DEADLINE: 10TH FEBRUARY, 2023
GLOBAL ALLIANCE FOR IMPROVED NUTRITION (GAIN)
EXPRESSION OF INTEREST FOR ASSESSING AFFORDABILITY OF TARGET FOODS
(I) 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
Since 2017, GAIN´s strategy has aimed to improve the consumption of nutritious and safe foods for all people, especially the most vulnerable. The goal of GAIN’s ‘Transforming Food Systems to Improve Diet Quality and Resilience for the Most Vulnerable’ portfolio is to improve consumption of target nutritious foods in Mozambique (chicken pieces and dried fish), Kenya (vegetables), Nigeria (eggs), and Ethiopia (dairy). Consumers at the bottom of the pyramid (BoP), living with between $1.90 and $3.20/person/day, are the main target for the portfolio´s programmes.
Focusing on the BoP means the issue of affordability is important. When affordability is a constraint, programmatic interventions can focus on: i) increasing incomes (e.g., via social protection); ii) reducing prices (e.g., by making less expensive nutritious foods more available, reducing the transaction costs in supply chains for other nutritious foods, reducing food losses, retailer promotions, etc.); iii) reducing cash flow constraints (e.g., smaller pack sizes, milk ATMs); and iv) changing the food in ways that improve its overall perceived affordability (e.g., addressing time burden constraints if the food is inexpensive to purchase, but expensive in terms of time to prepare).
To help guide programmatic decisions related to affordability, GAIN seeks a Service Provider to design and conduct a harmonized quantitative affordability assessment of the target foods in Mozambique, Kenya, Nigeria, and Ethiopia, and propose potential solutions to address identified affordability barriers to improved consumption.
(3) SCOPE OF WORK AND DELIVERABLES
(3.1) OBJECTIVES
The main a specific focus on consumers at the bottom of the pyramid; and ii) model policies and interventions to improve affordability of target foods.
Specific objectives of the assessment include:
(1) Improving our understanding of how to conceptualize and measure affordability of target foods within the context of programmatic efforts to shape people’s food choices.
(2) Developing and implementing a harmonized approach to quantitatively assess affordability of target foods in the four countries, to understand their affordability for BoP consumers in programmatic areas.
(3) Using modelling approaches to identify policies and interventions to address identified affordability challenges and improve access to target foods, especially for BoP consumers.
(4) SUBMISSION
Proposals should be in English and submitted in electronic copy to the following e-mail address: rfp@gainhealth.org. Please include in the subject line ‘Proposal – affordability analysis’.
(5) DEADLINE Completed proposals should be submitted to GAIN, by email at rfp@gainhealth.org by 10 February 2023.
(6) EXPRESSIONS OF INTEREST WILL NOT BE REVIEWED OR CONSIDERED IF:
• They are received after the Request for Proposal deadline.
• They are received by fax.
• They are incomplete as per instructions provided above.
• They are not signed
