International Consultancy for Semi-Quantitative Evaluation of Access and Coverage (SQUEAC)
Project Location(s): Borno State, Nigeria (2 Local Government Areas – Dikwa and Gwoza,LGAs)
Background:
Mercy Corps is a leading global organization powered by the belief that a better world is possible. In disaster, in hardship, in more than 40 countries around the world, we partner to put bold solutions into action — helping people triumph over adversity and build stronger communities from within. Mercy Corps has been present in Nigeria since 2012, focusing its interventions on humanitarian assistance, economic development, and conflict mitigation. With the ongoing insurgency, and other forms of identity-related conflicts, causing the displacement of thousands of individuals and communities in North-East Nigeria (NEN), Mercy Corps started its humanitarian response in the region in 2014 to address rising humanitarian needs. As the crisis persists, Mercy Corps’ strategy has also expanded to address the root causes of the conflict and seek to build the long-term resilience of communities with integrated multi-sectoral programs that focus on governance, the recovery of markets and livelihoods, improving nutrition and food security, improving social cohesion and protection, youth empowerment, and enhancing local conflict management.
Purpose / Project Description:
The ongoing conflict in Northeast Nigeria has resulted in enormous humanitarian needs in various sectors. Recent nutrition and food security assessments indicate that most people are food insecure, with poor or critical levels of both acute and chronic malnutrition. To respond to the existing needs and in line with the Nutrition Sector Humanitarian Response Plan Objectives, Mercy Corps and other Nutrition Actors collaborate with the Nutrition Sector Coordination and State Primary Health Care Development Agency (SPHCDA) to support and strengthen the quality and scale of nutrition services. Mercy Corps in a consortium with the International Rescue Committee (IRC) are currently implementing a USAID/BHA funded program called BEGE, a Hausa word for “Hope”. The Goal of the Broadening Emergency and Graduation Efforts (BEGE) Borno Program is to deliver lifesaving, life-sustaining interventions and enhance adaptation of displaced, returnee and host households to shocks and systemic constraints within Borno State. This program is multi-sectoral and covers Health, Nutrition, Food assistance, Agriculture, WASH, Shelter, Multipurpose Cash Assistance (MPCA) and Protection to support the conflict-affected population.
The Program plans to implement the Semi-Quantitative Evaluation of Access and Coverage (SQUEAC) assessment. This will combine an array of qualitative information about access and the perceptions of target population on Community Management of Acute Malnutrition CMAM program. This assessment will test hypotheses generated during the qualitative work and establish levels of program coverage in key geographical areas. This will help to identify barriers and boosters to service access whilst also establishing the actual levels of coverage attained.
Consultancy Objective:
The overall objective of this consultancy is to estimate the level of OTP/ TSFP program coverage whilst simultaneously indicating what practical measures can be undertaken to improve access and coverage. General objectives include evaluating access and coverage of CMAM and using the findings to strengthen the capacity of staff in carrying out SQUEAC Semi Qualitative Evaluation of Access and Coverage in Borno State, and to use the results of the analysis to develop program improvement plans.
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Mercy Corps will work with the consultant(s) to recruit assessment personnel and prepare relevant logistics for training and data collection.
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The selected consultant is expected to have strong expertise in implementing SQUEAC Assessments for CMAM Programs
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Safeguarding & Ethics
Mercy Corps team members are expected to support all efforts toward accountability, specifically to our stakeholders and to international standards guiding international relief and development work, while actively engaging communities as equal partners in the design, monitoring and evaluation of our field projects. Team members are expected to conduct themselves in a professional manner and respect local laws, customs and MC’s policies, procedures, and values at all times and in all in-country venues.
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