DEADLINE: 17TH MAY, 2023
GLOBAL ALLIANCE FOR IMPROVED NUTRITION (GAIN)
REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS FOR IMPACT MAPPING, DOCUMENTATION AND STORYTELLING IN NIGERIA
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
The Global Alliance for Improved Nutrition (GAIN) is issuing this Request for Proposal (RFP) and will be the administrative lead organisation for this RFP.
The purpose of this RFP is to engage the services of a Service Provider (from May 2023 to September 2023) to conduct impact mapping, documentation and storytelling for Strengthening Nutrition in Priority Staples (SNIPS) Project with a focus on 40% women and 50% youths (Farmers, businesses and workers in the selected value chain) led businesses functioning in four (4) selected Local Government Areas (LGAs) in each of the four selected states of Kaduna, Benue, Nasarawa and Oyo in the Vitamin A Cassava, Vitamin A Maize, Rice and Orange-Fleshed Sweet Potato value chains. The service provider will be responsible for content creation- research, documentaries, script writing, photo stories and videography as a tool for the SNIPS project to leverage and change the narrative to promote the consumption of nutrient-enriched staples.
The Strengthening Nutrition in Priority Staples project is currently implemented by the Global Alliance for Improved Nutrition in partnership with GIZ and the Green Innovation Centre for the Agricultural and Food Sector in Nigeria (GIC), with support from the German Government through the Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ). The project was developed to add a nutrition lens and deliver an integrated suite of activities to support GIZ’s Green Innovation Centre (GIC) in Nigeria. The Strengthening Nutrition in Priority Staples project aims to strengthen the GIC priority value chains and improve food and nutrition security through improved diets for farmers, farm workers, other workers in businesses in these value chains, and among the wider population in Nigeria. The broad objectives for this programme are:
- Increasing the consumption of nutritious foods by smallholder farmers, farmworkers, their households, and the wider population.
- Strengthening the cassava, maize, sweet potato, and rice value chains in Nigeria to provide more safe nutritious foods to consumers.
- Increasing the use of nutritious varieties of the target staples in processed foods.
- Improving the productivity & efficiency of farmers and businesses to increase the production of nutritious foods in the cassava, maize, sweet potato, and rice value chains.
To reach our overarching goal – improving nutrition through improved diets – the project is building on the increased consumption of the staple crops, which is the primary focus of the GIC, through the following related interventions:
- A workforce nutrition programme to support farmers and farmworkers in these value chains to improve their diets;
- Business support services to make nutritious and safe foods more accessible, affordable and desirable; and
- Increased production and consumption of biofortified varieties of maize, cassava, and orange flesh sweet potato (OFSP).
Farmers’ nutritional health is directly related to their productivity and earning potential, both within their own household, farms and businesses, and as contributors to national wealth. However, farming families and households are often unaware of the importance of the nutrient content of the foods they produce and consume, as well as the importance of eating a diverse diet. Farmers engaged in the production of the priority staples in focus may be able to access foods that meet their energy needs. Earning good income from their business does not usually translate to accessing a sufficiently diverse diet. The costs of poor nutrition on lost revenues to businesses in a context like Nigeria, where underweight, stunting and anaemia are prevalent in rural areas, and obesity rates are rising, which could result in a loss of up to 2.7% of GDP due to lower worker productivity (Chatham House, 2020).
The workforce nutrition programme assists farmers and workers in these value chains to improve their diets.
The Workforce Nutrition (WFN) component aims to reach rice and maize value chain workers (from small- holder farmers to processing employees) with workforce nutrition programme that aim to improve the consumption of nutritious foods as part of a healthy, diverse diet for workers, farmers, and their households.
CONTACT
Key programme and technical staff from GAIN are part of the selection team of the organization and will review the process. They will be available via email to respond to clarifications on solicitation. Please direct all inquiries and other communication to nquotation@gainhealth.org, and rfp@gainhealth.org with jpilaku@gainhealth.org in copy. Responses will not be confidential except in cases where propriety information is involved.
BUDGET
Applicants are required to provide GAIN with a detailed budget in Nigerian Naira, fees/travel/accommodation, and any other direct costs to be incurred in the delivery of the scope of work. Include a detailed narrative justification for the line items included. The budget must be inclusive of all taxes (Withholding tax). The final budget amount will have to be approved by GAIN prior to starting the project.
SUBMISSION
The original proposals should be submitted in electronic copy on or before 17 May 2023 and addressed to nquotation@gainhealth.org and rfp@gainhealth.org, copying jpilaku@gainhealth.org. Please include “Impact Mapping, Documentation and Storytelling in Nigeria” as the subject of your submission. Requests for additional information can be directed to the same e-mail addresses.
DEADLINE
Completed proposals should be submitted to GAIN before 5.00 pm WAT on 17 May 2023.
