United Nations International Childrens Emergency Fund Tender

Background Unicef Promotes The Rights And Welfare Of All Children And Adolescents In Everything We Do. Together With Our Allies, We Work In 190 Countries And Territories In The World, Including 36 In Latin America And Caribbean (lac), To Transform This Commitment Into Practical Actions That Benefit All Children, Especially Focusing Our Efforts On Reaching The Most Vulnerable And Excluded, Worldwide. In The Lac Region, While 11.3% Of Children Under Age Five (5.8 Million Children) Are Stunted And The Percentage Is Decreasing, 7.5% Of Children Under Age Five (3.9 Million) Have Overweight (including Obesity) And This Percentage Is Increasing. In Children Aged 5 – 19 Years, About 30% Has Overweight. The Causes Of Overweight Are Multi-faceted, Including Biological And Behavioural And The Environmental Factors. Overweight Is The Result Of An Interaction Between Individual Factors And Family Choices That Regulate Physiological Processes, Food Preferences, And Physical Activity Patterns Over The Life Course, And An Obesogenic Environment That Promotes A High Energy Intake And Sedentary Behaviour. Social Norms Are Unspoken Rules Of Behaviour That Relate To What People Think Others Do, Or What People Think Others Expect Them To Do, And The Perceived Consequences Of Engaging, Or Not, In The Expected Behaviour (benefits Or Sanctions). Even In The Absence Of Sanctions, Which Can Be Central To Several Norms, Such Beliefs Usually Exist And Influence Individual Practices, Because People Seek To Comply With The Group’s Identity. Norms Can Be Both Positive And Negative. Unicef Uses Advocacy As Well As Social And Behaviour Change To Effectively Influence The Social Norms And Individual Practices Affecting Maternal And Child Nutrition. At The Community And Household Level, Unicef Works On Strengthening The Knowledge And Skills Of Children, Adolescents, Families And Communities To Adopt Individual Behaviours And Social Norms That Improve Nutrition. Therefore, Unicef Considers Research Into The Practices And Social Norms That Shape The Nutritional Status Of Children And Women A Key Action In Its Nutrition Strategy 2020-2030. This Includes Knowing Who Makes Decisions About Diets And Nutrition, And Understanding Which Behaviours And Foods Are Considered Socially Acceptable. Purpose: Under The Overall Guidance Of The Regional Nutrition Specialist, The Institution Will Undertake A Desk Review And Interviews (and Other Feasible Participatory Online Methods) To Key Informants To Capture Information On Social Norms Among Children, Adolescents, And Their Families In Lac. This Study Will Also Ensure That All Stakeholders Are Properly Represented In Unicef´s Actions. Scope Of Work The Institution Will Work Closely With The Nutrition Specialist, The Crb Specialist And The Regional Survive And Thrive Advisor To Conduct The Following Tasks To Achieve The Deliverables: - Draft A Concept Note Including Methodologies And Tools - Conduct A Desk Review/literature Review And Interviews (or Other Feasible Online Methods) With Key Informants About: O Social Norms (according To Unicef’s Behavioural Drivers’ Model) Around Diet And Body Weight In The Lac Region (including Subregional Differences). O The Influence Of The Food And Beverage Sector And Its Marketing Strategies On Social Norms Around Diet And Body Weight. O Existing Interventions That Are Addressing Or Have The Potential To Address Adequately Social Norms Around Diet And Body Weight. O Studies That Have Covered Social Drivers To Get To The Underlying Cause Of The Behaviours, O Other Key Aspects Identified As Key For The Study. - Conduct Interviews And Other Feasible Participatory Online Methods To Key Informants Such As Media Experts, Food And Beverage Sector, Digital Experts, Policy Makers, Community Influencers, Custodian Of Norms/practices, And Others Identified As Relevant (those Who Make Decisions Around What To Eat, Gate Keepers, Religious And Community Leaders, Teachers, Vulnerable Groups, In School And Out Of School Children Etc) In At Least 3 Countries From Latin America And The Caribbean To Understand: O Who Makes The Decision Of What Is Eaten In The Household, And Whom They Are Influenced By. O People Whose Opinion Matter To The Respondents. O Respondents’ Belief Of What Other People Do, Etc. O Respondents’ Beliefs About The Influence Of The Food And Beverage Sector And Its Marketing Strategies On Social Norms Around Diet And Body Weight. O Other Identified As Key For This Study. - Draft A Report With The Findings And Recommendations Or Unicef Lacro (programs And Pfp) And Individual Cos, And Finalize It After Receiving Inputs From Unicef - Develop A Policy Brief With A Summary Of The Findings And Recommendations - Support The Dissemination And Presentation Of The Findings In Relevant Fora And Events. 2. Solicitation 2.1 The Purpose Of This Request For Proposals For Services (“rfps”) Is To Invite Proposals For The " Finalization Of Unicef’s Theory Of Change And Development Of The Strategy To End Violence Against Children In Latin America And The Caribbean Approach And Guidance Development To Detailed In The Terms Of Reference/statement Of Work Attached At Annex B]. 2.2 This Rfps Document Is Comprised Of The Following: • This Document • The Unicef General Terms And Conditions Of Contract (services) Which Are Attached As Annex A • The Full Terms Of Reference/statement Of Work Attached At Annex B • Mdm Vendor Template Annex C • Online Registration To Ungm -united Nations Global Market – Link: Https://www.ungm.org/account/registration • E-submitions Instruction To Bidders. 2.3 This Rfps Is An Invitation To Treat And Shall Not Be Construed As An Offer Capable Of Being Accepted Or As Creating Any Contractual, Other Legal Or Restitution Rights. No Binding Contract, Including A Process Contract Or Other Understanding Or Arrangement, Will Exist Between The Proposer And Unicef And Nothing In Or In Connection With This Rfps Shall Give Rise To Any Liability On The Part Of Unicef Unless And Until A Contract Is Signed By Unicef And The Successful Proposer. Part Ii – Proposal Submission Process 1. Proposal Submission Schedule Contractual Process The Schedule Of The Contractual Process Is As Follows: Activities Schedule: 1. Send Proposal: 09.08.2021 2. Questions And Answer If Necessary: Until August 17th, 2021 Before 23:59 (panama Time) 3. Consolidates Q & A Posted In Ungm: August 19 Th 2021. 4. Deadline For Proposals: August 24th, 2021 Before 23:59 (panama Time) 5. Proposals Review: August 25th –30rd, 2021. Approximately 6. Award Notice Send And Posted In Ungm: August 31st,2021. Approximately 7. Contract Begins September 1st, 2021 Approximately.