South Sudan: Consultancy: WASH Baseline Survey

1. Background

HEKS[1], as the aid agency of the Swiss Protestant churches, is committed to positive action. HEKS counteracts resignation with hope and puts the concept of Christian charity into practice. HEKS campaigns for a more humane and a more equitable world. The focus of its commitment is on the dignity of each individual. The aid organisation aligns itself in its work with goals like justice, peace and the integrity of creation. The strategy identifies the main areas of focus for the international work, namely the development of rural communities, the promotion of peace and conflict resolution, inter-church cooperation and humanitarian aid. HEKS bases its work on values like self-determination, solidarity, responsibility, participation and grass-roots involvement. Project work is carried out by local partner organisations or with their input, for example. HEKS works with these partners to help people to help themselves.

A partnership programme between HEKS and SSUHA (South Sudan Health Association), a NNGO (National Non-Government Organization, for acceleration of the Water and Sanitation MDG targets in South Sudan began to be implemented in August 2008. This partnership will be furthered from June, 2014 to December, 2017 with the aim to increase access to clean water sources and to promote better hygiene and sanitation in all 15 villages of the 4 Payam: - Wuji and Kupera in Lainya; and Mugwo and Otogo in Yei County that currently SSUHA is operating in. The survey will also include four of the remaining payams to determine whether or not there is an established need for intervention and where the greater need lies. These payams are: - Tore and Lasu in Yei; and Mukaya and Kenyi in Lainya.

2. Overview

HEKS has recently opened its country office in South Sudan. This is in Yei- Lasu Road. The team consists of a country director, a finance officer and the office driver/logistics. HEKS is currently working with 5 partners in Central Equatoria.

The main focus has been development of rural communities. HEKS has currently being working in Central Equatoria and the main focus has been on 5 thematic areas

· Access to clean Water, Sanitation and promotion of Good Hygiene practises

· Food Security

· Access to Land

· Access to Livelihoods & Vocational Skills Development

· Peace and conflict transformation

· Capacity building of the local partners

3. Purpose

HEKS as part of the Swiss Water and Sanitation NGO Consortium in partnership with SSUHA will be implementing a WASH project that aims at increasing access to clean & safe water, and better hygiene and sanitation. Before the start of the project implementation, HEKS in partnership with SSUHA aims at carrying out a WASH baseline study including an inventory of existing WASH facilities at the community, county and payam levels. This should also include a mapping of WASH infrastructure which can then be shown on a map output. This is together with knowledge, attitude and practice (KAP) household assessment and a valuation of existing mechanism and capacity of WASH services at community, payam and county level. This will provide key WASH indicators in the existing and potentially new payams that the project hopes to implement in. These initial results will be the basis for quantifying and evaluating project results.

4. Scope of Work and Methodology

The consultant will collect, analyse and present findings on the status of the key indicators to HEKS on the WASH baseline data and KAP data. The tools to collect data need to be developed based on HEKS guidelines and taking into account international acceptable standards for rural water and sanitation.

The main objective is to establish baseline data and KAP information before the project start. These same indicators will be evaluated at the end of the project. The study will also look at the needs of the beneficiaries, in regards to their knowledge, attitude and behaviours, against what resources are available. The baseline will also collect data in order to provide information gaps. It is anticipated that the consultant will also carry out a SWOT and a PEST analysis.

Some of the key interventions include:

· Different WASH infrastructure established

· Safe water points constructed/rehabilitated

· Sanitation facilities established

· Promotion of good Hygiene behaviour

· Knowledge and policy

· Good practices of implementation adopted and advocated

A.Cross Cutting Issues

1. Gender Analysis

a. Expound on the differential perspectives, roles, needs, and interests of women and men including the practical needs and strategic interests of women and men

b. Enucleate the relations between women and men pertaining their access to, and control over resources, benefits and decision-making processes;

c. Encipher the potential disparity impact of program on interventions on women and men, girls and boys;

d. Delineate social and cultural constraints, opportunities, and entry points for reducing gender inequalities and promoting more equal relations between women and men;

e. Analyse the differences among women and men and the diversity of their circumstances, social relationships and consequent status e.g. their class, ethnicity, age, culture and abilities.

f. Indicate the practical gender needs and the traditional gender roles and responsibilities from their concrete life experiences.

g. Establish the strategic gender needs and measure the access of women, as a group compared with men, to resources and benefits, including laws and policies e.g. owning property.

1. Analyse the intra household dynamics- resource allocation the different roles, skills, interests, needs, priorities, access, and control over resources & the Inter household relations to understand the social organization of these larger networks and the gender differences in roles, functions, and access.

ii.Conflict transformation and an analysis of conflict sensitivity

a. Describe potential or current: - direct violence; cultural violence and the structural violence

b. Identify potential or current conflicts as perceived by the stakeholders

c. Elucidate opportunities for conflict transformation and peace building focusing on: -

1. Denied or unequal access to resources
2. Governance structures
3. Social exclusions of minorities
4. Cultural violence within societies

d. Identify prospects for enhancing: -

1. Inclusion & participation
2. Supporting protection & security
3. Creating linkages & dialogue
4. Challenging accountability & advocacy
5. Promoting cohesion & non-violence

e. Analyse the context and conflict

1. The structures- an analysis of long term underlying conflict:- the political; legal; social; cultural; economic and security
2. Analyse the conflict actors: - interests; relations; capacities; peace agendas and incentives
3. Analyse the dynamics: - the long term trends of conflict; the triggers and drivers of violence; the capacities for managing conflict; likely future conflict scenarios
4. Human Rights Based Approach (HRBA) )-identify:

a. the most vulnerable to ensure that the program puts the last first

b. Strategies of ensuring self-determination, participation and inclusion; empowerment of rights holders; accountability and building alliances

5. Methodology

The survey will combine different methodologies to collect data at all levels through preliminary data collection surveys, observation, focus group discussions and observation and by secondary analysis of existing documents.

1. Desk review of background literature and statistics
2. Participatory approaches and tools.

It is necessary that there is the participation of various stakeholders including staff of HEKS, representatives of partner organizations, representatives of local authority at local, county and national levels, other international and local NGO representatives working in the area, using a mix of approaches including key informant interviews, focus group discussions, questionnaires etc.

6. Roles and Responsibilities

A. The consultant will be responsible for leading the assignment and producing the new baseline report.

B. HEKS South Sudan office will support the consultant to mobilize and coordinate the logistics and data collection process (if any).

C. The consultant will report to the HEKS South Sudan Country Director

D. HEKS HQ will provide overall quality assurance of the baseline.

7.Deliverables

A 1^st draft of the report and monitoring framework is to be submitted by 20^th October and a final by 24^th October

The consultant will be required to prepare tools that will facilitate the collection of needed data. Please also find attached the HEKS guidelines . Kindly also refer to the signed contract.

List of proposed key indicators

Water access and use

1. Percentage of households with access to an improved source of drinking water
2. Percentage of households using alternate source of drinking water during part of the year
3. Percentage of operational drinking water sources in the project area
4. Percentage of the households which collect water from a source at a distance less than 30 minutes both ways (average time spent)
5. Average amount of water used per person per day for domestic use
6. Percentage of households treating drinking water at households
7. Institutional and management structure
8. Percentage of water sources with established and functional committees
9. Average amount of user fee per household
10. Average amount spent by the community for maintenance and repair of water point in the year previous to the survey
11. balance of (water point) operation and maintenance fund at the moment of the survey
12. Percentage of women members of institutions responsible for planning and overseeing operations
13. capacity of local regulationSanitation access and use
14. Percentage of households with access to an improve sanitation facility
15. Percentage of population using improved sanitation facilities
16. Percentage of population using shared sanitation facilities
17. Average time spent accessing sanitation facilities
18. Average cost of constructing sanitation facilities
19. Percentage households with adequate solid waste management

Hygiene behaviour

1. Percentage of households with hand washing facilities
2. Percentage of households with soap/ashes near latrines/hand washing facility
3. Percentage of care givers of U5 who are aware of the risks associated with poor hygiene practices
4. Percentage of care givers of U5 who identify unsafe water as a cause of diarrheal diseases
5. Percentage of care givers of U5 who can identify proper water treatment practice
6. percentage of people who can wash their hands correctly (wash hands with soap/ashes, using techniques of running water)
7. Percentage of people preparing meals who wash their hands at critical moments (before preparing food, before eating or giving food to the children, after cleaning children's buttocks and throwing away the faeces, and after defecating)
8. Percentage of children (in school and out-of-school) who are aware of the risks associated with poor hygiene practices.
9. Percentage of children (in school and out-of-school) who identify unsafe water as a cause of diarrheal disease
10. Percentage of children (in school and out-of-school) who wash their hands at critical moments (before meals, after defecating)
11. percentage of children (in school and out-of-school) who wash their hands correctly (washing hands with soap/ashes)
12. percentage of children (in school and out-of-school)who use improved sanitation facilities (latrines hand-washing facility)
13. Percentage of care givers of U5 handling correctly baby excreta

Health

1. Percentage of children under 5 with diarrhoea 2weeks before the survey
2. Number of cholera outbreaks and incidence of diarrhoea (from health facility data)
3. Children under 5 Mortality rate due to diarrhoea and other water-related diseases

Education

1. Enrolment rates
2. Retention rates
3. Passing rates
4. Percentage of schools with separate latrines for girls, boys and school personnel
5. Percentage of schools with safe water sources within 500 meters from schoolyard
6. Percentage of schools with WASH facilities that have operation and maintenance system in place
7. Level of satisfaction of pupils, teachers and households, related to water supply and infrastructures of sanitation at school

Socio-economical

1. Increased socio-economic activity due to reduced water fetching time

Increased economic activity due to improved water supply

8.Proposed Schedule

No of DayActivity 2 days Review of project document and literatures 2 days Preparation and production of instruments 1 day Meeting with SSUHA staff 7 days Consultanting and Field work 7 days Data analysis and report writing & presentation of final report

9.Team / Qualifications

The Team will be composed of two (2) experts with a mix of skills (Water, Sanitation and Hygiene; HIV and AIDS, conflict transformation and gender mainstreaming) and the Team Leader will have experience in participatory research methodologies and Human Rights Based Approach to development.

10.Tender

Interested Consultants (firms or individuals) are requested to submit their bids including technical and financial proposals. The technical proposal must include the ToR interpretation, data collection methods and tools, likewise a detailed chronogram. The CVs of consultants must be attached.

Kindly send your submissions to the following email addresses to: heks.ssu@gmail.com with the subject line clearly WASH BASELINE SURVEY.

Copy mawaagodfrey@yahoo.com

Deadline for bids submission: 26th September 2014

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