RFP invites for End-line survey to assess impact of the Tejaswini Madhya Pradesh Rural Women’s Empowerment Project (Tejaswini-MP)

RFP invites for End-line survey to assess impact of the Tejaswini Madhya Pradesh Rural Women’s Empowerment Project (Tejaswini-MP)

The Planning and Policy Support Unit Society (PPSUS), a registered Society anchored with State Planning Commission, Government of MP (GoMP). PPSUS is mandated to undertake or commission specialized research on issue relating to Poverty, Employment, Inequality, Gender and social exclusion etc.

PPSUS invites Proposal for “End-line survey to assess impact of the Tejaswini Madhya Pradesh Rural Women’s Empowerment Project (Tejaswini-MP)”.Proposals are invited from Academia/ consulting of repute having:

• Experience of minimum 5 years of experience in conducting surveys, of which a minimum of 3 projects in the past five years should have been with development projects.
• Minimum turnover of Rs. 40 Lakh per annum in last three years.

Introduction

MahilaVittaVikas Nigam (MVVN) is the implementing agency for project Tejaswini-MP with a total investment outlay of USD 56.77 million which is financed by an IFAD Loan of SDR 18.89 million (USD 28.00 million) and the balance USD 28.77 million contribution from the Government of Madhya Pradesh (GoMP), local financial institutions and participating communities. This project is expected to be completed on 30 September 2018 and the IFAD loan closing is scheduled for 31 March 2019.

Objectives: The project is designed to support the commitment of GoMP to the social and economic empowerment of women through improvement in incomes and in material conditions, participation in decision-making processes and control over resources. The objectives of the project are: (i) creation of strong and sustainable SHGs, and SHG apex organizations who provide their members with economic and social support; (ii) provide access to savings, credit and insurance services, and build up financial security; (

Scope of the work

The applicant organization is required to undertake a household survey to identify and document the impact of Tejaswini-MP on reduction of household poverty, sustainable increase in household incomes, and increased household resilience to climate and market risks.

The main activities of the selected applicant organization are as follows:

End-line survey design with main research questions (devising tailored, context-specific questions that must reflect the logic of the project and relate to the project's log frame),

Design the sampling methodology and sample size of the survey - establishing internal validity and attributing project effects is a key requirement. The degree of covariate balance achieved between the beneficiary and comparison groups need to be established.

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