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Baseline Survey on Improving Maternal, Newborn and Child Survival in Kenya and Liberia

RfP for Baseline Survey on Health and Food Security in Kenya and Liberia

Request for Proposal for Baseline Survey on
Improving Maternal, Newborn and Child Survival in Kenya and Liberia
And Improving resiliency of communities to chronic drought in Kenya


Kenya and Liberia rank among countries with high maternal, neonatal and child mortality. National Red Cross Societies in Kenya (KRCS) and Liberia (LNRCS), supported by Canadian Red Cross Society (CRCS), will work with communities and Ministries of Health (MoH) to scale-up delivery of basic health services to poor, hard-to-access rural communities to address these issues. In Kenya, communities in West and East Pokot will also be prepared, through community-based planning, capacity building, and actions (water and sanitation, livelihood diversification and income generating activities), to mitigate drought risks, improving long-term food security. In addition to these maternal, newborn, child health and food security programs, there is also the MNCH program supported by CRCS in Mali. The baseline survey data of these three countries are expected to be comparable. The design is a multi-stage design with stratification (regions) and clustering (villages), with additional levels of sampling units (PSU-health districts, SSU-health areas). The baseline survey in Mali is ongoing and the surveys to be done under this request for proposal are expected to replicate the existing survey protocol in Mali.

This request for proposal is inviting consultants or firms who have the following qualifications
• Experience in conducting at least one survey in maternal, newborn and child health issues that requires comparable methodology across several countries.
• Demonstrated expertise in sample design and data analysis for stratified, clustered, multistage surveys with disproportionate selection probabilities.
• Demonstrated experience in questionnaire development.
• Demonstrated experience in training data collectors. Minimum 6 years relevant experience in sample survey design, survey implementation and data analysis, preferably in the development/NGO sector in developing countries.
• Demonstrated experience using Epi-surveyor
• Post graduate degree from a recognized institution relating to social or epidemiology research, survey methodologies.
• Having a local research institution as a partner is preferable.
• Strong communication skills in English are essential.


Interested candidates should be available to carry out the baseline survey between July 1st to October 30 th 2012, submit a CV, cover letter (summarizing relevant experience to this RfP and daily rate), and one survey report most similar to this RfP, quoting: Kenya Liberia Maternal Newborn and Child Health Program, Baseline Survey and Improving Resiliency in communities to chronic drought in Kenya by July 2, 2012 to the following email: careers_in@redcross.ca or address below:


The Canadian Red Cross Society
170 Metcalfe Street, Suite 300
Ottawa, Ontario K2P 2P2
Fax: (613) 740-1911


Application material is non-returnable, and we thank you in advance for understanding that only those that are short-listed will receive the survey protocol and the instruction for the next step in the application process.