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Turkana Safe Motherhood Project Evaluation
Context
Turkana Safe Motherhood Project Evaluation
Context
Turkana County has a population of approximately 850,000 people
according to the 2009 census.
Essential health services are inadequate not only because many
pastoralist families in Turkana County are scattered across vast distances, but
also because the County suffers from chronic under-investment and lack of
proper infrastructure.
Since April 1 2010 Merlin has been implementing a EC funded maternal and child health project in partnership with national NGOs targeting pastoral women of child bearing age, children under five years and neonates as final beneficiaries in 3 divisions of Turkana Central, 2 divisions of Loima district and 1 division of Turkana South districts.
Since April 1 2010 Merlin has been implementing a EC funded maternal and child health project in partnership with national NGOs targeting pastoral women of child bearing age, children under five years and neonates as final beneficiaries in 3 divisions of Turkana Central, 2 divisions of Loima district and 1 division of Turkana South districts.
Other project activities focused on capacity building of DHMT
personnel, facility and community based health workers, safe motherhood
promoters and local NGOs/FBOs to deliver quality health care at both facility
and community levels.
Merlin partners in the implementation of this project are health
authorities of the targeted districts who work in collaboration with health
facilities owned by the Reformed Church of East Africa (RCEA) and Pentecostal
Assembly of God (PAG).
A third partner the Turkana Pastoralist Development Organization
(TUPADO) coordinated the implementation of behavior change communication (BCC)
activities. The project supports 3 facilities (1 district hospital (LDH) and 2
health centres- Lokichar, Namorupoth) and 19 outreach sites.
The expected results from the project are:
The expected results from the project are:
Result 1: Increased capacity of CSOs to support the delivery of
primary and neonatal health care services.
Result 2: Increased access to primary and neonatal health care
services to Turkana women and children.
Result 3: Increased awareness amongst communities on issues
affecting their health.
Result 4: Increased capacity of the DHMT to plan, monitor and coordinate
the delivery of health care services in the district.
Scope of the evaluation
The evaluation will cover Merlin’s interventions in the safe motherhood project in Turkana County.
The evaluation will cover Merlin’s interventions in the safe motherhood project in Turkana County.
The specific project sites within Turkana to be covered during the
field phase of this evaluation will be proposed and selected during the
planning meetings with the consultant but a sample of key sites from the 3
districts where the project was implemented will be selected.
The selection criteria will be agreed upon with the field
teams.
Purpose of the evaluation
The primary purpose of this evaluation is to analyze the results obtained by the project compared to the goal and purpose that were defined for it and assess the relevance, impact, sustainability, effectiveness and efficiency of the project that will be important for informing future similar interventions in Turkana County.
Purpose of the evaluation
The primary purpose of this evaluation is to analyze the results obtained by the project compared to the goal and purpose that were defined for it and assess the relevance, impact, sustainability, effectiveness and efficiency of the project that will be important for informing future similar interventions in Turkana County.
The results of the study will facilitate decision making
regarding improvements to be made in future actions and to establish lessons
learnt to be shared with partners and health authorities.
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Interested consultants are invited to submit their proposals including a detailed budget
To apply for this consultancy
Click here to access the detailed terms of reference
Interested consultants are invited to submit their proposals including a detailed budget
To apply for this consultancy
All applications should be sent to:
HR Department,
Merlin, Nairobi Office,
P.O Box 3350 – 00200,
HR Department,
Merlin, Nairobi Office,
P.O Box 3350 – 00200,
Nairobi, Kenya
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Email to: recruitment@merlin-kenya.org
Application deadline is 5:00pm on Monday 15th April 2013.
Please note that only short listed applicants will be contacted.
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