Expression of Interest at Oxfam International

Posted by Future on Thu 19th Aug, 2021 - nigeriantenders.com

Oxfam International invited interested consulting firm's to indicate interest by submitting EOI documents for the following works:

Oxfam is a confederation of 20 affiliates operating globally in more than 120 countries, working to see a world without poverty. Oxfam is a worldwide development organization that mobilizes the power of people against poverty.

Around the globe,Oxfam works to find practical,innovative ways for people to lift themselves out of poverty and thrive. Oxfam save lives and help rebuild livelihoods when crisis strikes and campaigns so that the voices of the poor influence the local and global decisions that affect them.In Nigeria, Oxfam works to influence policy change in favour of the poor and most vulnerable, promoting food security and supporting small scale farmers to improve the livelihoods of men and women in rural areas. We respond to the humanitarian needs of the people in the North-eastern part of Nigeria,where insurgency led to the loss of thousands of lives and rendered many homeless people.

Applications are invited for:

Title: Expression of Interest for Consulting Service for Comparative Evaluation of Line Community Nutritional Status

Project Description

Oxfam's Livelihoods and Nutritional Empowerment (LINE) project is a 60 months Global Affairs Canada (GAC) funded project being implemented by Oxfam in Bauchi State, Northeast Nigeria,which aims to promote agriculture-driven economic growth and improve living conditions for 10,000 rural farmer households (60% women) with a specific focus on women and youth. It is being implemented in six Local Government Areas (LGAs) in the State: Gamawa, Shira, Darazo,Ningi, Alkaleri and Tafawa Balewa.

As a market-based agricultural initiative, the project is focusing on the following value chains: maize, sorghum, and livestock and seeks to enhance access to markets through collaboration with relevant stakeholders and key private sector actors.

LINE Project is expected to achieve results in:

Improved agricultural business-enabling environment which is responsive to the needs of women, men, and youth members of farmer households.
Increased yields in selected livestock and crop value chains for 10,000 rural farmer households (60%women)
Improved nutrition for vulnerable farmer households,especially women and children

Preamble

The LINE Project Nutrition Component Objectives

The LINE project’s nutrition component has the ultimate objective of improving the nutrition of vulnerable farmer households, especially women and children, and it has at target of increasing by 50% the dietary diversity scores of at least 60% of the households targeted. To contribute to the achievement of this target, LINE has had several nutrition interventions across its six implementing LGAs, which are mainly nutrition-sensitive interventions including support for home gardening,poultry raising, food diversification and infant and young child feeding.
Women of rural farm households have received a variety of training since the inception of the project and are currently employing knowledge built on family nutrition. This assessment will provide insight into the nutritional status of these categories of LINE beneficiaries and as well as members of comparable non-LINE communities ,including women of child bearing age and children under five, in its implementing locations.
The assessment will determine if any improvements to individual as well as household nutritional status could be attributed to LINE interventions.

Scope of Work

The provision of an overview of the existing overall nutritional status in the implementing LGAs and comparison with the nutritional status of LINE beneficiaries.
A critical review of the extent of the project’s nutritional support to the benefiting communities, including home garden as nd poultry.
Highlighting each of the project’s nutritional support tools strengths and weaknesses and providing recommendations on how each work could be supported for better delivery.
Identifying opportunities that LINE beneficiaries may be exposed to when adopting the project's home-based nutritional practice for a diverse home diet.
Evaluating the acceptance and usage of the home garden inputs and training provided by the project.

Application Closing Date

30th August, 2021.

Submission of Documents

Interested and qualified consultants / firms are expected to submit their expression of interest ("technical and financial proposal") to: nga.bid@oxfam.org

All questions would be received in writing and sent to: ngaoxfamvendors@oxfam.org on or before 25th August 2021 by 12 noon. Responses would be sent by COB of same day .

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