Background:
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In an effort to boost meals safety, alleviate starvation, and promote literacy and first schooling to foster self-reliant and productive societies, the USA Division of Agriculture (USDA) has supplied funding for the McGovern-Dole Worldwide Meals for Training and Youngster Diet Program (McGovern-Dole 2019) within the Republic of Uzbekistan. This initiative goals to help the Preschool Training System Improvement Idea of the Republic of Uzbekistan. This system seeks to help the implementation of the federal government’s Preschool Training System Improvement Idea, reaching 42,700 preschool kids throughout 294 preschools in 22 districts spanning two areas, particularly the Republic of Karakalpakstan and Surkhandarya. This system is guided by particular core targets, which incorporates:
- Promote studying readiness by the supply of age-appropriate actions/supplies to develop preschoolers’ early literacy expertise.
- Enhance pupil attendance in preschools by the supply of each day preschool meals, improved studying surroundings, and entry to wash water and sanitation.
- Contain kids, dad and mom and group within the preschool schooling system to boost group and mum or dad help for preschoolers’ studying readiness.
- Improve information of diet, well being and hygiene practices, and secure meals preparation and storage practices, by facilitating coaching for cooks, dad and mom, and preschool employees.
- Enhance preschool infrastructure and the educational surroundings of preschool kids by the development or rehabilitation of preschool kitchens, and improved water and sanitation amenities.
Function / Mission Description:
The aim of this midline analysis is to evaluate the efficiency of the McGovern-Dole Worldwide Meals for Training & Youngster Diet Program in Uzbekistan with respect to deliberate targets, evaluate and re-assess this system design, and generate classes to enhance sustainability. The midline analysis findings will assist doc the outcomes to this point, generate classes realized, and inform potential diversifications to program interventions, to make sure that this system efficiently achieves its said targets.
Given its in depth scope and the wealthy journey of implementation, Mercy Corps believes that this analysis might generate classes which will inform design of comparable applications not solely in Uzbekistan, but additionally past its borders. Mercy Corps will work intently with the analysis companion, the donor, the United State Division of Agriculture (USDA), and counterparts on the related Uzbekistan authorities places of work to develop a dissemination plan to make sure that all pertinent stakeholders are well-informed concerning the findings, suggestions, and are in a position to entry the learnings. Analysis briefs, infographics and different related communication supplies will probably be generated to share with key entities corresponding to USDA, USAID, the Uzbekistan Authorities by the Ministry of Preschool and Faculty Training of the Republic of Uzbekistan (MoPSE), district and regional schooling places of work, the recognized preschools, dad and mom related to these preschools, in addition to different non-governmental and multilateral organizations engaged within the schooling sector.
Marketing consultant Aims:
This Midterm Analysis will serve the next targets:
- Progress in direction of indicator targets established at baseline;
- Relevance and effectiveness of program interventions to this point;
- High quality and effectivity Implementation; and
- Incorporation of classes realized and suggestions from mid-way correction of mission
The findings will probably be used to develop mid-course corrections and inform all key stakeholders on Program’s progress. For that reason, the primary focus of the MTE will probably be effectiveness and producing actionable classes realized.
Marketing consultant Deliverables:
The Marketing consultant will ship the ultimate analysis report with following element:
- Summary
- Govt Abstract
- Analysis Function
- Background on the Context and the Program being Evaluated
- Analysis Questions
- Methodology
- Limitations to the Analysis
- Findings, Conclusions, and Suggestions
- Annexes
The analysis summary of not more than 250 phrases ought to describe what was evaluated, analysis questions, strategies, and key findings or conclusions. The chief abstract ought to be 2–5 pages and summarize the aim, background of this system being evaluated, major analysis questions, strategies, findings, and conclusions along with suggestions and classes realized. The analysis methodology shall be defined within the report intimately. Limitations to the analysis shall be disclosed within the report, with specific consideration to the restrictions related to the analysis strategies (e.g., in knowledge availability; measurement; evaluation; any potential bias corresponding to sampling/choice, measurement, interviewer, response, and so on.) and their implications for conclusions drawn from the analysis findings. The report must be drafted within the English language.
Annexes to the report should embrace:
- Analysis SOW (up to date, not the unique, if there have been any modifications);
- Analysis strategies;
- All knowledge assortment and evaluation instruments utilized in conducting the analysis, corresponding to questionnaires, checklists, and dialogue guides;
- All sources of data or knowledge recognized and listed.
- Statements of distinction relating to important unresolved variations of opinion by funders, implementers, and/or members of the analysis crew, if relevant.
- Signed disclosure of conflict-of-interest forms for all analysis crew members, both testifying to an absence of or describing current conflicts of curiosity; and
- Abstract details about analysis crew members, together with {qualifications}, expertise, and function on the crew.
Timeframe / Schedule with Actions:
**Date: First week of March 2024 –**Advised LoE 12 days (Actions: Overview doc, Analysis Matrix design, Improvement of Analysis instruments)
**Date: Third week of March 2024 –**Advised LoE 3 days (Actions: Orientation to native knowledge assortment companions)
**Date: Second week of April 2024 –**Advised LoE 2 days (Actions: In nation journey)
**Date: Third week of April 2024 –**Advised LoE 6 days (Actions: Qualitative Inquiries with totally different top-management crew, Donor, and Ministry consultant)
**Date: Fourth week of April 2024 –**Advised LoE 2 days (Actions: Journey again)
**Date: First week of Could 2024 –**Advised LoE 2 days (Actions: Overview the standard of transcript obtained from native companion and if required held assembly with native knowledge assortment companion)
**Date: Second week of Could 2024 –**Advised LoE 10 days (Actions: Evaluation of qualitative knowledge and integration of secondary knowledge)
**Date: Fourth week of Could 2024 –**Advised LoE 2 days (Actions: Presentation of preliminary findings to MC Uzbekistan crew)
**Date: First week of June 2024 –**Advised LoE 12 days (Actions: Begin drafting report)
**Date: Fourth week of June 2024 –**Advised LoE 2 days (Actions: Deal with suggestions and feedback from MC crew)
**Date: Fourth week of July 2024 –**Advised LoE 3 days (Actions: Deal with suggestions and feedback from Donor)
The Marketing consultant will report back to:
Marketing consultant will report MEL Supervisor, Uzbekistan
The Marketing consultant will work intently with:
Mercy Corps Chief of Get together for Uzbekistan, regional MEL advisor and world MEL advisor and administrators
Required Expertise & Abilities:
- A minimum of 10-15 years of analysis expertise, ideally centered on schooling and diet applications in advanced and dynamic contexts. Expertise with evaluating meals for teaching programs will probably be a bonus.
- Prior expertise in qualitative analysis, qualitative evaluations and alike.
- Confirmed expertise in utilizing totally different a number of secondary knowledge supply for triangulating findings for qualitative analysis.
- Earlier expertise evaluating USDA FFE programming and expertise with Mercy Corps will probably be a bonus.
- Wonderful writing, presentation, and communication expertise with a confirmed means to adapt to totally different audiences, nationwide and worldwide.
- Familiarity with the Central Asia implementation context and desires is desired.
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