Health Poverty Action (HPA) (registered as Health Unlimited (HU) in Kenya) 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 as one of their fundamental human rights.
HPA is currently implementing a DFID-funded project in Mandera, Kenya “Improving Maternal and child health outcomes for 128,123 women and children from marginalized pastoralists communities” and an EC-funded cross border project implemented in Mandera, Kenya and Dollo Ado, Ethiopia “Realizing maternal And Child Health rights in difficult environments”
HPA seeks to hire a consultant(s) to undertake The consultant is recruited to supported HPA to produce three documentaries
- Video documentary covering the projects’ work, success, and challenges in implementing maternal, neonatal and child health interventions in Mandera county. Content of this video will cover the continuum of interventions supported by the project which include; capacity building of health workers; infrastructural development of health facilities through renovation and equipment supply; increasing community knowledge through community theatre outreaches and community based reproductive health assistants strategy; expanding access to essential maternal and child health services through outreaches and strengthening referral of mothers with obstetric complications using ambulances and community made donkey carts.
- Produce two short advocacy videos, on FGM and maternal health that will be used for dialogue with stakeholders and opinion leaders.
HOW TO APPLY:
Applications should be sent by email to consultancies@healthunlimited.or.ke : quoting the reference number: HPA/KEN/02/2015 on or before 11th July 2015.
