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DFID has set up a new Water, Sanitation and Hygiene Results Programme (WASH) fund to deliver WASH results in low income countries (LIC) and DFID focus lower middle income (LMIC) developing countries. Globally, DFID aims to reach at least 60 million people in sanitation and hygiene by 2020, of which 11.3million people supported to get access to sanitation from April 2015 to March 2016 and to strengthen national and local systems, build capacity to provide interventions that will be sustainable thereafter.
The SSH4A approach in Ethiopia has been implemented by SNV Ethiopia in 6 rural woredas of Waghimra zone since April 2014 to March 2018 and is also being implemented in Estie Woreda of South Gondar Zone in Amhara Region from October 2016 to March 2020 as an extension of the existing project. The extension programme is undertaken in Ethiopia, Ghana, Kenya, Mozambique, Nepal, Tanzania, Uganda and Zambia.
Based on the formative research output, SNV Ethiopia would therefore like to engage the services of a consultancy firm to develop (Behaviour Change Communication) BCC/IE materials on HWWS; hygienic use and maintenance of toilets; HH safe water handling and treatment including the needs of PLWDs and elderly in Este woreda.
Objective of the Assignment
The main objective of the assignment is to develop IE/BCC materials on handwashing with soap(HWWS); hygienic use and maintenance of toilets; HH safe water handling and treatment separately for general community, children with 3-6 years old, PLWDs with SSH4A definition and elderly to help communities sustainably practice handwashing with soap/other substitutes; sustainably use and maintain toilet facilities; and safely handle and treat water at household level based on the identified key messages, target audiences, channel/tools of communication in the formative researches done by the project in Este woreda, south Gondar Zone of Amhara Regional State.
Deliverable
The consultant will work in strong collaboration with the SNV Ethiopia SSH4A project team and communication unit throughout the process. The consultant is expected to undertake the following tasks:
Required Qualification and expertise of the firm