Dear Potential Bidders,
Adolescents in Indonesia suffer from the triple burden of malnutrition that consists of overweight, undernutrition and micronutrient deficiencies, such as anemia. Anemia among adolescent girls remains a major public health problem in Indonesia. The prevalence of anemia among adolescent girls and women (15 to 24 years) in Indonesia was 18.4% (Riskesdas 2013). For adolescent girls, the figure is higher from some studies, estimated at 40-50%[1].
Nutrition International (NI), a renowned International Development organization, has a commitment to eradicate global 'hidden hunger' by implementing interventions that focus on women and children in developing countries. It aims to generate innovative and sustainable solutions to reduce vitamin and mineral deficiencies among women, newborns, and children. One of NI's key strategic goals is to enhance the global impact of micronutrient interventions by generating cutting-edge knowledge and utilizing it to develop sound policies and programmes while consolidating political will to achieve its vision. NI has been supporting the Ministry of Health (MoH), Government of Indonesia in implementing Weekly Iron and Folic Acid supplementation (WIFAS) and adolescent nutrition interventions for school-going adolescent girls since 2015. The WIFAS program in Indonesia is a multisectoral intervention through the School Health Program (UKS/M), involving four ministries: Ministry of Health, Ministry of Education and Culture, Ministry of Religious Affairs and Ministry of Home Affairs. NI is now continuing its support to scale up and to replicate the key WIFAS program elements in Banten and West Java Provinces.
Weekly iron-folic acid supplementation has been a national program in Indonesia since 2016 targeting school-going adolescent girls, while not yet covering out of school adolescent girls. While the program has rapidly expanded its reach, the coverage remains relatively low in many parts of the country including in West Java province. Riskesdas 2018 reported that 76.2% of adolescent girls were provided and received the IFA tablets and among those, 80.9% of adolescent girls received the tablets from the school. Among those who consumed, 98.6% reported to have consumed less than 52 tablets, while only 1.4 % of adolescent girls reported to have consumed ≥52 tablets in the last 12 months of the data collection.
For recording and reporting of the program, multiple platforms are being used by the DHOs, Puskesmas, schools and the adolescent girls who are consuming these tablets. These platforms are not streamlined properly as result the data on the supply, distribution and consumption are not accurate. There is also the delayed and incomplete submission of HMIS/SIGIZI data. This has been a persistent challenge in the program. During the pandemic, the government was closed the schools and executed innovative distribution platforms for distribution of WIFAS to in-school adolescent girls. While diversification of platforms for distribution was intended to ensure uninterrupted supply of WIFAS during the school closure, the existing recording and reporting systems was unable to capture the coverage data adequately.
NI proposes to conduct a rapid online coverage survey to gather data on WIFAS coverage and adherence among adolescent girls at schools. The survey will also capture the level of knowledge and awareness among adolescent girls on WIFAS and anemia, and also assess previous program challenges such as understanding reasons for non-adherence or consumption of supplements., as well as data on factors that affect attendance (including menstruation) based on previous data.
Kindly find detailed RFP along with TOR and Budget Template in the link as follows:
https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1efA1iOgM281u8WUBQZLDg0ypviDWkBRC?usp=sharing
The submission deadline for proposals is Friday, September 9, 2022, by 17:00 HRS. West Indonesia Standard Time.
The Technical and Financial Proposal in two separate files put into a covering email specifically indicating the subject line "Online Coverage Survey WIFA West Java & Banten" and should be sent by email to:
proposalsindonesia@nutritionintl.org
Regards,
Nutrition International
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