Consultant - Documentation of Best Practices at African Christian Health Association Platform

Scope of Work

ACHAP Afya seeks to identify a consultant/firm to undertake documentation of best practices, success stories and lessons learnt during implementation of FP, MNCAH, Nutrition and WASH interventions. The activity will take place in Kilifi county- Kenya; Nebbi and Arua districts- Uganda.

Preparation (1 week)

• Review ACHAP Afya documents (workplan, performance reports, relevant MoH guidance/policy documents, etc)
• Discuss with ACHAP Afya project technical team and Communications Officer to better understand how activities are implemented, key areas of importance for documentation and proposed approaches.
• Adapt an interview guide/site visit documentation tool for site visits.
• Identify sites to be visited per country.

Field visits (2 weeks)

• Conduct 2 field visits (5 days each for Kenya and Uganda)
• Each field visit in a country would include about 15-20 site visits over the course of a week: 3-4 site visits a day for 5 days. The site visits would include a health facility and a mix of community meetings, household visits, supportive supervision visits, etc. Conduct key informant interviews with beneficiaries of FP, MNCAH, Nutrition and WASH services including community members, community gatekeepers, male champions, religious leaders, health care workers and local leaders, etc. This is to highlight key approaches and interventions employed by the project, what works and what doesn’t seem to work.
• Take quality photos and videos during the site visits.

Report writing (1 week)

• Develop draft report on documentation of best practices and success stories in FP, MNCAH, Nutrition and WASH as implemented by the ACHAP Afya project.
• Discuss draft documentation report with ACHAP Afya management team for input before finalization.

Deliverables

• Site visit interview guide
• Field visit reports.
• Final report documenting best practices, success stories, key lessons learnt, including photos.
• Video documentaries of select success stories.

Timelines

The tasks are expected to be accomplished in 30 days in November 2022- February 2023.

Required Skills and Experience

• Master’s degree in Public Health, Community Development, Social Sciences, Project Management or related fields.
• Knowledge and understanding of FP/MNCAH/Nutrition/WASH interventions at community and health facility levels under the Ministries of Health in Kenya and Uganda.
• Prior experience conducting documentation of project best practices and success stories on an FP/MNCAH/Nutrition/WASH project.
• Excellent writing skills.
• Expert knowledge and production of audio, video documentation.
• Experience in operating in a highly collaborative team environment.