RECRUITMENT OF A CONSULTANT TO CARRY OUT A STUDY ON THE STATE OF FOOD AND NUTRITION IN THE HOUSEHOLDS OF DISABLED PEOPLE. HANDICAPPED.
- Background and rationale
The Institut Africain pour le Développement Economique et Social – Centre Africain de Formation (Inades-Formation Togo) and CBM are implementing the Sécurité Alimentaire Inclusive et Résilience au Togo (SAIRT) project in the following areas: Communes of Tandjouare 1, Oti 2, Oti sud 1, Kozah 1&2 and Assoli 1 for a period of 03 years with funding from BMZ.
The aim of the project is to contribute to the sustainable improvement of the economic, social and health living conditions of agricultural producers (including disabled people) in rural communities in the Kara and Savanes regions of Togo. It aims to help at least 2,300 people (75%) from the project’s direct target group, including 600 disabled people, to eat three (3) meals a day.
The project plans to carry out a study of the food and nutrition situation in households of disabled people. This is the logic behind the present service.
To this end, the present study aims to take stock of the nutritional situation in the households of disabled people in order to obtain basic information. Based on the data from this study, a specific Information, Education and Communication (IEC) plan will be drawn up to raise awareness among the target group.
With this in mind, we plan to recruit a consultant to carry out this mission. These terms of reference outline the Consultant’s mission.
- Mission objectives
The aim of the study is to take stock of the nutritional situation in the households of disabled people, in order to obtain basic information that will enable us to promote local consumption of agricultural products (processed or not) resulting from the project’s activities, and to secure a local market for them.
Specifically, the aim is to answer the following questions:
- What is the state of food and nutrition in households, particularly households of disabled people?
- How often and in what variety do disabled people eat?
- How do households eat?
- What are the food adaptation strategies of disabled people’s households?
- The mission ofhe Consultant
The Consultant’s specific tasks will be to:
- Conduct an analysis of the food and nutrition situation in the households of people with disabilities;
- Assessing the availability or otherwise of food products for a healthy and balanced diet at local level;
- Propose an action plan to (i) educating and raising awareness among the target group about a healthy, balanced diet based on the consumption of locally available foods, and (ii) encourage agricultural producers to further diversify their production in order to offer the local market products that will contribute to a balanced diet and nutrition.
To this end, the following key investigative questions should guide the Consultant’s mission in carrying out the study:
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Questions of orientation in relation to household food frequency and diversity |
What is the eating pattern of disabled households? How do these households make a living? How do disabled people’s households meet their food requirements? What resources do these households have? Can disabled households get by without food and nutritional assistance? |
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What is the level of household food insecurity? |
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What is the level of dietary diversity among households of disabled people benefiting from the project? |
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How much do disabled households spend on food? |
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Guiding questions on household eating habits |
What is the scale of access determining household food insecurity? What is the Hunger Scale at household level? |
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Guiding questions for Adaptation Strategies |
How do disabled households cope with food shortages? |
- Study methodology
The methodology proposed by the Consultant will be validated during a scoping session with the commissioning institution, Inades-Formation Togo. The Consultant will propose a sampling frame that will be used by probabilistic selection to determine a representative sample of all the households of disabled people covered by the project.
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Please note that a disabled household includes: a household headed by a disabled person, or a household in which a disabled person is present.
- Deliverable expected from the Consultant
At the end of the assignment, the Consultant will provide :
- A study report outlining the current food and nutrition situation of households and related recommendations.
- An Information, Education and Communication (IEC) plan to raise household awareness.
- Other useful documents
- Consultant profile
To carry out such an assignment, the Consultant must meet the following criteria:
- Minimum 4/5 years’ higher education in nutrition, social sciences, humanities, agronomy or equivalent,
- At least five (05) years’ professional experience in qualitative and quantitative research,
- Have conducted at least one similar study in the last five years,
- Experience in the field of nutrition would be an asset,
- Ability to converse in one of the local languages of the Kara and Savanes regions will be an asset,
- Analytical, oral and written communication skills,
- Computer literate (Word, Powerpoint)
- Location and duration of assignment
The mission will take place in the two regions targeted by the project, namely the Savanes and Kara regions, and more specifically in six (06) Communes: Kozah 1, Kozah 2, Assoli 1, Oti sud 1, Oti 2 and Tandjouare 1.
The total duration of the assignment is twenty-five (25) calendar days, including the report presentation workshops.
- Application and selection procedure
Applications must be submitted online with the subject line :
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Recruitment of a consultant to carry out a study of the food and
situation alimentaire et nutritionnelle des ménages “ to the following address: inadesformation.togo@inadesfo.net with a copy to bilibia.lamboni@inadesfo.net no later than 5:00 pm on Tuesday June 20, 2023.
Each application must include : (i) a technical and (ii) a financial offer. The technical bid must take into account the methodology for carrying out the assignment, the qualifications (diplomas) and experience attested by documents of successful completion of the assignment and the CV.
