Consultancy to undertake a Baseline Assessment in Turkana County at Practical Action Kenya

The project will do this by improving access to clean drinking water from an improved source for 48,000 individuals, including pastoralists, in rural arid and semi-arid in Turkana County, north west Kenya.

The project seeks the services of a consultant or consultancy firm to carry out a comprehensive baseline survey in the project areas to generate first-hand information to be used for project planning and for monitoring and evaluation (M&E). The baseline will serve as a benchmark to measure progress, as well as provide information to a wider stakeholder group on understanding water access situation as well as policies and regulations that support water management in Turkana County.

The purpose of the baseline survey is to collect baseline data for key project indicators which will be monitored during project implementation to assess progress as well as the project impact. Baseline indicators to be assessed include:

Water access

Number of people in the target areas accessing water – access to water will be defined and presented according to the JMP ladder of access

Water storage/treatment practices

Handwashing practices

Human health

Prevalence of water and hygiene related diseases in the project area

Governance

Ability of households to pay for management of the water facilities

Operation and maintenance of water supply facilities and relevant cost for the services

Policy and regulation framework that support water management in Turkana County

Gender and girls’ empowerment

Responsibility of family members for family/household water supply

Average school attendance for schools in the project area (disaggregated for boys and girls)

Livelihoods and economic stability

Sources of livelihood for the communities in the target areas