Consultancy: Final Evaluation of BHOPA 2 in Kenya & Mozambique At HelpAge International

Introduction

HelpAge International works with partners and a diverse global network of more than 150 organizations across 85 countries, supporting millions of older people to live safe, dignified, and healthy lives. Through our partnership and collaborations, we work to ensure the inclusion of older people across society and strive to deliver a just and fair world for everyone, whatever their age. Our work is driven by our desire to deliver real impact for older people, to be inclusive, to work in partnership and to learn from our shared experience. Our 2030 strategy Ageing in a Just World sets out how we will work together to shape the future we all share. By working together, we aim to help inspire a movement for change and through ensuring all our work promotes older people’s wellbeing, dignity, and voice, we can transform the lives of older people now and in the future.

The Better Health for Older People in Africa (BHOPA II) is funded by the Maxwell Harvey legacy fund through Age international and implemented by HelpAge International in Kenya and Mozambique.

Building on lessons from an initial project BHOPA I; our project focuses on continued Health System Strengthening (HSS) to build systems that are inclusive, responsive, and accountable to the needs of older people, ensuring sustainable health outcomes.

The project is implemented in collaboration with several partners to address the gaps in service delivery, health workforce, medical supplies, health management information, leadership and governance, and health financing. By ensuring availability of supplies, a motivated health workforce, financing for health and data informed planning and management, older people will have sustained access to high quality promotive, preventive, and curative health services that consequently contribute to healthy ageing.

Background to the evaluation

BHOPA II focusses on connecting change and learning at local, national and regional levels.

In Mozambique the project is implemented in Manhiça District-Maputo Province and Chibuto District-Gaza Province in collaboration with the following partners. Associação Cristã Interdonominacional para Desenvolvimento Comunitario (ACIDECO), The Anglican Church of Mozambique, the Ministry of Health, the Provincial Directorates of Health in Maputo and Gaza, UN agencies (WHO and UNFPA) and other stakeholders in the health sector including development and humanitarian agencies.

In Kenya, implementation is focused on Nairobi Counties of Dagoretti North and South Sub in collaboration with The University of Nairobi’s Population Studies and Research Institute (PSRI), Kenya Aged Require Information Knowledge and Advancement (KARIKA), Kibra Day Care Center for the Elderly (KDCCE), UN agencies (WHO and UNFPA), National Ministry of Health, Departments of Health at the Nairobi Metropolitan Services and Dagoretti Subcounty, and other stakeholders including development partners and humanitarian agencies.

In both contexts the project aimed at

• Strengthening community structures such as Older People’s Associations (OPAs), Community Health Workers (CHWs), Home Based Carers (HBCs) and Old Citizens Monitoring Groups (OCMGs) to undertake active ageing activities, carry out home visits and referrals, monitoring and collecting data on quality and accessibility of health services.
• Curriculum reform and training of health workers on the newly developed curriculum, secondment of experts into Ministry of Health (MoH) and joint review meetings will be conducted while fostering links with World Health Organization (WHO) country offices to better align with the WHO GSAP on Health and Ageing.
• A review of existing national policies on ageing for greater alignment with the AU Protocol on the Human Rights of Older People, and the development of a series of policy briefs, dissemination at various forums, holding older people-led campaigns, for policy improvement and action, engaging with research partners and network for wider influence as well as strengthening the capacity of stakeholders, conducting regular monitoring and capacity support to target, improving research through direct engagement with DHS data systems to influence the disaggregation of data, conducting and dissemination of research.

Deliverables

1. Inception Report (IR) detailing a proposed work plan, methodology and plans for analysis and results disseminationthat will be agreed upon between the consultant and HelpAge.
2. Data collection tools: Develop the data collection tools and have them approved by HelpAge International and partners before data collection, analysis, interpretation.
3. Draft Evaluation report: The firm/consultant will prepare a draft evaluation report with details of findings, recommendations and lessons learnt for review by HelpAge International.
4. Validation workshop: Hold a validation workshop/meeting with relevant HelpAge programme staff and stakeholders as part of the validation and feedback.
5. Revise the draft report based on the feedback from Helpage review and the validation workshop.
6. Two (2) qualitative in-depth case studies, one per target country
7. Final Evaluation report: A consolidate final evaluation report, which compares and expounds the project performance in each country, and the overall project impact.
8. Provide HelpAge with all data. This will be both in electronic and hard copy (MS Word document, PowerPoint slides).

NB: The report content should include the standard cover sheet; executive summary; Introduction, description of study purpose, objectives and scope, study methodology and limitations; study findings, conclusions and recommendations, appendices, and references.

Timeframe and Cost

The consultant is expected to indicate the number of days for the evaluation in line with his/her proposed methodology. The evaluation will begin in the month of June 2022 and should be completed by the end of August 2022, however preliminary works may begin earlier such as development of the tools and review of the final evaluation study design, upon contracting. The proposed timeframe is not negotiable due to existing commitments with the Donor.

HelpAge will cover for the firm/consultant’s air tickets on economy class to the two countries of the study including visa application costs (if the consultation is not resident in the project countries), accommodation on bed and breakfast plus airport transfers and in-country logistics including field activities. All other costs shall be borne directly by the firm/consultant.

Payment will be based on submission of deliverables that are satisfactory and have been reviewed and approved as satisfactory, by the HelpAge team. The prevailing tax regime will apply on the overall consultancy fee.

Payment to the successful firm/consultant will be made as follows.

• 40% of the contract value after the submission and approval of the inception report
• 30% of the contract value after the submission and approval of the Interim Final Evaluation report
• 30% of the contract value after the submission and approval of Final Evaluation Report

Qualifications and Experience Required

To accomplish the objectives of the study, the consulting firm/Consultant should have a multidisciplinary team with key qualifications and competencies as follows.

1. Postgraduate degree preferably a doctorate in a health-related field (public/community health, epidemiology, gerontology, geriatrics or international health), demography, and monitoring and evaluation.
2. Minimum of 10 years’ relevant professional experience of research in public health, demography, health policy, health systems and social impact.
3. Should have thorough knowledge and substantial experience in the following key crosscutting issues: gender, age, and disability issues.
4. Thorough understanding of the population ageing issues in Africa and the project locations
5. Expert knowledge and experience in data collection and analysis for mixed method research.
6. Proven experience in undertaking evaluation/research or leading evaluation/research teams, with outstanding skills in qualitative and quantitative research and data analysis using relevant software such as STATA, CSPro or SPSS.
7. Knowledge of participatory action research-method
8. Excellent communication and report writing skills in light of the different languages in the project countries (Portuguese for Mozambique and English for Kenya).
9. Firm/Consultant with Associates in the programme locations will be an added advantage.
10. The consultant should be available to start work immediately.
11. Ability to undertake the assignment in the two project countries, Kenya and Mozambique, the language difference between the two countries notwithstanding

Submission of Technical and Financial Proposal

All expressions of interest should include:

• Letter of interest (maximum one page) letter addressing the survey criteria.
• Technical Proposal (maximum 10 pages-excluding study instruments) highlighting: profile of the lead the consultant/s with emphasis on relevant previous experience in this kind of work; profile of each of the other Consultant/s that will be involved in undertaking the study; understanding of the TOR, the study methodology, key contacts/references of previous similar work done.
• Financial Proposal: The financial proposal should provide cost estimates for services rendered among them daily consultancy fees including accommodation, stationeries, and supplies needed for data collection etc. Data collection and data processing costs should also be included in the consultant’s fee.