Household Economic Resiliency Assessment

Consultancy Services opportunity
Terms of Reference (ToRs): Household Economic Resiliency Assessment   

1.Program Background

The Rwanda USAID/Higa Ubeho program is a five-year USAID/PEPFAR- funded program with the goal to increase the use of health and related social support services among the most vulnerable, including orphans and vulnerable children (OVC), people living with HIV and AIDS (PLHA) and their families. USAID/Higa Ubeho presently operates in 16 United States Government (USG)-supported target districts, CHF International leads this consortium with international partner Catholic Relief Services (CRS), and 8 Rwandan Partner Organizations (RPOs). 
The program provides holistic support for vulnerable families through a wide range of services that include economic strengthening support provided through Internal Savings and Lending Groups (ISLGs) and Cooperatives. The USAID/Higa Ubeho team has developed a simple plan for categorizing and tracking the economic resiliency levels of economic strengthening support beneficiary families. The plan employs the three typologies of family situations as outlined by the USAID OVC Task Force economic resiliency pathway: Families In destitution, Families struggling to make ends meet and families prepared to grow. In August 2012, the Higa Ubeho program implemented the ‘Household Economic Resilience Assessment’ which established household economic resilience levels for a sample of program supported households.  This assessment follows a Longitudinal Cohort Study (LCS) with the data collected in August 2012 serving as a baseline, the program plans to collect data on the same indicators annually for the remaining duration of the program and presently seeks a qualified consultant/consultancy firm to implement the second phase of this assessment (Year two). 

2.Objectives of the assessment 
This assessment will aim to assist the USAID/Higa Ubeho program to track and assess changes in the economic resiliency levels of households participating in Internal Savings and Lending Groups, Farmer Field Schools, and Positive Deviance Hearth Groups. The information obtained through the assessment will provide additional insights and knowledge on household outcomes, as well as support evidence-based decision making on emerging program strategies and services.

The specific objectives of the assessment are:
  • To determine the economic resiliency category of the sampled households in line with the Household Resilience Index (HRI);
  • To assess changes in economic resiliency of the sampled households based on the LCS  baseline data;
  • To gather sufficient information that allows the team to formulate recommendations to guide program interventions and technical support.
3.    Assessment Methodology
Throughout the research, the team will work closely with, and receive guidance from CHF International technical teams. 
Data collection for the same households sampled during the baseline will be implemented using a mainly quantitative questionnaire pre-designed by the program. Data collection will be implemented by trained and experienced data collectors hired by the research consultant. Additionally, the team will be supported by ISLG community volunteers who will facilitate the data collectors in identifying the location of the beneficiaries to be interviewed. 
The program designed Household Resiliency Index (HRI) will be used to classify households and further analysis using statistical software will be implemented to compare the results to LCS baseline resiliency levels and determine changes in household economic resiliency across the sampled households. 

4.Scope of Work 
The Assessment sample consists of approximately 500 households across Six program supported districts; Gakenke, Gasabo, Karongi, Kicukiro, Muhanga and Nyagatare. 

5.Key Tasks
  • Participate in an orientation on the program, and HRI.
  • Document review (including program reports, pathway for tracking household economic resiliency, baseline reports etc)
  • Develop a clear and detailed research proposal (including methodology for data collection and analysis, work plan, timeframe and proposed reporting format)
  • Orient enumerators on the research plan & tools.
  • Collect data that ensures standard and rigorous data quality control using approved questionnaire
  • Develop a data entry mask which can be linked to the LCS baseline data set and conduct data entry
  • Apply data analysis using statistical software, the HRI and comparative analysis to the LCS baseline results
  • Draft concise report.
  • Convene meeting to validate findings.
  • Finalize report based on feedback from program technical team.
  • Provide the assessment data set to USAID/Higa Ubeho for future program needs.
6.Timeframe 
This assignment should be completed within 30 working days 

7.Logistics
All logistical costs including transportation, data collection and printing costs will be covered by the consultant and should be detailed and reasonably priced in the financial proposal.  All expenses will be reimbursed based on the submission of receipts.

8. Desired Qualifications 
The research team shall be selected based on the following criteria:
  • Relevant educational background in economics, social sciences, business, rural finance, statistics or a similar field
  • Proven experience in design and implementation of participatory quantitative research projects using questionnaires and similar tools;
  • Excellent report writing skills;
  • Advanced computer and data analysis skills;
  • Economic analysis skills;
  • Knowledge of the country context;
  • Fluency in English and Kinyarwanda required.

9.How to apply
Interested applicants are requested to submit the following documents:
  • Printed and bound technical proposal including Cover letter addressed to the Country Director CHF International; Executive summary; Evidence of consultant(s) qualifications; references for similar work done and proof of service(3); Description of proposed services and methodology addressing the assessment objectives and detailing how deliverables will be achieved.
  • Printed and bound financial proposal detailing all costs associated with the delivery of the above services.  
Application files should be delivered in a sealed envelope with title Household Economic Resiliency Assessment   to CHF International Rwanda, Country office located at Kacyiru Nord, Plot 1091. 
Submissions should be received no later than 9th August 2013 at Noon. 
Only selected candidates will be contacted.

CHF International is a member of the Network of International NGOs, NINGO / Rwanda 
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