UNICEF SOMALIA invites proposals from qualified institutions/organizations to conduct a WASH related knowledge, attitude and practice (KAP) survey in South Central zone, Somalia.
Background:
Somalia is off-track in achieving the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) for sanitation and water supply by 2015. UNICEF and WHO’s Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply and Sanitation (March 2012) reported that only 29% of Somalia’s population has access to improved source of water and 23% have access to sanitation facilities. A comparison of urban and rural contexts indicates that 67% of the urban population has access to improved drinking water sources compared to 9% in rural areas while access to sanitation of urban and rural population are respectively 52% and 6%.
In all regions, poor sanitation coupled with poor hygiene practices is behind the high incidence of diarrhoea, resulting in high mortality, especially among under-5 children. Approximately 83% of the rural population practices Open Defecation (OD). As a result, infant mortality rates in Somalia is high. Data from 2011 shows a rate of 107 infant deaths per 1000 live births, and data from 2008 shows that 200 children under 5 per 1000 die before reaching the age of five. This poor access to WASH services has a negative impact on MDGs 2, 3 and 4.
In addressing these challenges, UNICEF is working with the Government, non-governmental organizations (NGOs) and communities through programme interventions in water, sanitation and hygiene promotion in CSZ. For project intervention, INGO and local NGO conduct baseline surveys and KAP studies to focus on humanitarian response in general. The information derived from these studies have been disjointed as different partners use their own approaches and the data has failed to illustrate the overall picture of the CSZ in terms of WASH.
To accelerate the progress towards achieving the MDG 7, and also contribute to MDGs 2, 3 and 4, the Federal Government intends to get data related to hygiene practice for better planning, implementation and monitoring at host communities, IDP/returnee camps and institution in CSZ.
There is a strong corroboration between hygiene and sanitation knowledge and the livelihood activities of the population. In general, four livelihood zones have been identified in CSZ; pastoral, agro pastoral, riverine and urban. There is an ongoing initiative to re-analyse key household data from FSNAU surveys to provide some indication of gaps in KAP. Last MICS survey did not cover the CSZ; as a result, there had been major gap of information for the area. Further study is therefore required to help the programme design effective programme strategies and communication tools for behaviour change. KAP survey will be carried out to establish baseline information on the status of hygiene, sanitation and water of the selected villages of different regions. It is from this survey that the exact needs and opportunities for community water sources will be established. The results of the KAP survey will also identify the key messages for hygiene campaigns.
Thus, UNICEF plans to provide assistance to the Federal Government to conduct knowledge, attitude and practice (KAP) survey in CSZ.
Overall objective:
To establish the existing WASH related Knowledge, Attitude and Practices (KAP) of the communities in sampled villages from the 10 regions of CSZ in order to obtain baseline information for subsequent evidence-based planning and to serve as a benchmark for future project monitoring and evaluation.
Terms of reference and instructions for the consultancy are contained in the attached Request for Proposal document No. LRPS-EMU-2014-9114658.
How to apply:
Interested companies should submit sealed technical/financial proposals within the stipulated deadline of 13/10/2014 by courier or hand delivery to below address:-
UNICEF Somalia Support Centre
UN Gigiri Complex, Block Q, First Floor
P.O. Box 44145-00100
Nairobi
email enquiries: somsupply@unicef.org
UN Gigiri Complex, Block Q, First Floor
P.O. Box 44145-00100
Nairobi
email enquiries: somsupply@unicef.org
