Services to Build National Capacity on Infant and Young Child Feeding UNICEF Ethiopia

REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL –Consultancy Services- (International Firm/Organisation)

1. Topic:Consultancy Services To Build The National Capacity On Infant And Young Child Feeding Ethiopia– (period of 12 months) RFP-ETH-2012-9102910.

2. Background.

The causes of stunting in Ethiopia rooted in poor maternal nutrition together with inadequate infant and young child feeding practices[1] In Ethiopia, only 69% of mothers initiate breastfeeding within the first hour after birth, and only half (49%) of the population manages to do breastfeed exclusively. Children who are not exclusively breastfed are up to 13 times more likely to die from diarrhea and up to 3-4 times more likely to die from pneumonia. A rapid assessment conducted by UNICEF[2] in health facilities in Ethiopia revealed that health and nutrition professionals are not trained adequately so that they can also negatively influence practices. Ethiopia has never had any globally certified baby friendly hospital that implements optimum IYCF practices

3: Objective:

Specific Tasks: The overall aim of the capacity building plan is to establish federal and regional capacity in infant and young child feeding in normal settings as well as for emergencypreparedness by strengthening the knowledge and skills of health and nutrition care workers, service providers and policy makers in implementing Infant and young child feeding and related policies

Review and adapt WHO/UNICEF Course materials/ IFE/BFHI and Maternity Protection training materials including any existing local Infant Feeding Guidelines and produce a customised Training Guide. Review and adapt UNICEF Community Counselling package and other local IEC Materials and produce simplified IYCF Counselling Tools. Provide technical inputs on the training video on IYCF under development by the Ethiopia CO. Facilitate the revision and update of the national IYCF strategy in April 2004 including IYCF in emergency and HIV context. Train a core team of facilitators at federal and regional levels on infant and young child feeding.

4. TEAM composition and Experience Required:

-The institution should have expertise, competency and specialization and a proven minimum 10 year experience in supporting countries (especially in Africa) on IYCF, BFHI, Code of MBS and maternity protection

-The experts assigned by the contract company should have minimum of 5 years international experience in the area of nutrition guideline development, providing TOT and conduction assessments on IYCF and should preferably be Master trainers on Lactation management, and or WHO/UNICEF certified and accredited IYCF trainers

-The experts assigned should have excellent spoken and written in English and

-The experts assigned have excellent meeting/training facilitation, communication and negotiation skills

Interested and eligible bidders are invited to request the complete tender document by quoting the bid number and send an email to the address below starting/after Thursday 09- August-2012. Formal offers are to be submitted to UNICEF on or before 10.00 hrs. Monday 27-August- 2012. Due to the nature of the bid, there will be no bid public opening for this offer.

UNICEF reserves the right to accept or reject part or all of any or all bids.ADDRESS: UNICEF ETHIOPIA, Supply Section, Room 112, Attn. Sebastian Muzuma (smuzuma@unicef.org) P.O.BOX 1169, TEL: +251-11 5184233, ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia

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[1]Roger Shrimpton, strategy paper for Accelerating Stung Reduction in Ethiopia, 2011

[2] Assessment of breastfeeding practices: A rapid assessment of Addis Ababa health facilities Addis Ababa, Ethiopia 21 - 23 November 2011 UNICEF