KAP survey for Children with disabilities in Yemen

UNICEF has now issued a Request for Proposals in order to select a supplier for the provision of KAP survey for Children with disabilities in Yemen. UNICEF uses the power of evidence as a key strategic comparative advantage to drive change for children. In 2020, UNICEF YCO has conducted an assessment about CwDs titled “Mapping Available Assistance to Children with Disabilities in Yemen”. The aim of the study was to identify available assistance/support to CwDs, to provide mapping and analysis of who is doing what, where, and in what mechanism to support CwDs. The assessment found that the primary cause of disabilities in Yemen was due to inadequate and/or inaccessible health care and poor nutrition during birth, hereditary, disease/illness, war/violence, accidents, congenital, endogamy, and hereditary factor. These are results of limitations in national systems, poverty, discriminatory beliefs, and behaviors, as well as conflict and war. The assessment also found that access to basic social services and their availability for CwDs has become very limited and disrupted by conflict, and scarcity of financial resources, which have been decreased substantively during the conflict. CwDs remain one of the most vulnerable and socially excluded groups. They experience multiple challenges, including difficulty in accessing education, health care services and other basic services besides increased risk of abuse and exploitation. Some parents confirmed that they experience stigma because of their CwD, and that they feel embarrassed of having CwD especially those with intellectual disability. Ninety three percent (93%) of the parents reported that they faced various types of discrimination against their CwD in their daily life. To deeply understand the social inclusion of CwDs in Yemen, UNICEF in close discussion with its counterparts namely Ministry of Social Affairs and Labour (MoSAL) and the Handicap Care and Rehabilitation Fund (HCRF) realize the need to ensure positive change in social attitudes and practices that harm CwDs. To inform this change, an evidence-based comprehensive communication for development and Community Behaviour Change approach is recommended. Hence the proposed KAP analysis study will be key for informing and guiding the whole process. The study will also further inform effective planning, development, and implementation of other CwDs related strategies, policies, and interventions. This tender will be run through the UNICEF e-submissions system. By clicking on the blue ‘Express Interest’ button in the UNGM tender notice, the full UNICEF e-submission system instructions to bidders document (including instructions on how to access the tender documents and submit an Offer) will be automatically emailed to the ‘contact persons’ included in your UNGM registration. Alternatively, the full UNICEF e-submission system instructions to bidders document is publicly available on the UNICEF supply internet pages here: https://www.unicef.org/supply/index_procurement_policies.html . In the tender management site, if you navigate to the documents tab and opt in to confirm your intention to submit a Bid – you will then see the mandatory placeholders for documents that must be attached prior to submitting your Offer (you will also see if there are any mandatory questionnaires to complete). As such, you are recommended to `opt in` well before the submission deadline so you are clear exactly what documents are required to be uploaded prior to completing your submission. Please note that in order to access the tender documentation through UNICEF’s e-submissions system, vendors must: (i) be registered with UNICEF in UNGM as a company/NGO; (ii) have successfully completed all mandatory information currently required by UNGM when registering. Please ensure that any files submitted as part of your Bid are not corrupt or damaged in any way. Please exercise particular caution when using compressed files. Any corrupt or damaged files may lead to your Bid being invalidated. All vendors are strongly recommended to regularly log in to the UNICEF e-submissions system to check for any deadline extensions, new clarifications, new correspondence or updated tender documents relating to this tender.