%

1. Policy Formulated on integrated approach for service deliver - Yes
2. Guidelines/Policy on Reaching out to Dalit with Reproductive Rights - Yes

1. UNFPA will constitute the review panel for proposal responses. Evaluation criteria has been developed and included under the evaluation criteria.
2. Upon receipt of agency proposals on or before the due date, review committee members will independently review the technical proposals and score all submissions. Scores by different committee members will be averaged out.
3. The Financial Bid will be opened only for those bidders, where Technical Bids reach a minimum score of 70% (i.e. score of 49 and above).
4. One agency will be selected based of the combined technical and financial score.
5. The agencies are requested to submit the technical and financial bids separately sealed in one sealed envelope.

• Profile of the organization (1/2 page)
• (Brief overview of the organization including year of establishment, main areas of expertise (thematic and sector), past client organizations (credentials), geographic scope of work and contact information of key focal point).
• Relevant Experience (1 page)
• (Summary of relevant experience (focussing on Dalit community, SRH, Bihar etc). This should include a list of the name of funding agency, nature of technical inputs provided by the Agency, funding amount, location and duration, initiatives undertaken, geographical coverage, sustainable partnerships and linkages developed at state and sub state levels with state and non state actors, main outcomes of similar interventions, if any, taken in the past and other information that is deemed necessary).
• CVs of Team Members (attach separately)
• (Curriculum Vitae of team members, specifically mentioning their technical expertise, from the Agency’s own organization or external resource persons who will be part of the team. (Note: These members should be available for the assignment.) The CVs shall contain an undertaking from the respective Key Personnel about his/her availability for the entire project duration;
• Detailed note on the understanding on scope of work (2 pages)
• Detailed conceptual framework with Log Frame
• List of key activities proposed, including innovations (3 pages)
• A detailed timeline outlining the specific activities and milestones to be undertaken.

• Established experience/expertise on issues of Dalits from Rights based perspective at policy as well as grass-root level
• Experience on working at grass root level on FP/SRH and adolescent issues
• Proven ability on advocacy with a successful track record.
• Experience of working in partnership with government as well as large donor organisation.
• Proven record of generating/leveraging funds from government
• Ability to deliver required outputs and planned results in time bound manner