DEADLINE: 4TH MARCH, 2022
GLOBAL ALLIANCE FOR IMPROVED NUTRITION (GAIN)
REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS FOR CONSULTANCY SERVICES
OPERATIONAL NEEDS AND CAPACITY ASSESSMENT OF THE POULTRY ASSOCIATION OF NIGERIA (PAN) SCHOOL FEEDING PROGRAM TO GUIDE THE ENSAND PROJECT IMPLEMENTATION PROCESS.
PROJECT BACKGROUND AND SCOPE OF WORK
(1) ABOUT GAIN
The Global Alliance for Improved Nutrition (GAIN) is a Swiss based foundation launched at the UN in 2002 to tackle the human suffering caused by malnutrition. Working with both governments and businesses, we aim to transform food systems so that they deliver more nutritious food for all people. At GAIN, we believe that everyone in the world should have access to nutritious and safe food. We work to understand and deliver specific solutions to the daily challenge of food insecurity faced by poor people. By understanding that there is no “one-size-fits-all” model, we develop alliances and build tailored programmes, using a variety of flexible models and approaches. We build alliances between governments, local and global businesses, and civil society to deliver sustainable improvements at scale. We are part of a global network of partners working together to create sustainable solutions to malnutrition. Through alliances, we provide technical, financial and policy support to key participants in the food system. We use specific learning, evidence of impact, and results of projects and programmes to shape and influence the actions of others. Headquartered in Geneva, Switzerland, GAIN has representative offices in Denmark, The Netherlands, the United Kingdom, and the United States. In addition, we have country offices in Bangladesh, Ethiopia, India, Indonesia, Kenya, Mozambique, Nigeria, Pakistan, and Tanzania. Programmes and projects are carried out in a variety of other countries, particularly in Africa and Asia.
(2) Background
This Request for Proposal (RFP) is issued and will be administered by the Global Alliance for Improved Nutrition (GAIN) in respect of the Enhancing Access to Safe and Nutritious Diets (ENSAND) project. The project seeks to build on the lessons and progress from GAIN’S recent investments that includes creating demand for eggs (The ‘Eggs make Kids’ campaign), scaling up support for safe, nutritious food supply to traditional market (KFMW, EatSafe, SBN) through SMEs, Commercialization of Biofortified Crops (CBC) and reducing postharvest loss (PLAN). The overarching objective is to increase access to and the consumption of nutritious foods at the household levels. The specific goal of the ENSAND project is to improve the dietary diversity of low-income (BoP) households in 3 states of Nigeria (Kaduna, Kebbi and FCT) with emphasis on children of school age and women. The ENSAND initiative is comprised of three integrated intervention pathways. These are the supply pathway that includes support for the home-grown school feeding program, market linkages, and business development support. The demand pathway involves increased consumer demand for eggs and other diversified nutritious food while the enabling environment component is focused on critical stakeholders’ ownership/buy-in, quality service delivery, and sustainability. The purpose of this project is to ensure that children from BoP households attending government primary schools consume eggs regularly while dietary diversity is also improved in these households.
(3) Purpose
The purpose of this RFP is to engage the service of a consultant to carry out a needs and capacity assessment of the Poultry Association of Nigeria (PAN) Home Grown School Feeding Programme (HGSFP). This assessment will focus on the agency’s core responsibilities, operational systems, institutional capacity, gaps, and priority action plan to address the gaps observed. The purpose is to strengthen the Poultry Association of Nigeria (PAN) capacities and ability to provide and sustain the supply side inputs required to support the objectives of the Home-Grown School Feeding Programme (HGSFP).
(3.1) Description and scope of work
In consultations with the GAIN team, the consultant shall adopt appropriate and context specific methodology including Participatory Learning and Action (PLA) tools/instruments for the assessment of PAN’s operational needs and institutional capacity as it relates to the home-grown school feeding programme and as detailed below;
CONTACT
David Atamewalen will be your official contact for this exercise. He will be available via email to respond and clarify all issues related to this solicitation. Please direct all inquiries and other communications to datamewalen@gainhealth.org . Reponses will not be confidential except in cases where proprietary information is involved.
SUBMISSION
Due to tight timelines, responses to this RFP must be sent by email to: datamewalen@gainhealth.org copying ierhabor@gainhealth.org and ipilaku@gainhealth.org with the subject line ‘ENSAND poultry value chain and HGSFP needs assessment’ not later than 5:00pm on 4 of March 2022. It is important to note that this RFP is re-advertised and those that applied earlier should not reapply.
