The Water and Sanitation Program (WSP)

The Water and Sanitation Program (WSP) is an international partnership, administered by the World Bank, helping the poor gain sustained access to improved water supply and sanitation (WSS) services. WSP works in partnership with country client governments, external support agencies, water sector professionals, civil society and private organizations to improve various institutional, technical, economic, financial, and legal aspects of service delivery options and to promote large-scale programs to accelerate service provision to the poor.

In Uganda, WSP is supporting the implementation of the 10 Year Improved Sanitation and. Hygiene Strategy. The strategy calls for the promotion of Hand washing with soap (HWWS) as one of the key actions for demand creation for Sanitation and Hygiene. Hand washing with soap (HWWS) behavior in Uganda is still low and this, along with Safe sanitation coverage remains one of the biggest developmental challenges right from National to District, Sub county and parish levels. The national level of HWWS after visiting the toilet as of June 2010 was 22% (Sector Performance report 2010).

WSP, in partnership with members of the National Sanitation Working Group, which includes Government of Uganda, development partners, private sector, and NGOs, has been part of efforts to promote improved HWWS using Marketing approaches since 2007. WSP is seeking to hire a firm to conduct a Midterm Evaluation of the process, inputs and occurrence of expected changes in HWWS knowledge and behavior in Uganda. Of keen interest will be; the knowledge level and patterns of HWWS behavior at critical times and the effectiveness of communication messages and channels in reaching The findings of this midterm evaluation will be used by government and development partners to establish whether expected results are being met and to decide on the appropriate levels of financial support needed to achieve set National targets.

Objective of the study

The objective of this consultancy is to conduct an evaluation of the campaign's effectiveness in changing behavior of mothers of children under five years within areas of focus; determining the message exposure and recall of the message as well as the cost effectiveness of various channels used. The consultant will also establish knowledge levels and behavioral patterns of Hand washing with soap at critical times. Additionally, the consultant will establish whether there is an enabling environment for promotion of HWWS and coordination effectiveness of partners.

SUBMISSION REQUIREMENTS

WSP now invites eligible consultants to indicate their interest in providing the services. Interested consultants must provide information indicating that they are qualified to perform the services (brochures, description of similar assignments, experience in similar conditions, availability of appropriate skills among staff, etc. for firms; CV and cover letter for individuals). Please note that the total size of all attachments should be less than 5MB. Consultants may associate to enhance their qualifications.

Expressions of Interest should be submitted, in English, electronically through World Bank Group eConsultant2 (https://wbgeconsult2.worldbank.org/wbgec/index.html), by 19th August 2011.

Clarifications may be requested not later than 3 days before the submission date. The address for requesting clarifications is: C. Nsubuga-Mugga (cnsubugamunga@worldbank.org) or S. Mutono (smutono@worldbank.orq).