REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS SCOPING STUDY ON ENVIRONMENTAL FRAMES IN INDONESIA – PERSPECTIVES FROM THE TARGET AUDIENCE
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
Global indicators for malnutrition and food security have remained stubbornly high in the past decade. Currently, the world is facing three interlinked crises: the persistent and increasingly negative impacts of climate change, the legacy of two years of COVID disruptions, and a ramping up of conflicts around the world, most visibly in Ukraine.
These shocks have profound implications for food systems and, ultimately, the people who are impacted by these food systems. The current performance of our food systems has made these shocks more likely to occur and their impact more severe. These crises represent an opportunity to transform food systems in the medium term to mitigate the kinds of effects we are currently witnessing.
The two major accomplishments of the food-related Summits of 2021 were (1) widespread agreement on the need for food system transformation to accelerate progress towards the SDGs, and (2) new prospects for transformation with the establishment of over 100 country food system pathways. Thus the stage is set for much needed transformation, working at a practical level, country by country.
The most pressing challenge now is the further development and refinement of the country food system pathways and their implementation. This is key to accelerate progress towards the SDGs. The goal of GAIN's Making Markets Work for Food System Transformation (MMW2) programme is to strengthen and support the implementation of 10 country food system pathways so they can accelerate improvements in the consumption of safe nutritious food for all, especially the most vulnerable, produced in a sustainable way. The refinement and implementation of these pathways will also serve as exemplars and support for the implementation of pathways in countries beyond the ten in focus.
MMW2's fifth workstream connects nutrition and environmental agendas within food systems pathways at a practical level. It aims to explore the convergence of food environment and climate work to meet
countries' aspirations for improved nutrition. The aim of sub-stream 5.2 of MMW2 programme is to identify ways to motivate consumers to make food choices that improve both human and planetary health. The potential issue with linking explicitly to planetary health aspirations is that it presumes these aspirations matter to consumers.
This work will provide a better understanding of the potential for creating desire for foods that are linked to improving health and environment at the same time and identify tangible innovations for scale-up, if the campaign deems to be effective.
The purpose of this RFP is to engage services of a Service Provider to conduct a preliminary study to understand how consumers in Indonesia view environmental issues, and whether (and how) they see them as related to food and health. The study's 'target audience' should be all consumers, but with a special focus on those families with children under the age of 15 years where feasible.
The main research question of this study is: What type of frames (i.e., ways of perceiving, thinking communicating, and persuading) are used when Indonesian consumers think and talk about the environment? The specific research questions for this study are:
· How is the environment discussed in popular culture/media? Is it connected to health or food in any way?
· What language, metaphors are used by consumers when discussing the environment?
· Does the environment feature in the target audience's daily life, particularly as they think about food? If so, how?
· Does health feature in the target audience's daily life, particularly as they think about food? If so, how?
The results of this work will be used to shape a follow-up consumer research study about food, health and environment.
To address the research questions, the service provider is expected to conduct a scoping review of existing documents and research, including key informant interviews with local environmental experts to identify grey literature, and focus group discussions (FGDs) with the target audience (minimum 6-8 FGDs). The service provider should conduct a thematic analysis of the FGDs.
3. SCOPE OF WORK AND DELIVERABLES
Tasks:
1. Draft study protocol including i) detailed guidelines for conducting scoping review, and ii) procedures for conducting key informant interviews and focus group discussions.
2. Revise study protocol in response to GAIN feedback
3. Conduct scoping review according to established protocol.
4. Request ethical approval from local ethics committee.
5. Prepare recruitment plan to ensure reaching the intended target audiences.
6. Prepare training materials and brief data collection manual.
7. Prepare all preliminary activities needed to conduct field work activities such as training staff, requesting local permission for field work.
8. Test data collection instruments with target group. Refine instruments and data collection procedures based on results.
9. Conduct data collection according to established protocol
10. Develop a data analysis plan, including thematic analysis
11. Transcribe audio files of FGDs and translate to English.
12. Develop a Powerpoint presentation with preliminary results.
13. Prepare final report.
14. Participate in discussions with GAIN and partners regarding data analysis and interpretation.
The objectives of the research study are to understand how environment and health feature among the population in general, with specific focus on families with children under the age of 15 years in Indonesia.
The service shall be performed between 21 March and 15 May 2023.
| Deliverables | Date Deliverable Due (tentative timeline) |
| Complete application for Ethical approval including research protocol, data collection instruments, and informed consent form | 31 March 2023 |
| Report with scoping review | 15 April 2023 |
| Powerpoint presentation with preliminary results of FGDs | 1 May 2023 |
| Brief field work report | 15 May 2023 |
| Anonymized transcripts and final report | 20 May 2023 |
INSTRUCTIONS FOR RESPONDING
This section addresses the process for responding to this solicitation. Applicants are encouraged to review this prior to completing their responses.
1. CONTACT
Please direct all inquiries and other communications to rfp@gainhealth.org with subject line 'Environmental frames Indonesia - inquiry'. Reponses will not be confidential except in cases where proprietary information is involved.
2. BUDGET
Applicants are required to provide GAIN with a detailed fee percentage proposal. The final budget amount will have to be approved by the organisation prior to starting the project.
3. FORMAT FOR PROPOSAL
Interested applicants should prepare a brief proposal (maximum 5 pages) that includes:
- Description of research proposal with clear activities and process for conducting this service. This should include the type of research methods, justification for use, and sampling.
- Activities and timeline: A timeline for undertaking and completing the main activities, including planning, implementation, and reporting, should be provided. A Gantt diagram is preferred.
- Budget: Provide a budget in USD (US Dollar), broken down by main cost categories (Personnel, travel, operational, direct, and indirect costs) and by main activities. Include a brief narrative justification for line items included. The budget should be inclusive of all taxes/VAT and indirect costs.
- Detailed profiles (qualification, expertise, relevant experience etc.) of the individuals who will be completing the work including their full names, their expertise, and publications in relevant research.
- A completed 'Offer of Services' form (see end of RFP for template).
4. SUBMISSION AND DEADLINE
Completed proposals should be submitted in electronic format to rfp@gainhealth.org by email on 1 March 2023 with subject line 'Environmental frames Indonesia – proposal'.
Please download the full RFP : https://www.gainhealth.org/sites/default/files/publications/documents/request_for_proposal/gain-request-for-proposal-scoping-study-on-environmental-frames-in-indonesia-perspectives-from-the-target-audience.pdf
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