RFP - Subcontracting for Baseline Survey Data Collection in Bihar

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About the Organization

THP India is a global non-profit organisation, committed to the sustainable end of world hunger and has a presence in 22 countries. The Hunger Project India is headquartered in New Delhi and works across 6 states of Rajasthan, Uttarakhand, Madhya Pradesh, Bihar, Odisha and Karnataka committed to empowering women and girls in rural India.

Foregrounded in the 73rd Constitutional Amendment of 1992, THP India has been working on strengthening the capacities of elected women representatives in gram panchayats since 2001. THP India’s interventions aim to comprehensively strengthen the capacity of elected women representatives to exercise their leadership for the democratic development of their panchayats.

About the Proposal 

THP India is a global non-profit organisation, committed to the sustainable end of world hunger and has a presence in 22 countries. The Hunger Project India is headquartered in New Delhi and works across 6 states of Rajasthan, Uttarakhand, Madhya Pradesh, Bihar, Odisha and Karnataka committed to empowering women and girls in rural India.

Foregrounded in the 73rd Constitutional Amendment of 1992, THP India has been working on strengthening the capacities of elected women representatives in gram panchayats since 2001. THP India’s interventions aim to comprehensively strengthen the capacity of elected women representatives to exercise their leadership for the democratic development of their panchayats.

 Since 2016, THP India in Bihar has empowered adolescent girls from marginalized backgrounds through life skills education, focusing on health, hygiene, education, and addressing violence against women. Sukanya Clubs (local girl collectives) have served as a vital platform for girls to express their needs and rights, fostering friendships and solidarity amidst the challenges of rural adolescence. The program aims to boost girls' confidence, agency, and voice in addressing issues like education, early marriage, health, gender discrimination, and safety, while also promoting their engagement in local governance. Activities include life skills workshops, leadership training, menstrual health sessions, exposure visits, and interface meetings with government officials.

Through engaging with 1,400 girls across districts like Jamui, Rohtas, Muzaffarpur, and Arwal, the program aims to delay marriage by promoting education and life skills. It empowers girls by raising awareness on rights, providing life skills education, and enhancing their confidence and agency. Unique to THP India's strategy is the involvement of Elected Women Representatives and other stakeholders to advance girls' well-being, leveraging their leadership and responsibilities in villages. The program identifies and nurtures the potential of young girls (aged 13/14 to 18/19), including those from economically poor and socially vulnerable backgrounds by ensuring they are adept at using life skills in day to day lives, to tackle challenges that they face in advancing their own aspirations and goals.

We invite agency or consultants who will be sub contracted by THP India for Baseline Survey Data Collection in Bihar. The team needs to consist of quantitative data enumerators sourced by the consultant or agency with a strong understanding of gender and its intersectionality, as well as experience in working with or interviewing adolescent girls in rural India. THP will be responsible for ensuring that the respondents are mobilised as per the data collection schedule and bear the cost of all respondents.

• Individual consultants or agencies/firms/organizations who have an existing team of qualified female data enumerators.
• The consultant/agency needs to be well networked with data enumerators with a strong established system of due diligence prior to identifying teams.
• The consultant/agency should have extensive experience in managing and conducting quantitative data collection for international non-profit organizations and research agencies. Additionally, the team should be proficient in using mobile-based surveys.

Sample and timeline

• Data collection technique: The data will be collected through a Mobile Based-Quantitative Survey with Adolescent Girls in selected Gram panchayats of Bihar in the areas where THP India is operational.
• Areas (District): Rohtas, Jamui, Muzaffarpur, Arwal
• Sample: 350 Adolescent Girls
• Number of researchers: 10-12 female data enumerators (which includes 1 coordinator)
• Timeline: 22nd -29th April, which includes 2 days of Training of Enumerators and pilot testing, in Patna/Muzaffarpur followed by 4-5 days of data collection across 4 districts of Bihar.
• Criteria of selection: The selection of agency and the team of female data enumerators will be based on their understanding and experience of working in the areas of gender equality and empowerment, particularly in rural India. Additionally, they must hold knowledge about issues of girls that make them vulnerable like Child Early and Forced Marriages, dropout of girls from school, and adolescent health and nutrition, including menstrual health.

Responsibility of enumerators

• Attend an offline training conducted by THP India in Patna/Muzaffarpur.
• Collect data as per the schedule prepared by THP India.
• Manage the data collection and review data collected on a daily basis. Enumerators to report to THP India appointed field staff.
• Follow the steps explained while handling the data collection tool and be responsible for any mismanagement, loss, or damage to tool/data collected, during the contract period.
• Coordinators to manage all the data enumerators, and report to the THP India MEL Officer on a daily basis.

Eligibility

 The consultant needs to ensure that the team selected meets the following non-negotiable requirements: 

• The enumerator’s team would need to comprise only of women.
• Enumerators should be fluent in Hindi (reading, writing and speaking).
• Enumerators should have relevant experience (3-5 years) in data collection (especially with women and girls) in rural areas, holding an understanding and experience of working in the areas of gender equality and empowerment, particularly in rural India
• All enumerators should have a functional smartphone with data connectivity and is proficient in using it, along with a working knowledge and experience of conducting surveys through mobile-based applications.
• All enumerators should have worked extensively in Bihar and be well aware of the state’s context.
• All enumerators identified need to uphold the core values followed by THP India of gender equality, respect and integrity of individuals. THP is a zero corruption organization and has no tolerance of any form of malpractices. If during the contract period, there is evidence of any malpractice, the contract will be terminated without any discussion. 
• Before finalizing the contract, THP India will evaluate all the data enumerators to assess their suitability for the role. Those who do not meet the required competencies or qualifications may not be included in the team and requested to be replaced.

How to Apply

Interested agencies or individual consultants are required to mail the bids (technical and Financial) as separate attachments by 2nd April 2025, 5:30 pm to the following mail id: hungerproject.india@gmail.com

Please mention the following in the subject line in a covering mail:  Application for Request for Baseline Survey Data Collection in Bihar

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